Recruit
information
※The call for applications in 2009 has been closed.
The call for applications for 2010 are open from April 23, 2010 until June 24, 2010. (May 13, 2010)
※17. Information for the explanation meeting is added. (October 2, 2009)
Kyoto University inaugurated the Hakubi Project to Foster and Support Young Researchers (“the Project”), in which the University appoints promising young researchers to support their research activities as world-leading researchers and to develop visionary researchers who will pioneer new paths in their respective academic fields for a maximum of 5 years.
1．Objectives
Research activities at universities are driven by researchers’ free expression of inspiration, curiosity and enthusiasm in the quest for intellectual discovery. Promoting research activities therefore entails the development of human resources with extraordinary creativity, originality and commitment, in a wide variety of academic fields.
Fostering such human resources is essential for Kyoto University as well. In response to the progress of globalization, it is particularly important to foster researchers with creativity, as well as broad perspectives and a flexible mindset, all of which are essential for pioneering new academic frontiers. With this view, Kyoto University launched the Hakubi Project to Foster and Support Young Researchers, which coordinates the program in collaboration with individual research institutions, including faculties, graduate schools, institutes and research centers, within the Kyoto University system.
2．Target Research Areas
Research programs in every range of basic and applied studies in all academic fields, from the humanities, to social and natural sciences.
3．Eligibility
Researchers with a doctorate degree (or equivalent research abilities).
4．Call for Applications
Applications are welcomed from researchers all over the world.
5．Employment
Up to 20 applicants will be appointed as program-specific faculty members (associate professor or assistant professor with an annual salary). Priority will be given to female researchers and non-Japanese researchers if multiple researchers are judged to have equivalent abilities, based on a fair evaluation.
In principle, the term of appointment will begin on April 1, 2010. The term can be adjusted, however, according to the requirements of individual researchers.
6．Employment Conditions
Selected applicants will be appointed as program-specific faculty members (associate professor or assistant professor with an annual salary) in compliance with the Rules of Employment for Fixed-Term Program-Specific Faculty Members. Although their period of service will be five years in principle, it may not extend over more than five academic years. These individuals will be referred to by the title of “Kyoto University Hakubi researcher” in recognition of their excellent research abilities to pioneer a new path in their respective academic fields.
7．Affiliation
To implement the Kyoto University Hakubi Project to Foster and Support Young Researchers, the university has established the Kyoto University Young Researcher Development Center, to which Hakubi researchers are affiliated.
8．Research Funds and Facilities
The university will provide each researcher with an annual research fund of approximately 1 to 4 million yen, depending on a number of factors such as the research plans of each individual. The center itself does not have any research facilities. Accordingly, individual researchers are asked to make their own arrangements where possible, by finding a “host” (researcher/institution/faculty) within Kyoto University that is willing to provide suitable research facilities.
9．Research Reports and Presentations
Researchers on this project shall prepare annual reports on their research activities, and are also required to give presentations on their research results at the end of their fixed term.
10．Screening Method
A screening council titled the Hakuraku Council has been established at the Kyoto University Young Researcher Development Center.
At the primary screening, a committee of specialists (under the Council) from their respective academic fields will examine application documents, focusing on academic achievements. Next, at the secondary screening, the Hakuraku Council under the Kyoto University Young Researcher Development Center will conduct interviews (in either Japanese or English). In addition to applicants’ academic achievements, the Council will evaluate their potential to become leading figures in the future global academic community.
Next, the Steering Committee of the Kyoto University Young Researcher Development Center (responsible for the management and organization of the Center) will make the final decision as to who is accepted as Hakubi researcher.
11.Results of Screening
Results of the primary screening will only be notified to those selected for the interview.
12．Documents to Submit
- Resume and list of academic achievements Research Proposal (PDF)(※Japanese) (Word)(※Japanese)
- Proposal for Kyoto University Hakubi Project to Foster and Support Young Researchers (PDF)(※Japanese) (Word)(※Japanese)
- Guidelines for Preparing a “Proposal for Kyoto University Hakubi Project to Foster and Support Young Researchers” (PDF)(※Japanese)
13．Deadline
Applications must be received no later than 12:00 (midday Japan time), Monday, Nov 16, 2009【Required】
14．Submissions should be e-mailed to the following:
Please send to: Planning Manager, Research Promotion Division, Kyoto University Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City 606-8501, Japan On the envelope, write in red ink “Application for Hakubi Project.”
