Job Type Associate Professor, Full-time (Tenure-track)
Affiliation Division of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Research Fields Marine bioengineering and related fields
URL https://www.tuat.ac.jp/en/outline/kyousyoku/kyouin/20231204_01_en.html
Location Koganei Campus, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
(2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan)
Term of Employment Five years (Tenure-track program)
The appointee's performances will be reviewed twice during the tenure-track period: in the third and the fifth years after the appointment. The review will be carried out by intra- and extramural committees and according to the regulation for the tenure-track program of TUAT (http://www.tenure-track-tuat.org/en). Appointees with promising and significant research accomplishments will receive tenure based on the review.
Qualifications Applicant will be required the following qualifications.
  • holding a doctoral degree or a Ph.D.
  • being within ten years after obtaining her/his doctoral degree (Ph.D.) at the appointment time
*Japanese proficiency is not required at the time of appointment.
Selection policy TUAT's selection process emphasizes the following criteria:
  • The candidate has produced internationally recognized research and has outstanding achievements in the field of biotechnology.
  • The candidate will contribute to the education in our department both at the undergraduate and the graduate level. Educational duties will include classes in the international section.
  • The candidate's research shall have a strong societal impact.
  • The candidate is expected to contribute to international joint research and actively produce internationally co-authored high-impact papers.
  • The candidate actively obtains external funding and is financially self-sufficient to run the laboratory.
Application deadline December 4, 2023 (Deadline for receipt)
Contact Division of Biotechnology and Life Science, Institute of Engineering,
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Division manager, Prof. Atsushi Arakaki
2-24-16, Naka-cho, Koganei-shi, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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