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Recruitment Info for Project Associate Professor
at Department of Chemistry

1 Job title & Number of Persons

1 Project Associate Professor

2 Business content

The candidate is expected to carry out interdisciplinary research and education in collaboration with national and international researchers of various research sectors.

3 Research Starting Date

December 1, 2020 or later, to date 2021/3/31.

Probationary period is 6 months from the date of arrival.

4 Employment Period

Your employment contract may be renewed. In case of renewal, the employment contract will be renewed annually. The maximum employment period is until March, 31 2026.

5 Specialized Field

Organic synthesis and materials design

6 Work Location

Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science,
The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113-0033 JAPAN

7 Salary and Benefits

Higher than ¥400,000 per month, determined according to the University Rules, depending on the appointee’s experiences etc., plus commuter allowance.

Social insurance (MEXT), employees’ pension, employment insurance

8 Work Hours

Discretionary labor system, based on 7 hours 45 minutes per day.

9 Holidays

Saturdays and Sundays, Statutory public holidays of Japan, Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 through January 3), Annual paid leave, Special paid leave

10 Qualification Requirements:

Extraordinary past achievements in the field of organic synthesis focusing on element strategy initiative, and a strong interest in the development of photo and electronic organic materials. Ph.D. or equivalent

11 Documents to be submitted:

1) CV (Please download the resume from the website below.)

　https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/jobs.html

2) List of publications, patents, invited lectures and research grants

3) Reprints of 5 original publications

4) Description on previous research achievements and international research activities (A4, two pages maximum)

5) Description on future research plans (A4, two pages maximum)

6) Name and contact address of a person to be asked for a reference letter

12 How to Submit the Documents:

By registered mail marked in red with "Project Associate Professor"

13 Application Deadline:

October 5, 2020

14 Where to Send the Documents & Contact Info for Inquiries:

Registered Mailed to: Prof. Hiroyuki Isobe, Chair

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JAPAN

15 Further information (inquiry about the position):

Prof. Shu Kobayashi

E-mail: shu_kobayashi@chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

16 Recruiter

The University of Tokyo

17 Others

Applications from women are encouraged as per "Declaration of Gender Equality Acceleration" of The University of Tokyo (3 March 2009).