AY2024 Kyushu University Inamori Frontier Program
Application Guidelines for a Faculty Position
January 2024
Kyushu University

Institute for Advanced StudyPurpose
Kyushu University operates the Inamori Frontier Program for human resource development, which
has utilized the platforms for hiring and developing outstanding personnel at the Institute forAdvanced Study and the Inamori Frontier Research Center. The purpose of this program is tostrategically produce researchers who can be leaders in each research field by hiring outstanding young
researchers who seek to engage in creative, ambitious research efforts as associate professors(hereinafter referred to as “Inamori FP Faculty Members”) and providing them with the environments
and work conditions needed to devote their efforts to their own research as independent principal
investigators (PIs).
Number of Positions to be Offered
Institute for Advanced Study Associate Professor: Maximum of five positions
Employment Period
Five years from the date of hiring in principle
Application Requirements(1) Applicant must be a young researcher capable of conducting autonomous research activities as anindependent PI (in any research field).
(2) Applicant must hold a doctorate at the time of starting the position at Kyushu University.
When Position Starts
The starting date will be determined based on the desired date of employment and the results of theacceptance coordination, within the range of October 1, 2024 to April 1, 2025. Please note that even
if the starting date is postponed, the activity evaluations mentioned below will still be conducted at thesame times as the other associate professors hired.
Research Activities(1) Workplace: Affiliation will be with the Institute for Advanced Study, but actual research activities
will be conducted at the school or center and corresponding campus desired by eachapplicant (hereinafter referred to as “Accepting School”) according to their
specialized field.
(Reference link for a list of institutes, laboratories, and other facilities):
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/faculty(Reference link for campuses): https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/campus/(2) Securing research time: With a focus on devotion to research activities, this associate professor
shall be exempt from participating in educational and entrance examination-related
duties as well as on-campus management-related duties (except for duties
incidental to research activities). However, if the associate professor desires toengage in such duties, involvement in those duties may be permitted after1

consulting with the administering school or center.
(However, at least 70% of overall effort must be devoted to research.)
Salary, etc.
(1) Salary: Decided according to the relevant stipulations in the Kyushu University Rules forCompensation of Faculty Members (Annual Salary).
(Decided within a range from 10,000,000 yen to 12,000,000 yen in basic annual salary
according to the university's stipulations based on research background and other suchfactors. Refer to the Q&A for details.)(2) Affiliation: Institute for Advanced Study(3) Work hours: Considered to have worked 7 hours 45 minutes under Japan's Discretionary Labor
System for Professional Work.
(4) Days off: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, Dec 29-Jan 3(5) Insurance coverage: Employment insurance, workers' compensation insurance, health insurance,
employee pension
Support for Research Activities
Support for research expenses and other costs will be provided to hired Inamori FP Faculty Members
as follows.
(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 x 5 yearsExample) 4,000,000 yen for one academic researcher, 2,000,000 yen for one technical staff
Activity Evaluations in the Program
As the activity evaluations of Inamori FP Faculty Members in this program, mid-term evaluations areconducted by the third year of employment and final evaluations are conducted up to one year before
the completion of the employment period. These evaluations take into consideration the number ofresearch papers published in top journals, number of times research papers are cited, and status ofacquiring competitive research funds, based on the characteristics of each specialized field.
Hiring as an Institute for Advanced Study Professor
After completing the employment period, those recognized as particularly outstanding achievers (upto two) based on the results of the final evaluation may be hired as Institute for Advanced Study
professors. However, hiring will not take place if nobody is recognized as appropriate.
The following conditions are to be provided to Institute for Advanced Study professors.
(1) Employment period: Five years (whether to renew is decided according to performanceevaluation.)(2) Salary: Decided according to the relevant stipulations in the Kyushu University Rules forCompensation of Faculty Members (Annual Salary).
(Annual salary is 13,000,000 yen or higher, decided according to the university's stipulations
based on research background and other such factors)(3) Workplace: Research activities shall continue at the Accepting School.
(4) Securing research time: With focus on devotion to research activities, this associate professor shallbe exempt from participating in educational and entrance examination-related
duties as well as on-campus management-related duties (except for duties
incidental to research activities). However, if the associate professor desires toengage in such duties, involvement in those duties will be allowed after consulting2with the administering school or center.
(However, at least 70% of overall effort must be devoted to research.)
Screening Process
Document and interview screenings are conducted based on selection criteria stipulated by the Inamori
Frontier Program Steering Committee.

