Call for Application 2015 Young Leader Cultivation(YLC) program faculty

Call for Application 2015 Young Leader Cultivation(YLC) program faculty

The Young Leaders Cultivation (YLC) Program, through which Nagoya University regularly and systematically recruits and trains young faculty members (hereinafter referred to as “YLC Faculty”), is a strategic program based on the premise that it is important to secure an appropriate quantity and quality of young faculty members, particularly at the assistant professor level, in order to sustain the development of outstanding education and research in the future.

Expected number of positions (Type A and Type B) under public call
Type A: A maximum of TEN positions for internal (Nagoya University) applicants
Type B: A maximum of ONE positions for female applicants

Position
Designated assistant professor
(Applicants, however, may be hired as designated lecturers depending on factors such as scientific achievements and overseas research experience)

Period of Employment
Type A: From April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2018.
Type B: From the date of taking up employment to March 31, 2018.
* For Type B positions, successful applicants (appointees) are requested to promptly take up their position after a decision and public (or personal) announcement to employ them is made, and may take up the YLC Faculty position during AY 2014.

Application procedures
(1) Application materials:
Application form (either Form 1a or 1b)
Two letters of recommendation, one from the prospective host faculty at Nagoya University and the other from the Dean (Head) of the graduate school to which the appointee will belong (Forms 2 and 3) [original and six copies]
Three scientific papers authored by the applicant that represent significant achievement [seven copies]
(2) Graduate schools recommending YLC Faculty applicants(s) are requested to fill out the “List of Applicants Table” in accordance with the designated form. This document should then be submitted in person or through the campus postal service to the appointed IAR administrative staff member (ref. #10), along with the application materials. Application materials should, in addition, be saved as ONE PDF file and sent to the staff member via email.

Application period
Friday, October 17, 2014 – Friday, November 14, 2014 (12:00 noon GMT+9)
(late applications will not be accepted)

Application Submission/Inquiries
Mr Hirotaka Iwata
IAR administrative staff member in charge of YLC
E-mail: ylc [at] iar.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Application materials

01. application guide PDF
02. application form (Form 1b) PDF　Word
03. reference letter form（Form 2, prospective host faculty at Nagoya Univ.）PDF　Word
04. reference letter form（Form 3, Dean of the graduate school to which the appointee will belong）PDF　Word
05. List of research field PDF