Associate Professor Position at Center for Research Collaboration, National Institute for Physiological Sciences

NIPS is an inter-university research institute in the field of basic medicine dedicated to clarifying the functions and mechanisms of the human body. NIPS promotes research on functional mechanisms and structure-function relationships across multiple levels of biological organization, ranging from molecules to whole organisms, and further to interactions between individuals. Moreover, by exploring linkages across these levels and interactions between different functional systems, NIPS seeks to deepen understanding of biological principles and homeostasis. NIPS also aims to apply these findings to elucidate pathophysiology, thereby contributing to the establishment of a foundation for translational research that bridges basic and clinical medicine. To accelerate these efforts, NIPS will establish the Section for Human Physiology and Clinical Investigation within the Center for Research Collaboration and further strengthen its partnerships with clinical medicine.

Work content and job description
In this recruitment, NIPS seeks researchers with an academic foundation in clinical research, access to clinical samples and patient data, and the ability to advance life science research through collaborative projects both within and outside NIPS by integrating these clinical resources with the Institute’s research resources. The two Associate Professors to be recruited will each be expected to establish and lead an independent laboratory upon appointment. In addition, as faculty members of The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, they will be expected to actively engage in graduate education. Please note that, following their appointment, each laboratory will be eligible to recruit one Project Assistant Professor or Project Research Staff.
(Range of change) Job duties designated by NINS

Application documents (specified forms)
(Form)Assistant Professor Position at the Division of Multisensory Integration Systems_NIPS.docx

Attached documents
Other online application forms
・Documents to be submitted
(1)Curriculum vitae (please use the designated format*)
(2)Summary of past research, reason for applying, and future aspirations (approximately 1,000 words; no format specified)
(3)List of publications (Appendix 1*)

• The publications should be numbered consecutively from earliest to most recent.

The numbers of up to three main publications listed in (5) below should be circled.

• The publication list must include the names of all authors, titles of papers, journal names,

volume number, page number (beginning and end pages, or manuscript number in the
case of Open Access Journal), year of publication, and doi.

• Original papers and review articles (including books) should be listed separately.
• Papers in press should be included, but papers under submission, those with preprints

(e.g., bioRxiv), or those in preparation should not.
(4)Other reference materials (Appendix 2*)
(5)PDF files of up to three main publications
(6)Letter(s) of recommendation (*)
-At least one letter
-The letter can be sent separately by the recommender.
*Please download the designated formats for (1), (3), (4), and (6) from the following URL:
https://www.nips.ac.jp/eng/recruit/index.html
*Documents (1) to (6) should be prepared in PDF format; documents (1) to (5) should be merged into a single PDF file to be submitted electronically.
*If applicants’ recommenders wish to send their recommendation letters separately, the Personnel Section will inform them of how to send the letters. For this purpose, applicants must provide the Personnel Section with their recommenders’ contact information (name, affiliation, and e-mail address) when indicating their intention to apply as detailed in (a) above.

Selection
Selection will be made through document screening and interview.

Notification of result
We will contact you by email or phone as soon as we have decided on a candidate.