Application Guidelines for Associate Professor Position Department of Global Agricultural Sciences (Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology)

23 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

The University of Tokyo

Research Field

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

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

31 Jul 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
This is the application guidelines of One Associate Professor in Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
https://www.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/about_e/overview_e/

[Work content and job description]
1) Research fields : Plant Biotechnology
2) Teaching responsibilities:
(Graduate school ) Seminar in Plant Biotechnology, Research in Global Bio-Environmental Studies, Advanced Seminar in Plant Biotechnology, Advanced Research in Global Bio-Environmental Studies, Plant Molecular Physiology / IPADS Plant Molecular Physiology, Plant Biotechnology / IPADS Plant Biotechnology, Advanced Global Agricultural Science I / IPADS Development Studies, Overseas Safety and Risk Management, Seminar for Global Agriculture and Culture, Practices in Global Agriculture and Culture.
(Undergraduate school) Biochemistry for Environmental study, Experiments and Practice of Global Agricultural Development I, Experiments and Practice of Global Agricultural Development II, Graduation Thesis, Overseas Training. In addition, the lecturer will be requested to teach additional courses of College of Arts and Sciences.

* Assigned department
Existing departments
Precautions:Scope of change: The University will assign the faculty member to work at a designated location. (In principle, the faculty member will not be reassigned or transferred against his/her will. For details, please refer to Article 4 of the Regulations Concerning the Employment of University of Tokyo Faculty Members.)

[Work location]
* Address
113-8657 Tokyo 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo（University of Tokyo Yayoi Campus）

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2024-11-01 00:00:00

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:6 million yen
Wages description:Basic Salary will be decided taking your academic background, professional background, etc. into account. Wage Raise System: Yes
Examples: Doctor / from JPY 340,000
Various Allowances: Bonus (twice a year), Commuting Allowance (basically up to JPY 55,000), and other allowances decided by the University
Working hours:09:00-17:30
Break time:12:00-12:45
Holidays :Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end through New Year holidays (from December 29 to January 3 of the following year).
Overtime and other explanations:Discretionary labor system: Working hours is deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes per day, basically the above working hours.
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Tenured
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:There will be a six-month probationary period at the beginning of the appointment.

[Various systems]
Pay increase system:available
Bonus:available（twice in a year）
Retirement allowances:available
Transportation expenses:up to JPY 55,000/month
Retirement age:available（65 years old）

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:Appointees will be enrolled in the Mutual Aid Association of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
Employees' Pension Insurance:Appointees will be enrolled in the Mutual Aid Association of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
Worker's accident insurance:Appointees will be enrolled in employment insurance.
Employment insurance:Appointees will be enrolled in employment insurance.

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
No smoking on the premises. (There is a smoking area outdoors.)

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

1) The application documents will not be returned to the applicants.
2) Personal information received through this application process will be only used for the purpose of selecting candidates (not be used for any other purposes).
3) Smoking is strictly prohibited on the University premise except for a limited number of designated smoking plots located outside of buildings.
4) At the time of employment, any persons who are under contract with any foreign government or foreign institutions, or any persons who are receiving money or any other benefits from any foreign government or foreign institutions, can be subject to the restrictions provided by Japanese laws including Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act that regulates sharing of certain technologies with foreign entities. As a result, such persons may have difficulty in fulfilling University job duties that involves research activities relating to certain technologies. If this case happens, such contracts and benefits shall be modified to the extent that they do not interfere with the University job duties.
5) The University of Tokyo is committed to enhancing the diversity and equality of its employees. We encourage applications from female candidates.
6) The Japanese version this position announcement shall be regarded as the original document. This English translation was created as a reference purpose to assist non-Japanese applicants to better understand the contents of the original document written in Japanese.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

The University of Tokyo

Country

Japan

City

Tokyo

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124051102&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Tokyo

STATUS: EXPIRED