Recruitment of an International Collaboration Coordinator, Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University
Job descriptions
A unique position, where a scientist with advanced degrees acts as a strategic planner and coordinator under the supervision of the director of Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University. He or she arranges a series of joint research with the best global universities such as University of Cambridge (UK) and University of Chicago (US).Job duties and responsibilities:
Duties include the coordination and promotion of international collaborative projects in liaison with scientists and administrative staff in Japan and overseas. Additional duties may include assignments to promote international academic exchanges.
For more details of AIMR Satellites (Joint Research Centers), please see our website.
Satellites (AIMR website)
Remarks
- AIMR official language is English. AIMR has supporting staff for researchers from abroad.
- Tohoku University promotes activities to increase Diversity, Equity and Inclusion(DEI) and encourages people of varied talents from all backgrounds to apply for positions at the university.
Tohoku University’s website about the DEI Declaration is here: http://tumug.tohoku.ac.jp/dei/ - Pursuant to Article 8 of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment, Tohoku University shall, as a measure for increasing the presence of women among the academic staff, prioritize the hiring of women deemed qualified for each job opening, based on impartial evaluation.
- Tohoku University has the largest on-campus childcare system of all Japanese national universities. This network comprises three nurseries: Kawauchi Keyaki Nursery school (capacity: 22) and Aobayama Midori Nursery school (116), both open to all university employees, as well as Hoshinoko Nursery school (120), which is open to employees working on Seiryo Campus. In addition, Tohoku University Hospital runs a childcare room for mildly ill and convalescent children which is available to all university employees.
- See the following website for information on these and other programs that Tohoku University runs to assist work-life balance, to support researchers, and to advance gender equality, including measures to promote childcare leave among male employees.
Tohoku University Center for Gender Equality Promotion website: http://www.tumug.tohoku.ac.jp/
Human Resources and Planning Department website: https://c.bureau.tohoku.ac.jp/jinji-top/external/a-4-kosodate/
Recruitment information
| Position | Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (Management) (International collaboration coordinator) | ||||||||
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| Job type, rank, number | 1 person | ||||||||
| Term | Until March 31, 2024 Fixed-term appointment in every year, renewable every year based on evaluation. |
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| Starting date | June 1, 2023 (negotiable) | ||||||||
| Deadline for applications | March 31, 2023 (Friday) 17:00 JST | ||||||||
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| Treatment | The contract is subject to the Work Rules for Fixed-Term Employees at National University Corporation Tohoku University.
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| How to apply | Send the application materials (1) to (4) by email following contact address as a single PDF file. The email title should be “Application for IAC Coordinator”. Selection Process: Screening of documents and interview *Interviews are scheduled the mid of April. *After the application deadline, we will contact only the persons who have passed the screening of documents. |
Contact
General Affairs Section, Organization for Advanced Studies, Tohoku University
| Address: | 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8577, Japan |
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| E-mail: | iac-recruit2023@grp.tohoku.ac.jp |
