Assistant professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology　　20 June, 2006

Dear colleague,

An assistant professor appointment is available for a highly motivated
scientist in the field of Isotope Biogeochemistry or Isotope
Photochemistry in our program, “Earth: How to build habitable
planets?”, one of the 21st century COE program MEXT Japan at Tokyo
Institute of Technology.  

Field of research 
a) Isotope Biogeochemistry: Experiments on isotope fractionation in the
microbial biosyntheses and metabolisms of molecules and intramolecular
distribution of isotopes.  
b) Isotope Photochemistry: Theories and experiments on mass independent
isotope fractionation in the photochemical reactions of sulfur and
oxygen bearing molecules.
Applicants with an interest in a) or b) should apply and a successful
candidate will work in the fully equipped isotope laboratory with 5
continuous-flow isotope ratio mass spectrometers, tunable diode laser
systems, and a high-resolution FTIR.

Web sites for more information
http://coe21.geo.titech.ac.jp/ENG/index.html
http://nylab.chemenv.titech.ac.jp/index-e.html
http://www.titech.ac.jp/home.html

Qualifications
Candidates should hold a PhD degree in a relevant discipline at present
or before the time of employment.

Terms of employment
Full-time position dedicated to the COE program with annual contract,
initially from 1 October, 2006 or later until 31 March, 2007, and after
positive evaluation, the term can be extended until 31 March, 2009.
Gross salary will range between 5.5 and 6 million JPY per year including
tax, which is almost equivalent to the normal assistant professor at
Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Application
Applications including a curriculum vitae, publication list (Categorize
papers with peer review, proceedings, reviews, etc. Please mark * for
several significant papers), reprints or copies of less than 3 papers, a
statement of your scientific background and interests in less than 1000
words, research funds as a PI or a co-researcher, technical and
instrumental experience, with 2 letters of recommendation or one (with a
name and address of another reference in case of one letter) should be
submitted to the following contact address or by e-mail.

Deadline for applications
8 September, 2006

Contact address
Naohiro Yoshida, Prof., Search Committee Chair
Frontier Collaborative Research Center, Interdisciplinary Graduate
School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology,
S2-17, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midoriku, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan
(Please write “21COE application documents” on the envelope.)
Phone: +81-45−924−5506 or 5142, Fax: +81-45−924−5506 or 5143
E-mail: [log in to unmask] (please name the title starting with
“21COE Assistant Professor”）

Best wishes,
Naohiro Yoshida

Naohiro Yoshida, Prof., Editor of GRL, AGU************
Frontier Collaborative Research Center
  Dept. of Environmental Science and Technology
  Dept. of Environmental Chemistry and Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology G1-25, 
4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, JAPAN
phone & fax:+81-45-924-5506, 5203, 5142 
email: [log in to unmask]
url: http://nylab.chemenv.titech.ac.jp/
PI of SORST Project at JST, PO at JSPS ******************

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