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The University of Tokyo Faculty Position / Solid Earth Science

The Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo invites applications for a position as an assistant professor in Solid Earth Science.

We seek a creative individual with a PhD and a strong background in the field of the solid earth science. He or she will be expected to exercise leadership, to work collaboratively with other members of the solid earth group and the other groups in the department, and to supervise laboratory and field courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The successful candidate will be appointed at the earliest possible date. The term of appointment is five years.

Interested persons should send (a) a curriculum vitae, including a list of publications; (b) statements of (i) their research experience, (ii) their teaching experience, (iii) their future research plans, and (iv) how they intend to contribute to undergraduate and graduate education in our department if appointed (about 2000 words in total); (c) reprints of up to five of their major publications (pdf files allowed); and (d) the names, addresses, and e–mail addresses of two references. Applications must be received by May 31, 2017 via either e-mail or postal mail.

E-mail submission:

Send the above documents as one or more PDF files to the following mail address.
solid-astp5yrt@eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
State “Assistant Professor in Solid Earth Science” in the subject line. The total size of PDF file(s) attached to an e-mail message must be less than about 10MB. A receipt will be sent by e-mail within two business days after receiving the application.

Postal-mail submission:

Send application documents to the following address by registered mail. State “Assistant Professor in Solid Earth Science” on the envelope in red ink. Submitted application documents will not be returned unless requested.

Faculty Search in Solid Earth Science
Department of Earth and Planetary Science
Graduate School of Science
The University of Tokyo
Hongo 7–3–1, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113–0033
Japan

Information about the Department can be found at http://www.eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index-en.html.

For additional information, contact Professor Kazuhito Ozawa, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo.
Tel: +81–3–5841–4509, e–mail: ozawa@eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
* The University of Tokyo is committed to gender equality in hiring.