Detailed information
Work location : Kyushu and Okinawa district - Fukuoka
Date of publication : 2024/10/18
Assistant Professor Position, Laboratory of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
D124101618
Kyushu University
Research field : Nanotechnology/Materials - Chemical biology | Nanotechnology/Materials - Chemistry and chemical methodology of biomolecules | Nanotechnology/Materials - Analytical chemistry | Life Science - Bioorganic chemistry | Life Science - Functional biochemistry
Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Chemical biology and/or analytical chemistry studies aiming at lipids, lipid bilayers, and membrane proteins
https://www.scc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/BioanalChem/ -
Work content and job description
Field of expertise:
Chemical biology based on chemistry
Research topics:
Interactions between membrane proteins and lipids. Molecular basis of lipid raft formation. Mechanism of action of membrane-associated bioactive compounds such as anesthetics. The successful candidate is supposed to join the “Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory” supervised by Professor Nobuaki Matsumori.
Keywords of the research field: Lipid bilayers, Membrane Proteins, Anesthetics, Lipid rafts, Chemical Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Interaction Analysis
Educational and Other Duties:
The new assistant professor hired with this position is requested to give lectures on some of the following courses: Introduction to Chemistry, Laboratory Chemistry Experiments for undergraduate students, etc. It must also be noted that all professors including those in assistant professor positions are in charge of a part of the administrative tasks to manage and operate the department. -
Assigned department
Existing departments
Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
Job type
- Assistant Professor level
Research field
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Chemical biology
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Chemistry and chemical methodology of biomolecules
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Analytical chemistry
- Life Science - Bioorganic chemistry
- Life Science - Functional biochemistry
Wages
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Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 7 million yen
Salary shall be paid in accordance with the Annual Salary System (issued April 1, 2020). The annual salary is determined by relevant rules of the university and composed from base salary depending on age and experience, performance bonus, and various allowance.
Working hours
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Working hours :08:30-17:15
Break time :12:00-13:00
Holidays : Holidays : Every Saturday and Sunday, national holidays, and other days as specified (e.g. New Year's holiday).
Overtime and other explanations : Based on Discretionary Labor System for professional work, Kyushu University allows the employee to engage in his/her work while leaving it to his/her discretion to decide the means and the allotment of time for performing the work and regarding them as having worked for the prescribed number of working hours (7 hours and 45 minutes), irrespective of how much time he/she has actually spent on his/her work.
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
or must be expected to obtain by the end of March 2025.
Employment Type
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Regular employee
Contract period
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Tenured - Non-tenure track
Probationary period absent
Work location
- 819-0395 Fukuoka 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395 Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
Compensation
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Various systems
Pay increase system : available
Bonus : available
Retirement allowances : available
Transportation expenses : available
Retirement age : available
Others : available
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
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Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
No smoking on the campuses
Application Considerations
Number of hired
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Job content supplemental explanation
Date of Appointment is at the earliest opportunity.
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2025/04/01
Starting date : 2025/04/01
Application period
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2024/10/18~2025/01/06 Deadline for receipt
Application method
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Application documents (specified forms)
- AssistantProfessorPosition_KyushuUniv_BioAnalChem.pdf
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Attached documents
Other online application forms
Required Paper Documents to Post (Provide all either in Japanese or in English):
(1) Your resume/CV including contact address (phone number and e-mail address) and photographic portrait
(2) Lists of your research achievements in the following categories
(a) Peer-reviewed journal papers published
(b) Books and review articles published
(c) Other scientific reports and patents
(d) Presentations at conferences (classified into domestic and international conferences; invited presentations should be indicated.)
(3) Copies of up to 3 papers selected from (2)-(a)
(4) Descriptions of overviews of the papers selected in (3) (within 200 words for each)
(5) Summary of your own research activities and achievements, and your research plans/policies after employment (within 4 pages in A4 or letter size)
(6) Summary of your experiences and plans/policies in education (within 2 pages in A4 or letter size)
(7) Additional documents appealing your scientific and/or academic activities (e.g., lists of awards and research grants awarded to the candidate)
(8) Reference letters from two persons on your scientific and/or academic carriers. Letters of recommendation should be sent directly from each recommender to Professor Nobuaki Matsumori. If the candidate likes to provide just the names of such persons, please inform us of their titles, affiliations, and contact information (e-mail address).
* Please use A4 or letter size sheets in preparing all these documents if applicable. Submit all the documents (1)-(8) as PDF files.
(9) List of your achievements in research and education. Please download an Excel file for the list from https://www.scc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/openposition/. Submit the document (9) as an Excel file.Other Mailing Documents
Please submit all the application documents either by (1) or by (2).
(1) Registered mail to the contact address above: all the printed documents and a storage memory medium (such as USB), containing the electronic documents in PDF format, should be enclosed. “Application to a Faculty Position” should be written in RED on the envelope.
(2) Web application on JREC-IN Portal site: all the electronic documents should be compressed into one zip file. -
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
819-0395 Fukuoka Nishi-ku, Motooka 744 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
Prof. Nobuaki Matsumori -
* Out of application period.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
Primary screening through application documents will be followed by secondary examination through an interview (including an oral presentation).
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Notification of result
by email
Contact details
Kyushu University
Graduate School of Science
MATSUMORI Nobuaki
0928024153
matsmori(at)chem.kyushu-univ.jp
* Please change (at) to @ and send it.
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