An Assistant Professor position in Vaccinology and Applied Immunology

28 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Kanazawa University

Research Field

Biological sciences
Chemistry
Pharmacological sciences
Medical sciences
Technology
Agricultural sciences
Environmental science
Ethics in health sciences
Anthropology
Neurosciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

22 May 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The Faculty of Pharmacy at Kanazawa University strives to enhance education and research in pharmacy.To strengthen the research organization promoting the research project "Unmet Medical Needs Research" listed in the pharmaceutical field, we invite applications for one position as an Assistant Professor in the area of Vaccinology and Applied Immunology according to the following guidelines.

[Work content and job description]
(1) Education
Lectures of general education courses of bachelor's programs. Lectures, seminars, practical training in infection Immunology and graduation research at School of Pharmacy and School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Specialized education and research guidance for students at Graduate School of Medical Sciences. You may be required to teach classes in English.
(2) Research
Development of a highly effective and durable next-generation multistage malaria vaccine effective against both pre-erythrocytic stage and sexual-stage Plasmodium parasites based on two viral vectors.This vaccine has successfully been proven to be safe and highly effective both for protection and transmission blocking in a non-human primate model. Crucially, this activity is long lasting in comparison with other anti-malarial vaccines tested in the same assay. At present, we are going to proceed to preclinical-stage including process development for cGMP manufacturing and non-clinical safety assessment.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
920-1192 Ishikawa Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2024-08-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2024-08-01 00:00:00

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:3 million yen - 7 million yen
Wages description:Salary will be determined in accordance with the University's regulations, taking into consideration the candidate's educational background and work experience.
An annual salary system will be applied.
Working hours:08:30-17:00
Break time:12:00-12:45
Holidays :Saturday,Sunday，National Holiday,From December 29th to January 3rd of the following year
Overtime and other explanations:Discretionary labor system for specialized work applies（Assumed to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.）
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:Term of office: Until March 31, 2027 (no further renewal)
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Trial period 6 month

[Various systems]

[Insurance]

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
Salaries, etc., are based on Kanazawa University staff salary regulations. Please see the URL(in Japanese) below.
https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/university/administration/regulation/rules

Additional comments

*Kanazawa University is working to improve faculty members' teaching skills in English and strengthen English education on the premise of increasing the number of subjects offered in English.
*Kanazawa University promotes the development of diversity in the research and education environment.
https://ipdi.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/
*The Faculty of Pharmacy at Kanazawa University welcomes applications from female researchers in accordance with the purport of the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Kanazawa University

Country

Japan

City

Ishikawa

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124031240&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Ishikawa

STATUS: EXPIRED