Associate Professor of Biotechnology Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Organization for Promotion of Tenure-track System

Data number

D116030979

Date of publication

2016/03/28

Date of update

2016/03/30

Title

[Excellent Young Researchers] Associate Professor (Tenure-track) (B. Biotechnology)

Institution

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

URL of institution or department

http://www.tuat.ac.jp/en

Department

Organization for Promotion of Tenure-track System

Institution type

National university

Public advertisement URL

http://www.tuat.ac.jp/en/outline/kyousyoku/kyouin/index.html

Content of job information

Overview:
This application follows the scheme of Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER) sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/jinzai/takuetsu/index.htm

At the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), we are seeking four associate professors for tenure-track positions at the Institute of Global Innovation Research (GIR) - a special research institution established with the aim of conducting innovative research and bolstering TUAT's functions - as part of the Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER) sponsored by MEXT. The tenure-track period will last five years.
Appointees will be affiliated with Organization for Promotion of Tenure-track, GIR, and will conduct their research and teach while cooperating with a research institution (either the Institute of Agriculture or the Institute of Engineering, depending on the appointee's field of expertise). Appointees who produce outstanding achievements during the tenure-track period will be promoted to tenured positions. The appointees will be provided with an independent laboratory and startup budget with fewer duties on the administration and lecture side. They will be able to focus on research. They will be expected to give lectures in their field of expertise at cooperating departments and graduate schools, and to teach undergraduate- and graduate-level courses. There will be tenure evaluation in the third and fifth year of the tenure-track period. Based on this evaluation, they will be promoted to the status of a tenured position. If the outcome of the evaluation indicates that the appointee has produced promising or significant research, they will be promoted to the status of a tenured position. Those whose performance is especially remarkable may be promoted to a tenured position following the third year's tenure evaluation. Under our tenure-track system, we guarantee a tenured position for all who deserve it. Evaluation criteria will be established within six months of appointment, and tenure evaluations will be held based on research and teaching performance. As shown below, the annual salary of tenure-track appointees is roughly equivalent to those of tenured faculty members.

Work location:
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Koganei Campus,
2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei-shi,Tokyo 184-8588, Japan

Research areas and number of available positions:
We will recruit 1 tenure-track associate professor in the area of "B. Biotechnology", related with (1) Biotechnology, (2) Applied biochemistry, (3) Bioengineering.

*We are seeking 4 tenure-track associate professors in 4 different research areas. 
For more detailed information, please visit our website:
http://www.tuat.ac.jp/en/outline/kyousyoku/kyouin/index.html

Start of Employment:
Oct. 1, 2016 or later (negotiable, until March, 1, 2017)

Research field

Job type

Employment status

Full-time(Tenure-track)

Work location

Kanto district - Tokyo  

Qualifications

The person who have been chosen as candidates of LEADER.

http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/jinzai/takuetsu/index.htm

Treatment

The contract is for 5 years. 
Annual salary is approximately from JPY6,000,000 to 7,500,000 depending on education, teaching experiences etc. It follows the employment rule of TUAT. Note that taxes and insurances will be withheld from the annual salary.

Application period

2016/04/11 -  2016/05/09 Deadline for receipt

Application
/selection
/notification of result
/contact details

Research area: B. Biotechnology

[Application method (including where to send documents)]
Application method follows the LEADER's application guideline.
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/jinzai/takuetsu/index.htm

* Candidates chosen by MEXT's selection committee will be asked to submit the following documents to TUAT for review after their selection:
(1) Research achievement (attach portrait, download, use the below form, and change to pdf file.)
Link to research achievement form:
(New form changed on 30th, Mar. is available.)
http://web.tuat.ac.jp/~tuatgir/takuetsu/takuetsuform2016-en_rev.doc
(2) Offprints of your major publications (pdf) (up to 5; at least 1 is required)

All documents must be prepared in English or in Japanese.
*Application form 4 must contain the following information:
a) Summary of previous research results
b) Future research plan at TUAT
c) Education plan

Personal information relating to applications will be handled in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Law and TUAT's regulations. The fact of the application itself will not be disclosed; however, the application may be referenced within the scope that is necessary to the selection process. Note that application documents will not be returned.

[Selection process (selection method and hiring decision), notification of result]
Application method follows the application guideline of LEADER.
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/jinzai/takuetsu/index.htm

TUAT's selection;
Pre-selection (field-level interview and application document review): By late August
Final selection (TUAT-level interview and application document review; employment adjustment): By early September
Appointment: Beginning in October 2016

*Interviews for the final-selection will be held at TUAT Fuchu or Koganei campus.


[Inquiries]
Inquiries should be made through the online inquiry form:
http://web.tuat.ac.jp/~tuatgir/takuetsu/inquiry-en.html

[Contact]
TUAT Organization for Promotion of Tenure-track System
E-Mail: t-track [at] cc.tuat.ac.jp (Please change"[at]" to "@".)
tel:+81-42-367-5944