Deadline: 12-Dec-22
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), in association with the Australian Academy of Science, offers postdoctoral Fellowships for Australian researchers to work in institutes affiliated with JSPS.
The JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers provides Fellowships for Australian postdoctoral researchers to conduct, under the guidance of their Japanese hosts, cooperative research with leading research groups in universities and other Japanese institutions. The program aims to help such researchers advance their own research while contributing to the advancement of research in Japan and the counterpart countries.
To allow the smooth process of research in Japan, sufficient consultation should be made in advance between the candidate and their prospective host researcher. Mutual agreement regarding the research plan, conditions at the host laboratory and the candidate’s status under the Fellowship should be established prior to application.
Fields of Research
- Applications are invited from suitably qualified researchers in any field of the physical sciences, life sciences, engineering technology and medicine.
- Strongly desirable research subfields:
- Physical sciences
- Earth and environmental sciences
- Materials engineering
- Biology (including synthetic biology and biotech)
- Clinical medicine
- Industrial biotechnology
- Environmental biotechnology
- Basic medical research
- Electrical engineering
- Desirable research subfields:
- Agriculture
- Forestry
- Fisheries
- Veterinary science
- Note that although JSPS accepts applications in the humanities and the social sciences under its broader program, the Academy is unable to accept applications in these two areas for this current round.
Benefits
- The amounts of the awards indicated below are subject to change.
- A round-trip air ticket (based on JSPS regulations).
- A monthly maintenance allowance of ¥362,000.
- A settling-in allowance of ¥200,000.
- Overseas travel insurance coverage.
- If the fellow resides in Japan on the date their award letter is issued, the air ticket to Japan and settling-in allowance will not be provided.
Duration
- Fellowships are awarded for a period of 12 (min 365 days) to 24 full months (max 730 days). Successful candidates must start the Fellowship in Japan between 1 April and 30 November 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must be Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents, and must be living in Australia at the time of application. Australian permanent residents need to be citizens of countries that have diplomatic relations with Japan.
- Persons of Japanese nationality, dual nationality where one is Japanese, or candidates who have permanent residency in Japan are not eligible to apply.
- Candidates must hold a PhD degree, which must have been received on or after 2 April 2017, or be scheduled to receive a doctorate degree before the proposed Fellowship commencement date.
- Maternity or parental leave can be deducted from the time since receiving the PhD degree, should this reduce the time to less than the eligible period of within 6 years.
- If the PhD degree has not been conferred at the time of application, the candidate must obtain a letter from their institution stating that—at the time of application—the applicant has met all the conditions required for completion of the degree. The letter must also include the specific date on which the degree will be conferred.
- Candidates who have previously been awarded a Fellowship under the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Standard – P, and Pathway to University positions in Japan – PU) are not eligible.
- If it becomes known before or after selection that a candidate does not meet the application eligibility, their selection may be cancelled, or the Fellowship terminated. If the Fellowship has already commenced, the candidate may be required to reimburse JSPS any paid allowances.
- Note: All documents must be in English.
For more information, visit Australian Academy of Science.
For more information, visit https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/japan-society-promotion-science-Fellowships