Kyushu University Inamori Frontier Program (Inamori FP) Q&A
Ver.1● About the Application Guidelines
About the Employment Period
Q1: How is the employment period determined?
A: The employment period is five years from the starting date for the position. In principle, if the starting
date is October 1, 2023, then employment would continue until September 30, 2028. However, if thestarting date is postponed due to individual circumstances until January 1, 2024, for example, thenemployment would continue until December 31, 2028.

About the Application RequirementsQ2: What research fields does this program include?
A: There is no restriction on research fields. It includes all fields in humanities, social sciences, andnatural sciences.
Q3: Applicants must be a young researcher capable of conducting autonomous research activities as anindependent PI, but is there an age limit?
A: Since there are various potential circumstances to consider such as life events and career paths that
depend on the characteristics of the research field, we have not set a specific age limit.
Q4: I am planning to receive my doctorate in September of this year. Do I meet the requirements toapply?
A: If you will hold a doctorate at the time of starting the position at Kyushu University, you can apply.

About Research Activities
Q5: How is the Accepting School determined?
A: The affiliation of those hired for the Inamori Frontier Program will be with the Institute for Advanced
Study, but actual research activities will be conducted at a school or center at a campus (AcceptingSchool). The Accepting School is determined once the Institute for Advanced Study has madearrangements with the applicant's desired school or center during the screening process.
Q6: While the focus is on devotion to research activities, I am also interested to participate in educational
activities and student guidance in light of my future career. Is that possible?
A: It is possible as long as no less than 70% of your overall effort is devoted to research. You will need
the approval of your Accepting School if you wish to engage in these activities, so please consult with theAccepting School after you are hired.

About Salary, etc.
Q7: How much salary can I expect?
A: Based on the Kyushu University Rules for Compensation of Faculty Members (Special Project), etc.,
your salary is decided within a range from 10,000,000 yen to 12,000,000 yen in annual salary, which ishigher than that of a regular Associate Professor of the university (averages approximately 8,800,000
yen with the average age of 47.6). In deciding the salary, your research background, etc. will be taken
into consideration. Please see below for details (reference case).

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(Reference case)
1. Salary(1) Basic monthly pay 842,300 yen (if annual salary is 10,107,600 yen)
* Approximately 240,000 yen per month is deducted from the monthly allowance as social insurance
premiums, taxes, etc., resulting in a net income of approximately 600,000 yen.
(2) Allowances: Payment of allowances stipulated in the rules for compensation, in addition to transport
allowance* Allowances such as housing allowance, dependents allowance, end-of-term allowance, and study
allowance are not provided.
2. Severance payment
Not provided.
3. Health insurance, pension
Those who are hired will be enrolled in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology Mutual Aid Association and employee pension.
Q8: Do you provide compensation for relocation expenses?
A: Compensation is provided according to the rules.
（https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/university/information/rule/rulebook/pdf/638/2/2004syuki057_en.pdf）
Q9: If someone who works at a national university is hired, will that person’s severance payment becumulatively totaled?
A: It will not be cumulatively totaled.
Q10: Is any paid leave available other than the specified days off?
A: We provide annual paid leave, sick leave, special leave, and other forms of leave as specified in therules of employment.
（https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/university/information/rule/rulebook/pdf/624/2/2004syuki019_en.pdf）
Q11: Is it possible to live in employee housing?
A: It is possible to apply for a lease. However, availability depends on vacancies and othercircumstances, so you might not receive your desired housing unit.
Q12: Is childcare leave available? And if I take childcare leave, how would my employment period be
handled?
A: If you meet the requirements at the time of taking the leave, you will be able to take childcare leave.
However, the employment period will not be extended along with childcare leave being taken.
Q13: Is this an exempted position as stipulated by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)?
A: While there is a five-year employment period, this is a full-time research position which thereby meetsthe criteria for the exempted job system.

