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Recruitment Info for Associate Professor at Division of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- 1 Job title and Number of persons
- Associate Professor, one
- 2 Starting date
- After July 1, 2026, to be determined according to the applicant's preference
- 3 Term of employment
- Non fixed-term
- 4 Probation period
- 6 months from the date of employment
- 5 Place of work
- Division of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo （7-3-1 Hongo, 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.)
- 6 Contents of work duties
- The successful candidate will conduct research and teaching activities in the Laboratory of Synthetic Organic Chemistry in the Department of Organic Chemistry in collaboration with Prof. Laurean Ilies. We are looking for researchers who are motivated and capable of developing new reactions, designing catalysts, and elucidating reaction mechanisms using theoretical calculations.
- (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.)
- 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. Salary increase system is available.
- 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 Qualification requirements
- 1) Excellent research achievements in the aforementioned areas of specialization
- 2) Motivation for undergraduate and graduate administration and teaching
- 3) Ph.D. or equivalent
- 12 Documents to be submitted
- 1) The University of Tokyo Unified Resume (download and prepare from the following URL) https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/jobs.html
- 2) List of research achievements (including a list of publications, lectures, competitive funding received, awards received, etc.)
- 3) Reprints of publications (10 major papers)
- 4) Summary of research to date (no more than 2 pages in English)
- 5) Future research plans and educational aspirations (maximum of 2 pages in English)
- 6) Letters of recommendation (2 copies)
- Please note that application materials will not be returned.
- 13 Submission method
- Please send your application documents in PDF format to the following address with “Application for Associate Professor, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory” in the subject line.
- recruit-16@chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- Department Head, Prof. Tatsuya Tsukuda
- If you do not receive the confirmation email within three business days after uploading, please send an inquiry to us.
- 14 Application deadline
- Applications must be submitted before March 2, 2026.
- ※After screening of documents, interviews may be conducted for successful applicants.
- ※Please include your email address in your application, as we may use email to communicate with you.
- 15 Inquiry desk
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- Prof. Hiroaki Suga
- hsuga@chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
- The subject line should read: “Application for Associate Professor, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Laboratory”.
- 16 Name of Recruiter
- The University of Tokyo
- 17 State of working measures to avoid passive smoking
- Smoking is prohibited inside the grounds of our university.
- We have smoking areas outdoors.
- 18 Others
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- 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.
- Please be advised that during the selection process, we will check the history of disciplinary actions taken against students due to sexual harassment and sexual violence.