Program-Specific Researcher (Postdoctoral Fellow) position in Comparative Epigenomics Group (Bourque Group), Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi), KUIAS, Kyoto University

28 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Kyoto University

Department

Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi)

Research Field

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

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

30 Sep 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
Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi) was selected by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as a part of the World Premier International Research Center (WPI) Program, and it was established within Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS)on 30 October 2018 with Mitinori Saitou, a world-leading developmental biologist, at its head. ASHBi is now looking for a Program-Specific Researcher (Postdoctoral Fellow) in the laboratory of Professor Guillaume Bourque (Comparative Epigenomics Group).
https://ashbi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/lab-sites/inoue_lab/en/

[Work content and job description]
ASHBi will investigate the core concepts of human biology with a focus on genome regulation and disease modeling, creating a foundation of knowledge for developing innovative and unique humancentric therapies. The key goals are:
1) to achieve outstanding research in key individual themes in human biology in the area of reproduction, development, growth and aging as well as heredity and evolution;
2) to elucidate the principles for the emergence of species differences among humans, non-human primates, and rodents for proper extrapolation of the findings in model organisms to humans;
3) to generate primate models for key gene functions and intractable diseases;
4) to reconstitute key human cell lineages and tissues in vitro and validate their properties based on integrative information; and
5) to contribute to formalize an ethics for the use of human/non-human primate materials and create a philosophy to direct the values of the Institute’s research outcomes.
ASHBi Bourque Group aims to understand human epigenome that underlies complex biological phenomena, such as cell differentiation, development, evolution and human diseases. To achieve this goal, we use cutting edge bioinformatics and genomic technologies, such as RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, Cut&Tag, ATAC-seq, lentiMPRA and CRISPR (epi-)genome editing in combination with iPS cell and single-cell technologies. The candidate is expected to perform high-level research and the research related work together with Associate Professor Fumitaka Inoue, co-PI of Bourque Group and act as the leading researcher in human biology and the related fields.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
606-8501 Kyoto Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi), KUIAS, Kyoto University (If the university permits or requests teleworking, the place of work includes the home, etc.)

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:2 person(s)
Job content supplemental explanation:〔Starting Date〕
September 1, 2024 or the earliest possible date thereafter (adjustable according to individual requirements)

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen - 5 million yen
Wages description:Paid annually in compliance with the rules of Kyoto University.
No allowance (such as for commuting, housing, bonuses, etc.) will be provided.
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Holidays :Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, Foundation Day, as per University guidelines
Overtime and other explanations:Working hours: 38 hours 45 minutes per week/7 hours 45 minutes per day under a discretionary labor system.
・If the discretionary work system for specialized work is not applied, the employee works from 8:30AM to 5:15PM with one hour break (12:00-13:00).
・Overtime may be required when necessary.
Employment type:Others
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:From the day you take the position (negotiable) to March 31, 2025.
In and after the following year, the contract can be renewed annually until March 31,2028. (Renewal of the contract is determined by taking into account the work volume at the time of the expiration of the contract period, work performance, attitude, ability, the status of progress of work performed, and the acceptance of the external funding for which the employee is employed.)
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Initial probationary employment period: six (6) months

[Various systems]

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:National Public Service Mutual Aid Association health policy
Employees' Pension Insurance:available
Worker's accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
To prevent passive smoking, Kyoto University prohibits smoking at indoors and outdoors at all campuses except for the designated smoking areas.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
Submitted documents are used only for the purpose of applicant screening and hiring. Personal information will not be disclosed, transferred or loaned to a third party under any circumstances without just cause.
Kyoto University promotes gender equality. As part of our university's measures to promote gender equality based on the provisions of Article 8 of the “Act on Securing Equal Opportunities and Treatment for Men and Women in the Field of Employment (Equal Employment Opportunity Act for Men and Women)”, we will give priority to hiring women, if the evaluations are the same in the selection process.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Kyoto University

Country

Japan

City

Kyoto

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124031300&ln_jor=1

STATUS: EXPIRED