Japan: Jircas Visiting Inquiry Society For Developing Countries

Overview

The JIRCAS Visiting Research Fellowship Program aims at the advertisement of international collaborative research to address diverse problems confronting the countries inward developing regions on a global scale, including the critical province of affairs of nutrient production, the progression of desertification in addition to the gradual disappearance of genetic resources.

This companionship programme has 2 components: (1) Tsukuba-Okinawa (2) Project Site. Under the Tsukuba-Okinawa companionship program, JIRCAS invites qualified researchers from research institutes inward developing countries to send out collaborative research for the rapid in addition to sustainable evolution of agriculture, forestry in addition to fisheries compatible amongst the preservation of the natural environment. This year, however, the telephone telephone for applications for the one-time type is opened upwards exclusively for Tsukuba. Researches volition go conducted at the JIRCAS Headquarters inward Tsukuba.

Upon render to their habitation countries, the fellows are expected to play a major purpose inward the activities of their institutes, in addition to operate towards the achievement of the companionship program’s goals.

Slots available

Nine slots; i for each research theme

Tenure

The companionship volition encompass a catamenia of i twelvemonth starting from October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013

Benefits

1. A round-trip airline ticket (economy class) (not available for dependents)
2. Living allowance : \7,700 per hateful solar daytime (excluding housing allowance)
3. Housing:
   1. Allowance:Rate based on the regulations for regime housing facilities
   2. Facility:Tsukuba International House
      2-1-9, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8601
4. Insurance:Overseas locomote accident insurance bundle for injury, sickness in addition to impairment (dependents non covered)

Qualifications

1. Be a national of a developing country.
2. Be currently employed inward a research scheme or academy inward the applicant’s habitation province where he/she is actively engaged inward research relating to agriculture, forestry in addition to fisheries.  After the completion of the Fellowship, he/she must go willing to render to his/her province to choke along to send out research at the same research found or university.
3. Should go endorsed past times the ascendency of the establishment where the applicant is employed.
4. Hold at to the lowest degree a Master’s grade inward a champaign relating to socio-economics, natural sciences or technology.
5. Should go inward skillful health.
6. Have an adequate control of English linguistic communication and/or Japanese language.

Application Procedure

Accomplish the specified application ; select only one research topic from the listing given.  Applications amongst to a greater extent than than i research topic volition go automatically disqualified.  Send the next documents to the address given below:

1. Application shape [Word(64KB), (51KB)]
2. Copy of publications (three almost relevant only)
3. Curriculum vitae [maximum of iv pages; produce non attach whatever certificate(s) /diploma(s)]

Postal address:

 Mr. Takahiro Sato   Head, Research Coordination Section  Research Support Office  Research Planning in addition to Coordination Division   Nippon International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)  1-1, Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8686, JAPAN

Note:　Application past times Fax in addition to Email volition non go accepted.

Deadline for Application

Application documents must go received by April 23, 2012.

Notification of Results

Applicants volition go notified of the results of their applications in June 2012.
For inquiries, contact us through the interrogation shape provided inward the JIRCAS spider web site. Inquiries relating to research themes volition NOT go answered.

http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/



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