Application Guidelines for 2021-2022 GEfIL Teaching Assistants
1. Description
The Center for the Development of Global Leadership Education is looking to employ
a number of teaching assistants for the course “Independent Research Project PHASE2” of its GEfIL Program (Global Education for Innovation and Leadership) andGEfIL Expert Mentor Series.
PHASE2 of the GEfIL Independent Research Project is organized into five thematicfields: Global Economy & Management (Prof Junjiro SHINTAKU, Prof Junichi HANDA),
Global Health (Prof Masamine JIMBA), Sustainability (Prof Kensuke FUKUSHI), Peace
Building (Prof Kiichi FUJIWARA), and Global City (Prof Shunya YOSHIMI).
GEfIL Expert Mentor Series consists of 7-8 interactive lectures and discussion sessions
given by the GEfIL Expert Mentors and Co-Mentors mentioned above. This is designed
as an introduction to the cutting-edge research conducted by the Expert Mentors.
Graduate students with expertise and/or interest in one of these thematic fields areencouraged to apply. In 2021-22, we are looking for graduate students interested inGlobal Economy & Management and Peace Building.
Under the supervision of the GEfIL Expert Mentors, the person(s) in this position willwork closely with students and provide advice and assistance for students’ research.
As such, GEfIL Teaching Assistants will play an important role in facilitating students’learning. Furthermore, the GEfIL Teaching Assistant position offers graduate students
the opportunity to gain valuable experiences as educators.
2. Requirements
1. Applicants must be currently enrolled graduate students of the University of Tokyo.
2. Applicants must be fluent in English and able to teach in English.
3. Applicants should have strong interest and/or expertise in one of the five thematicfields.
3. Responsibilities
Under the direction of GEfIL Expert Mentors, GEfIL Teaching Assistants will performthe following functions in the classes of GEfIL Independent Research Project (PHASE2), which are held on Saturdays. Note that the working language is English.
1. Assisting faculty with class management.
2. Giving advice and instructions on conducting research such as how to set anagenda, creating research questions, developing an argument, and verifying
research results.
3. Managing group work (where required also outside of class sessions).
4. Projected Number of Acceptance2 each for GEfIL Teaching Assistant for Global Economy & Management and Peace
Building.
5. Employment Period
5September 2021 to mid-May 2022 (length of contract might be negotiable)
6. Pay Rate
Hourly pay of 1,700 JPY for Doctoral program students
Hourly pay of 1,500 JPY for Master’s program and professional degree program
students
7. Working Hours
Approximately 5 hours per week (max 10 hours in busy period)
8. Application Process
1. Receive approval from your academic advisor.
2. Fill out the Application for 2021-2022 GEfIL Teaching Assistant Position.
3. Submit application to:Center for the Development of Global Leadership Education
Administration Bureau Building 2, 1st floor
9. Application Deadline
Friday, 30 July 2021
10. Selection
The selection of GEfIL TA candidates will be undertaken on the basis of a personal
interview in English. The interview will be conducted by the Expert Mentor of therelevant thematic field and arranged in agreement with the applicant.
11. Notification of Result
All applicants will be notified of the results of their application by 31 August 2021.
12. Inquiries
For inquiries about the teaching assistant positions please contact theCenter for the Development of Global Leadership Education
Professor Dr. Nanyan GUO (GLP-GEfIL Program Director)
E-mail: glp-gefil.adm@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp or u-nanyan.guo@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Phone: 03-5841-2925

What is GEfIL and the Independent Research Project?
The University of Tokyo’s Global Education for Innovation and Leadership (GEfIL) is anhonors program for a select group of 3rd and 4th year undergraduates, who have a keeninterest in global issues and are eager to become the global ‘change-makers’ of tomorrow.
GEfIL is taught entirely in English and consists of four components: the core course“Independent Research Project”, a “Global Leader Lecture Workshop”, the “GEfIL AbroadProgram”, and “GEfIL Expert Mentor Lecture Series”. Teaching commenced in January 2016
with the PHASE1 workshops of the GEfIL core course “Independent/Practical ResearchProject.”
The GEfIL Independent Research Project forms the centerpiece of this program andfocuses on critical contemporary issues. The GEfIL Independent Research Project course5consists of two parts: PHASE1 aims to provide students with transdisciplinary researchskills, communication and presentation skills in English as well as team-building andteamwork competencies. In PHASE2, students embark on their own Independent Research
Projects within one of five large thematic fields under the guidance of an “Expert Mentor”
and with the assistance of postgraduate Teaching Assistants. At the end of PHASE2,students will present their results at a dedicated symposium.
Please find the description of each of the thematic fields for PHASE2 of the Independent
Research Project on the following pages.
Global Economy & Management – Prof J. SHINTAKU & Prof J. HANDA
We aim to develop people, who can stand their ground on any big international stage anddemonstrate without fail their competency. The majority of challenges big organizations
face today, whether they are related to the large changes in the point of growth of theworld economy or, on the other side, the increase in instability, can only be resolved byadopting a global perspective and understanding the global dynamics. Likewise, theaccumulation and utilization of innovations and core competencies that support
corporate management can no longer be considered without taking global dynamics into
account. The challenge will be to explore the nature of the global economy in the future,by looking at how global corporations have tackled these issues and examine in detail thestruggles they have met. To this end, not just corporate strategies but understanding of
aspects ranging as wide as from corporate strategies, organizational structures,leadership to the life of a corporate person will surely be required.
In this course, we will pursue intensive teamwork and compile our research results,
while taking into account students’ intellectual interests and future career choices. This
year we will pay special attention to the emerging global “battlefield” called cyber-physicalworld. The thematic group aims to provide students with the vision and attitude to growinto strong (management) leaders endowed with an insightful future vision.
Peace Building – Professor Kiichi FUJIWARA
How can lasting peace be built in a world torn asunder by the use of military force? The
object for this thematic group on Peace Building is the use of military force that is
spreading in forms of, for instance, international conflicts and civil war throughout thecontemporary world. The aim of this course is to elucidate the reasons why such conflicts
break out, and to consider the conditions for conflict resolution, the building of postconflict political and legal orders, measures to prevent a re-emergence of conflict, andaspects of preventive diplomacy in regions where conflicts have not yet broken out.
Through practical research students will gain a deeper understanding of fundamental
issues such as 1) the current situation of international conflicts and civil war, therelationships between 2) religion and conflict, 3) ethnicities and conflict, 4) poverty and5

conflict, 5) terror and terror organizations, aspects of 6) intervention and occupation, and7) aid for refugees. Students should select a specific case of conflict to research measuresnecessary for peace building. The purpose of students’ research is not just to find out thefacts of a specific conflict or to survey existing research on a specific region, but tocombine such research and understanding of a specific conflict and develop an original,
novel perspective.

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