Job description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is an interdisciplinary graduate program integrating the research divisions of medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical sciences, nutrition, and health sciences. The mission of the Graduate School is to serve the needs in public health and welfare through innovative research and comprehensive education in bioscience and medicine.
The department focuses on the fields of nutrition and physiology, molecular and cellular physiology, molecular nutrition, advanced multi-omics analysis, and space nutrition.
Work content and job description
- To teach the Human Anatomy and Physiology, and Nutritional Physiology—subjects essential for training registered dietitians—at the undergraduate level, and provide instruction and research guidance in space nutrition and cutting-edge nutritional research at the graduate level
- To teach and to supervise the practicums of the Nutritional Physiology
- To conduct research and to provide the research guidance to students
Assigned department
Existing departments
Department of Nutritional Physiology
Job type
Professor level
Research field
- Life Science - Nutrition science and health science
- Life Science - Physiology
- Life Science - Medical biochemistry
- Life Science - Pathological biochemistry
- Others - Others
- Field : nutrition, medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy
- Specific classification : Basic Nutrition and Medicine
Wages
Annual Salary : 8 million yen ~ 10 million yen
Working hours
Working hours :08:30-17:15
Overtime and other explanations : A discretionary working-hour system is in place for professional work. This means professors can manage their own working hours, although formal working hours are considered to be 7 hours and 45 minutes a day.
Application requirements
Qualifications
Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
have the Doctoral degree.
Official qualification in specific field, etc.
It is desirable to be a Medical Doctor.
Description
should:
- have the Doctoral degree. It is desirable to be a Medical Doctor.
- have the ability to supervise and to implement the education and research practice in a positive manner having the great deal of actual achievments in the field of the Nutritional Physiology.
- be able to manage in a fair manner the Deparmtnet of Nutritional Physiology, and to contribute to the development of Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Faculty of Medical Nutrition.
Employment Type
Regular employee
Full-time
Contract period
Tenured - Non-tenure track
Full-time (Tenured)
Probationary period absent
Trial period 6 months
However, a probationary period may not be imposed on individuals who have transitioned from being employees of national university corporations, inter-university research institute corporations, the National Institute of Technology, the national government, local governments, or similar organizations to becoming university employees.
Work location
770-8503 Tokushima 3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima
Compensation
Various systems
Retirement allowances : available
Transportation expenses : available
Retirement age : available
Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
Supplementary explanation of compensation
The remuneration follows the regulations of Tokushima University
Application Considerations
Number of hired
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2027/08/01
Starting date : 2027/08/01
Job content supplemental explanation
[Starting date]
As soon as possible after August 1st, 2027
Application period
2026/11/13~2027/01/15 Deadline for receipt
all application materials must be received by January 15, 2026
Application method
Application documents (specified forms)
Attached documents
Application Form : Mailing
Achievements and Activities : Mailing
Other Mailing Documents
- Curriculum Vitae: name, date of birth, present position, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, home address, nationality, education, academic degrees, professional experiences, awards, professional qualifications, academic/scientific memberships, academic/scientific experiences abroad including studies and trainings which should be for more than two months;
- List of research activities: original papers, reviews, books, book chapters, guest speakers, presentations at academic conferences and others; each publications should include the titles, authors, names of journals, publication's year, volume, and pages;
- Abstracts of 10 most significant and relevant papers (around 200 words each);
- Summary of the research activities (within 2,000 words);
- Statements of previous achievements and future goals in (a) education and (b) research (around 1,000 words each);
- List of graduate and undergraduate courses in which you taught in the last two years;
- List of faculty development (s) (FD) and other educational seminars attended;
- List of committee memberships on and off campus;
- List of current and previous grants-in-aid (MEXT and other funding);
- List of patents;
- A CD-R containing the documents of the (1)-(10) listed above;
- If available, please provide copies of textbooks (in a Western language) or review articles from leading journals that cite and evaluate the 10 key papers.
- Copies of professional licenses;
- Copy of the certificate
- Reprints of original papers, reviews, books, and book chapters;
- A letter of recommendation.
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
770-8503 Tokushima 2-50-1 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima City 770-8503, Japan
Tokushima University, The Administrative Bureau, General Affairs Deparment Personnel Dision (Kuramoto-Jinji-Kakari)
JREC-IN Portal web application
Not available
E-mail Application
Not available
Recruiting Institution's Web application system
Not available
URL of this job posting
https://www.tokushima-u.ac.jp/about/adoption/public_appeal.html
Selection / Notification of result
Selection
- Reviewing application materials
- Short-listed candidates may be interviewed or asked to give a presentation
Notification of result
Notification by mail, etc.
Contact details
Tokushima University
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Dr.Taketani Yutaka
taketani(at)tokushima-u.ac.jp
- Please change (at) to @ and send it.
Notes
- This recruitment document (including guidelines for preparing application materials) can be downloaded from the following websites:
- Tokushima University website (https://www.tokushima-u.ac.jp/)
- JREC-IN Portal (Research Personnel Database) (https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekTop)
- In the faculty selection process at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, we ensure a fair selection process, free from discrimination based on nationality, gender, disability, or other such factors, with the goal of recruiting truly outstanding individuals.
- Tokushima University promotes gender equality through various initiatives and actively encourages applications from female researchers for faculty positions.
- Personal information provided will be used solely for the purpose of candidate selection and subsequent personnel-related procedures; it will not be used or disclosed for any other purpose.
- Achievements during periods when education or research activities were interrupted due to childbirth, childcare, or family caregiving responsibilities will be taken into consideration.
- In cases where candidates have equivalent qualifications and achievements, priority will be given to female applicants.