E-mail: hakubi2009*mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp(Please replace the * with @.) Write in subject box “Application for Hakubi Project,” and attach your resume, list of academic achievements and research proposal in three separate PDF files.
When submitting documents to be submitted by mail, Please write red in the envelope table as “Hakubie project submission document”. In addition, when submitting the submission documents by e-mail, The subject of e-mail is “[Sending] Hakubi Project submission document” Please submit “Resume Book and Research Performance Catalog” and “Kyoto University Next Generation Researcher Development Project” Hakubi Project Proposal “in PDF format file.
15．Contact Information
To obtain further information, please contact us either by e-mail or facsimile. Inquiries will not be accepted by phone.
Planning Manager, Research Promotion Division, Kyoto University
E-mail: hakubi2009*mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace the * with @.)
FAX: +81-75-753-2042
16．Note
※Supplementary Explanation of the Call for Researcher Applications
Personal information contained in the application documents will be used solely for the purpose of screening applicants, and never for any other purpose.
Expenses needed to apply for this project (including but not limited to expenses of document preparation and travel expenses incurred in attending interviews) shall be borne by applicants.
Kyoto University supports a gender-equal society. We hope that many female researchers will apply for the Hakubi Project.
17.Recruiting fairs
Kyoto University Next-generation researcher development project “Hakubi Project” recruitment recruitment year 2009 Recruiting fairs
closed the registration of Recruiting fairs.Thank you for registering with many people.
Recruit
schedule
| September 16th | Opening of application period |
| October 14th October 16th | Recruiting fairs（Kyoto) Recruiting fairs（Tokyo） |
| November 15th（at 12:00） | Deadline for upload proposal |
| November 17th～ | Screening of applications |
| December 19th/December 20th | Interview by the Hakuraku Council |
| January 14th, 2010 | Determination of appointed researchers by Steering Committee |
Recruiting
fairs schedule
Kyoto University inaugurated the Hakubi Project to Foster and Support Young Researchers, in which the University appoints promising young researchers and supports their research activities to develop visionary researchers who will pioneer new paths. Kyoto University calls for applicants.
Meetings providing information on the Hakubi Project will be held as detailed below.
Please send the email including your name, affiliation, position, telephone number, and the location of the meeting that you would like to attend.
Planning Manager, Research Promotion Division, Kyoto University
E-mail: hakubi2009*mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace the * with @.)
Recruiting fairs（Kyoto)
- Date： Wednesday, October 14th
- time： From 18: 00 to
- Place： Kyoto University Centenary Centennial Clock Tower Memorial Hall International Exchange Hall I
Yoshidamoto cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi
Recruiting fairs（Tokyo)
- Date： Friday, October 16th
- Time： From 18: 00 to
- Place： Kyoto University Tokyo Office meeting room 1, 2
Shinagawa Intercity Building A Building 27F, 2-15-1 Minato-ku, Tokyo
About registration
Those who wish to participate should register their name, affiliation / position, contact address, venue where participation is desired by 17 o’clock on October 9 (Friday) at the following e-mail address .
Planning Manager, Research Promotion Division, Kyoto University
E-mail: hakubi2009*mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace the * with @.)
Others
For details, please refer to the following.
Data of
applicants
Number of applicants
588 cases
Detail
- Nationality Japan：468、Other Countries：120 （Percentage of other countries：20.4％）
- Kyoto U Affiliate：226名、Others：362名 （Percentage of others：61.6％）
- Male：458名、Female：130名 （Percentage of females：22.1％）
* Classifications based on the proposals written by applicants
Results of the
primary screening
Results of the primary screening will only be notified to those selected for the interview.
Contact date ： November 30, 2009 (Monday)
Informal appointment
for Hakubi researchers
To foster prospective young researchers, Kyoto University established the Kyoto University “Hakubi Project” to Foster and Support Young Researchers in 2009 and has accepted applications. Until now, strict examination has been held such as applicant screening by the expert committee of the Young Researcher Development Center and interview by the Hakuraku Council. As the results of deliberations by the Steering Committee of the Kyoto University Young Researcher Development Center decided informally 17 researchers who will be hired in the Kyoto University Young Researcher Development Center.
