Gifu University Young Leaders Cultivation Program（Life Science field）(G-YLC（Life Science field）Academic Year 2023)
Application Guidelines
January 2023
1. Mission and Outline
Gifu University aims to become a world-leading research university in innovative research
activities. To accomplish this objective, the university must secure an adequate number ofhigh-caliber faculty members who are young, autonomous, and can promote original andchallenging research, particularly in the field of life science. Based on this premise, the Gifu
University Young Leaders Cultivation Program (G-YLC) aims to support and nurture
academic staff who can contribute to R & D in education at the Center for One Medicine
Innovative Translational Research (COMIT) (https://comit.gifu-u.ac.jp/en/) for the promotionof drug discovery and development.
2. Positions
Two positions:
3. Position and salary(1) Designated assistant professor(2) The annual salary for G-YLC Faculty is based on the Regulation on Pay Schedules for
Employees Receiving Annual Salary at Gifu University (in principle, approximately 5,700,000yen).
(3) G-YLC Faculty are hired under the five-day workweek system and are eligible fornational holidays, New Year holidays (December 29–January 3), paid leave, and specialleave.
(4) G-YLC Faculty are covered by National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associationinsurance.
(5) The working hours of G-YLC Faculty are managed under the discretionary working
system for specialized types of work, and their deemed daily working hours are 7 hours and45 minutes.
(6) Hired G-YLC Faculty are affiliated with COMIT, Institute for Advanced Study, Gifu
University and, in accordance with the program mission, shall strive to acquire the ability tofunction independently as researchers/instructors by the end of the program. To this end,
special considerations are provided to G-YLC Faculty to enable them to focus on theirresearch activities. There are also cases that G-YLC Faculty are engaged in education

activities in their respective fields of expertise.
(7) A maximum amount of five million yen per year is scheduled to be provided for G-YLC
Faculty as research fund (“startup fund”) for a term of two years.
(8) In addition, by supporting G-YLC Faculty members’ efforts to secure competitive
research funds, their research abilities are expected to be enhanced through participating insuchprogramsas“TokaiPathways

toGlobalExcellence”(https://www.t-gex.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/)(9) G-YLC Faculty are allowed to engage in research activities at international institutions,organizations, etc.
4. Eligibility requirements(1) Applicants should be recommended by any one of Director, Deputy Director or Division
Chief of COMIT at the time of application (please refer to <https://comit.gifu-u.ac.jp/en/>).
(2) Applicants must have completed a doctoral degree program at graduate school andreceived a PhD or any doctoral degree. (Those who are expected to receive a PhD or any
doctoral degree by the end of March 2023 can also apply.)(3) Applicants should be under the age of 40 as of the end of March 2023.
(4) It is desirable for applicants to have postdoctoral experience (including being a recipientof a PD-category Research Fellowship for Young Scientists by the Japan Society for thePromotion of Science).
5. Period of Employment: from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2028
After three academic years of employment (including the year in which he/she was hired),
G-YLC Faculty who applied for a tenure-track position will be screened to identify
remarkably excellent faculty members who deserve tenure (G-YLC tenure screening). If
G-YLC Faculty pass the screening and acquire tenure, they are hired as an assistantprofessor, associate professor or professor at Gifu University. Those who fail the screening
can continue to serve as G-YLC Faculty until the five-year term expires.
Note: In cases where the administrative leave stipulated in Article 15, childcare leave inArticle 40, and family care leave (hereinafter called as “administrative leave, etc.”) in Article
41 of the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System Employee Work Rules aretaken, the term of employment may be extended in units of month, up to the maximum
length for the administrative leave, etc. However, this term of employment, resulting fromadding an extended term to the initial term, shall not exceed 10 years, to be counted fromthe starting date of the term of employment at Gifu University.

6. Application procedures(1) Documents to be submitted (in electronic form)<To be prepared by the applicant>
1. Application file (a, b, c and d to be combined into a single pdf file)a. Application form (Form 1)
b. Copy of diplomac. Three significant research achievements (published journal articles/conference papers,etc.)
d. Two reference letters
2. Entry sheet (Form 3) (Excel file*)*File name: “2023G- YLC (LS) Application [Applicant’s full name]”<To be prepared by COMIT Faculty member>
3. Letter of recommendation from either Director, Deputy Director or Division Chief ofCOMIT(Form 2)
(3. should be combined into a single pdf file.)*File name: “2023G- YLC (LS) Recommendation letters [Applicant’s full name]”*Check the designated forms on the link below.

https://guias.gifu-u.ac.jp/(2) Method of submission
1. Applicants should submit the documents specified in (1) — 1. and 2. to the office specified
in (3) below by email.
*Email subject: “2023G-YLC (LS) Application [Applicant’s full name]”
2. The host faculty member should submit the documents specified in (1) — 3. to the officespecified in (3) below by email*Email subject: “2023G-YLC (LS) Recommendation letter [Applicant’s full name]”(3) Submit to: Research Support Section, Research Support Division, Research Promotion
Administrative Department
Email: g_ylc@gifu-u.ac.jp
7. Application acceptance period
Friday, January 6, 2023 – Noon (Japan Standard Time), Friday, January 20, 2023
(Late applications will not be accepted.)
8. Selection process
Appointees shall be selected by the G-YLC Screening Committee of the Institute forAdvanced Study based on an initial screening of the materials submitted and based on asubsequent final screening via interview (planned from middle to late February 2023; as ageneral rule, interviews will be conducted in person; however, they may be conducted online
under special circumstances).
9. Others(1) Application materials and selection
1. Since the screening examination will be conducted by experts in life science field,
application materials, particularly the applicant’s research, should be presented in an easily
comprehensible manner. Applicants should also pay sufficient attention to notes andinstructions when filling out the respective forms.
2. Those applicants who pass the initial screening examination and are invited to theinterview stage are requested to make the necessary arrangements to comply with theinterview schedule. Applicants are responsible for paying the travel and lodging expenses
and any other costs incurred for attending the interview. Applicants will be notified of thedetails of the interview along with the results of the initial screening.
3. The results of the initial screening will be announced in Mid-February 2023, and theresults of the second screening will be announced in Early March 2023. The schedule issubject to change depending on the circumstances.
4. Submitted application materials will not be returned to applicants. In light of this, theInstitute for Advanced Study will ensure strict confidentiality of all the application data.
5. The Institute for Advanced Study cannot respond to inquiries regarding screening
examination results.
10. Application Submission/Inquiries
Research Support Section (G-YLC（LS） Application), Research Support Division, Research
Promotion Administrative Department
Email: g_ylc@gifu-u.ac.jp