AY2024 Institute for Industrial Research
Joint Research Project Recruitment
1. Purpose
The purpose of recruiting joint research projects is to promote academic research andexchange across multiple organizations (undergraduate schools, graduate schools,departments, research institutes, and professional graduate schools in the social sciences)
related to industry and the economy at the university, or directly with relevant fields ofindustry and external research institutes. Research results will be published as part of the IIR
Research Studies series.
2. Eligibility for Application
To be eligible for application, a research project must consist of researchers frommultiple organizations (undergraduate schools, graduate schools, departments, research
institutes, and professional graduate schools in the social sciences) at the university, or
directly from industry and external research institutes, and must include four or more fulltime faculty members from this university (including fixed-term faculty members).
Note 1: There must be researchers from at least three internal organizations, or, if
including external research institutes or researchers from the industry, there must befull-time faculty members (including fixed-term faculty members) from two or moreinternal organizations.
Note 2: Of the researchers, one full-time faculty member (including fixed-term
faculty members) will be the principal investigator, and the others will be the coinvestigators.
The principal investigator is the representative of the research project andplays a central role to the coordination of the research plan. They are also responsible
for ensuring progress in the research and managing the use of research funds.
3. Number of Applications and Research Period(1) Number of applications: 1(2) Research period: April 2024 to March 2026 (2 years)Note: The maximum number of research projects that the same faculty member may
serve as the principal investigator in the same academic year is one, with theexception of faculty members of the Institute for Industrial Research.
4. Application Deadline
February 29, 2024 (Thursday)
5. Application Procedure
By the deadline indicated above, the principal investigator must submit the “Joint
Research Project Application Form” and the required documents in the prescribed form to theInstitute for Industrial Research (sanken@kwansei.ac.jp) as data. The prescribed form can be
downloaded from the Reception and Recruitment section of the Institute for Industrial
Research website or the Application-based section of the Organization for Research
Development and Outreach's Cabinet for Faculty and Staff of kwic (kwansei web information
concourse). (This can also be requested by email to the Institute for Industrial Research.)

6. Method for Selections and Decisions
Preliminary selections will be made at a meeting of Institute for Industrial ResearchDirectors, based on the research plan and other documents submitted, and final decisions will
be made by the Institute for Industrial Research Steering Committee. The outcome of theapplications will be made known in March.
7. Research Expenses
Research expenses are limited to a maximum of 1 million JPY per year.
External researchers must be subject to approval from the Steering Committee, based on theresearcher’s CV and academic achievements. It is possible to allocate research funds toexternal researchers, but the principal investigator will be responsible for the allocation offunds among the researchers.
8. Interim Reports
The principal investigator should report on the progress of their own research and theprogress of the entire project (the latter should includes the details of the seminars/researchmeetings which were held during the year, with resumes handed out at the seminars beingattached) in the prescribed format in a “Research Progress Report (Interim Report),” andsubmit the report at the end of the year. Both internal and external researchers should reporton the progress of their own research in a similar manner. The reports will be compiled andpublished by the Institute for Industrial Research.
9. Project Plans
For the 2025 academic year, the principal investigator should submit a plan for theentire project using the prescribed form “Joint Research Project Plan” at the beginning of theacademic year.
10. Publication of Research ResultsThe research results will be compiled as a manuscript for IIR Research Studies by theend of the 2025 academic year and will be published and disseminated during the springsemester of 2026. The published paper in IIR Research Studies will be the final report of theproject. (Institute for Industrial Research will provide publishing support.)
The publication contract will be made in the name of the Director of the Institute forIndustrial Research, and the Institute for Industrial Research Steering Committee will decideupon consultation on the publication use, including digitization, and the handling of fees forthe use of copyrighted works.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
The Institute for Industrial Research(extension (Uegahara 61) 31213; E-mail: sanken@kwansei.ac.jp)
EndNovember 30, 2023