Recruitment Details

1. Position:
Assistant Professor

2.  Job description:
Experimental research to elucidate functions and properties of molecular materials by using laser and/or synchrotron light sources, in collaboration with Professor Satoshi Kera. Participation in managements of IMS which is an inter-university research institute*. Teaching and supervising graduate students as an assistant professor of SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies).
*https://www.ims.ac.jp/en/about/joint-approach.html

3. Conditions of employment:
Full-time, permanent. Promotion inside IMS is not allowed. A successful candidate is encouraged to transfer to a position outside the institute after approximately six years.
For details see these links [https://www.ims.ac.jp/en/recruit/policy.html & https://www.ims.ac.jp/en/recruit/kenkyukikan.html].

4. Required qualifications for the candidate:
Applicants should possess a M.Sc. degree, Ph.D. degree or an equivalent scientific carrier.

5. Expected start date:
On or at the earliest possible date after November 1st, 2018 (JST)

6. Deadline for application: July 10th, 2018 (JST)

7. Documents for application:

1) Curriculum Vitae (Please download the format from the URL below.)

2) Summary of research achievements (future research plans may also be included; less than 3 pages in total on A4 size paper.)

3) List of publications and invited talks (About description method, refer to the URL below.)

4) Reprints or preprints of maximum five selected publications

5) Recommendation letter(s) (optional)

For details (format, description method, etc.), see the following URL. https://www.ims.ac.jp/en/recruit/teisyutu.html
Please note that documents will not be returned to applicants.

8. Selection process:
Candidates will be selected under the advice of a personnel committee of the IMS.
IMS may withhold selection if there is no suitable person for the position.

9. Compensation:
In accordance with the NINS employee compensation regulation. The annual salary system will be applied.

10. Submission:
Please send the application by postal mail to the address below;

Personnel section, Okazaki Administration Center, NINS
Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, JAPAN
(Indicate "Application documents enclosed" on the envelope in red.)

Application from outside Japan may be submitted by email to the Personnel section (r7113@orion.ac.jp). The subject of the email should be ‘Application for assistant professorship to Prof. Kera’, and the main text should contain your name and ‘Position: Assistant Professor in the Division of Photo-Molecular Science III, Department of Photo-Molecular Science’ at the beginning. Documents should be formatted in PDF. If the data exceeds 20 MB, divide into multiple PDF files and send by separate emails. Notification of receipt will be sent within four working days. In case you do not receive a notification, please contact the Personnel section.

11. For further information (Including salary and other benefits):
Personnel section, Okazaki Administration Center, NINS
Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, JAPAN
E-mail: r7113@orion.ac.jp
https://www.ims.ac.jp/en/

12. Others:
IMS complies with Equal Employment Opportunities Law of Japan and is committed to promoting gender equality.
(https://www.ims.ac.jp/en/recruit/sankaku.html)
Our support measures for researchers, regardless of gender, who have childcare and family care responsibilities are found from here.
(https://www.ims.ac.jp/en/about/bunshi_sankaku.html)