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Lecturer / One Person

INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (IIST), TOKAI UNIVERSITY

Economic Policy, Public Economics, Labor Economics

1. Perform research activities based on the research application.
2. Teach undergraduate and/or graduate school students. including overseas students.
3. Supervise graduate students for their research, thesis.
4. Publish research papers.
5. Make presentations at academic meetings, including international conferences.
6. Make efforts to obtain external research funding.
7. Contribute to the activities of the IIST
8. Commit symposiums sponsored or co-hosted by the Institute.
9. Other services requested by the Institute

Lecturer

Full-Time (non—tenured ) Tenure Tracking Employment

Latter half of the fiscal year of 2019 – Mar 31, 2024
A tenure track researcher in the IIST will be evaluated on the mid-term performance evaluation in the third fiscal year, will be judged at the strict review to be performed annually upon researcher’s own request (the review in the fifth fiscal year is final). If the researcher passes through these strict reviews, the one will be hired as a full-time tenured position (Lecturer) at school or research institution. Or it will be available as a full-time position if his/her research performance is excellent.
Upon successful final screening for employment at Tokai University, the researcher will be assigned as full-time position starting from April,2023. If his/her research performance is not met with necessary requirements of the IIST program in the five years, the position of full time employment is discussed by reviewing his/her research works.
Renewable annually up to five years (until March, 2023) in principle with tenured position according to our review process.

Kanagawa (Tokai University, Shonan Campus)
（http://www.u-tokai.ac.jp/about/campus/）

1. The candidate who apply for ‘the Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER) by MEXT.
   http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/jinzai/takuetsu/index.htm
2. The person who obtained our recommendation before a peer review for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER)by MEXT.

Annual salary system
Payment will be made in accordance with the University’s rules and regulations.
Approximately 6,000,000 yen per year in case of tenured track position, Lecture (Non Doctor’s License), will be provided and will pay monthly with equal distribution of 12 months.

Up to 4,000,000 yen per annum as a research fund for two fiscal years will be offered by the MEXT LEADER project. 2,000,000 yen as a research fund will be offered for the third fiscal year, and from the fourth year, 500,000 yen will be deducted every year from the amount of the research fund granted in the previous year.

1. Office space of approximately 36m2 will be provided for each researcher.
2. Core research facilities are available for tenure track researchers in Tokai University.
3. Researchers can receive supports from mentor staffs (full-time teaching staff) or office support staff. The Institute is ready to support female researchers.

March 22, 2019 - April 26, 2019
Note: The application period for “Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER)” is March 22, 2019 to April 24, 2019.

This recruitment is conducted by the Application Guidelines of “Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER)” by MEXT.
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/jinzai/takuetsu/index.htm

1. For the applicant in the list of the LEADER project selected by MEXT, who will apply for the tenure track program of IIST, Tokai University, we will conduct the university’s own screening for employment (i.e., document review and interview and presentation) and then, negotiation among the parties will take place.
2. The applicant is requested to submit application forms under the LEADER by MEXT to Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) through the website and also send them to Tokai University via e-mail.
3. Application documents review (May-June, 2019）
4. Interviews and presentations（schedule in July, 2019）
   
   1. Conduct in English.
   2. Applicants who have obtained significant research funding for their research activities, ongoing or who are currently applying or are planning to apply, should make references to those research plans for the presentations.
   3. Each candidate will be informed of further details of interviews and presentations at a later date.
   4. Expenses for applicants stay, travel to Tokai University etc., must be paid by applicants themselves.

1. Application Forms (format#1, #2): Forms submitted to MEXT.
   The formats can be downloaded from LEADER Project, by MEXT.
    (http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/jinzai/takuetsu/)
2. If the applicant has performed research under project-based research fund or will propose a research project, a copy of the research plan must be submitted.(Duplicate copy or PDF format is also allowed.)
3. Copies of three main papers.
4. Additional documents may be requested during the selection process if necessary.

NOTE:
The documents submitted shall not be returned.
Please contact IIST, Tokai University, if you cannot send attachments by e-mail.

April 26, Friday, 2019

All documents must be submitted via e-mail to the TOKAI UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY by due date.

Email address: iist-office@tsc.u-tokai.ac.jp
Title of Email: Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers ”Economics Social Sciences”
*Please provide “Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers ”Economics” in the subject line when sending application documents via email.

NOTE:
In addition to the application documents via email, a hard copy of original documents must be sent by mail with delivery confirmation (registered mail, etc.) to prove its delivery by the submission deadline.
Applications received after the deadline will not be processed for selection.
*Please write “Application for Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers ” in red ink on the outside of an envelope enclosed the original copy of application documents.

Tokai University Institute of Innovative Science and Technology
4-1-1 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa 259-1292 JAPAN
Phone: +81-463-50-2532
Facsimile: +81-463-50-2478
E-mail:iist-office@tsc.u-tokai.ac.jp

Based on the strict screening at Tokai University, it is announced through documents and/or mail.

Should you have any questions, please e-mail the Institute.
E-mail: iist-office@tsc.u-tokai.ac.jp

Tokai University Institute of Innovative Science and Technology
4-1-1 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa 259-1292 JAPAN
Phone: +81-463-50-2532
Facsimile: +81-463-50-2478
E-mail: iist-office@tsc.u-tokai.ac.jp
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If no applicant for Tokai University is listed in the　LEADER project　by MEXT, the open recruitment advertised here will not be performed.