Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Nanotechnology/Materials - Fundamental physical chemistry
• Nanotechnology/Materials - Functional solid state chemistry
• Nanotechnology/Materials - Organic functional materials
• Natural Science - Mathematical physics and fundamental theory of condensed matter physics
• Manufacturing Technology - Catalyst and resource chemical process

Wages

• Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 8 million yen

  Range of 4000000- 7000000 JPY/year incl. tax. and social insurance for the first year of your contract.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  Physical Chemistry

• Work experience

  Teaching/Research experiences in the field of Physical Chemistry

Employment Type

• Regular employee

  Assistant Professor(Tenure Track)

Contract period

• Nontenured - Tenure-track

  5 years.

  Probationary period present

  Six months in accordance with the regulations of Kyoto University

Work location

• 615-8510 Kyoto Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo-ku

Compensation

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : MEXT Mutual Aid Association

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

Application Considerations

• Considerations for conducting interviews (e.g., those who live far away, such as overseas)

  On-line interview for the candidates after the first screening.

• Others

  The deadline of your application is set at 31st January, but the application session may be closed prior to the above deadline if the final candidates was decided.

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Description

  One

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  Contract start date is anticipated on April 1st, 2024 or earlier/later at the possible date.

Application period

• 2024/12/24~2025/01/31 Deadline for receipt

  The application session may be closed prior to the above deadline if the final candidates was decided.

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  Other online application forms
  Please submit the following documents in electronic versions. Please provide a file including the all contents below, converting into a Portable Document Format (PDF), and send the file in e-mail attachment to the following e-mail address, OR, upload via JREC-IN application system．
  1) A curriculum vitae including (a) photo, (b) contact address, (c) phone numbers/e-mail contact address, (d) educational background, (e) professional background, (f) any certifications, and (g) awards.
  2) A publication list sectioned for (a) peer-reviewed or refereed journal papers, (b) published reviews or book chapters as well as edited books, (c) identification number of ORCID and/or Web of Science, and (d) patents.
  3) Reprints or copies of 1-3 representative papers.
  4) A concise personal statement in about 2,000 words describing the candidate’s research achievements.
  5) A concise personal statement in about 1,000 words describing the candidate’s future vision for research after the assignment in the Department. Please include collabprative research plan with one or two laboratories in the Department of Molecular Engineering (Mandatory)　at Kyoto University Katsura Campus.
  6) Others(Acquired Research Funds, Record of Awards, Learned Society etc.)
  7) A list of references with contact information to whom the University can ask for opinions on the research and education experiences of the candidate.
  <Addressee>
  Prof. Shu SEKI
  seki_at_moleng.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please substitute “@” into “_at_”.)
  Department of Molecular Engineering, Kyoto University
  A4-009, Kyoto University Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8510, JAPAN

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  615-8510 Kyoto A4-009 Kyoto Univversity Katsura, Nishikyo-ku Kyoto

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  The Selection Committee qualifies all candidates, based on the documents submitted. An interview may be scheduled, if necessary, and will be informed to selected candidates. The final decision will be made by all professoriate members in the Departments of Molecular Engineering. Each candidate will be informed of the final decision pertaining to him/herself only.

• Notification of result

  E-mail

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