Job description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Tokyo Metropolitan University
（Undergraduate School）Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences
（Graduate School）Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences
Work content and job description
Basic Experiments in Environmental Applied Chemistry, Experiments in Environmental Applied Chemistry 1, Experiments in Environmental Applied Chemistry 2, etc.
Assigned department
Existing departments
（Undergraduate School）Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences （Graduate School）Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences
Job type
Assistant Professor level
Research field
- Life Science - Biomaterials
- Life Science - Functional biochemistry
- Life Science - Medical biochemistry
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Bio chemistry
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Polymer chemistry
Wages
Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 8 million yen
- Annual salary system according to position, performance, and job description.
- According to the "Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation University Faculty's Salary Regulations".
- Wages (approximate) is an estimated amount calculated by taking into account basic salary+ basic job amount+ performance salary+ salary increase.
- In addition to the above, various additions will be paid according to the duties based on corporate regulations.
- The above annual salary is for one fiscal year (from April to March of the following year), and necessary adjustments will be made according to the time of appointment.
- Performance pay will be paid according to the period of service and the performance rate according to the "Performance Salary Regulations for University Faculties" of the Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation.
- Basic salary, basic job amount, performance salary, salary increase, etc. are subject to change due to revisions to rules and regulations.
Working hours
Working hours :09:00-17:45
Break time :12:00-13:00
Holidays : Two days off per week (Saturdays and Sundays), national holidays, and year- end and New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3 of the following year).
Vacation
Annual paid leave, summer vacation, condolence leave, maternity and childcare leave, etc.
- Subject to the "Regulations on Working Hours, Holidays, and Leave for Tokyo Metropolitan University Faculty and Staff."
Overtime and other explanations : The Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work applies with 7 hours and 45 minutes per day (deemed working hours).
Application requirements
Qualifications
Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor / Others
An applicant must meet the following four criteria:
- Applicants must have or be expected to have a doctoral degree at the time of hire.
- Familiarity with chemistry and ability to teach and conduct research in Japanese or English.
- A person who can carry out education, research, social contribution, and organizational management with enthusiasm and responsibility.
- Strong motivation and high ability to explore biochemical fields using cell/animal experiments such as DDS, biomaterials, and biomedical polymers.
Employment Type
Others
Full-time
Contract period
Nontenured - Non-tenure track
Assistant Professor: A fixed-term appointment of 5 years （renewable once; the renewed term will be 5 years)
- The initial term will be renewed following a reappointment review conducted prior to the expiration of the term at the fifth year after appointment.
- Following the renewal, a second review will be conducted prior to the expiration of the renewed term at the tenth year after appointment. Upon passing this review, the appointment may be converted to a non-fixed-term position.
For more details, please visit the TMU website: https://www.houjin-tmu.ac.jp/recruit_teacher/tmu/
- Notwithstanding the above, the appointee shall retire at the end of the fiscal year in which they reach the age of 65.
Probationary period present
6 months from the date of appointment
Work location
192-0397 Tokyo 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi Tokyo Metropolitan University Minami-Osawa Campus
Compensation
Various systems
Pay increase system : According to the "Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation University Faculty's Salary Regulations".
Bonus : It will be paid as a "performance salary".
Retirement allowances : It is paid separately as a "retirement allowance" at the time of corporate retirement.
According to the "Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation Retirement Allowance Regulations".
Transportation expenses : According to the "Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation Commuting Allowance Regulations".
Retirement age : Appointment does not extend beyond the end of the academic year in which the faculty member retires (65 years old).
Others : Other allowances are available.
Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers
Employees' Pension Insurance : Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers
Worker's accident insurance : Fund for Local Government Employees' Accident Compensation
Employment insurance : available
Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
No smoking is allowed on campus (except designated outdoor smoking areas)
Application Considerations
Number of hired
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2027/06/01
Starting date : 2027/06/01
Application period
2026/10/30~2026/12/21 Deadline for receipt
Submission Deadline：Must Arrive by Monday, December 21, 2026 Japan Standard Time
Application method
Attached documents
Application Form : Online Submission
- Resume (Form0301)
- Education Performance List （Form0302）
- Research Performance List （Form0303）
- Applicants may submit documents in any format, provided that all items specified in the designated forms are included.
- List of External Funding Achievements (Form0304)
- List of Social Contribution Activities（Form0305）
- Statement describing representative research achievements(format free.)
- Statement of Plans for Education, Research, and Social Contribution after Appointment in any format (up to 1,000 words)
- You are not required to use the university’s prescribed research proposal form (Form0306, as listed separately). Please submit your proposal using any format you choose.
- Please download the designated form and Enty Guidelines from the following website:
https://www.houjin-tmu.ac.jp/en/recruit_teacher_page/tmu/
Submission
Applications will be accepted by email only. Please refer to the submission address below.
- Please submit items (1) through (7) as PDF files (or Word files) attached to an email all at once.
- The file name should be the applicant’s name.
- The total size of email with attachments must not exceed 20 MB.
- If the file size exceeds this limit, please divide the documents into multiple emails, ensuring that each email does not exceed 20 MB.
- Please use the following subject line for your email: “Faculty Recruitment Documents (0864 Biochemistry).”
- Please contact us if you do not receive an acknowledgement of receipt by the next business day after the submission deadline.
JREC-IN Portal web application
Not available
E-mail Application
Accept
kyoinkobo-toshikankyo(at)jmj.tmu.ac.jp
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Recruiting Institution's Web application system
Not available
URL of this job posting
https://www.houjin-tmu.ac.jp/en/recruit_teacher/tmu/
Selection / Notification of result
Selection
First Screening: Document Screening
Second Screening:（Assistant Professor）Candidates who pass the first round of screening will be invited to an interview on 30 January 2027.
Details regarding the time, location and other arrangements will be notified to successful candidates in the first screening.
- The necessary travel and accommodation expenses for the second screening will be borne by the applicant.
Notification of result
The result will be notified by the department concerned.
Contact details
Tokyo Metropolitan University
General Affairs Department, Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation Personnel System Section
Personnel Division
kyoinsaiyo(at)jmj.tmu.ac.jp
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Regarding the specific field
Professor Shoichiro Asayama,
Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment , Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences
Tokyo Metropolitan University
E-Mail asayama-shoichiro@tmu.ac.jp
Notes
If you are unable to obtain your doctoral degree by the start date, your employment offer will be rescinded.
Regarding affiliation, the appointee may be required to hold concurrent appointments in the former faculties and graduate schools that existed prior to the April 2018 reorganization, while such faculties and graduate schools remain in place.
Public University Corporation Tokyo Metropolitan University changed its corporate name to Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation on April 1, 2020.
- Our university is committed to promoting diversity in order to create a welcoming and inclusive academic environment where individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of gender, disabilities, or cultural differences, are equally respected and able to participate in all aspects of university life.
To learn more about our efforts to foster diversity, please visit
The Diversity Promotion Office at：https://diversity.fpark.tmu.ac.jp/
- Should any discrepancies or doubts arise between Japanese and English versions of the advertisement, the Japanese version will prevail.