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About Support for Research Activities
Q14: How can I receive support for research expenses and other costs?
A: Support for research expenses and other costs is provided as follows. However, if hired in the middleof an academic year, the amount of support provided for the first year will be pro-rated by the number ofremaining months.
1. Research expenses (per person)[Experiment-related]
2,000,000 yen/year (support for three years after hiring)[Non experiment-related] 1,000,000 yen/year (support for three years after hiring)
2. Cost of employing research assistants, etc. (per person)
6,000,000 yen/year (paid for five years after hiring)
Q15: How are “experiment-related” and “non experiment-related” determined for research expenses?
A: These are decided according to the specialized field of the applicant and the content of their researchplan. There are cases in which experiments are conducted in humanities and social sciences as well, sothe decisions are made after hiring and verifying the content of the research.
Q16: In addition to the support shown on the Application Guidelines, is it also possible to receive
support for expenses necessary to arrange the research environment (such as costs incurred to relocate
research equipment)?
A: Since there are budgets and other issues involved, the decisions on whether to provide such support
are made after consultations about the individual circumstances Please keep in mind that a decision
may not be made until after the employment decision has been made.

About Hiring as an Institute for Advanced Study Professor
Q17: After completing the employment period, those who were recognized as particularly outstandingachievers (up to two) based on the results of the final evaluation are hired as Institute for Advanced
Study professors, but is this on a tenure track system? And how do you decide who to hire as aprofessor?
A: After completing the employment period, a final evaluation will be made with reference to the numberof papers published in top journals, the number of citations, and the number of competitive research
grants received, considering the characteristics of each researcher's field of expertise. Then, up to twoparticularly outstanding researchers will be hired as Institute for Advanced Study Professors.
If, as a result of the final evaluation, there is no suitable candidate, no hiring will take place.
Q18 : If I am not hired as a professor of Institute for Advanced Studies, can I be hired by anotherdepartment? If I am not hired as a professor, can I be hired by another department?
A: If you apply for the faculty positions offered by the faculty and are selected after the screening
process, you will be hired as a faculty member.

3About the Screening Process
Q19: Do alumni or currently enrolled students of Kyushu University have an advantage?
A: These factors have no impact on screening.
Q20: How are the interviews conducted?
A: The interviews are planned to be conducted online. Interviewees will be contacted on an individual
basis with details about how the process will be conducted.
Q21: In what language(s) will the interviews be conducted?
A: Interviews will be conducted in either Japanese or English according to what the interviewee selected,
but some questions may also be asked in English even during Japanese language interviews.
Q22: If a schedule conflict arises on the scheduled date and time of my interview, could I switch toanother date and time?
A: Changes to the specified interview date and time are not allowed.
Q23: How is notification of the screening results provided?
A: Notification is sent to the applicants themselves by email. Notifications are generally planned
according to the following schedule.
Please note that these could be subject to change depending on the status of the screening schedule.
1. First screening (document screening) results notification: mid-May 2023
2. Second screening (document screening) results notification: late June 2023
3. Third screening (interview screening) results notification: early August 2023

How to Submit Documents & Submission Deadline
Q24: I noticed an error after uploading my application documents. Can I re-upload them?
A: As long as it's before the deadline, the documents can be re-uploaded. Please upload the documents
again with “Revision” or something similar added to the file name. However, please note that documents
re-uploaded after the deadline will be invalid.
Q25: Would you still accept an application after the application deadline?
A: Applications will not be accepted if submitted after the application deadline.
Q26: Do you accept application documents sent by email or post?
A: Only uploaded applications will be accepted. Applications sent by email or post will not be accepted.

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About Points to Note
Q27: I would like to check beforehand on the research environment, equipment, and other details at theschool or center where I will be working. May I contact them directly to inquire?
A: Send advance questions or inquiries to schools and centers by email to the Inamori FP Recruitment
Officer by email. In the message, please clearly indicate the name of the school or center to receive theadvance question or inquiry.
Please note that depending on the nature of the question, you may have to wait some time to receivea response. Therefore, we request that you send any questions or inquiries early enough to allow
sufficient time for a response.

About the Contact Point for Questions
Q27: Can I call to ask questions by phone?
A: We do not answer questions by phone. Additionally, since we expect to receive questions from a large
number of applicants immediately before the application deadline, we ask that you send questions as
early as possible.
You will be contacted by email with notification of the upload link for application document data within
three days after completing application registration. Please refrain from contacting us to check on yourregistration during that time.

Contact Point for Questions
Inamori FP Recruitment Officer, Academic Research and Industrial Collaboration Management Office ofKyushu University
E-mail: inamorifp@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp

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