Recruitment Information for Project Researcher（Fixed-term Project Staff） Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo

15 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

The University of Tokyo

Department

Institute for Quantitative Biosciences

Research Field

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

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

28 Feb 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
Applicant is expected to conduct excellent research and education in the field of chromosome biology, with focus on chromosome structure and the SMC protein complexes. More specifically, to investigate the role of the DNA loop-extruder Smc5/6 in the three-dimensional organization of chromosomes. The postdoctoral position is available in the recently established Laboratory of DNA Topology and Genome Maintenance, headed by Kristian Jeppsson, at the Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (IQB), the University of Tokyo. The Jeppsson lab primarily conducts research at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, within the UTokyo-KI LINK program. Therefore, the successful postdoc candidate will be based at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, but have the benefit of experiencing the research environment at both leading research institutions.
The successful postdoc candidate will perform experiments in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells, using techniques such as Micro-C and calibrated ChIP-seq.

[Work content and job description]
Applicant is expected to conduct excellent research and education in the field of chromosome biology, with focus on chromosome structure and the SMC protein complexes. More specifically, to investigate the role of the DNA loop-extruder Smc5/6 in the three-dimensional organization of chromosomes.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
113-0032 Tokyo Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo(1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
The postdoctoral position is available in the recently established Laboratory of DNA Topology and Genome Maintenance, headed by Kristian Jeppsson, at the Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (IQB), the University of Tokyo. The Jeppsson lab primarily conducts research at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, within the UTokyo-KI LINK program. Therefore, the successful postdoc candidate will be based at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, but have the benefit of experiencing the research environment at both leading research institutions.

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen - 6 million yen
Wages description:Between 400,000 and 500,000 JPY per month. Basic salary will be decided taking your academic background, professional background, etc. into account.
Working hours:09:00-17:30
Break time:12:00-12:45
Holidays :Days off: Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays and the year-end New Year Holidays(December 29 to January 3)
Annual Paid Leave, Special Leave, etc.
Overtime and other explanations:Working Days and Hours: 5 days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) Discretionary work system for professional work applies and working hours will be deemed as 7 hours 45 minutes per day.
Employment type:Contract employee
Employment type description:Project Researcher（Fixed-term Project Staff）
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:Your employment agreement may be renewed. However, your agreement will be renewed on an annual basis up to 4 times, and the renewed term will end on 31st March 2029. Renewal of the agreement will be determined by the following factors: All relevant factors, such as progress of the work assigned to you, your performance, work record, and attitude, your medical conditions, budget status, and the amount of work at the end of the term.
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Probation Period: 14 days from the date of employment

[Various systems]
Transportation expenses:Commuting Allowance (basically up to JPY 55,000)
Others:other allowances decided by the University

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:available
Employees' Pension Insurance:available
Worker's accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available
Others:You will be automatically enrolled in the insurance from the Mutual Aid Association of MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) and Employment Insurance.

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
Smoking is prohibited inside the grounds of our university. We have smoking areas outdoors.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

・Personal information obtained will only be used for recruitment purposes.

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=D124020915&ln_jor=1

STATUS: EXPIRED