Position Open: Hokkaido University Institute for Chemical Reaction 
Design and Discovery

A proposal of Hokkaido University was selected as a new center project 
of the World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) in 
October 2018, we established "Institute for Chemical Reaction Design 
and Discovery" aiming at establishing an excellent research environment 
and the world's top level research.
We are inviting applications for the position of Postdoctoral Fellow 
(Komatsuzaki lab), Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery, 
Hokkaido University as follows.

The Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery constructs an 
international research environment which gathers world-leading 
researchers and establishes a research environment that integrates 
computational, information and experimental sciences, in order to 
establish a new academic field "Chemical Reaction Design and 
Discovery", to provide substantial knowledge on chemical reactions that 
efficiently develop chemical reactions and materials for the future 
necessity, and to sustainably cultivate human resources engaged in the 
field of "Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery".


1.  Name of Recruiting Institution 
National University Corporation Hokkaido University 

2.  Position and number of openings  
Postdoctoral Fellow, one or two openings
  
3.  Employment Term
From the starting date to March 31, 2020
(Renewal of appointment may be offered until March 31, 2021.)

4.  Department 
Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery

5.  Research Field  
The successful candidate should have a certain skill of either 
information science, statistical mechanics, chemical physics, or 
biophysics. This position requires ability to bridge different research 
arenas such as information science, computational science and 
experimental science, and develop the concepts and theories on chemical 
reactions. The research subjects are, for example, theoretical 
development on chemical reaction networks, development on image analysis 
of single cells for disease diagnosis based on diversity of chemical 
environments as the consequence of a series of chemical reactions, and 
first-principle calculation of reactions using non-Von Neumann computer. 
We are seeking for a candidate who will be working together on the 
research projects to bridge computational, information and experimental 
sciences to establish a novel research field of "Chemical Reaction 
Design and Discovery".

6.  Qualifications
(1) PhD degree(s) at the time of appointment  
(2) Outstanding achievements and publications in the candidate's 
research field  
(3) Efficient communication skills in English for research activities
(4) Outstanding ability to explore and exploit multidisciplinary 
sciences 

7.  Desired Starting Date 
    April 1, 2019 or as early as possible after acceptance is notified 
(yet, still negotiable) 

8.  Probation Period 
The probation period is one month. 
 
9.  Salary 
The salary will be determined in accordance with the regulations of 
Hokkaido University. 
 
10. Working Form 
    Discretionary labor system for professional work 
    *The standard working hours for a day is deemed as 7 hours and 45 
minutes.

11. Health Insurance and Pension
Health Insurance, Employee Pension, Workers' Accident Compensation 
Insurance and Employment Insurance 
 
12. Application Materials 
(1) Curriculum Vitae  
*Free format with an attached profile photo of the applicant, the 
following information should be included: Name, current address, 
telephone number and Email address, Date of Birth, academic history, 
degree(s), license, career history, awards, membership of organizations 
etc. 
*Applicant who has been employed by Hokkaido University from April 1, 
2013 (any position, including Part-time Lecturer, Teaching Assistant, 
Teaching Fellow, Research Assistant and Short-term Support Assistant, 
etc.) should provide full details of your employment history. 
(2) List of research activities, including original scientific papers, 
book chapters, other publications, presentations in scientific meetings, 
awards, and other relevant activities. 
* the following information should be included: "Referred" or "non-
referred", "invited", "non-invited", "oral", and "poster", all 
coauthors list with the first and the last pages. 
(3) List of major publications (at most five)
* the following information should be included: summary, role, number of 
citations
(4) Summary of past and current research (about 2,000 words) 
(5) Statement of proposal for your future research (about 2,000 words)  
(6) A list of two references (including the names, phone numbers and e-
mail addresses)  

13. Application Deadline 
January 31, 2019 (JST)  
*The deadline must be strictly observed.  
 
14. Application Submission
Files including the documents above should be sent to the following e-
mail address:
E-mail: [log in to unmask] 
Please put "Application for Postdoctoral Fellow in ICReDD (Komatsuzaki 
lab)" in the subject box.

Or the printed-out documents should be sent to the following address via 
registered mail with "Application for Postdoctoral Fellow in ICReDD 
(Komatsuzaki lab)" in red ink on the surface of the envelope. 
Administrative office of Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and 
Discovery, Hokkaido University 
Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo Hokkaido 001-0021 Japan 
*The documents once submitted will not be returned. Personal information 
will be exclusively used for the screening.  
 
15. Inquiries 
Prof. Tamiki Komatsuzaki

Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD) and 
Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University 
Kita 20 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo Hokkaido 001-0020 Japan 
Phone: +81-11-706-9434 
E-mail: [log in to unmask] 


Professor Tamiki Komatsuzaki 
(Director of Research Center of Mathematics for Social Creativity)
Molecule & Life Nonlinear Sciences Laboratory
Research Center of Mathematics for Social Creativity
Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD) and 
Research Institute for Electronic Science (RIES)
Hokkaido University
Kita 20 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan
TEL&FAX +81(11) 706-9434
Email: tamiki( at )es.hokudai.ac.jp
URL: http://mlns.es.hokudai.ac.jp

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