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Recruitment Info for Associate Professor or Lecturer at Department of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

1. Job Title:

Associate Professor or Lecturer, one position

2. Working Location:

Department of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)

(Scope of Change) The faculty member will be assigned to the place designated by the University (In principle, the faculty member will not be reassigned or transferred against his/her will. (For details, please refer to Article 4 of the Regulations Concerning the Employment of University of Tokyo Faculty Members.)

3. Area of Expertise and Job Description Contents of work duties:

Exoplanet and Star/Planet Formation Astronomy and Astrobiology

Our department of astronomy includes groups of observational cosmology, galactic astronomy, high-energy astrophysics, solar/stellar physics, interstellar matter physics, and exoplanetary sciences (both theories and observations, see http://www.astron.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp ).

A successful candidate for this position is expected to carry out international activities for Roman Space Telescope and future large space projects on exoplanets and star/planet formation in 2030s or beyond, work on both graduate and undergraduate education under collaborations with the groups at Hongo and Mitaka, and strongly promote astronomical research and development in order to meet the demands of the times. We emphasize past polarimetry and polarimeter developments, and astrobiology experiments. Those with skills of astronomical data reduction, international collaborations, and (astro-)biology experiments are desirable. Strong preference will be given to candidates who have received educations or research experience in non-Japanese environments. See also Item 17 for our policy.

(Scope of Change) May order reassignment, dual assignment, or secondment. (In principle, the faculty member will not be reassigned or transferred against his/her will. (For details, please refer to Article 4 of the Regulations Concerning the Employment of University of Tokyo Faculty Members.)

4. Minimum Requirements:

Those above described with Ph.D. or equivalent.

5. Arrival at post and Job Period

(1) The successful candidate should be able to start as soon as reasonably possible after the job offer has been accepted.

(2) Period: Choose either (a) or (b) depending on the candidate’s plan. (a) Non-fixed term but there is a job-achievement evaluation near the end of the first 5 years, (b) 5 years. Reappointment is possible only once.
In both cases, there is an evaluation every 3 years by our school.

6. Probation period:

(a) 6 months from the date of employment

(b) 14 days from the date of employment

7. Working hours:

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

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. Required Application Materials: (To be prepared either in English or Japanese)

(1) Cover letter (please show your preference of associate professor or lecturer);

(2) Curriculum vitae;

(3) Summary of past research and education activities;

(4) Publications list (Separate referred and non-referred papers. Copies of 3 representative papers);

(5) Plans to fulfill the responsibilities and aspirations for the position (including your research and education plans as needed);

(6) E-mail address of your current or past supervisors (2 persons).

12. Application Deadline:

17:00, February 28, 2025 (Japan Standard Time)

13. Notes for Application:

• Convert each application document (from 6.(1) through 6.(6) above) into one PDF file and attach them to your e-mail.
• Make the PDF file with appropriate resolution so that it is not too large (≤ 10 MB).
  If it is greater than 10 MB, please use an appropriate cloud service for a download.
• Upon receipt of your application, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. If you do not receive any response within 3 working days, please contact below (Section 9 (1)).
• Selection will be conducted by a selection committee based on the application documents. Candidates selected in the final short list may be interviewed by the selection committee either via the internet or face-to-face.

14. Submission and Inquiries

(1) E-mail your application documents to: Koubo2025feb@astron.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

(2) Contact for Inquiries: motohide.tamura@astron.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp or (TEL) +81-422-34-3513

15. Name of Recruiter:

The University of Tokyo

16. State of working measures to avoid passive smoking:

Smoking is prohibited inside the grounds of our university. We have smoking areas outdoors.

17. 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.
• Policy for Equal Employment Opportunity: Abiding by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act for Men and Women, UTokyo is committed to the realization of a society with gender equality. If two candidates are deemed equal in their performance evaluation, UTokyo will take positive action to employ women.
• Please be aware that during selection, we will check your history of disciplinary actions for sexual harassment, sexual violence, etc. against students.