Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University Recruitment of biochemistry laboratory (Assistant professor)

１．Target Applicants Department・position ： Department of Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture One assistant professor position Course ： Course of Applied Bioscience

Research Laboratories：Biochemistry Education and research on the structures and functions of Eukaryotic cells with biochemical and gene-technological methods, and utilization of microbes for the production of functional foods.

Qualifications ：Applicants should have outstanding research ability and passion in education. Also, applicants must meet all the following requirements. (1)Have a Ph.D.degree; (2)Have research achievements and capacity to develop research in the field of biochemistry. (3)Desirable for achievements and mastery are related to X-ray crystallographic analysis and elucidation of catalytic mechanism and protein-engineering by this technology. (4)Have volition and capability to participate in our projects carried by Course of Applied Bioscience. (5)Arrival at the new post as early as possible.

Compensation ： A full-time(tenure-track*1)position with an annual salary system term:5years

[Place of work] 3-5-7 Tarumi, , Ehime, 790-8566 Dean, Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University [Insurance] To have the ministry of education, culture, sports, science and technology mutual aid association [Regular working hours] Monday to Friday (under the discretionary working system) [Holidays] Saturday, Sunday and national holidays

This adaptor can apply to so-called “HIRAKU GLOBAL program (*2)”, from which several advantages including startup funding and international academic exchange etc. are provided.

Charges of class subject： Graduate School: Advanced Studies in Bioscience（share work），Seminar in Bioscience I（share work），Seminar in Bioscience II（share work），Advanced Lab in Applied Bioscience I（share work）, Advanced Lab in Applied Bioscience II（share work） Faculty: Introduction of Applied Life Science（share work），Basic Experiments of Bioscience（share work）， Experiments of Bioscience I（share work），Seminar in Applied Bioscience Ⅱ（share work），Graduation Thesis （share work） ※Almost all of students in classes are Japanese. Japanese language communication skills are desirable.

２．Application materials (1)Curriculum Vitae：Use specific template （Download from the following https://www.agr.ehime-u.ac.jp/outline/inquiry

(2)List of research achievements：A4,（attach each copies of reprints，published work, and reference material*）

Academic dissertation－Title, year Book-Title（Edition，single/multi authored），number of pages ，authors names（assigned part and pages)，publisher，year Academic papers－All authors names，year，title，journal，volume（number），pages Reference achievement－papers equivalent to academic dissertations，patent, obtaining Funds, social contribution, number of presentations at conferences Educational performance (if necessary)－Subjects，institution，duration

*How to submit is as follows. Reprints of original research articles: electronic data including USB memory and CD-R. Other achievements: PDF file or printed documents. Books: original one, offprint or copy.

(3)Summary of current education and research（up to 2 pages in A4） Future plans and aspirations for education and research（up to 2 pages in A4）

(4)Other materials for reference

３．Submission deadline： 20/July/2020 Deadline postmark valid on the day

４．Address for Submission ：3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8566 Japan Dean, Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University Write on the envelope with "Application Documents for Biochemistry" in red, and send by recorded delivery mail.

５．Selection process： 1. Screening of the application documents 2. Personal interview and open seminar presentation After passing the screening of the documents, you will be requested to visit Ehime University for interview and seminar presentation.（Various expenses such as a travel expenses are paid by yourself） Applicants can be interviewed online.

６．Contact information ：General Affairs, Faculty of Agriculture Administration Division e-mail: [email protected] ※Please specify the subject of the e-mail as "Application for Biochemistry".

［Note］ Number and positions of laboratories Full time teachers：4 Professors，6 Associate professors，5 Assistant professors [Biochemistry：1 Professor，1 Assistant professor（Assistant professor will move out on May 31）］ Concurrent teacher：1 Professor，2 Associate professors

(1)Ehime University hiring is in compliance with the principles of the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society, and promotes various programs to develop diversity in the research environment.

・Career Support Program for Young Researchers: Hiring research assistants for female or male researchers who are expecting to have babies or who are raising small children so that they can maintain and develop their research and careers.

・Research Assistance Program for Female Researchers: Hiring research assistants for female researchers whose research activities are limited by childbirth, child- rearing, sickness or injury, care for family members, or administrative responsibilities at the university. The assistance will be provided either to the individual researchers or to the laboratory (or research group) they belong to, depending on the case.

・Dual Career Support Program: A partial (cross) appointment system for the partners of Ehime University academic staff. Researchers who live/work separately from their partners (who are Ehime University employees) are employed on a cross- appointment basis and engage in research at Ehime University for a limited time period.

・Child Care Centers: “Emika Kids” on Johoku Campus, and “Aiai Kids” in the University Hospital on Shigenobu Campus. “Aiai Kids” also provides care for sick children.

・Care for School Children: Provided during the spring, summer, and winter vacations. Also, after school programs are provided all year-round at “Aiai Kids. ”

(2)Personal information on the application form is protected and will not be used for purposes other than the selection for employment. Submission of an application will be kept confidential. The names of those who were selected for employment will be publicized on the university website when the results are announced.

Recruitment information: http://ehime-u.ac.jp/information/employment/teacher.html

*1) Tenure Teacher Training System at Ehime University URL：http://ts.adm.ehime-u.ac.jp/

*2）“HIRAKU GLOBAL program”, supported by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan, aims to construct the cultivation of young researchers who can play on a global stage, on four national universities consisting of (head), , Tokushima University, and Ehime University. https://www.agr.ehime-u.ac.jp/outline/inquiry