Application Deadline: May 10th 2021
Nagoya University declared in its Academic Charter that one of its fundamental objectives is to become a world-leading research university. Accomplishing this objective requires the University to secure an appropriate number of high caliber faculty members who are young and autonomous, and can promote original and challenging fundamental research especially at the assistant professor level.
Based on this premise, the Young Leaders Cultivation Program (YLC) aims to employ excellent young researchers — who recently received a PhD or any doctoral degree — as designated assistant professors for a term of five years (including some as tenure-track ones), and train and support them as faculty members who can contribute to the development of education and research at Nagoya University from broad International and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Positions
Eight positions: (comprising of a number of positions for internal (Nagoya University) applicants, one or more positions for females, and one or more positions for foreign nationals)
- The number of positions is subject to change depending on the circumstances.
Eligibility requirements
(1) Applicants should be recommended by someone who is a faculty member of Nagoya University at the time of application (hereinafter, a “host faculty member”; a host faculty member can recommend only one applicant per year, in principle) and the Dean (Head) of the graduate school to which the host faculty member belongs.
(2) Applicants must have completed a doctoral degree program at graduate school and received a PhD or any doctoral degree. (Those who are expected to receive a PhD or any doctoral degree by the end of March 2022 also can apply.)
(3) Applicants should have received the degree within a seven-year period as of the end of March 2022. (If the period exceeds seven years, please state the reasons (including life events) in the “Previous Employment” section of the application form.)
(4) It is desirable for applicants to have postdoctoral experience (including experience as a recipient of a PD-category Research Fellowship for Young Scientists of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science).
(5) It is desirable for applicants to have studied abroad during or after their doctoral degree program (for one or more years). However, applicants in fields that do not require stud abroad experience must clearly state so in the application form.
(6) Positions for general applicants are open to all those who have a Ph.D. or any doctoral degree (including those who are expected to receive a PhD or any doctoral degree by the end of March 2022), regardless of gender or nationality.
(7) Positions for internal (Nagoya University) applicants are limited to those who meet the condition specified in (6) above and who received or are expected to receive the degree from Nagoya University, regardless of gender or nationality.
(8) The positions for females are limited to those who meet the condition specified in (6) above, regardless of nationality.
(9) The positions for foreign nationals are limited to those who meet the condition specified in (6) above and who have non-Japanese nationality, regardless of gender.
Period of Employment: from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2027
After three academic years of employment (including the year when he/she was employed), YLC Faculty who applied for a tenure-track position will be subject to screening for remarkably excellent faculty members who deserve tenure (YLC tenure screening). Up to two YLC Faculty members per academic year can pass the screening and acquire tenure.
Official Website: Nagoya University Young Leaders Cultivation Program 2022
