Biannual Recruitment
The term of affiliation: (Spring) April 1 to March 31, (Fall) October 1 to September 30
To Supervisors and Applicants for a Junior Researcher,
Dean of the Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University

We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude for your continued cooperation in graduate and undergraduate education. Since2013 we have been conducting open recruitment postdoctoral researchers or 'over doctors', who are graduate students spending the time more thanthe defined years for obtaining their PhD degree. As this opportunity is one of “Employment Support Measures for postdoctoral researchers or'over doctors', who are graduate students spending the time more than the defined years for obtaining their PhD degree in the Graduate School ofEconomics,” only researchers who satisfy the following conditions are eligible to apply: who have obtained PhD degree or completed theircoursework without PhD degree at Graduate School of Economics Kyoto University, and also who are not currently employed tenured position.
Note: We would like to stress that there is no guarantee that these positions will ensure that an appropriate VISAs can be obtained. We ask forcandidates to carefully consider this point.

Junior researcher (researcher) Affiliation only for a period of 1 year (this post carries no salary oremployment relationship)
The period may be extended, particularly if deemed necessary, but it cannot exceed a total of three years.
We invite applications for each of two centers within the Graduate School of Economics (i.e. the Project Center, Center for East Asian EconomicStudies). As a principal there needs to be mutual understanding and agreement between the applicant and the center to which the applicant seeks
to be affiliated regarding the applicant’s research plan and purpose of their project. If successful in their application, candidates are expected toboth contribute to the promotion of research at each center and raise their own individual research achievements. Selection will be conducted on
the basis of the research plan and achievements of applicants. Submission of papers to “経済論叢 Keizai-ronso” and “Kyoto Economic Review"
and other academic journals are important criteria in the selection process, as are projects that are recognized as having potential in research fields
related to those carried out at each of the Graduate School’s project centers.

Application Period:(Spring) From the second Friday of December to 5 pm of the last day of January next year (strict deadline)(Fall) From the second Friday of July to 5 pm of the second Friday of August (strict deadline)
When an application due date falls on a national holiday, the application deadline will be moved up one day before the holiday.

Submission Procedures:
Please either submit your documents in person to the office of the Graduate School of Economics (2nd floor of the East Building of the GraduateSchool of Economics) or by post (must be postmarked by the deadline) by sending documents to:
606-8501 Kyoto University Graduate School of Economics, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi,Make sure to write “Application Documents for Junior researcher” in red on the envelope containing the application documents.

Documents to be Submitted (Please use the designated formats posted below):
Junior Researcher – CV, Research Plan, A list of academic works, including academic publications (please indicate if they are published inrefereed journals) and presentations, funded research projects, and educational activities, Letter of Recommendation (requires original signatureof the supervisor), Consent Form

Please direct inquiries to the general affairs section by e-mail: 040soumu@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp