Job type

• Lecturer level
• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Life Science - Cell biology
• Life Science - Plant molecular biology and physiology
• Life Science - Morphology and anatomical structure
• Life Science - Molecular biology
• Life Science - Functional biochemistry

Wages

• Lecturer level

  Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 9 million yen

  Salary: Annual salary system (Annual salary is determined based on work experience and performance, and is divided by 12 months and paid monthly.)

• Assistant Professor level

  Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 7 million yen

  Salary: Annual salary system (Annual salary is determined based on work experience and performance, and is divided by 12 months and paid monthly.)

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  (1) Holding a Ph.D. degree

• Description

  Qualifications:
  (2) Being able to supervise the research activities of the graduate students mainly or in a subsidiary position.
  (3) Having experience and achievements in education and research related to their specialized fields.
  (4) Having the spirit of Liberal Arts, and being able to teach and practice it.
  (5) Being able to teach classes and to research in both Japanese and English.
  
  

Employment Type

• Lecturer level

  Regular employee

• Assistant Professor level

  Regular employee

Contract period

• Lecturer level

  Nontenured - Tenure-track

  Five years after the beginning of the employment. The employment should start at the earliest possible day after April 1, 2026. (tenure review will be conducted midway through the term of office). For those who had an employment contract with the University prior to the date of appointment, the employment period may be limited if the period without a contract has not elapsed for more than a certain period since the most recent fixed-term employment contract ended, in accordance with the Rules on Employment of Faculty Members Employed on an Annual Salary Basis based on Article 4, Paragraph 4 of the Ochanomizu University Employment Rules for Employees of National University Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Rules on Employment of Faculty Members on an Annual Salary Basis").

  Probationary period present

  Trial period: 6 months from the date of employment (job description and working conditions are the same)

• Assistant Professor level

  Nontenured - Tenure-track

  Five years after the beginning of the employment. The employment should start at the earliest possible day after April 1, 2026. (tenure review will be conducted midway through the term of office). For those who had an employment contract with the University prior to the date of appointment, the employment period may be limited if the period without a contract has not elapsed for more than a certain period since the most recent fixed-term employment contract ended, in accordance with the Rules on Employment of Faculty Members Employed on an Annual Salary Basis based on Article 4, Paragraph 4 of the Ochanomizu University Employment Rules for Employees of National University Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Rules on Employment of Faculty Members on an Annual Salary Basis").
  

  Probationary period present

  Trial period: 6 months from the date of employment (job description and working conditions are the same)

Work location

• 112-8610 Tokyo 2-1-1 Otsuka Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, JAPAN

  Nearest station: Myogadani station of Marunouchi subway line, or Gokokuji station of Yurakucho subway line. Seven minutes-walk from each station.

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available

  Retirement allowances : available

  Transportation expenses : available
  If the commuting distance is less than 2 km, no commutation allowance shall be paid.

  Others : In addition, if the date of employment is in the middle of a month, the commutation allowance shall be paid from the following month.

• 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

  Smoking is not allowed on campus

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2026/04/01

Starting date : 2026/04/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  Ochanomizu University, a National University Corporation in Japan, has an opening for a Tenure-Track position. Under this system, a young researcher with excellent qualifications will be employed as a full-time Assistant Professor or a Lecturer for a fixed term, and after assessment in a certain period of time, he or she will be promoted to hold a tenure position.
  For this Tenure-Track position we invite applications from younger researchers who meet the following requirements.
  
  For those who had an employment contract with the University prior to the date of appointment, the employment period may be limited if the period without a contract has not elapsed for more than a certain period since the most recent fixed-term employment contract ended, in accordance with the Rules on Employment of Faculty Members Employed on an Annual Salary Basis based on Article 4, Paragraph 4 of the Ochanomizu University Employment Rules for Employees of National University Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Rules on Employment of Faculty Members on an Annual Salary Basis").
  

Application period

• 2025/03/26~2025/06/30 Deadline for receipt

  Deadline to submit the application:
  Monday, 30 June 2025, at 4:00 p.m JST.

