National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan
Professorships

1. Required documents (when sent by e-mail from abroad).

(1) Curriculum vitae.

(2) Brief summary of current research (within 800 words).

(3) Brief summary of research plan if appointed at this institute (within 800 words).
Please state how you intend to answer a fundamental biological question in your study and how this will contribute to the advancement of basic biology.

(4) List of publications (should be separated into original papers, reviews, books, lectures, academic activities, and grant acquisitions, etc.). All papers should be published or accepted for publication.

(5) The name of person (including affiliation, address, e-mail address and phone number) who can send a recommendation letter. Please arrange for it to be mailed to the address below.

(6) Please also list three to five scientists (name, affiliation, address, e-mail address and phone number) who can scientifically evaluate your work.

(7) Five reprints (two copies for each reprint).
Please note that documents cannot be returned to applicants.

2. How to send your application by e-mail.

(a) Register your information into a registration form. You will receive a confirmation mail after your registration.

(b) Combine (1) to (6) of Required Documents for e-mail (each should be clearly sectioned) into a MS-word or PDF file.

(c) Return e-mail to the confirmation mail you recieve with an attached file of (b).

(d) A recomendation letter and document (7) should be sent no later than January 18, 2010 by either express mail or air mail.

3. Applications and inquiries

(1) Mail applications should be sent to:

Hiroaki Kuwabara
Personnel Affairs Section
General Affairs Division
Okazaki Administration Office
National Institutes of Natural Sciences
38 Myodaijicho
Okazaki 444-8585
Japan
Tel: 81-564-55-7113
Fax: 81-564-55-7119
http://www.nibb.ac.jp/profapplication

(2) Inquiries may be addressed to:

Tetsuo Yamamori
Professor
Division of Brain Biology
National Institute for Basic Biology
38 Myodaijicho
Okazaki 444-8585
Japan
Tel/Fax: 81-564-55-7615

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