برنامه بورس JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship، کشور ژاپن

این برنامه به صورت مشترک توسط United Nations University و Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - JSPS ذیل عنوان JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2020 ارائه می‌شود و هدف از آن، فراهم کردن فرصت برای محققان جوان برای انجام تحقیقات پیشرفته در زمینه پایداری با همکاری محققان میزبان در دانشگاه‌ها و مؤسسه‌های تحقیقاتی ژاپنی است.

OVERVIEW

  • POSITION: JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellow
  • LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan
  • TIMEZONE: UTC +9
  • CLOSING DATE: 2020•02•21

Jointly organized by the United Nations University and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) , the JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is designed to provide promising, highly qualified, young researchers with the opportunity to conduct advanced research in sustainability in co-operation with host researchers at Japanese universities and research institutions.

The UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS, Tokyo) acts as the nominating authority for the JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme. This fellowship is aimed at candidates who have completed their doctorates in the past six years and also have professional and/or research experience. UNU-IAS will assist in securing acceptance from host researchers for shortlisted candidates.

Fellowships are awarded for a period of 24 months. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (received on or after 2 April 2014) when the fellowship begins, or be scheduled to receive a doctoral degree before the fellowship begins. Japanese nationals are not eligible, nor are those of dual nationality if one is Japanese. Also those who have permanent residency in Japan are not eligible. Those who have previously been awarded a Standard or Pathway Fellowship under the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan are not eligible.

Terms of the Award

  • A round-trip air ticket (based on JSPS regulations)
  • A monthly maintenance allowance of JPY362,000
  • A settling-in allowance of JPY200,000 (based on JSPS regulations)
  • Overseas travel, accident, and sickness insurance coverage, etc.

Notes:

  • The amounts of the awards indicated above are subject to change by JSPS.
  • In the case that a Fellow is already residing in Japan before his/her fellowship starts or obtains resident status before his/her fellowship is designated to begin, the above-mentioned air ticket to Japan and settling-in allowance will not be provided.
  • A research grant, “Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research”, is available to cover cooperative research-related expenses. Application for these grants is made by the host researcher through his/her institution.

 

JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2020

Under this programme fellows conduct research relevant to one or more of the main thematic focus areas of UNU-IAS: sustainable societies, natural capital & biodiversity, and global change & resilience.

Research proposals for JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowships should relate clearly to one of the specific research areas of UNU-IAS listed below. The proposed research must be policy-relevant and incorporate gender issues within the research agenda:

Governance for Sustainable Development

The selected fellow will work at the forefront of applied research relevant to Governance for Sustainable Development. One focus of the project is governance related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This includes implementation mechanisms and governance of the SDGs at global, regional, national and local levels, comparison of implementation among different countries and various actors, science–policy interface, interlinkages between the SDGs and other international agreements as well as synergies and trade-offs between targets.

Required qualifications:

  • A PhD degree (no ABDs) in a related field, including but not limited to political science, sociology, economics, legal and other social sciences, civil engineering (including socio-economic modelling), and science, technology and innovation (STI)
  • Demonstrated research skills in similar areas
  • Ability to design and implement research involving fieldwork
  • Fluency in English is essential, and a working knowledge of other languages is desirable

Water for Sustainable Development

Water for Sustainable Development (WSD) is a research and capacity development project that aims to (1) establish a comprehensive framework to evaluate the role and value of water in selected locations in Asia, (2) identify current and future inter-sectoral water demand, and (3) develop analytical tools and policy options to improve water efficiency and environment in the region–thereby contributing to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal(SDGs) 6.3 (water quality) and 6.4 (water efficiency) in particular.

The selected Fellow will work at the forefront of this applied policy research, and contribute to solving water-related challenges faced by international community. The Fellow will work independently but closely with other Research Fellows on the topics such as, but limited to, economic and environmental value of water, inter-sectoral water demand, water policy analysis, and water and regional development, among others.

