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Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/03/04 End date of accepting applications : 2025/04/25
Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/03/04
End date of accepting applications : 2025/04/25

Work location : Hokkaido district - Hokkaido | Hokkaido district - Hokkaido | Hokkaido district - Hokkaido

Date of publication : 2025/03/04

Recruitment of Specially Appointed Associate Professor or Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries Science Field) in the Co-Creation Core for Next-Generation Soft Materials, Hokkaido University

D125030122

National university

Hokkaido University

Research field : Life Science - Unspecified | Nanotechnology/Materials - Unspecified

Associate Professor : Others - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Assistant Professor level : Others - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    [Background of Recruitment]
    Co-Creation Core for Next-Generation Soft Materials, Hokkaido University spans seven departments, including Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Fisheries, Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, and Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere. The Co-Creation Core conducts basic and applied research on soft materials using natural polymers extracted and refined from agricultural, forestry, and fisheries resources. This call seeks a specially appointed member to conduct research on extraction, purification, chemical composition and structural analyses, and evaluation of physical properties of natural polymers from agricultural, forestry, and fisheries resources or their by-products. The development of new soft materials using natural polymers is also expected. The appointee will mainly work in the Primary Industry Applications Division and the Preparatory Organization for Natural Polymer Bank while collaborating with the Soft Material Synthesis Division, the Physical Properties Information and Measurement Division, and the Medical Applications Division to advance the sampling of natural polymers, their chemical composition and structural analyses, evaluation of their physical properties, and development of new soft materials using natural polymers. We are looking for a researcher with an interest in natural polymers (such as polysaccharides, proteins, DNA, lignin, etc.) and polymer materials science and engineering. Additionally, we are seeking a candidate who is motivated to learn and conduct fusion research beyond his/her specialized field and is enthusiastic about promoting active collaborative research with overseas research institutions.

  • Work content and job description

    [Duties and Responsibilities]
    (Immediately after hiring) Conduct research on the extraction and purification of natural polymers, their chemical composition and structural analyses, evaluation of their physical properties, and the development of new soft materials using these polymers.
    (Scope of Change) Duties as determined by the university.

  • Assigned department

    Newly established departments

    [Immediately after hiring] Co-Creation Core for Next-Generation Soft Materials (Administered by the Faculty of Advanced Life Science) [Scope of Change] Location as determined by the University

    Date of new establishment : June 2025

Job type

  • Associate Professor
  • Assistant Professor level

Research field

  • Life Science - Unspecified
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Unspecified

Wages

  • Common to all Job Types

    Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 9 million yen

    The salary will be determined in accordance with the university's regulations.

Working hours

  • Common to all Job Types

    Working hours :08:30-17:00

    Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays provided for in the National Holidays Act, days from December 29th until January 3rd of the following year, other days determined by the University

    Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary labor system for specialized work applies (deemed as working 7 hours and 45 minutes per day).

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

    1. Possess or expect to obtain a doctoral degree by the time of appointment.

  • Work experience

    2. Demonstrate excellent research abilities and achievements in research related to natural polymers.
    3. Be willing to cooperate in the establishment and operation of the Natural Polymer Bank.

Employment Type

  • Common to all Job Types

    Others

    One position: Specially Appointed Associate Professor or Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (Full-time, fixed-term for up to five years, non-renewable).

Contract period

  • Common to all Job Types

    Nontenured - Non-tenure track

    fixed-term for up to five years

    Probationary period present

    The probation period is one month.

Work location

  • 001-0021 Hokkaido North-21 West-11, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.

    (Considering your research field, the work location is decided by the Management Office of Co-Creation Core.)

  • 001-0011 Hokkaido North-11 West-10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.

    (Considering your research field, the work location is decided by the Management Office of Co-Creation Core.)

  • 060-0809 Hokkaido North-9 West-9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.

    (Considering your research field, the work location is decided by the Management Office of Co-Creation Core.)

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Pay increase system : unavailable

    Bonus : unavailable

    Retirement allowances : unavailable

    Transportation expenses : available

    Retirement age : unavailable

  • Insurance

    Employees' Health Insurance : available. Social insurance status: Mutual Association of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

    Employees' Pension Insurance : available

    Worker's accident insurance : available

    Employment insurance : available

  • Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

    [Measures to Prevent Secondhand Smoke] Smoking is prohibited on campus except in designated outdoor smoking areas.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    [Desired Start Date] As soon as possible after September 1, 2025 (negotiable).

Application period

  • 2025/03/04~2025/04/25 Deadline for receipt

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission
    (1) CV (any format, including details of awards and penalties, with a photograph).
    *If you have held any position at Hokkaido University (e.g., part-time lecturer, TA, TF, RA, or short-term support staff) since April 1, 2013, include these in your work history.
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission
    (2) Research achievements
    a) Original articles (peer-reviewed only). Mark corresponding author names with an asterisk (*), include citation counts and impact factors and indicate publications in top 10%.
    b) Reviews and commentary.
    c) Books.
    d) Patents (clearly indicate application/registration and domestic/international distinctions).
    e) Invited conference presentations.
    f) Record of external funding (distinguishing between principal investigator and co-investigator).

    Other online application forms
    (3) Summary of previous research (up to 2 A4 pages).
    (4) Future research aspirations (up to 2 A4 pages).
    (5) Names and contact information of two references.
    (6) PDFs of three key publications.

    [How to apply]
    - Submit the above documents via the designated Google Form.
    - Login to a Google account is required. If you do not have an account, please create one.
    - Combine items (1)–(5) into a single password-protected PDF file. No password is required for item (6).
    - Update your Publons ID (Web of Science Researcher ID) or ORCID ID with the latest information and include it in the form.

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

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  • Selection

    [Selection process] Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview. Note that travel expenses for the interview are the applicant's responsibility.

  • Notification of result

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Contact details

Hokkaido University

Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University

Associate Prof. Takayuki NONOYAMA, Director, Co-Creation Core for Next-Generation Soft Materials, Hokkaido University

nonoyama@sci.hokudai.ac.jp

[Contact Information for Document Submission Inquiries]
Ms. Sakurako NARITA, Research and Education Support Manager
E-mail: adv_apply@sci.hokudai.ac.jp

Notes

･At Hokkaido University, we actively promote both education and research while fostering diverse human resources and gender-equality. Therefore, we explicitly invite female researchers qualified in this research field to apply.

･As a measure to promote gender equality in accordance with Article 8 of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (Equal Employment Opportunity Law), priority will be given to female researchers if the evaluations are equal in the selection process.

･Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Hokkaido University is working to promote a research environment in which diverse human resources can play an active role, focusing on human resource development for female researchers and support for balancing research activities and family life. For more information, please visit the Promotion Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion website.

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