Detailed information
Work location : Kanto district - Kanagawa
Date of publication : 2024/11/14
Project Assistant Professor in Bioinformatics
D124110996
Kitasato University
Research field : Informatics - Life, health and medical informatics | Life Science - System genome science | Manufacturing Technology - Biofunction and bioprocess engineering
Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
In Laboratory of Bioinformatics for Bioengineering, Department of Data Science, School of Frontier Engineering, Kitasato University, we are developing informatics methods for analyzing big data produced in life science research. In this recruitment, we seek a project assistant professor who develops informatics methods for designing functional proteins.
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Work content and job description
Applicants will conduct research and development of informatics methods for designing functional proteins such as antibody and enzymes. Specifically, we aim to improve molecular functions (binding affinity, enzyme activity, etc) of a target protein by introducing amino acid mutations. Using experimental measurements of molecular functions as training data, we extract rules to propose amino acid mutations for the improved functions.
The work involves both (1) developing informatics methods for protein design, and (2) applying the methods to real data in collaborative research. The balance between these two will be adjusted depending on the ability of applicants.
We seek applicants from a wide range of research fields including bioinformatics and experimental biology. We also welcome researchers who have strong motivation to change their fields. -
Assigned department
Existing departments
Laboratory of Bioinformatics for Bioengineering, Department of Data Science, School of Frontier
Job type
- Assistant Professor level
Research field
- Informatics - Life, health and medical informatics
- Life Science - System genome science
- Manufacturing Technology - Biofunction and bioprocess engineering
Wages
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Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 6 million yen
6,000,000 JPY (Project Assistant Professor, 28 years old)
This is a model case salary; the exact value will be determined by University's rules.
Working hours
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Working hours :09:00-17:00
Holidays : Annual Leave: twenty days, plus any statutory ant extra University closure days
Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary labour system. The employee is considered to have 38 hours of work per week.
Remote working partially permitted (need to work on site more than 13 days per month).
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
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Description
Ph.D. at the time of employment (including Ph.D. prospects at the time of application)
It is desirable to have one or more skills as follows.
* Programming language (Python, Java, C++, R, Julia, Perl, etc)
* Statistical analysis / machine learning
* Bioinformatics (especially sequence analysis and structural informatics)
* Knowledge in biology (especially genome science, structural biology, biophysics)
* Academic writing skills for producing first-author papers
* Communication skills
Employment Type
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Regular employee
Contract period
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Nontenured - Non-tenure track
Renewable up to March 31, 2029, with the employment comtract updated each year.
Probationary period absent
Work location
- 252-0373 Kanagawa Sagamihara Campus, Kitasato University. 1-15-1 Kitazato, Minami-ku, Sagamihara
Compensation
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : Private School Mutual Aid
Employees' Pension Insurance : Private School Mutual Aid
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
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Supplementary explanation of compensation
Our campus is smoke free.
Application Considerations
Number of hired
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Job content supplemental explanation
April 1, 2025 or as soon as thereafter (negotiable)
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2025/04/01
Application period
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2024/11/14~2025/01/31 Deadline for receipt
We will select from time to time as applications arise.
Application method
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Attached documents
Application Form : Online SubmissionAchievements and Activities : Online SubmissionOther online application forms
・Abstract of your past research (A4, 1 page)
・Motivation for your application (A4, 1 page)
・Reference person and the contact address (One person or more) -
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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* Out of application period.
https://kitasato.app.box.com/f/b4b3d313fa994aeda868ec36b1d259c4
Upon successful submission, you will not receive any confirmation email but will be directed to a submission success page on your browser. You can update your file anytime by simply resubmitting the file.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
After the document-based selection, the web interview will be held.
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Notification of result
The result will be notified by email
Contact details
Kitasato University
Laboratory of Bioinformatics for Bioengineering, Department of Data Science, School of Frontier
Prof. Yutaka Saito.
saito.yutaka@kitasato-u.ac.jp
Notes
* The application documents will only be used for selection purposes.
