*Application is Closed.

 1. Aim

The National Institute of Genetics (NIG) is recruiting postdoctoral fellows from all over the world with a variety of backgrounds. We aim at further promotion of research projects in NIG and fostering researchers with excellent research ability by letting promising young researchers engage in research activities in our institute for a certain period of time.

2. Qualifications

A. Applicants must have obtained PhD degree (or equivalent) or are expected to obtain it by the time of employment. (Employment will be conditional on completion of the degree.)

B. Applicants must also have sufficient research skills to promote research projects in our institute. 

Note: An employee who has been working at a research group in NIG for a period exceeding 1 year from the desired start date is not eligible to apply for the same research group. 

3. Number of Postdocs to be accepted 

Approx. 5

4. Start Date and Employment Period (to be renewed each fiscal year)

The period of employment is 3 years from the initial date of hire.

Hire date should be the day to start working at NIG within the period of November 1^st, 2015 to October 1^st, 2016. If there is no desired start date, it will be April 1^st, 2016.  Suspension period, such as childcare and nursing leave, should be considered in consultation with an applicant for the leave.

5. Position

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDRF)
(Discretionary working hour system is applicable.)
Successful candidates are eligible to apply for Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research. 

6. Salary

Based on the rules of the Research Organization of Information and Systems that is higher organization of NIG, annual salary approx. 4,100,000JPY including tax will be paid.  Commuting allowance (conditional), MEXT mutual society of health insurance, compensation insurance and employment insurance are included in this amount

7. Application Procedure

Application documents 1 to 4 (in either Japanese or English) should be e-mailed after consulting with your prospective PI about your research project. Please refer to our website for more information about research groups currently recruiting Postdocs and their research outlines. NIG Website: http://www.nig.ac.jp/index.html

List of recruiting Laboratories

 【Application Documents】

(Applicant should prepare and submit the following document 1 to 4 in the specified forms which can be downloaded from here [ Word  / Excel ]. There is no specific form for document 5 and 6.)

1: Curriculum Vitae, Laboratory Name of Your Choice, Desired Starting Date
Include name, DOB, age, sex, home address, contact address (such as work address including affiliation), e-mail address, academic background, professional experience, laboratory name of your choice including the name of PI, name and affiliation of  the person who provides statement in document 5, desired start date. 

(Applicants who are expected to obtain PhD should specify the date of Degree Examination Board.)

 2: Summary of Past Research (1 page)
Applicants’ contribution to the past research should be described.

 3: List of Publications, Presentations and Achievements
Publications: Include paper title, author (if there are more than 6 authors, then include the number of authors and the order to applicant), journal title, volume number, year, peer reviewed or not
Presentations (only given by applicants): Include title, conference name and date
(They should be classified into invited talk, oral presentation and poster presentation. If you have received any presentation awards such as a poster award, they should be also described.)
Achievements: Include awards (other than those above), and grants

 4: Research Plan at NIG (5 pages in total)
(1) Purpose including its background：1 page
(2)Research Outline ：2 pages
(3)Features and Creative Ideas (including significance of research at NIG)：1 page
(4)Annual Plan for 3 years ：1 page

 5: Statement from Supervisor (1 letter)
Applicants should ask someone (immediate supervisor in university, for example) who knows their work and personality well to write a statement. He/she is required to submit the statement to the office below directly by him/herself as an e-mail attachment. He/she may be contacted and asked for further comments when necessary.

 6: Statement from Host PI (1 letter)
Applicants are requested to consult with their prospective PI about their research project in advance. Host PI is required to submit the statement to the office below directly by him/herself as an e-mail attachment.

8. Application Method

Document 1 to 4 should be submitted by applicants and document 5 and 6 should be respectively submitted by supervisor and host researcher via e-mail in PDF format.

Submit to: National Institute of Genetics, Research Promotion Team (kenkyo-mail@nig.ac.jp)
E-mail Title: Application for NIG Postdoctoral Fellow 2016 (Applicant’s Name)
File Name: File Name (Applicant’s Name)

*Submitted application will only be used for the selection and appointment of NIG Postdoctoral Fellows, and will not be returned.
*ID number will be sent to applicants upon receipt of full set of application documents. This is considered to be the acceptance of application.

Application Period:
Monday, June 15th,2015 to Noon on Monday, July 13^th , 2015 (Japan Standard Time)

9. Selection Method

Preliminary Screening (Document Review)
Applicants will be shortlisted based on their submitted documents.
Selection result will be e-mailed directly to all applicants by the end of July.
(Please contact Research Promotion Team (kenkyo-mail@nig.ac.jp) if you do not receive e-mail by July 31^st.)

Secondary Screening (Interview)
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview. They are required to give a short (12 min.) presentation about their past research and future plan at our institute with PC and conduct question and answer session (18 min.) after that. Final selection results will be e-mailed to the candidates by the end of September. Substitute candidates will be announced at the same time.

Interview Date: Friday, August 28^th, 2015
Venue: National Institute of Genetics (Mishima-city, Shizuioka Prefecture)
*Interview time will be notified to the candidate individually. Any commuting expenses to get the venue are to be borne by the candidate.