The YLC program is a strategic program that is aimed to continuously and systematically employ and cultivate young researchers and is governed by the Nagoya University given the fact that recruiting and retention of the good quality and good quantity of the young researchers, in particular assistant professors, is the most significant issue for continuously developing an education and research in the Nagoya University into the future.
■ employed in 2016
| Name | Department | remarks | |
| 1 | Tomohiro ABE | Kobayashi Maskawa Institute | |
| 2 | Shingo KOBAYASHI | Graduate School of Engineering | |
| 3 | Masaru TAKEUCHI | Graduate School of Engineering | |
| 4 | Takushi HACHIYA | Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences | |
| 5 | Mio HORIE | Graduate School of Letters | |
| 6 | Masatsugu TOYOTA | Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences |
■ employed from 2015
| Name | Department | remarks | |
| 1 | Akira ICHIKAWA | GS of Literature | |
| 2 | Yoshiko UMEKAWA | GS of Law | |
| 3 | Sachiko KUROYANAGI | GS of Science | |
| 4 | Hidetoshi SANO | GS of Science | |
| 6 | Mana NAKATA | GS of Bioagricultural Science | |
| 7 | Takahiro HORIBE | GS of Engineering | |
| 8 | Chun LI | GS of Science |
■ employed from 2014
| Name | Department | remarks | |
| 1 | Yuko URAKAWA | GS of Science | |
| 2 | Itaru KUSHIMA | GS of Medicine | |
| 3 | Mizuki KOMURA | GS of Economics | |
| 4 | Chuan XIAO | GS of Information Science | |
| 5 | DALGLEISH Simon John | Research Center for Material Science | |
| 6 | Takuya MATSUMOTO | GS of Mathematics | |
| 7 | Daisuke MARUYAMA | Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules | |
| 8 | Yuya MIZUNO | GS of Science | |
| 9 | Fusa MIYAKE | Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory | |
| 10 | Kunihiro MORISHIMA | Ecotopia Science Institute | |
| 11 | Sayuri YOSHIDA | GS of Literature | |
| 12 | ROY Tristan Cyrus | GS of Mathematics | |
| 13 | WANG Yin | Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules |
■ employed from 2013 (achievement presentation)
| Name | Department | remarks | |
| 1 | Takamori KATO | GS of Mathematics | move out (Jun. 2014) |
| 2 | Kazuma SAKAMOTO | GS of Medicine | |
| 3 | Maki FUKUDA | GS of Law | move out (Apr. 2015) |
| 4 | Shinya MATSUZAKI | GS of Science | |
| 5 | Sinji MIYATA | Bioscience and Biotechnology Center | |
| 6 | Yasuyoshi YONEZAWA | GS of Mathematics | |
| 7 | UMIRDINOV Alisher | GS of Law |
■ employed from 2012
| Name | Department | remarks | |
| 1 | Shogo ITO | GS of Bioagricultual Science | move out (Apr. 2014) |
| 2 | Yukiko OMORI | GS of Science | move out (Apr. 2014) |
| 3 | Kenta YOSHIDA | Ecotopia Science Institute | move out (Apr. 2015) |
| 4 | POOTAWANG Panuphong | Green Mobility Collaborative Research Center | move out (Aug. 2013) |
■ employed from 2011
| Name | Department | remarks | |
| 1 | Miki KAWACHI | GS of Bioagricultual Science | move out (Dec. 2012) |
| 2 | Yuichiro SHINDO | GS of Medicine | |
| 3 | Yasushi TANAKA | GS of Science | move out (Apr. 2013) |
| 4 | Tatsuhiro NAKA | Center for Experimental Study, KMI | |
| 6 | Norito NAKAMICHI | GS of Bioagricultual Science | move out (May 2013) |
| 7 | Kosuke NOGAWA | GS of Engineering |
■ employed 2010
| Name | Department | remarks | |
| 1 | Koichiro AYA | Bioscience and Biotechnology Center | move out (Jan. 2014) |
| 2 | Yuta Otsuka | GS of Economics | move out (Apr. 2015) |
| 3 | Xiuguang JIN | GS of Engineering | move out(Apr. 2014) |
| 4 | Miko KURITA | GS of Science | move out (Jan. 2012) |
| 5 | Masamitsu TANAKA | GS of Engineering | move out (Dec. 2012) |
| 6 | Haruhiko SAKANO | GS of Medicine | move out (Dec. 2012) |
| 7 | Norio HIROSE | GS of Literature | move out (Apr. 2011) |
| 8 | kazuki SAKURAI | GS of Science | move out (Oct. 2011) |
| 9 | Shin SUZUKI | Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory | move out (Apr. 2015) |
| 10 | Toshimichi USUBA | GS of Information Science | move out (Apr. 2013) |
| 11 | Hironaka TSUKAGOSHI | GS of Bioagricultual Science | move out (Dec. 2012) |