Recruitment Details

1. Position:

Assistant Professor

2. Work place: 

(Upon hiring) Department of Creative Research, ExCELLS, NINS (Designer Biomolecular Chemistry Group)
(Range of change) Work place designated by NINS

3. Job Description:

(Upon hiring)
Experimental research on designing protein function and its applications based on synthetic chemistry (including coordination chemistry), genetic engineering, or computational science methods in collaboration with Associate Professor Yasunori Okamoto. The successful candidate for this position shall conduct research while also serving as the Assistant Professor at the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS). Participation in managements of ExCELLS and 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
(Range of change) Job duties designated by NINS

4. Group Web site:

https://sites.google.com/view/y-okamoto-chemistry/english

5. 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].

6. Required qualifications for the candidate:

Applicants should possess a M.Sc. degree, Ph.D. degree or an equivalent scientific career.

7. Expected start date:

On or at the earliest possible date after November 1st, 2025

8. Deadline for application:

June 10th, 2025 (JST)

9. Documents for application:

The following documents (1) to (5) should be prepared in PDF format and then the documents (1) to (4) should be merged into one single PDF document. The merged PDF should be submitted as the attachment of email and the document (5) recommendation letter(s) should be submitted separately by recommender(s).
(1)    Curriculum Vitae (Please download the format from the URL below.)
(2) Summary of research achievements (future research plans may also be included; not more than 3 pages in total on A4 size paper.)
(3) List of publications and invited talks (For details, 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

10. Selection process:　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Candidates will be selected under the advice of a personnel committee of the IMS and steering committee of the ExCELLS.
The IMS may withhold selection if there is no suitable person for the position.

11. Compensation:

In accordance with the NINS employee compensation regulation.

12. Submission:

Application should be submitted by email to the Personnel section（ims-asstprof@orion.ac.jp）. The subject of the email should be 'Application for assistant professorship to Assoc. Prof. Yasunori Okamoto, and the main text should contain your name and 'Position: Assistant Professor at Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS)' at the beginning. The above documents (1) to (5) should be prepared in PDF format and then the documents (1) to (4) should be merged into one single PDF document. The merged PDF should be submitted as the attachment of email and the documents (5) recommendation letter(s) should be submitted separately by recommender(s) 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.

13. 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/

14. Others:

(1) Gender equality
NINS 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)

(2) Handling of personal data
All the private data in application for selection and employment is handled in strict confidentiality in accordance with Personal Information Protection Law of Japan and the NINS Personal Information Protection Rules, and such data is not utilized for any other purpose. Applications should be submitted after agreeing above handling.