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Assistant Professor Opening at the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for Spectrochemistry, The University of Tokyo

1 Job title and Number of persons

Assistant Professor

2 Starting date

November 1, 2023 or later

3 Term of employment

Non fixed-term

4 Probation period

6 months from the date of employment

5 Place of work

The Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo （7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo）

6 Affiliation

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

7 Contents of work duties

The Research Center for Spectrochemistry within the School of Science at the University of Tokyo is currently inviting applications for an Assistant Professor role, with a start date of November 2023 or later. While we are particularly interested in candidates with specializations in physical chemistry, biochemistry, information chemistry, and/or analytical chemistry, we welcome innovative applicants who have shown exceptional achievements in both research and teaching across all scientific domains. A Ph.D. or an equivalent degree is mandatory by the time of hire. Applicants are requested to collate an application dossier and submit it to the Center Head by the designated deadline. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work closely with Prof. Keisuke Goda and his team at Goda Lab ( http://www.goda.chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp ) and manage the Center with the Center Head.

8 Working hours

Discretionary work system for professional work applies and working hours will be deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.

9 Days off and Leave

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, and the year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3)

Annual Paid Leave, Special Leave, etc.

10 Wages, etc.

Basic Salary will be decided taking your academic background, professional career, etc. End of semester bonus and diligence bonus (twice a year), Commuting allowance (up to 55,000 per month if the payment conditions are satisfied), and other allowances decided by the University.

11 Insurance

You will be enrolled in the insurance from the Mutual Aid Association of MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) and Employment Insurance by being provided for in the law.

12 Qualification requirements

A Ph.D. or equivalent in any field of science or engineering

13 Documents to be submitted

• Curriculum vitae (including lists of publications, invited talks, awards, grants, etc.)
• Statement of previous research (2 pages)
• Outline of prospective research and teaching plans (1 page)
• Copies of selected publications (up to 5 publications)
• Reference contacts (minimum of 2 references)

14 Submission method

E-mail your application dossier to Center Head Tatsuya Tsukuda at chemistryfacultysearch-03-group@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp. Please use “Application for the Spectrochemistry Assistant Professor Position” as the subject line of your email.

15 Application deadline

Applications must be submitted before September 22, 2023

※After screening of documents, interviews will be conducted for successful applicants.

※Please include your email address in your application, as we may use email to communicate with you.

16 Inquiry desk

Professor Keisuke Goda

Email: goda@chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Phone: +81-3-5841-4329

Address: 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN 113-0033

17 Name of Recruiter

The University of Tokyo

18 State of working measures to avoid passive smoking

Smoking is prohibited inside the grounds of our university.

We have smoking areas outdoors.

19 Others

• During the period of employment, sharing controlled technology to you may be prohibited by FEFTA and it may become difficult to achieve your job as a faculty or a staff member of the University if you are under the control of a foreign government, corporation or university by contract, or under the control of a foreign government by economic interests. In such a case, you need to keep the contract or interests within the range that does not incur such restrictions.
• Personal information received through this application process will not be used for any other purposes.
• Applications from women are encouraged as per "Declaration of Gender Equality Acceleration" of the University of Tokyo.