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Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/03/24 End date of accepting applications : 2025/06/06
Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/03/24
End date of accepting applications : 2025/06/06

Work location : Kanto district - Tokyo

Date of publication : 2025/03/24

Call for Applications to Assistant Professor Positions: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo

D125031341

National university

Institute of Science Tokyo

Research field : Natural Science - Space and planetary sciences | Natural Science - Solid earth sciences | Natural Science - Biogeosciences

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

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    We are looking for two assistant professors in the fields of geochemistry and geophysics.

    https://educ.titech.ac.jp/eps/eng/faculty/

  • Work content and job description

    (1) Research in geochemistry and/or geophysics.
    *The following laboratories in this department are related to this field:
    Azuma, Haba, Ishikawa, Kebukawa, Nakjima, Ohta, Ozaki, Ueno, Yokoyama (in alphabetical order)
    (2) Education in earth and planetary sciences

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Institute of Science Tokyo

Job type

  • Assistant Professor level

Research field

  • Natural Science - Space and planetary sciences
  • Natural Science - Solid earth sciences
  • Natural Science - Biogeosciences

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 6 million yen

    Example of annual salary in regulations, not actual amount. Annual salary is based on the current regulations, with the standard value as a reference for the first year of employment, and from the second year onwards depending on the evaluation. Retirement allowance will be paid separately at the time of retirement.

Working hours

  • Working hours :09:00-17:45

    Break time :12:30-13:30

    Overtime and other explanations : Deemed as working 7 hours and 45 minutes per day (38 hours 45 minutes per week) under the discretionary labor system for professional work.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

Employment Type

  • Regular employee

Contract period

  • Nontenured - Non-tenure track

    5 years, reappointment possible once for 3 years

    Probationary period present

    Six months from the date of hire

Work location

  • 152-8551 Tokyo 2-12-1 O-okayama , Meguro-ku

Compensation

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    2 person(s)

Application period

  • 2025/03/24~2025/06/06 Postmark deadline

Application method

  • Application documents (specified forms)

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission
    1. Curriculum Vitae: including high school diploma or above, work history, awards, email address
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission
    2. List of research achievements: categorized into (1) peer-reviewed articles, (2) presentations at international conferences, (3) reviews and commentaries, (4) books, (5) patents, etc. Keynote and invited talks must be clearly indicated. Total number of citations and h-index of peer-reviewed articles should be included along with the name of the database used (Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science (Researcher ID) or Inspire)

    Other online application forms
    3. History of receiving competitive research funds and external research funds: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Commissioned Research Grants, other competitive funds, name, project name, research period, total amount, principal investigator/participant (if not principal investigator, please indicate allocated amount)
    4. Summary of past research achievements (approximately 2 pages in A4 format)
    5. Research plans after assuming post (approximately 2 pages in A4 format)
    6. Education plans after assuming post (up to 1 page in A4 format)
    7. Names, affiliations, and email addresses of 2 references who can provide opinions about the applicant:
    8. Copies of major papers (up to 3 papers)
    9. Applicant information file in the specified format. Please fill out the Excel file "ApplicationForm_Name.xlsx" downloaded from the JREC-IN Portal.
    [Note]
    Please combine the documents 1 to 7 into one PDF file.
    Submit copies of the document 8 as separate PDF files.
    Upload applicant information (file 9) as .xlsx file.

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    Document screening and interview. *Travel expenses for the interview will be covered by the department.

  • Notification of result

    We will contact you after the interview.

Contact details

Institute of Science Tokyo

Faculty of Science, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Yuichiro UENO

0357342336

ueno.y.ac@m.titech.ac.jp

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