Job Opening for UEC Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Recruitment for FY2017)
The University of Electro-Communications (UEC) invites applications for postdoctoral research
fellow position for fiscal year 2017 in order to foster talented young researchers. The university
aspires to recruit excellent young researchers who have just recently obtained a doctorate degree forthe purpose to provide opportunities for conducting own research with independence. If you wish totake UEC postdoctoral research fellow position, please apply for this position by the procedure asstated below.
We also offer a postdoctoral research fellow position as “Restart Application” in UEC Postdoctoral
Research Fellowship Program to support talented researchers who wish to restart their research eventhough they suspended their research for childbirth and(or) childcare.
Moreover please be informed that the philosophy of gender equality, as we make an endeavor todevelop environments that make female researchers easier to work on campus, we welcome female
applicants to apply for the positions.
1. Name of Position:
UEC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
2. Total Number of Position for “Standard Application” and “Restart Application”:
Up to 33. Eligibility:(1) Standard Application
Applicants must be eligible to apply for JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Overseas Researchers orJSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (PD) during the contract terms as UEC
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, and also satisfy the following conditions 1) and 2).
1) Applicants must be either those who have failed to be selected JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowshipfor Overseas Researchers or JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (PD) or who areplanning to apply for this particular JSPS fellowship.
2) The host faculty members at UEC must ensure that the UEC Postdoctoral Research Fellows
will apply for JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Overseas Researchers or JSPS ResearchFellowship for Young Scientists (PD) during the terms.
(2) Restart Application

Applicants must be eligible to apply for JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (RPD)
during the contract terms as UEC Postdoctoral Research Fellows, and also satisfy the following
conditions 1) and 2).
1) Applicants must be either those who have failed to be selected JSPS Research Fellowship forYoung Scientists (RPD) or who are planning to apply for this particular JSPS fellowship. In eithercase, the applicants must have the endorsement from their host faculty members.
2) The host faculty members must ensure that the UEC Postdoctoral Research Fellows will applyfor JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (RPD) during the terms.
(Note)
・If the UEC Postdoctoral Research Fellows will not apply for the JSPS fellowship during the terms,
the duration of their employment will be shortened.
・The purpose of UEC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program is to enhance research capabilitiesof UEC by hiring talented researchers from other institutions. Therefore, in selection, those whoobtained PhD degree from other institutions or work for other institutions will be prioritized.
However, as for Restart Application, the researchers who have obtained PhD degree from UEC orworked for UEC are eligible to apply.
・A UEC faculty member must be a host faculty member when a UEC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
applies for the JSPS fellowships.
4. Start of Employment:
April 1, 2017 or later at the earliest possible date
5. Duration of Employment:
2 years (From April 1, 2017 or later until March 31, 2019)
6. Conditions of Employment
1) A flexible working hour system applies to UEC Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
2) Salary is approximately 2,200-2,500 yen per hour, 30 hours per week (the hourly wage will be
specified by UEC’s regulation for remuneration based on the applicant’s career.). Total salaryshould be up to 4,320,000 yen per annum, including commuting allowance and legal welfare
expenses (health insurance and employment insurance fees). However, if the successful applicant
begins or suspends his/her research part way through the month, and its working days in aone-month time period is less than 16 days, the monthly sum will be half the amount.

3) Only commuting allowance will be provided as a benefit.
4) As research-expense support and travel expenses for taking up UEC Postdoctoral Research
Fellow position, 40,000yen per month from the starting month (Up to 480,000yen per annum) will
be granted.
5) The host faculty members should be responsible for their UEC Postdoctoral Research Fellows’
lives in Japan (especially international researchers), including their’ initial costs when they startliving in Japan, for instance, finding accommodation etc.

7. How to Apply and Application Deadline
Applicants should submit a set of application documents to Research Promotion Office (Ext.5018)
via email (kenkyo-k@office.uec.ac.jp) through their host faculty member at UEC by 17:00 (JST)on November 25, 2016 (Fri). We will unable to accept any late submission received after this date.
Type of Application

Documents to be submitted-Application for UEC Postdoctoral
Research Fellow

Japanese citizens-Evaluation Letter 1 *1
-Evaluation Letter 2 *2

1. Standard
Application-Application for UEC Postdoctoral
Research Fellow
Non-Japanese-Evaluation Letter 2*2

citizens-Statement of Research Environment for
Postdoctoral Research Fellow-Application for UEC Postdoctoral
Research Fellow-Evaluation Letter 1 *1
2. Restart Application-Evaluation Letter 2 *2
-Statement of the Suspension for Childbirthand(or) Childcare*1 The host faculty member at UEC

*2 A researcher other than the host faculty member

8. Selection:
Selection will be made based on the application documents. The final result will be notified to eachapplicant through their host faculty member in early February, 2017.
9. Others:
This program is supported by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
under The Program for Promoting the Enhancement of Research Universities.
10. Inquiry:
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inquiry,(kenkyo-k@office.uec.ac.jp) .

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