Offer Description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The purpose of the “CiRA Project for Discovering and Developing Future Independent Researchers” is to develop young researchers with the potential to play a pioneering role in the field of life sciences of the next generation and conduct world-class research. Under this project, CiRA is seeking a Junior Associate Professor or Assistant Professor (PI).
Work content and job description
Job Description and Responsibilities
The purpose of the “CiRA Project for Discovering and Developing Future Independent Researchers” is to develop young researchers with the potential to play a pioneering role in the field of life sciences of the next generation and conduct world-class research. Under this project, CiRA is seeking a Junior Associate Professor or Assistant Professor (PI).
Targeted fields
We welcome applications from researchers conducting research that challenges conventional thinking across a wide range of fields in the natural sciences, particularly research that utilizes iPS cells, reprogramming technologies, informatics, AI, mathematics, biophysics, structural biology, and related approaches to pioneer new frontiers in the life sciences, medicine, and healthcare at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and organismal levels.
Please refer to the CiRA Website for an overview of the institute.
Assigned department
Existing departments
Work location
Address: 606-8507 Kyoto 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Access: five-minute walk from Jingu-marutamachi station of Keihan Railway
Home, etc., if telecommuting is permitted or ordered by Kyoto University.
Number of hired
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Additional Information
Benefits
Compensation
Annual salary: 5 million yen
Working hours: 08:30-17:15
Employment type: Others
Employment type description: Full-time
Contract period: Nontenured
Contract period description: 5 years from the date of appointment
Probationary period: Probationary period present
Probationary period description: Trial period 6 months
Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Kyoto University is working to prevent passive smoking, by prohibiting indoor smoking on all campuses and also outside smoking except in designated areas.
Supplementary explanation of compensation
Regular faculty staff of Kyoto University (Junior Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, full-time, fixed-term)
・ Salaries, etc. are determined based on the Kyoto University standards in accordance with capabilities and backgrounds.
・ Discretionary work system for specialist staff (38 hours and 45 minutes/week, 7 hours and 45 minutes/day)
・ 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. (break 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)/ 5 days a week, when Discretionary work system for specialist staff is not applied.
・ You may be ordered to work overtime as needed.
・ Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and new-year break, and the anniversary of foundation holiday.
・ Social insurance: Health Insurance of MEXT Mutual Aid Association, employee pension insurance, industrial accident compensation insurance, and employment insurance.
Additional comments
Kyoto University promotes gender equality. As part of the university’s measure to promote gender equality, Kyoto University prioritizes employing women when the candidates get the same evaluation at selection, based on Article 8 of the Act on Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (Equal Employment Act).
As for the period during which the research was discontinued due to childbirth, childrearing, or caregiving, please describe the details in the curriculum vitae as the review is performed in consideration of its content and the period.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Kyoto University
Country: Japan
City: Kyoto