JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (JAIST)

School of Materials Science

Faculty Position

 

School of Materials Science (graduate course) invites application for an Associate

Professor position in areas of biofunction and organization.

 

Areas of specialty: The research area specified is concerned with interdisciplinary

studies in biological, chemical, and physical materials sciences to understand and

control biological phenomena such as signal transduction in cells.

 

Contract: 10 years (extendable after appraisal): it is possible to get a tenure evaluation

within the decade.

 

Requisites: Candidate should have a Ph. D. degree, and has demonstrated strong

research background and strong motivations in education. JAIST encourages

applications of women and foreigners.

The applicant should submit the following documents:
(1) A detailed curriculum vitae with the candidatefs photograph
(2) A list of academic achievements in reverse chronological order, separated into:
refereed international journal publications, refereed international conference
papers,domestic journals and conference publications, and others;
    A list of other relevant achievements such as academic awards, and research grants
(3) A summary of past research achievements (A4 2 pages)
(4) A list of 3 major original articles, and their copies
(5) Future plans for educational and research activities (A4 2 pages)
(6) Names of two referees with their e-mail addresses

(7) The candidatefs contact details including physical and e-mail addresses

 

Deadline: Application must be received by 30, June, 2011.

 

Please send your application to:

Professor Hideki Matsumura

Dean of School of Materials Science

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)

1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, JAPAN

 

Please mark the envelope gApplication for Associate Professor Position (Biofunction

and Organization)h in red ink.

 

For more information on the position, please contact:

Professor Hideki Matsumura

Dean of School of Materials Science

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)
1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, JAPAN

TEL: +81-761-51-1160, FAX: +81-761-51-1149

E-mail: ms-dean@jaist.ac.jp

 

Details of JAIST can be found at: http://www.jaist.ac.jp/index-e.html.