Job type

• Associate Professor
• Lecturer level
• Assistant Professor level
• Researcher/Postdoc level

Research field

• Others - Others

  Social Sciences

• Others - Others

  Humanities

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Unspecified

Wages

• Common to all Job Types

  Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  1. Required qualifications include:
  (1) Doctoral degree, doctoral candidate, or equivalent or higher knowledge/experience in the above-mentioned fields
  (2) Excellent research performance in Japan's development experiences or its development cooperation
  (3) Experiences in writing academic papers and presentations on the above-mentioned fields in English; and, excellent communication skills for international research collaboration
  (4) Strong motivation for active engagement in the research agenda of JICA Ogata Research Institute, and for working with other JICA Ogata Research Institute research fellows in conducting interdisciplinary research activities
  (5) Japanese language proficiency (daily conversation level) is preferred.
  (6) English language skills sufficient for performing the tasks.
  
  2. This position is open to all nationalities. Applicants of foreign nationalities are required to have appropriate visa/permission to work in Japan, or have the prospect for obtaining by himself/herself such visa/permission without a problem.

Employment Type

• Common to all Job Types

  Others

  Full time with fixed term

Contract period

• Common to all Job Types

  Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  One year contract, maximum three years upon mutual agreement

  Probationary period present

  6 months

Work location

• 162-8433 Tokyo JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development, 10-5, Ichigaya Honmura-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8433, JAPAN

Compensation

• Various systems

  Bonus : June and December

  Transportation expenses : available

  Others : ・Allowance: overtime allowance and special city allowance (special wards in Tokyo).
  ・ No salary increase. Employees are required to uniformly join the 'Welfare Society' (membership fee equivalent to 0.4% of actual monthly basic salary), a mutual aid organisation for staff, and are entitled to various benefit and discount schemes. Other benefits and discounts are available in accordance with internal regulations, such as the Employment Ordinance. Rules of Employment for Fixed-Term Employees of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
  ・ Title: Job title is given on the relevant rules and regulations of the JICA.
  As a rule of thumb, a researcher at the level of lecturer, assistant professor, or post-doctoral fellow will be given the title of "Research Fellow".

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Starting date : 2024/05/01

Application period

• 2023/12/28~2024/02/09 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • JICA-Ri CV format(English_Research Fellow).docx

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  ※Please use the attached CV format and put your face photo and contact information of two referees.
  ※Please submit language certificate if available. Otherwise, describe self-evaluation of your language skill in CV.
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  List of academic achievements
  

  Other online application forms
  1. List of affiliated academic societies, and activities in the societies.
  2. Motivation for application (Please include explanation on your understanding of JICA-DSP, and what you can contribute to JICA-DSP.)
  3. One (1) copy of academic paper(s) demonstrating the applicant's academic ability
  （NOTE: The number of papers should be three (3) at maximum. Applicant's doctoral dissertation is acceptable.)
  4. Recommendation letters by the two persons
  （NOTE: One (1) original from each person. In principle, these letters should be sent by e-mail to JICA Research Institute directly from each recommender. The email from the recommenders should be titled “Application for Research Fellow (JICA-DSP)”. When the applicant submits the recommendation letters to JICA, each original recommendation letter prepared by each recommender should be sealed and sent to the designated mailing address described in “Where to make contact”. Furthermore, “Application for Research Fellow (JICA-DSP) (recommendation letters)" should be articulated on the envelope.）
  5. A photocopy of Academic Degree Certificate(s)
  

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  This post is expected to involve overseas business travel, applicants who pass the document screening will be asked to submit a health questionnaire.
  The second selection (interview) will be conducted between the early and the middle of March. The detail will be informed to the applicants who passed the first selection.
  

• Notification of result

  The results of the first selection shall be noticed to each applicant by e-mail.

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