Job type

• Researcher/Postdoc level

Research field

• Natural Science - Unspecified

Wages

• Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~

  Annual salary system will be applied, monthly gross salary about 360,000 JPY (to be determined based on academic background, work experience, etc.)

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  The candidate must have a PhD at the beginning of the contract.

• Description

  Candidates are expected to have strong interests and motivations to carry out experiments on active matter phases of dense bacterial populations, in particular active glass and/or active nematic states. We aim to explore new emergent phenomena in such states, characterize their collective properties, and uncover the underlying physical principles. Experience of bacterial experiments, microfluidic devices, optical tweezers, image analysis, and/or active matter studies is appreciated but not mandatory.

Employment Type

• Contract employee

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  Starting Date: April 1st, 2025, or later (determined by consultation)
  The first contract will be ended on March 31, 2026
  
  Your employment agreement may be renewed up to once and the renewed term cannot be extended beyond March 31, 2027. Renewal of the agreement will be determined by the following factors: progress of the assigned work, performance, work record, attitude, medical conditions, budget status, etc.
  

  Probationary period present

  14 days from the date of employment

Work location

• 113-0033 Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Takeuchi Lab, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

  (Scope of Change) In principle, within the same department

Compensation

• Various systems

  Transportation expenses : available (up to 55,000 per month if the payment conditions are satisfied)

• Insurance

  Others : You will be enrolled in the insurance from the Mutual Aid Association of MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) and Employment Insurance by being provided for in the law.

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Smoking is prohibited inside the grounds of our university. We have smoking areas outdoors.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Application period

• 2024/10/18~2024/11/30 Deadline for receipt

  We will proceed with the selection process as applications are received.
  The call is open until the position is filled.

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  ※You can substitute the URL of researchmap My Portal.
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  List of publications, invited talks, awards, etc.
  ※You can substitute the URL of researchmap My Portal.

  Other online application forms
  ・Copies of up to three selected publications
  ・Summary of past research achievements (up to about 2 pages in A4 format)
  ・Descriptions of experience and/or motivations on one or more keywords listed in the section "Scope" and "Mission" above (about 1 or 2 pages in A4 format)
  ・Contact information of at least one reference person (name and email address)
  
  Combine all the documents into a single pdf file and send it to takeuchi@phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp . The email subject should be "Application for project researcher position in Takeuchi Lab". If you have not received an acknowledgment within three days of submission, please send an inquiry to the same email address.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Candidates will be screened based on the submitted documents. An interview, online if an in-person interview is not feasible, may be arranged.

• Notification of result

  If an interview is conducted, we will contact you as soon as possible after the interview.

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