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Position for Professor in the Laboratory of Pathogen-Plant Interactions,
Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University

August 27th, 2026

We are inviting applications for the position of Professor in the Laboratory of Pathogen-Plant Interactions, Research
Group of Agrobiology and Bioresources, Division of Fundamental Agriscience Research, Research Faculty of
Agriculture, Hokkaido University.

1. Title of position:

Professor (Employment status: Tenured)

2. Affiliation:

[Immediately after hiring] Laboratory of Pathogen-Plant Interactions, Research Group of Agrobiology and
Bioresources, Division of Fundamental Agriscience Research, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido
University (see Appendix 1).
[Scope of Change] Location as determined by the University

3. Responsibilities:

[Immediately after hiring] Duties concerning education and research at the Research Faculty of Agriculture,
Graduate School of Agriculture, and School of Agriculture
[Scope of Change] Duties as determined by the University

4. Duties in education:

Lectures, seminars, experimental work, practical training, and exercise courses provided in Graduate School of
Agriculture and School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University (see Appendix 2).

5. Qualifications:
(1) Applicants should have or are expected to have a doctoral degree or Ph.D.

(2) Applicants must have a broad range of knowledge and research experience, as well as excellent research
accomplishments in the pathogenicity of plant viruses and viroids and in plant defense mechanisms against
their infection. In addition, applicants should have research achievements in elucidating the molecular
mechanisms of RNA silencing-mediated defense responses against pathogens and complex cellular functions
in eukaryotes (see Appendix 3). Furthermore, research experience abroad is desirable.

(3) Applicants should be proactive in contributing to the development of pathogen-plant interactions education
and research (see Appendix 2 and 3).

(4) Applicants should be able to provide research guidance regarding the above subjects for undergraduate and
graduate students in Japanese and English (see Appendix 2).

(5) A strong track record in obtaining external funding.
(6) Applicants should arrive at this post on the scheduled date.

6. Application materials (Two copies each except for (4))

(1) Curriculum vitae *
(2) Publication list and biographical data on research activities *
(3) Summary of research activities with citing the reference number in the publication list (either around 800

words in English or around 1,000 characters in Japanese)
(4) Reprints of Academic Papers, etc.

(Submit PDF files with the names corresponding to the achievement numbers listed in the (1) Academic Papers
and Books section of the Research Achievements List on electronic media such as a USB flash drive.)
1) Peer-reviewed original papers
3) Other peer-reviewed academic papers: A. Review

(5) Educational activities including those made in Japanese and applicant’s perspectives on education (either
around 800 words in English or around 1,000 characters in Japanese)

(6) Summary of applicant’s perspectives on research (either around 800 words in English or around 1,000
characters in Japanese)

(7) A list of achievements in academic society management and social contributions (format is optional)
(8) A list of two references for the applicant, showing their name, institution, position, telephone number, and e-

mail address

* Forms of curriculum vitae, publication list, and biographical data on research activities are available at the URL
of Hokkaido University. (https://www.agr.hokudai.ac.jp/i/subscription)

Remarks: If you have experienced interruptions or delays in your research activities due to reasons such as
childbirth, childcare, nursing care, or illness, you may indicate such periods in your curriculum vitae. We will
give due consideration in performance reviews.
Please note that an interview may be conducted if necessary. In that case, the applicant is responsible for any
travel expenses.
The submitted document will not be returned to the applicant. Applications will not be used for purposes other
than this job posting.

7. Deadline for application:

September 30th, 2026 (The application materials must arrive at Hokkaido University no later than this date.)

8. Scheduled starting date of employment:

April 1st, 2027

9. Destination of the documents:

Prof. Haruhide, MORI, Chair of the Personnel Committee, Ph.D.
Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University,
Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
Tel: +81-11-706-3350 (Personnel section in Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University)

*The requested documents should be submitted via registered mail (or a similar method) to the postal address
indicated above. Please indicate "Application for Professor in the Laboratory of Pathogen-Plant Interactions
" in red on the front of the envelope.

10. Contact person:

Prof. Tetsuya, AIKOH, Ph.D.
Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University,
Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
Tel: +81-11-706-2452
E-mail: [email protected]

11. Compensation:

(1) Probation Period:
Three months

(2) Salary:
National University Corporation Hokkaido University Salary Regulations for Faculty Subject to Annual Salary
System

(3) Working hours, etc.:
･Discretionary Lavor System for Professional Work or Fixed Working Hour System based on agreement
･Determined in accordance with the Hokkaido University Working Hours, Break Times, Holidays, and Leave

Rules
･[For Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work]

The work hours per day are deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes

･[For Fixed Working Hour System]
Work hours: 8:30 to 17:00
Break time: 12:15 to 13:00
Overtime work: Applicable

(4) Health Insurance, Pension, and Other Insurance:
･Mutual association of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
･Employee pension
･Workers' accident compensation insurance
･Employment insurance

(5) Support for female faculty members:
To support faculty members, there is a system in place to subsidize the employment costs of technical

assistants (see Appendix 4).

