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Call for RIKEN ECL Team/Unit Leaders (Sechi Kato Program) FY2024

RIKEN offers junior PI positions in RIKEN Early Career Leaders Program for highly talented women researchers.
Job title:
  • RIKEN ECL Team Leader (roughly equivalent to early career professor)
  • RIKEN ECL Unit Leader (roughly equivalent to associate professor/assistant professor)
Qualifications:
  • Applicants should be women researchers who have appropriate knowledge, experience, and abilities to supervise and promote research.
  • A doctoral degree or an equivalent competence is required for this position.
Research fields:
Natural sciences (including mathematical science and information science) or research areas bordering/blending natural sciences with humanities and social sciences.
Research environment:
Annual research budget
Team Leader: an average of 40 million yen
Unit Leader: an average of 20 million yen
  • In addition to the annual research budget, initial expenses for a smooth lab start-up will be provided.
Start of employment:
Between September 1, 2025, and April 1, 2026
Term of employment:
The maximum term of appointment is seven years.
Salary:
  • The ECL Team Leader’s annual salary :10.92 million yen
  • The ECL Unit Leader’s annual salary :8.52 million yen
Career:
In principle, the ECL Team / Unit Leaders will have an opportunity to apply to undergo screening for indefinite-term PI positions in the fifth year of their service after appointment.
Deadline:
September 19, 2024 (noon, Japan time) For applicant registration
September 26, 2024 (noon, Japan time) For uploading application documents
For more information and to apply, visit at the website below:
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