Today, we are facing severe environmental issues such as global warming, climate change and so on. In order to meet such severe challenge ahead and pave the way toward the future, it is necessary for mankind to establish a sustainable society supported by scientific technology innovations. The green house gas emissions, which are thought to be a major cause for the global warming, are mainly derived from the transportation sector and electricity power generation based on the consumption of fossil fuels. A global solution must therefore involve a dramatic move to renewable energy, for which an interdisciplinary scientific research field will be indispensable to facilitate the development of renewable energy-related technologies.
The priority research project aims to create the leading international center of excellence for integrated materials science and chemistry with regard to next generation energy. We will emphasize both pioneering fundamental researches by outstanding young scientists and the development of innovative and undiscovered technologies contributing to renewable energy and the reduction of green house gases.
The Division of Chemistry and Materials Science in Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in the major project, “Materials Science for Next Generation Energy”. We emphasize the challenging fundamental research by outstanding young chemists who adopt an international perspective in the field of green energy generation and utilization. The project requires promising human resources capable of comprehensive research and education fields for the development of synthetic chemistry, including organometallic chemistry and catalyst chemistry, especially efficient reductive transformation of carbon dioxide into the valuable carbon resources.
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Qualifications:
(1)
Applicants must have a Ph.D. with more than 3 years of research career after graduation from university.
(2)
The research carrier of applicants is limited within 10 years after getting Ph.D.
(3)
Applicants must have significant research achievements in the field to which he/she will be assigned. Applicants should be required to have three or more of original research papers in peer-reviewed international journals within the last 5 years, and to have one or more of them as the first author or the corresponding author to the first author.
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Applicants must have been trained in the field of synthetic chemistry, catalyst chemistry, or applied chemistry.
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Applicants must have high-level ability to carry out vigorous and creative research on his/her own.
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Applicants must not work for any other institutes or companies during the project.
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Research Period :
From as early as August 1, 2011 to March 31, 2016
Starting date will be settled upon consultation.)
A successful applicant will be employed as a full-time assistant professor during the above period.
If the performance is deemed excellent at the end of the determined research period, he/she will be promoted to associate professor or assistant professor (indefinite employment), after going through a tenure track screening.
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Salary and Research Fund:
Salary: Approximately JPY 7,000,000 per year
(Standard Nagasaki University employment rules and regulations will be applied.)
Research fund (Start-up expenses): Approximately JPY 7,000,000 for the first year
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Research Facilities and Equipments:
Facilities and equipment will be preferentially prepared within the major research project.
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Required Documentation:
One original and one copy of the following documents written in either English or Japanese must be submitted.
(1)
Curriculum vitae with ID photo
(2)
Lists of original papers, review articles, academic books, patents, together with a list of conference presentations within recent 5 years (for the papers in press, attach the evidence of acceptance)
(3)
Original or copy of your three representative papers
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Summary of your research achievements up to nowadays (one or two pages of A4 or Letter size paper)
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Research project title and what you expect to accomplish: hopes, goals, resolution, etc. (one or two pages on A4 or Letter size paper)
(6)
Names and contact information of two people who can be contacted in reference to your work*(1) can be downloaded in MS-Word format below, but other documents require no special format. Download application forms （MS-Word 60KB)
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Deadline for the Application:
Application forms must reach Nagasaki University by Saturday, April 30, 2011.
Applications missing the deadline will not be accepted.
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Miscellaneous:
(1)
Application materials will not be returned.
(2)
Nagasaki University encourages applications from both women and men with relevant
(3)
After the selection based on application materials, the candidates will present research works and have an interview. Nagasaki University will take care of your travel expenses when you come to Nagasaki for the interview.
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Contact information:
Professor Isamu Moriguchi
Graduate School of Engineering
Until March 31, 2011
Graduate School of Science and Technology
The research project leader
1-14 Bunkyo, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
TEL: +81-95-819-2669
FAX: +81-95-819-2669
E-mail:mrgch@nagasaki-u.ac.jp
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Address for Submitting the Application:
Research Planning Division
Research Promotion and International Affairs Department
Nagasaki University
1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521
Japan
* Please make sure to use registered mail such as EMS, DHL, FedEx, etc. and specify
"Tenure Track Assistant Professor Application(Materials Science for Next Generation Energy)" on the envelop in red ink.