List of prospective Hakubi Researchers in the Kyoto University Young Researcher Development Center
| Name | Research Topic | Position | Current Affiliation/Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Miller | The idea of education in modern sports: Historical and ethnographic constructions from the US and Japan | Assistant Professor | Waseda University, Center for International Education |
| Kazushi Aoyama | Roles of Magnetic Fluctuation in the Superconducting State in a Magnetic Field | Assistant Professor | Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, JSPS Research Fellow (PD) |
| Kenya Ueno | Linear Programming Based Techniques for Formula Size Lower Bounds | Assistant Professor | Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, JSPS Research Fellow (DC1) |
| Hirokazu Ogawa | Implicit cognitive mechanisms | Associate Professor | Project Assistant Professor at Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo |
| Yuichiro Kawana | The Development and Diffusion of Classical Utilitarian Ideas | Assistant Professor | Canon Foundation Fellow, Department of History and Civilization, European University Institute |
| Hirohide Saito | Synthetic biology-based approaches to regulate cellular functions | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University |
| Wataru Sato | The psychological mechanisms for social interaction via faces | Associate Professor | Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Study of Cognitive Development (funded by Benesse Corporation), Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University |
| Kaori Shiojiri | The Function of Plant communication to Biological Communities | Assistant Professor | Ecological Research Center of Kyoto University, JSPS Research Fellow (PD) |
| Taisei Shida | Proof of the eternity of Sound by the Mīmāṃsā school in Classical India | Assistant Professor | JSPS Research Fellow (PD) |
| Masataka Chida | The study of deformations of Galois representations and the special values of automorphic L-functions using Iwasawa theory | Assistant Professor | JSPS Research Fellow (PD) |
| Hirokazu Toju | Interdisciplinary approach for the understandings of “co-evolutionary networks” in nature | Assistant Professor | JSPS Research Fellow (SPD) |
| Nathan Badenoch | Language, diversity and resilience in the transition to sustainable society | Associate Professor | Socio-Economics Research Advisor, National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute, Lao PDR |
| Satoshi Maeda | Automated Global Reaction Route Mapping on Quantum Chemical Potential Energy Surfaces of Biological Systems | Assistant Professor | Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute, JSPS Research Fellow (PD) |
| Naoki Matsuo | Mechanisms of learning and memory | Associate Professor | Senior Assistant Professor, Fujita Health University |
| Takayuki Muranushi | Automated Programs Generation for Supercomputers | Assistant Professor | Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC2) |
| Motoko Yanagita | How Kidneys Fail and Regenerate: translating basic mechanisms of disease progression to therapeutic approach | Associate Professor | Lecturer, Career-path Promotion Unit for Young Life Scientists, Kyoto University |
| Naoko Yoshinaga | FACs, the Gut Component of Lepidopteran Caterpillars and Insect Nitrogen Efficiency | Assistant Professor | Center for Chemical Ecology, The Pennsylvania State University, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad |
Status of Application and Informal Appointment
| Number of Applicants | Number of Informal Appointment | Competitive Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 588 people | 18 people | 32.7 times |
| Ratio | Ratio | Number of Informal Appointment | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Applicants | Ratio | Number of Informal Appointment | Ratio | |
| Male/Female | 458：130 | 77.9%：22.1% | 14：4 | 77.8%：22.2% |
| Humanities/Science | 196：392 | 33.3%：66.7% | 6：12 | 33.3%：66.7% |
| On-campus/Off-campus | 226：362 | 38.4%：61.6% | 8：10 | 44.4%：55.6% |
| Domestic/Overseas | 476：112 | 81.0%：19.0% | 15：3 | 83.3%：16.7% |
| Associate Professor/Assistant Professor | 180：408 | 30.6%：69.4% | 7：11 | 38.9%：61.1% |
| Average age（Associate Professor) （Assistant Professor） | － | － | 36.9 | － |
| － | － | 30.2 | － |
*Reprinted from proposal.
List of Hakuraku Conference Committee members
List of Kyoto University Young Researcher Development Center Steering Committee members (※Japanese)
List of Kyoto University Young Researcher Development Center Hakuraku Conference Committee members