Required qualifications:

  • A PhD degree (no ABDs) in a related field, including, but not limited to environmental/resource economics, economic policy, quantitative economics, or related field;
  • Ability to design, implement, and summarise desk work and field research;
  • Excellent command of English, both oral and written
  • Strong organisational skills and a team-player ethos

Education for Sustainable Development

The Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Programme at UNU-IAS is focused on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using ESD as a mechanism for the enactment of the goals. The selected fellow will work with an interdisciplinary team on research related to the assessment and implementation of ESD curriculum and practices at local, sub-national, national, and global levels. The selected fellow is encouraged to work with the two flagship initiatives, Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development , which are networks of ESD organizations which operate at sub-national and local levels, as well as ProSPER.Net – the Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network , which is a network of leading universities in the Asia-Pacific region that are committed to integrating sustainable development principles into postgraduate curriculum and research.

Required qualifications:

  • PhD degree (no ABDs) from a range of disciplines including but not limited to education and/or environmental policy, as well as experience in working with the social sciences and environmental sciences
  • Demonstrated research and communication skills in similar areas
  • Preferred research focus on biodiversity, climate change, and/or sustainable consumption and production in education and/or institutional and organisational challenges to incorporate ESD into higher education activities
  • Ability to design, implement, and summarise research involving both desk work and fieldwork
  • Fluency in English writing and speaking is essential; a working knowledge of other languages is desirable with a preference for French, Japanese, and/or Spanish.

International Satoyama Initiative

The selected Fellow will conduct research on social-ecological systems to contribute to policy relevant discussions on biodiversity conservation and landscape management. The research should be linked to the concept of the Satoyama Initiative which aims to realize societies in harmony with nature by promoting sustainable production activities and natural resource management. The focus includes multiple benefits of production landscapes and seascapes and their linkages with human well-being, and solutions to various challenges they are facing from social, economic and environmental perspectives. The research is also expected to contribute to the Satoyama Initiative’s efforts in supporting global initiatives such as the Convention on Biological Diversity as well as enhancing local and regional management practices for sustainability.

Required qualifications:

  • PhD degree (no ABDs) in a field related to applied social or environmental sciences, including but not limited to environmental policy, development studies, ecosystem management, and landscape planning;
  • Demonstrated research skills and a sound record of publication in similar areas;
  • Ability to design and implement research involving fieldwork;
  • Fluency in English is essential, and a working knowledge of other languages is desirable

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applicants must be citizens of countries that have diplomatic relations with Japan. Japanese nationals are not eligible, nor are those of dual nationality if one is Japanese. Also, those who have permanent residency in Japan are not eligible. Applicants must hold a doctorate received on or after 2 April 2014 (i.e., the degree must have been received within six years prior to 1 April 2020), when the fellowship begins or be scheduled to receive doctorate before the fellowship begins.

Applicants with at least 10 months’ research and/or professional experience are especially encouraged to apply.
Those who have previously been awarded a Standard or Pathway Fellowship under the “JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan” are not eligible.

Duration of the fellowship

Fellowships are awarded for a period of 24 months.

Nomination of candidates

UNU will act as the nominating authority of the programme, and applications should be submitted to UNU-IAS. UNU-IAS nominates candidates to JSPS based on the following criteria:

  • the research objectives of the applicant and the quality of his/her research proposal,
  • the relevance of the research proposal to the ongoing or planned research activities of the applicant’s indicated research programme at UNU-IAS, and
  • the applicant’s academic merit and his/her potential for successful research while in Japan.

UNU intends to inform successful candidates of the results of the nomination in May 2020. JSPS takes up to 3 months after receiving the nominations to process its award decisions.

Starting date and deadline for applications

The JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme begins on 1 September and the selected Fellows are required to be in Japan by this date. The deadline for applications for the 2019 Fellowships is 21 February 2020.

Applications

Interested and eligible candidates are invited to submit a completed Application Form and supporting documents to fellowships@unu.edu . If an applicant does not have access to the Internet, he or she should contact UNU-IAS. The form and the required documents indicated in the form must be in English. If supporting documents are not in English, English translations must be attached.

Review of applications by the Fellowship Committee will begin immediately after the application deadline. Short-listed candidates will be contacted for a telephone interview and to provide reference letters.