Title

Principal Investigator of ELSI (Professor of Associate Professor)

Number of Openings

1

Subject Area

Study of the early Earth and study of the origin of life

Qualifications

1) Candidates should hold a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent).

2) Candidates should have their own original research plans in the subject specified above and demonstrated abilities to acquire external or competitive funds to promote their own research.

3) Candidates should be qualified to offer graduate-level instruction and classroom teaching in English with demonstrated capacity to supervise and teach graduate students.

4) Candidates should have an international research network in a relevant subject and a strong commitment to the development and the strategic and operational management of the institute.

Form of Employment

Full-time (tenured or non-tenured)

Term

1) Tenured position: retirement age system.

2) Non-tenured position: term of five years. During the term, a tenure assessment will be conducted, and the successful candidate’s employment may not have a fixed term.

In either case, appointment does not extend beyond the end of the academic year in which he or she attains the retirement age (65).

Starting Date

April 1st, 2018, or earliest possible date thereafter

Place of Work

Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology

2-12-1-IE-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan

Salary

Annual salary system. The salary will be determined in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the National University Corporation Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Selection process

The selection committee will start reviewing the submitted materials on November 1, 2017. Selected candidates will be interviewed and will be requested to give a public seminar on their research in English.

Notes

1. During the selection process, candidates may be requested to provide additional information.

2. Tenure assessment will be conducted in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the National University Corporation Tokyo Institute of Technology.

3. Tokyo Institute of Technology provides equal opportunities to all qualified applicants in all scientific research fields regardless of nationality, gender, religion, or any other characteristic protected by law.

4. Submitted materials are strictly protected under the Privacy Policy of Tokyo Institute of Technology and wil be used only for the purpose of applicant screening. Please note that the materials will not be returned.

5. Please visit http://old.elsi.jp/en/ for further information about the institute.

6. For inquiries, please contact Professor Kei Hirose, Selection Committee Chair via e-mail (faculty-recruitment[at]elsi.jp; replace [at] by @).

Please prepare the following materials in PDF format. There is no set formt. All documents must be provided in English.

1. 1-to-2-page cover letter including a statement of interests. Please indicate the desired position (Professor or Associate Professor).

2. Curriculum vitae including educational background, professional experience, honors and awards, mailing address, and e-mail address.

3. List of research achievements classified into the following categories (peer-reviewed journal papers, refereed international conference proceedings, books authored, reviews, and intellectual property). Please indicate publications in which you are the first author with an asterisk (*).

4. List of acquired external research grants, fellowships, or competitive funds. The type, project title, period of research, and budget should be provided for each item. Please specify applicant’s contribution as a principal or cooperative investigator. In case where you act as co-investigator, please specify the total and allocated budgets.

5. Abridged list of major honors and awards, academic society activities, editorial activities, grant proposal review panels, other service-related activities, committee activities, and social contribution or outreach activities.

6. List of up to five most important publications.

7. Outline of research achievements and current research objectives. Please limit the length to 3 pages of A4 or letter size.

8. Statement of research plans at ELSI that specifically address the origin and early evolution of life and/or Earth. Please limit the length to 3 pages of A4 or letter size.

9. Outline of past and current teaching activities and list of classes taught. Please specify the language used in classes. Please limit the length to 2 pages of A4 or letter size.

10. Statement of teaching and public outreach plans. Please limit the length to 1 page of A4 or letter size.

11. List of names and contact information of four references. Two or more references should be from researchers based in institutions outside of Japan. The name, affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, and their relationship to the applicant should be provided.

Please submit your application as specified above by registered mail/courier or electronically by October 31st, 2017. The application materials will not be returned. We will notify you via e-mail upon receipt of your application within 5 business days.

A. Submission by registered mail or courier service.
Please send your application as a single PDF file recorded on a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or USB flash drive to the following address:

Administrative Vice Director

Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology

2-12-1-IE-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan

* Please write “Application for the ELSI faculty position” in red on the front of the envelope.

B. Submission through ELSI's public position offering page.
https://var2.elsi.jp/form/g/elsi/f_13/index.php

Please generate and submit a single PDF file that includes all the documents specified above. The file size should not exceed 5 MB.