BACKGROUND

Ochanomizu University, a National University Corporation in Japan, invites applications for full-time appointments at the Assistant Professor level as a program-specific fixed-term faculty member in the following prioritized research fields: Bioinformatics, Quantum Information Science, Simulation Science, Soft-Matter Science, Supramolecular Chemistry, Ubiquitous Computing, and related basic and applied sciences. The program aims to develop the capacity of young researchers in terms of research ability and management skills to challenge these new prioritized research fields and expand scientific frontiers, and to support the assistant professors to obtain tenure with promotion to associate professor. 　The university aims to create a center of excellence in research, education and management through the program. This new challenge is called “Ochanomizu University Academic Production� and is funded by a five-year Special Coordination Fund for Promoting Science and Technology (July 2007 to March 2012) of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

RESPONSIBILITIES

The program seeks outstanding young researchers with excellence in research, education, and management, expecting them to independently lead pioneering research projects.

The program provides each assistant professor a program-specific research fellow at the post-doctoral level* if necessary. It strongly welcomes active applications from female post-doctoral researchers and researchers abroad. The university assists, to the best of our ability, in housing, nursery, education for children and other matters, to enable them to enjoy life in Tokyo, as well as research support such as funding and space.
(*:An assistant professor will be able to participate in the process for selecting a program-specific research fellow.)

REQUIREMENTS

Candidates should hold Ph.D. degrees granted within the past 10 years (as of August 1, 2007), and have outstanding research experience and excellent ability to perform creative and independent research.

TERMS

　The first term is from the appointment day (early December, 2007, at the earliest) to March 31, 2009. The term will be extended to March 31, 2012, based on the interim assessment of the research record. Based on the final assessment by the Selection & Evaluation Committee of Ochanomizu University, the employed assistant professors will obtain tenure and be promoted to associate professor if their research achievements are regarded as excellent.

COMPENSATION

The salary after social insurance contribution, tax and benefits is about 6,200,000 per year.

DEADLINE

October 1, 2007

For additional information, please visit our website at http://www.cf.ocha.ac.jp/acpro/index.html