Program-Specific Assistant Professor / Researcher (Postdoc)

The Biomaterial Chemistry Laboratory in the Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, invites applications for a Program-Specific Assistant Professor or Program-Specific Researcher (Postdoc) to conduct research related to the COI-NEXT Project and the MEXT Data-Driven Materials Research and Development Project (DX).

Research topics related to the COI-NEXT Project include

• Research on the spinning of artificial silk (spider silk)
• Research on the valorization of microbially derived proteins,
• Research on protein production using plants

Research topics related to the MEXT Data-Driven Materials Research and Development Project (DX) include

• Research on the construction of a large-scale database of computational data
• Research on data-driven polymer design

Applicants with research experience in one or more of the following fields are particularly encouraged to apply: Information Science, Materials Informatics, Bioinformatics, Computational Science, Synthetic Biology, Metabolic Engineering, Microbial Engineering, Physiology of Photosynthetic Organisms, Structural and Physical Characterization of Polymers, Polymer Synthesis, Polymer Biosynthesis, Polymer Materials Chemistry, Fiber Materials, Soil Science, Plant Nutrition, Food Chemistry, and Biotechnology.

Applicants must hold, or be expected to obtain by the start date of employment, a Ph.D. degree in information science, engineering, life sciences, agricultural sciences, or a related field, or possess equivalent research achievements. Applicants should preferably have practical experience relevant to the duties described above, be capable of conducting research independently, and be able to communicate effectively in English.

The position is subject to annual renewal based on performance and project funding.

*Please submit the following PDF formatted application by email, with the subject “Job Application of COI-NEXT or DX”.

（1）Complete CV (with photo and email address)

（2）List of research achievements

*Also attach ONE representative paper related to the position applied to.

（3）Previous research and future research plan (A4, 2 pages)

（4）Certificate of graduation for the highest level of educationachieved or copy of said diploma

（5）A letter of recommendation from the PI of current laboratory

• A recommendation from a third party is allowed when it is difficult for the candidate to obtain a recommendation from the PI of the current laboratory.
• The letter should be addressed to Keiji Numata.

（6）A work/research reference who can be contacted for an opinion (with affiliation and email address)