Detailed information
Work location : Tohoku district - Miyagi
Date of publication : 2024/11/19
Recruitment of Specially Appointed Assistant Professor at Oda Lab, Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University
D124111286
Tohoku University
Research field : Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanomaterials | Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanometer-scale chemistry | Nanotechnology/Materials - Polymer chemistry
Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent
Researcher/Postdoc 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
We are looking for a specially appointed assistant professor (research) to join the group of Prof. Reiko Oda at AIMR, Tohoku University. The group focuses on the transmission of chiral information from the molecular scale to the nano- and macroscale. Particularly, we are looking for a researcher who will work on a new concept of chiral hierarchical nanostructures with enantioselective recognition, separation, and deracemization capabilities to open new possibilities for developing unprecedented material systems with unique properties.
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Work content and job description
The candidate should hold a PhD in Physical Chemistry (or any related field), with strong expertise in organic synthesis and/or physical/colloid chemistry. Responsibilities will include synthesizing chiral nanomaterials and performing UV, IR, CD, VCD, and CPL spectroscopies, as well as microscopy techniques (TEM, SEM, OM). The candidate should be highly motivated, and able to work independently with a strong work ethic. Proficiency in English is required, given the international scope of the project and our diverse team. This position is for 1.5 years and is based principally at Tohoku University, Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Sendai Japan. As the PI of the group is strongly tied to Bordeaux University in France, the project is also strongly international. Previous expertise in chirality and/or spectroscopy is advantageous but not essential.
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Assigned department
Existing departments
Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University
Job type
- Assistant Professor level
- Researcher/Postdoc level
Research field
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanomaterials
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanometer-scale chemistry
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Polymer chemistry
Wages
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Common to all Job Types
Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 5 million yen
The No. 3 annual salary system is applied. The annual salary includes monthly salary, regional allowances, year-end and diligent service allowance, and retirement allowance.
Working hours
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Common to all Job Types
Working hours :08:30-17:15
Holidays : Saturdays and Sundays, The National Holidays set forth in the Act on National Holidays, and the period of days from December 29 to January 3
Overtime and other explanations : Flexible Work Hours: As a basis, starting time (8:30) to ending time (17:15), but left up to the discretion of each employee. Additionally, according to what is laid out in Article 34 of the Labor Standards Act, each employee is allowed a break.
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
Applicants must have a PhD in Physical Chemistry or a related field.
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Work experience
Applicants must be able to communicate in English.
Employment Type
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Common to all Job Types
Regular employee
Full-time：Fixed Term Employee
Contract period
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Common to all Job Types
Nontenured - Non-tenure track
Renewed every year, can be extended up to 3 years
Probationary period absent
Work location
- 980-8577 Miyagi 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai
Compensation
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : Joining Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association[[Short-term benefits (medical insurance, etc.)]
Employees' Pension Insurance : Joining Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association [Long-term benefits (pension insurance)]
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
Application Considerations
Number of hired
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Job content supplemental explanation
Starting date: February 1, 2025, or the earliest possible date thereafter
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2025/02/01
Application period
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2024/11/19~2024/11/30 Deadline for receipt
Deadline for receipt is November 30, 2024, 23:59 (JST)
Application method
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Application documents (specified forms)
- 01_Resume.xlsx
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Attached documents
Application Form : Online Submission（1）CV（Prescribed form of Tohoku University）Achievements and Activities : Online Submission（2）Publications list （papers, books, lectures, awards, etc.）Other online application forms
（3）Names and contact information of at least two referees who can provide opinions on the applicant
* All documents shall be prepared in English and are used only for the selection.
[How to apply]
Please convert and combine the application materials (1) to (3) into a single PDF file and send by email to the following address. The email title should be “AIMR Application: Oda Lab”. -
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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* Out of application period.
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URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
Document Screening and Interview
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Notification of result
Email
Contact details
Tohoku University
Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) , Tohoku University
Prof. Reiko Oda
odalab.aimr(at)grp.tohoku.ac.jp
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Notes
Tohoku University promotes activities to increase Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and encourages people of varied talents from all backgrounds to apply for positions at the university.
Tohoku University’s website about the DEI Declaration is here:
Tohoku University Declaration of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion （DEI）https://dei.tohoku.ac.jp/en/vision/about/
Pursuant to Article 8 of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment, Tohoku University shall, as a measure for increasing the presence of women among the academic staff, prioritize the hiring of women deemed qualified for each job opening, based on impartial evaluation.
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Tohoku University -Live as Who You Are- Guidelines for Gender and Sexual Diversity https://dei.tohoku.ac.jp/en/vision/consulting/for_minority/
Tohoku University has the largest on-campus childcare system of all Japanese national universities. This network comprises three nurseries: Kawauchi Keyaki Nursery school (capacity: 22) and Aobayama Midori Nursery school (116), both open to all university employees, as well as Hoshinoko Nursery school (120), which is open to employees working at Tohoku University Hospital. In addition, Tohoku University Hospital runs a childcare room for mildly ill and convalescent children which is available to all university employees.
See the following website for information on these and other programs that Tohoku University runs to assist work-life balance, to support researchers, and to advance gender equality, including measures to promote childcare leave among male employees.
Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion web page https://dei.tohoku.ac.jp/en/vision/consulting/for_family/
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