Firstscreening

Screening
MethodDocument
screening

Secondscreening

Document
screening

Thirdscreening

Interviewscreening

When Results are Remarks
Announced
Early May 2024
For document screening, applicants are classified into
categories A, B, and C shown below, and screening is
conducted on a per-classification basis. Make sure toMid-July 2024
select your desired classification for screening on
Application Document 1. (Applicant Information
Sheet).
A
Humanities; Social Sciences; Arts
B
Science and EngineeringC
Medical, Dental, and PharmacologicalStudies; Agriculture; Life Sciences
Early September • Day of interview * Planned to be conducted online2024
One day to be specified by the university in lateAugust 2024
As soon as the date is decided, it will be notified on
the following website.
https://ias.kyushu-u.ac.jp/recruits/• Planned as approximately 15-minute presentations
by applicants about their own researchachievements, content of their research, and otherdetails• Specific instructions for the interview screening will
be provided on an individual basis to those who pass
the second screening

How to Submit Documents & Submission Deadline(1) For advance registration before application, send the following information to the email address
below no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 11 (Mon), 2024 (Japan time, strictly observed).
In the email subject line: “Inamori FP Application Registration”
In the email message body: Write your full name, the name of your current institution, your job
title, and classifications you wish to be screened in the first and second screening (any one of thethree classifications listed below from a to c).
A. Humanities; Social Sciences; Arts
B. Science and Engineering
C. Medical, Dental, and Pharmacological Studies; Agriculture; Life Sciences
Destination: Inamori FP Recruitment Officer, Academic Research and IndustrialCollaboration Management Office of Kyushu University
Email: inamorifp@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp

3The recruitment officer will provide notification of the link for uploading application document
files within three days of receiving your email. If at least three days have passed and you still have
not received this notification, please inquire to the Contact Point for Questions shown below.
(2) Upload the Excel and PDF files in <1> through <4> below to the specified link.
* Since researchers from many different fields will be involved in screening the applicants, pleaseproduce your application documents in a way that is easy for researchers from other fields tounderstand.
* <1> through <4> below must be produced in the applicant's desired language, either Japaneseor English.
<1> Application Document 1. (Applicant Information Sheet)(in specified format, Excel file)<2> Application document 2. (Research Information Sheet)(in any format, PDF file)* Produce these documents after first referring to the points of note in“(1) Overview of Past Research” through “(5) Status of Acquiring KAKENHI andCompetitive Funding.”<3> Resume (Affix photo. Include academic and career history.)(Any format, PDF file)<4> Up to five offprints of major papers and books (copies and reprints accepted, PDF files)* For books, also attach summaries of each (up to 400 characters, any format)(3) Application deadline: 5:00 p.m. on March 18 (Mon), 2024 (Japan time, strictly observed)* Advance registration ends at 5:00 p.m. on March 11 (Mon), 2024 (Japan time, strictly observed)
Points to Note
(1) Personal information in your application documents is only used for screening and not for anythingother than that purpose without the applicant's consent.
(2) We do not answer questions pertaining to the screening process and results.
(3) Send advance questions or inquiries to institutes, laboratories, or other facilities to the Inamori FP
Recruitment Officer by email. In the message, please clearly indicate the name of the school or center
to receive the advance question or inquiry.
(Reference link for a list of institutes, laboratories, and other facilities):
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/faculty(4) Hiring shall be annulled if any false information is discovered in the application documents.
Contact Point for Questions
Inamori FP Recruitment Officer, Academic Research and Industrial Collaboration Management Officeof Kyushu University
E-mail: inamorifp@jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
For details about the recruitment process, refer to the Q&A. If you need clarification for anything else,
please inquire by email to the address above.
Other Relevant Points(1) Kyushu University conducts faculty screening in accordance with the spirit of the Basic Act for aGender Equal Society (Act No. 78 of 1999), and gives preference to women in the selection process
if the evaluations are equal.
Website of the Office for the Promotion of Gender Equality, Kyushu University:
https://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/(2) Kyushu University screens applicants for faculty positions in accordance with the principles of theBasic Act for Persons with Disabilities (Act No.84 of 1970), Act to Facilitate the Employment ofPersons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960) and Act for Eliminating Discrimination against
Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 65 of 2013).

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(3) Kyushu University has been implementing a system of employing faculty members withaccompanying spouse since July 2017.
(4) Status of measures to prevent passive smoking: All campus premises are entirely non-smoking.
(5) If you have received disciplinary action in the past due to incidents including sexual harassment
and sexual violence against students, please be sure to include the details and specific reasons for thedisciplinary action in your resume. Providing false information may result in consequences such as
revocation of employment or disciplinary action.

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