12. Name of Hiring Institution:

Hokkaido University

13. Measures to Prevent Second-hand Smoke:

No smoking on campus except for the designated outside smoking areas.

14. Others

Hokkaido University has announced the “Statement on the Promotion of Diversity and Inclusion” and is striving
to promote education and research activities by diverse human resources. We are also striving to create an
environment that empowers all members of the University to demonstrate their abilities to the fullest.
Web page of the Statement on the Promotion of Diversity and Inclusion.
URL: https://diversity.synfoster.hokudai.ac.jp/en/statement_en/

Appendix

1. The Laboratory of Pathogen-Plant Interactions constitutes the Research Group of Agrobiology and Bioresources.

The research group consists of ten laboratories, namely, Crop Science, Crop Physiology, Plant Pathology,
Horticultural Science, Ornamental Plants and Landscape Architecture, Animal Ecology, Systematic Entomology,
Plant Genetics and Evolution, Cell Biology and Manipulation, and Pathogen-Plant Interactions. These laboratories
conduct education and research in the field of agrobiology and bioresources in cooperation with each other.

2. The successful applicant will partly or fully give the lectures listed below, for which the Laboratory of Pathogen-

Plant Interactions is responsible. The laboratory participates in “the Global Education Program for AgriScience
Frontiers” and also provides education only in English.
(1) Subjects in the Graduate School of Agriculture: Advanced General Agricultural Plant Science, Advanced

Seminar on Agricultural Plant Science, Advanced Biotechnology, Advanced Seminar on Biotechnology, Study
on Agricultural Science I・II, Seminar on Agricultural Science I・II, and others.

(2) Subjects in the School of Agriculture: Plant Disease Etiology, Plant Virology, Laboratory Work on
Agrobiology and Bioresources I・II, Experiments in Biology and Chemistry I・II, Biological Training, Seminar
on Agrobiology and Bioresources I・II・III・IV, Graduation Thesis, and others.

(3) Subjects in general education: Freshman Seminar and others.

3. The Laboratory of Pathogen-Plant Interactions conducts education and research on plant viruses and voroids. In

particular, the research focuses on elucidating the roles of their genome structures and replication mechanisms
in pathogenicity, their effects on host gene expression, and the molecular mechanisms underlying disease
severity and the development of resistance in host plants. Furthermore, based on these research findings, the
laboratory is engaged in the development of diagnostic and disease management technologies for viral and
viroid diseases, as well as in their applications in biotechnology.

4. The Diversity and Inclusion Promotion Headquarters of our university is implementing various initiatives in

addition to the project to subsidize the employment costs of technical assistants as shown in the attached document.
URL: https://www.dei.hokudai.ac.jp/en/

Atached document

1. Support for the employment of technical assistants over life events

Support recipient woman man Maximum support amount (six months)
（A）Researchers who need to halt research due to leave such as maternity leave

and childcare leave, care leave
1. Researcher taking leave for one month or longer (Support
is available from two months prior to the expected date of 〇
childbirth) 450,000 yen

2. Researcher taking leave for two months or longer (The
period of support begins one month prior to the start of 〇
childcare leave)

3. Researchers who take one month or more of nursing care
leave 〇〇

（B）Researchers who are pregnant and are obliged to take
specific medical examination (listed below), and have
difficulty in work life balance because they cannot carry 〇 250,000 yen
out a kind of experiment by themselves

（C）Researchers other than those listed above
1. Researchers who take care of children under the first grade
of elementary school alone or with a partner of full-time 〇〇
job *1

2. Researchers who routinely need to give cares to their 400,000 yen
family such as elder member and have difficulty in work 〇〇
life balance *2

3. Other researchers who find it particularly difficult to
balance work and family life due to their own life events 〇〇

*1 In this case, childcare must be done in the same household by a researcher and his full-time working partner only.
*2 This case may apply even if a researcher has difficulty in balancing a life event and research due to a reason such

as the researcher’s regular hospital visits.

2. Support for the employment of technical assistants for active female leaders

Support Eligibility woman man Maximum support

◆ amount (six months) Support for female leaders
・ Female professors and associate professors (including
specially appointed faculty members) at our university 1,800,000 yen
・ In particular, researchers who find it difficult to secure 〇 April to February of
sufficient time for research due to duties associated with holding the following year
important positions*1 within and outside the university, such as
university management and social contribution activities

*1 ”important positions” Positions at the university or departmental administrative offices (vice president, vice
director, assistant director, research institute director, deputy research institute director, council member,
representative, etc.), positions within the Japan Academy of Sciences or academic societies (such as President,
Councilor, Committee Member, Subcommittee Member, Affiliated Member, Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson,
etc.), and positions on advisory committees of national or local governments, etc., which require continuous
service over a long-term period (one year or more) and entail ongoing workloads, as well as positions appointed
through requests or elections from other organizations or entities.

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