Assistant Professor Position, Department of Forest Science (Lab. of Forest Policy or Lab. of Forest Zoology), Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences

One Application Guidelines for Assistant Professor Position,Department of Forest Science (Lab. of Forest Policy or Lab. of Foest Zoology), Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Work content and job description
1) Forest science is an academic field that focuses on the function of forests, develops technologies to utilize and regenerate them, and explores desirable relationships between human society and forest ecosystems. A major feature of Forest Science is its inclusion of a wide range of fields, from natural sciences to the humanities and social sciences, and the emphasis on fieldwork and analysis from multiple perspectives. Currently, the Department of Forest Science has eight laboratories: Forest Management, Silviculture, Forest Policy, Forest Biogeosciences, Forest Utilization, Forest Botany, Forest Zoology, and Forest Landscape Planning and Design. Here, we are recruiting one who will lead and enthusiastically engage in cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research and education that deepens and integrates the specific fields of each laboratory or multiple fields including international expansion, in one of the following fields: Forest Policy or Forest Zoology. You will be affiliated with the most relevant laboratory.
2) Teaching responsibilities: Undergraduate and graduate courses related to Forest Science, in cooperation with faculty members in related fields. The successful candidate will be expected to teach the following subjects:
[Laboratory of Forest Policy]
・Undergraduate: Training for Forest Science Basics IV, Seminar in forest policy, Graduation thesis.
・Graduate: Research in forest science (Natural science), Research in forest science (Social science), Research and Seminar in Forest Resources and Environment I, Advanced Course in Forest Resources and Environment I.
[Laboratory of Forest Zoology]
・Undergraduate: Training for forest science basics I, Training for forest science basics III, Experiments in forest life science, Graduation thesis.
・Graduate: Research in forest science (Natural science), Research in forest science (Social science), Research and Seminar in Forest Life and Environmental Science, Advanced Course in Forest Life and Environmental Scienc

Description
2)Those who have outstanding research achievements in the research areas described in 7.1 above.
3) Those who can actively provide education and research guidance at the undergraduate and
graduate schools in cooperation with faculty members in the relevant field of study."
4) Applicants must be able to teach the courses listed in 7.2 above.

Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance :
Appointees will be enrolled in the Mutual Aid Association of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology

Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
No smoking on the premises (There is a smoking area outdoors)

Considerations for conducting interviews (e.g., those who live far away, such as overseas)
If an in-person interview is difficult, an online interview may be considered.

Notification of result
Applicants will be notified by email following the document screening or the interview.