Interview-screening Procedure forTHERS Interdisciplinary Frontier Next Generation Researcher Application
1. Objective
To select outstanding researcher candidates who are worthy of the THERS Interdisciplinary Frontier
Next Generation Researcher, the Interdisciplinary THERS Interdisciplinary Frontier Next Generation
Researcher Expert Sub-committee (“Sub-committee”) will conduct a secondary screening (interview)of the candidates who have passed the preliminary screening (document and "Application Outline
Video" screening). Some successful candidates of the preliminary screening may be exempted fromthe 2nd screening.
2. Interview Process(1) Time Allocation[1] Explanation from applicant (By the time of the interview, committee members view the"Application Outline Video" submitted by the applicant.) max. 3 min.
[2] Q&A .............................................................. max. 10 min.
[3] Wrap-up ........................................................... max. 2 min.
(2) Content of explanation and hand-outs
The applicant submits an "Application Outline Video" in the following format･Presentation time is no more than 3minuites. File size does not exceed 30Mb.
･The video includes a five-slide presentation. (The first page is the cover page.)
The applicant’s "Application Outline Video" includes (i), (ii) and (iii) below.
Applicants should keep in mind that some members of the interview panel may have different areas ofspecialization from the applicant.

(i)Outline of your research and research plan
(The value and positioning of your research, what you will actually do, and your plan for the
next three years)(ii) Efforts to promote the development of your research (e.g., joint research, interdisciplinary
research, and so forth.)(iii) Activities to help you reach your career goals

3. Notes about the interview(1) The interview screening will be conducted in Japanese or English.
(2) From the standpoint of preventing the spread of COVID-19, the interviews will be conducted via
online meeting.
(3) “The explanation from the applicant” shall be done in the form that the interview panel views theapplicant’s "Application Outline Video" by the time of the interview. On the day of the interview,
there will be no applicant’s explanation but only a Q&A session.
(4) After all interviews, the panel members will complete their evaluation forms in consideration ofthe "Application Outline Video" and the Q&A. The Sub-committee will then meet to discuss theevaluation and finalize the results of the screening.
(5) The deliberation will be conducted by the interview panel only, after the applicant has left theroom.
4. Instructions for interview attendees(1) It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure an environment in which an online meeting ispossible.
(2) Envisaging the possibility that, as the interviews progress, start times may be brought forward,
applicants must enter at the online meeting 10 minutes prior to their designated interview time (tobe notified separately by the Secretariat).
(3) During the online Q&A session, the applicant can display the slide material used in the"Application Outline Video" to explain the application.
(4) Audio or video recording of the interview is prohibited. Applicants must not divulge the contentsof the interview to others before decisions have been made on the successful candidates.