Offer Description
[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
We invite applications from a wide range of fields for young faculty members who possess deep expertise and outstanding achievements in biotechnology, life science and related disciplines, and who are capable of leading original and pioneering research with a view toward social implementation in the near future. Examples of envisioned research areas include device development and novel material/substance development aimed at applications in medicine, environmental science, and food science, as well as research targeting molecules and living organisms utilizing omics analysis, synthetic biology, information science, mathematical and data science, AI, and related approaches. However, these are merely illustrative examples and are not intended to limit the fields of application.
Appointee will be required to teach courses and supervise research in the field of Biotechnology and Life Science. In cooperation with the faculty members of the Department of Biotechnology and Life Science (undergraduate and graduate schools), the successful candidate is expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to nurturing human resources who can contribute to achieving a sustainable society, which is a core mission of our university.
[Work content and job description]
Course Taught: Fundamentals of Biology, Experiments in Biotechnology
Assigned department
Existing departments
Precautions: Other Affiliation:
- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering (Doctor course and Master course)
- Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, School of Engineering (Undergraduate course)
[Work location]
Address
184-8588 Tokyo 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei-shi, Koganei Campus, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
[Number of hired]
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Hiring date: [contact details available in the full listing]:00:00
Starting date: [contact details available in the full listing]:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation: Trial period: Three months
Term of Employment: Five years (Tenure-track program)
The appointee's performances will be reviewed twice during the tenure-track period: in the third and the fifth years after the appointment. The review will be carried out by intra- and extramural committees and according to the regulation for the tenure-track program of TUAT. Appointees with promising and significant research accomplishments will receive tenure based on the review.
Where to apply
Additional Information
Benefits
[Compensation]
Annual salary: 7 million yen - 9 million yen
Wages description: The annual salary will range from approximately 7,000,000 to 8,500,000 yen. This is roughly equivalent to the salary of tenured associate professors, and the exact amount will be determined based on the TUAT regulations, taking into account the appointee's previous career and achievements.
Working hours: 08:30-17:15
Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays, Year-end and New-year holidays (Dec 29th to Jan 3rd), and Foundation Anniversary (May 31st)
Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary labor system (7 hours and 45 minutes for a day)
Annual leave, Sick leave, Special leave
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description: 5 years from April 1, 2027, or the earliest possible date thereafter
Probationary period: Probationary period present
Probationary period description: Three months
[Various systems]
Bonus: available
Transportation expenses: available
Retirement age: available
Others: Commuting, Housing and Family allowance (when requirements are met)
[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance: available
Employees' Pension Insurance: available
Worker's accident insurance: available
Employment insurance: available
[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
Additional comments
Based on the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, TUAT conducts security checks when hiring new staff. We, therefore, ask you to provide information necessary for the security check. As a result of reviewing the information, if the applicant falls under any regulatory requirements, we may ask you to change the scope of your desired education and research. Additionally, if the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry disapproves TUATʼs request to approve your acceptance, our offer to you may be canceled.
*TUAT focuses on a proactive promotion of gender equality.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Country: Japan
City: Tokyo
Contact
City: Tokyo
