Call for Associate Professor or Senior Assistant Professor (Division of Postharvest and Crop Application)

25 Jan 2025
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Okayama University

Research Field

Technology
Environmental science
Agricultural sciences
Pharmacological sciences
Anthropology
Neurosciences
Medical sciences
Chemistry
Ethics in health sciences
Biological sciences

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

28 Mar 2025 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Existing departments
Degree program in Earth, Environmental and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology
We are looking for candidates with the following knowledge and experience.
Knowledge and experience in postharvest biotechnology, genetics, breeding, and plant physiology
Knowledge and experience in genome biology and bioinformatics
http://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/index_e.html

[Work content and job description]
【Area of Expertise】
Postharvest and Crop Application, Postharvest Biotechnology
【Description of Job】
(1) Research: Advanced research to develop the technology to improve the storage quality of fruits and vegetables and expand exports, and basic research to understand the physiological phenomena of agricultural products on trees and after harvesting and during storage at the molecular level will be promoted in collaboration with related scientists, from the perspectives of plant physiology, genetics and breeding, and horticulture, and using the genomic information, bioinformatics, and AI technology.
(2) Education: At the school of Agriculture lectures such as "Postharvest and Crop Application 1 and 2" ,"Course Seminar(shared)", "Introduction to Applied Plant Science I (shared in English)"， "Fruit Science (shared in English)", experimental practices such as " Experiment in Applied Plant Science 1, 2 and 3 (shared)", "Laboratory Biology (shared)", the graduate school of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology lectures such as "Postharvest Physiology and Bioinformatics (shared)", " Advances in Plant Science (shared in English)" and other experimental practice, and guidance on graduation thesis research, and provide research guidance to master's and doctoral students at the graduate school.
(3) Administration: Organizational management at Okayama University

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
700-8530 Okayama 1-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama City

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2025-08-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2025-08-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:【Post commencement date】
As soon as possible after 1 August 2025

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D125010423&ln_jor=1

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen - 8 million yen
Wages description:Basic annual salary and Performance-based annual salary : Associate Professor 5,732,000-7,840,000yen
Basic annual salary and Performance-based annual salary : Senior Assistant Professor 4,962,000-7,308,000yen
An annual salary system is applied.
The amount of annual salary is determined in consideration of the person’s educational background, work experience, etc. according to the Okayama University annual salary Regulations.
The percentage of annual performance pay depends on the length of service within six months prior to the base date (June 1 and December 1) , and the performance rate varies depending on the results of the evaluation.
As allowances, commuting allowance, support allowance, housing allowance, adjustment allowance, etc. will be paid separately to the applicable employees.
Salary rules: https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/tp/society/boshyu-kyoiku.html
Working hours:08:30-17:30
Holidays :Saturdays and Sundays, national holidays, and December 29 to January 3 (Article 42, paragraph 2 of the Personnel Work Rules)
Overtime and other explanations:Discretionary labor system for professional work is applied. (Deemed working hours: 7 hours and 45 minutes/day) Overtime work is not required in principle. Day-off work may be required. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Personnel Work Rules)
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Tenured
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Trial period 6 month

[Various systems]
Retirement allowances:available
Transportation expenses:available
Retirement age:available
Others:Salary increase: Not available （However, the grade may be revised according to the separately determined standard）
Peformance-based annual salary: Available (under separately established criteria)

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:available
Employees' Pension Insurance:available
Worker's accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
Smoking is prohibited on campus.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

Okayama University promotes gender equality and supports female teachers. We welcome active participation of women in the application process.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Okayama University

Country

Japan

City

Okayama

Geofield

STATUS: EXPIRED

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