Faculty Positions

1. Number of Openings:

Several positions.

2. Obligations:

The Visiting Research Scholar will be free to carry out his/her individual research, but must join in at least one team research project. You are required to submit one article to either one of the two Nichibunken journals, Nihon Kenkyū (in Japanese) or Japan Review (in English). Also, we ask that you submit a report about trends in Japanese Studies in your country.

3. Qualifications and Eligibility:

Researchers of any nationality not more than 65 years old when the research period begins, who live outside Japan, are eligible to apply. Others whom the Director-General of this Center deems to have equivalent qualifications as a researcher may apply, provided that they meet the age criteria. Applicants who meet the following criteria are preferred.
(1) Researchers employed by a university or other research institution.
(2) Researchers with a doctoral degree.
(3) Those whom the Director-General deems to have equivalent qualifications as above (1) and (2).

4. Proposed Duration of Stay (Research Period):

We are now accepting applications from The Visiting Research Scholar candidates for the fiscal year 2014(April 1, 2014〜March 31, 2015), expected to start their stay on a date within this period. The stay must be for a minimum of three (3) months but not exceed the maximum of twelve (12) months. (It is possible for a period of stay to extend into the following fiscal year.) Along with a first preference for a period of stay, please indicate a second preferred period.

Examples.
    2014 Apr. 1 〜 2015 Mar. 31 (for one year)
    2015 Jan. 1 〜 2015 Dec. 31 (for one year)
    2015 Mar. 1 〜 2016 Jan. 31 (for eleven months)

5. Salary and Conditions:

(1) The Visiting Research Scholar's salary will be determined on the basis of salary regulations and will reflect the Visiting Research Scholar's seniority. It will be paid on the appointed day each month.
(2) Roundtrip travel expenses will be paid according to a rate stipulated in the regulations.
(3) A research allowance (including a domestic research travel expense allowance) will be disbursed to each Visiting Research Scholar.
(4) The Center's library, computers, and other facilities, including an individual research room, will be made available for the use of the Visiting Research Scholar, in the same way as for a regular full-time employee of the Center.
(5) Visiting Research Scholars have opportunities for presentation of research findings in seminars, public lectures, and the Nichibunken Forum held by the Center.
(6) Housing accommodations will be available on the site of the Center. (There are charges for the use of these facilities.)

6. Application Procedure:

Please fill in the application form below and submit it as an e-mail attachment. You will receive an e-mail confirmation when it arrives. If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation of its arrival, please send an e-mail to the address "for inquiries only" or inquire at Nichibunken by telephone or fax.

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7. Application Deadline:

The application must reach the Center before the end of the day (Japan time) on November 30, 2012.

8. Result:

All the applicants will be notified of the results by the middle of March, 2013 by post only.

9. Address for the Application:

Application form only: shinseivrs@nichibun.ac.jp

For Inquiries Only (please use for inquiries concerning applications) : vrsinquiry@nichibun.ac.jp

International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Research Cooperation Division
3-2 Oeyama-cho, Goryo, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-1192, Japan
Phone: +81(0)75-335-2041 Fax: +81(0)75-335-2092

I. JSPS Research Fellow (Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers)

1. Contents:

Purpose, Targeted Academic Specializations, Criteria for Eligibility, and Duration of Research:
Please refer to the JSPS's website, where you can also download the application forms:
(in Japanese) http://www.jsps.go.jp/j-fellow/main.htm
(in English) http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/fellow.html

2. Terms and Conditions at Nichibunken:

(1) The Center's library, computers, and other facilities including office space to be shared with other researchers will be made available for the use of the JSPS Research Fellow, in the same way as for a staff researcher at the Center.
(2) Housing accommodations will be available on the site of the Center. (There are charges for the use of these facilities.)

3. Application Procedure:

Applicants must submit the designated application form of JSPS, the necessary certificates and a letter of request to a specific host professor whom you wish to look for guidance.

4. Application Deadline for Nichibunken:

For those who arrive Japan between April 1 and September 30: August 1 of the previous year of the research year
For those who arrive Japan between September 1 and November 30: April 1 of the research year


5. Other Information:

Nichibunken will apply for assistance from JSPS after selecting several candidates from among all those who applied to Nichibunken

6. For details, please contact:

International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Research Coopearation Division
3-2 Goryo Oeyama-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-1192
Phone: +81(0)75-335-2046 Fax: +81(0)75-335-2043
Email: t.yuki@nichibun.ac.jp

II. JF Research Fellow, Visiting Research Fellow (fellow of other supporting organizations, or researcher supported by a foreign government)

1. Purpose:

To provide opportunities for highly qualified foreign researchers to conduct research at Nichibunken, allowing them to advance their own research while participating in at least one of the Center's team research projects. Please refer to the JF's website, where you can also download the application forms:
(in Japanese) http://www.jpf.go.jp/j/program/intel.html
(in English) http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/program/index.html

2. Targeted Field:

Japanese Culture (Human/Social Science and Natural Science)

3. Eligibility:

Applicants should meet the following criteria:
(1) Citizens of nations with which Japan has diplomatic relations
(2) Researchers employed by a university or other research institution
(3) Those whom the Director-General deems to have qualifications equivalent toresearchers employed by a university or other research institution

4. Research Period:

In principle, up to, but no longer than, twelve months

5. Terms and Conditions at Nichibunken:

(1) The Center's library, computers, and other facilities including office space to be shared with other researchers will be made available for the use of the JSPS Research Fellow, in the same way as for a staff researcher at the Center.
(2) Housing accommodations will be available on the site of the Center. (There are charges for the use of these facilities.)

6. Application Deadline and How to Apply:

By a date one month prior to the deadline for application to the organization that will provide financial assistance, the applicant for a Visiting Research Fellow appointment must apply to Nichibunken. Please send a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, the title of your proposed research, and a description of your research plan to the member of the Nichibunken faculty who will serve as your counterpart. The application will be submitted to the Director-General of this Center.

7. Other Information:

Nichibunken will consider applications for Visiting Research Fellow case by case as it receives them.

8. For details, please contact:

International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Research Cooperation Division
3-2 Goryo Oeyama-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-1192
Phone: +81(0)75-335-2041
Fax: +81(0)75-335-2043
Email: vrsinquiry@nichibun.ac.jp