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • Curriculum Vitae_ 20250228.docx
  • 生物公募要項（英語版）20250326.pdf

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Mailing

  Signed Curriculum Vitae (Use the form designated by our university)
  Achievements and Activities : Mailing

  List of research achievements (Please itemize papers with and without referees, books, invited talks, presentations at conferences, etc)

  Other online application forms
  Documents to be submitted:
  (1) Signed Curriculum Vitae (Use the form designated by our university)
  (2) List of research achievements (Please itemize papers with and without referees, books, invited talks, presentations at conferences, etc.)
  (3) Offprints or photocopies of major papers and books (up to five papers or books). These major works should be marked in the list of achievements.
  (4) Description of Aspirations for teaching at a women's university, and your aspirations for fostering female global leaders（about 1,000 characters)
  (5) Your concept of the liberal arts and professional education you intend to provide at the University and your educational achievements to date (about 2,000 characters in total).
  (6) Summary of research to date and research plan after assuming the position (about 2,000 words in total).
  (7) List of grants
  (8) Photocopy of Ph.D. diploma, graduation certificates or the Ph.D. certificates
  (9) Names and contact information of two individuals who can provide an assessment of the applicant (subject to prior consent from the individuals concerned).
  
  *Overseas Applicants
  Send the complete set of documents by e-mail. The subject line should read "Application for faculty positions in the field of plant biology," and the electronic file (all documents except for the recommendation letters should be combined into one PDF file and a password should be set) should be attached (maximum file size of 25 MB). The password must be notified separately by e-mail. For the recommendation letters, the recommenders are requested to send a signed electronic file directly to the person described below (with the applicant's name in the subject line).
  For publications that cannot be submitted as PDF files, please send them by registered or simplified registered mail (courier service is also acceptable) with a note in red stating "Application for faculty positions in the field of plant biology".
  

  Other Mailing Documents
  Documents to be submitted:
  (1) Signed Curriculum Vitae (Use the form designated by our university)
  (2) List of research achievements (Please itemize papers with and without referees, books, invited talks, presentations at conferences, etc.)
  (3) Offprints or photocopies of major papers and books (up to five papers or books). These major works should be marked in the list of achievements.
  (4) Description of Aspirations for teaching at a women's university, and your aspirations for fostering female global leaders（about 1,000 characters)
  (5) Your concept of the liberal arts and professional education you intend to provide at the University and your educational achievements to date (about 2,000 characters in total).
  (6) Summary of research to date and research plan after assuming the position (about 2,000 words in total).
  (7) List of grants
  (8) Photocopy of Ph.D. diploma, graduation certificates or the Ph.D. certificates
  (9) Names and contact information of two individuals who can provide an assessment of the applicant (subject to prior consent from the individuals concerned).
  
  *Domestic Applicants
  Send a set of submitted documents (1) to (9) by registered mail or simplified registered mail (courier service is also acceptable). (For PDF documents, please submit (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) in one set, and (3) in a separate set on a USB memory stick with the applicant's name clearly marked on the USB memory stick.) Please write "Application for a faculty position in the field of plant biology" in red on the envelope surface.
  
  Regardless of whether you submit your application by mail or e-mail, a confirmation e-mail will be sent upon receipt. If you do not receive a confirmation e-mail, please contact us by e-mail at the contact information above.

• Return of application documents

  Others

  Application documents will not be returned. After the selection process is complete, the university will dispose of the application documents responsibly. However, if you wish to have your application materials returned, please be sure to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  112-8610 Tokyo 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, JAPAN
  President Yasuko Sasaki 　Ochanomizu University 2-1-1

  Special considerations : Overseas Applicants
  Send the complete set of documents by e-mail. The subject line should read "Application for faculty positions in the field of plant biology," and the electronic file (all documents except for the recommendation letters should be combined into one PDF file and a password should be set) should be attached (maximum file size of 25 MB). The password must be notified separately by e-mail. For the recommendation letters, the recommenders are requested to send a signed electronic file directly to the person described below (with the applicant's name in the subject line).
  For publications that cannot be submitted as PDF files, please send them by registered or simplified registered mail (courier service is also acceptable) with a note in red stating "Application for faculty positions in the field of plant biology".

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  (1) 1st selection: by the submitted documents
  (2) 2nd selection: by the interview (scheduled in early August to mid-September 2025.)
  The selected applicants will have the interview at Ochanomizu University in Tokyo or online.
  We do not cover the travel expenses for the interview.

• Notification of result

  The date and time of the interview will be informed by email to the applicants who have passed the 1st selection.
  Results of the selection will be sent by email to the applicant.

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