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Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/02/13 End date of accepting applications : 2025/09/18
Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/02/13
End date of accepting applications : 2025/09/18

Work location : Hokkaido district - Hokkaido

Date of publication : 2025/02/13

Assistant Professor in the Laboratory of Forest Bioresource Technology

D125020851

National university

Hokkaido University

Research field : Others - Others - Forest Bioresource Technology

Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Tenure-track - Probationary period present

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    For new replenishment

    https://www.agr.hokudai.ac.jp/

  • Work content and job description

    [Immediately after hiring] Duties concerning education and research at the Research Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agriculture and School of Agriculture
    [Scope of Change] Duties as determined by the University

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    [Immediately after hiring] Laboratory of Forest Bioresource Technology, Research Group of Forest Science, Division of Fundamental Agriscience Research, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University. (see Appendix 2) [Scope of Change] Location as determined by the University

Job type

  • Assistant Professor level

Research field

  • Others - Others

    Forest Bioresource Technology

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 7 million yen

Working hours

  • Working hours :08:30-17:00

    Break time :12:15-13:00

    Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, holidays stipulated in the Law Concerning National Holidays, December 29-January 3, and other days designated by the university

    Overtime and other explanations : - Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work or Fixed Working Hour System based on agreement
    - Determined in accordance with the Hokkaido University Working Hours, Break Times, Holidays and Leave Rules
    - [For Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work]
    The work hours per day are deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes
    - [For Fixed Working Hour System]
    Work hours: 8:30 to 17:00
    Break time: 12:15 to 13:00
    Overtime work: Applicable

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

  • Description

    5. Qualifications:
    (1) Applicants should have a doctoral degree or Ph.D.
    (2) Applicants must possess advanced knowledge of woody biomass, forest by-products, and non-timber forest products, their sustainable production and utilization, and basic knowledge of forest bioresources including fungi, further improvement of their function to create a sustainable society with excellent research achievements. (see Appendix 4)
    (3) Applicants should be able to provide research guidance regarding the above subjects for undergraduate and graduate students in Japanese and English.
    (4) Recruited applicant should arrive at this post on the scheduled date.

Employment Type

  • Regular employee

Contract period

  • Nontenured - Tenure-track

    See Appendix 1

    Probationary period present

    Three months

Work location

  • 060-8589 Hokkaido Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Retirement allowances : available

    Transportation expenses : available

    Retirement age : available

  • Insurance

    Employees' Health Insurance : available

    Employees' Pension Insurance : available

    Worker's accident insurance : available

    Employment insurance : available

  • Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

    No smoking on campus except for the designated outside smoking areas

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

    Hiring date : 2026/01/01

    Starting date : 2026/01/01

Application period

  • 2025/02/13~2025/09/18 Deadline for receipt

Application method

  • Application documents (specified forms)

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Mailing
    Achievements and Activities : Mailing

    Other Mailing Documents
    Application materials (two hard copies each except for (4)):
    (1) Curriculum vitae *
    (2) Publication list and biographical data on research activities *
    (3) Summary of research activities with citing the reference number in the publication list (either around 800 words in English or around 1,000 characters in Japanese)
    (4) PDF files of all publications from the “1) Peer-reviewed original articles and A. Review articles in 3) (Submit PDF files of the names corresponding to the publication list in a USB memory stick or other electronic media.)
    (5) Summary of educational activities including those made in Japanese and applicant’s perspectives on education (either around 800 words in English or around 1,000 characters in Japanese)
    (6) Summary of applicant’s perspectives on research (either around 800 words in English or around 1,000 characters in Japanese)
    (7) The list of two referees for the applicant, showing their names, institution, position, telephone number, and e-mail address

    * Forms of curriculum vitae, publication list, and biographical data on research activities are available at this web page.

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

  • Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

    060-8589 Hokkaido Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo
    Prof. Tomohiko Kubo, Chair of the Personnel Committee, Ph.D. Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University

    Precautions : The requested documents should be submitted via registered mail (or a similar method) to the postal address indicated above. Please specify "Application for Assistant Professor in the Laboratory of Forest Bioresource Technology" on the front of envelope.

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  • Selection

    Please note that an interview may be conducted if necessary. In that case, the applicant is responsible for any travel expenses.
    The submitted document will not be returned to the applicant. Applications will not be used for purposes other than this job posting.

  • Notification of result

    By e-mail or mail

Contact details

Hokkaido University

Research Group of Forest Science, Division of Fundamental Agriscience Research, Research Faculty

Prof. Yasushi Shoji, Ph.D.

0117063342

yshoji@agr.hokudai.ac.jp

Notes

Hokkaido University is actively promoting both education and research activities under the concept of advancing diversity and inclusion. In addition, Hokkaido University is actively supporting to realize a well work-life-balance and is providing ideal environments for those people who would like to show their full potentials. The detail of the activity in Hokkaido University can be found in Hokkaido University Homepage.

Appendix
1. For Assistant Professor, initial term of employment is 5 years, and an additional term of employment is limited to an additional 5 years. To qualify for a tenure position, the candidate’s performance during employment will be evaluated.

2. The Laboratory of Forest Bioresource Technology constitutes the Research Group of Forest Science, together with seven other laboratories, namely, Forest Policy, Ecosystem Management, Earth Surface Processes and Land Management, Silviculture and Forest Ecology, Woody Plant Biology, Timber Engineering, and Wood Chemistry.

3. The successful applicant will partly or fully give the lectures listed below, for which the Laboratory of Forest Bioresource Technology is responsible. The laboratory participates in "the Global Education Program for AgriScience Frontiers" and also provides education only in English.
(1) Subjects in the Graduate School of Agriculture: Study on Agriculture Science Ⅰ&Ⅱ, Seminar on Agriculture Science Ⅰ&Ⅱ, Advanced Forest Resources Science, Advanced Forest Products Science, and others.
(2) Subjects in the School of Agriculture: Mushroom Science, Seminar on Forest Bioresource Technology, Conversion Engineering of Woody Biomass, Laboratory Work on Forest Bioresource Technology, Pulp and Paper, Field Practice on Forest Products, General Field Practice on Forest Science I, Field Practice on International Forestry and Graduation Thesis, and others.
(3) Subjects in the General Education: English Seminar “Introduction to Forest Science”, Freshman Seminar “Invitation to Forest Science”, and others.

4. The Laboratory of Forest Bioresource Technology focuses on research for sustainable production and utilization of forest products and non-timber forest products. This laboratory’s activities in education and research widely cover the following fields: biorefinery of woody biomass, biosynthesis and biodegradation of woody biomass components, biological and chemical conversion of forest resources to value-added and functional materials, clarification and application of plant-fungal interactions. Currently, the laboratory has one Professor and one Associate professor as faculty members.

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