[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi) was selected by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as a part of the World Premier International Research Center (WPI) Program, and it was established within Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS)on 30 October 2018 with Mitinori Saitou, a world-leading developmental biologist, at its head.
ASHBi is now looking for a Program-Specific Assistant Professor in the laboratory of Professor Guillaume Bourque (Comparative Epigenomics Group).
https://ashbi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/lab-sites/inoue_lab/en/

[Work content and job description]
ASHBi will investigate the core concepts of human biology with a focus on genome regulation and disease modeling, creating a foundation of knowledge for developing innovative and unique humancentric therapies. The key goals are:
1) to achieve outstanding research in key individual themes in human biology in the area of reproduction, development, growth and aging as well as heredity and evolution;
2) to elucidate the principles for the emergence of species differences among humans, non-human primates, and rodents for proper extrapolation of the findings in model organisms to humans;
3) to generate primate models for key gene functions and intractable diseases;
4) to reconstitute key human cell lineages and tissues in vitro and validate their properties based on integrative information; and
5) to contribute to formalize an ethics for the use of human/non-human primate materials and create a philosophy to direct the values of the Institute’s research outcomes.
ASHBi Bourque Group aims to understand human epigenome that underlies complex biological phenomena, such as cell differentiation, development, evolution and human diseases. To achieve this goal, we use cutting edge bioinformatics and genomic technologies, such as RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, Cut&Tag, ATAC-seq, lentiMPRA and CRISPR (epi-)genome editing in combination with iPS cell and single-cell technologies. The candidate is expected to perform high-level research and the research related work together with Associate Professor Fumitaka Inoue, co-PI of Bourque Group and act as the leading researcher in human biology and the related fields.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
606-8501 Kyoto Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501 Japan
Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi), KUIAS, Kyoto University
[range of alteration] If the university permits or requests teleworking, the place of work includes the home, etc.

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Job content supplemental explanation:〔Starting Date〕
September 1, 2024 or the earliest possible date thereafter (adjustable according to individual requirements)