Job description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
CiRA is seeking professors or associate professors (PIs) to pioneer new fields in next-generation basic research in life sciences and medical application research, and to become world-leading researchers who will shape the future of these fields.
https://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/j/employment/
Work content and job description
CiRA is seeking professors or associate professors (PIs) to pioneer new fields in next-generation basic research in life sciences and medical application research, and to become world-leading researchers who will shape the future of these fields.
Targeted fields
We invite new proposals for basic research or medical application research across a broad range of natural science fields.
We welcome applications from researchers who pursue the following initiatives beyond the boundaries of conventional academic disciplines, making use of the Institute’s strengths in iPS cell technology, reprogramming technology, and gene therapy technology, as well as informatics, AI, mathematics, biophysics, structural biology, and related fields:
- understanding unknown biological phenomena at the molecular, cellular, organ/tissue, and organismal levels;
- advancing and deepening regenerative medicine (cell therapy, regenerative organ transplantation) and drug discovery using iPS cells toward clinical application and widespread adoption; and
- pioneering new medical technologies and concepts that may lead to future clinical applications.
We also welcome ambitious research proposals that are not limited to these examples and are not constrained by existing ideas.
Please refer to the CiRA Website for an overview of the institute.
Assigned department
Existing departments
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application
Job type
- Professor level
- Associate Professor
Research field
- Others - Others
- Natural sciences
Wages
Common to all Job Types
Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~
Working hours
Common to all Job Types
- Working hours :08:30-17:15
- Break time :12:00-13:00
- Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary Labor System
Application requirements
Qualifications
Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
Description
Eligible candidates are female individuals who hold a doctoral degree in medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, science, or engineering, or who possess equivalent work achievements. They should have sufficient research or work achievements and motivation to lead and supervise a research team as a Principal Investigator and to carry out their assigned duties. Prior experience or accomplishments in iPS cell research are not required. We seek applicants with a clear vision to advance pioneering research at the frontiers of life sciences.
Employment Type
Common to all Job Types
- Others
- Full-time
Contract period
Common to all Job Types
- Nontenured - Non-tenure track
- 5 years from the date of appointment
- Probationary period present
- Trial period 6 months
Work location
606-8507 Kyoto 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Access: five-minute walk from Jingu-marutamachi station of Keihan Railway
*Home, etc., if telecommuting is permitted or ordered by Kyoto University.
Compensation
Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Kyoto University is working to prevent passive smoking, by prohibiting indoor smoking on all campuses and also outside smoking except in designated areas.
Supplementary explanation of compensation
Regular faculty staff of Kyoto University (Junior Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, full-time, fixed-term)
- Salaries, etc. are determined based on the Kyoto University standards in accordance with capabilities and backgrounds.
- Discretionary work system for specialist staff (38 hours and 45 minutes/week, 7 hours and 45 minutes/day)
- 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. (break 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)/ 5 days a week, when Discretionary work system for specialist staff is not applied.
- You may be ordered to work overtime as needed.
- Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and new-year break, and the anniversary of foundation holiday.
- Social insurance: Health Insurance of MEXT Mutual Aid Association, employee pension insurance, industrial accident compensation insurance, and employment insurance.
Application Considerations
Number of hired
1 person(s)
Application period
2026/11/02~2026/12/02 Deadline for receipt
Application method
Attached documents
Application Form : Online Submission , Mailing
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
606-8507 Kyoto 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Personnel Section, Administrative Office, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University 宛
JREC-IN Portal web application
Not available
E-mail Application
Accept
jinji-admi(at)cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp
- Please change (at) to @ and send it.
Recruiting Institution's Web application system
Not available
URL of this job posting
https://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/employment/
Selection / Notification of result
Selection
An interview will follow the screening of application documents. Applicants will be contacted by email or in writing at a later date for further details. During the interview, applicants may be asked to give a presentation on their research plan, etc. Please note that applicants are responsible for their own transportation and any associated expenses to and from the interview.
Notification of result
Applicants will be notified of the results by email or in writing once the decision has been made.
Contact details
Kyoto University
Administrative Office
Ninomiya yoko
0753667309
jinji-admi(at)cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp
- Please change (at) to @ and send it.
Notes
In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, Kyoto University strives to prevent harassment of job applicants and has put in place measures such as the Counseling Service. Details are available on the following website:
https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/about/human-rights/harassment-policy-at-kyoto-university
