JAXA International Top Young Fellowship (ITYF) in Japan

Institute of Space
and Astronautical Sciences, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS, JAXA) is offering international fellowship
to highly motivated, early-career researchers in any of the space science
fields covered by ISAS for work in Japan for 3 (extendable to 5) years. To
be eligible for this fellowship, applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent
doctoral level degree) and less than 8 years postdoctoral experience. The
starting date of the research activity is required be the first day of the
month during Japanese FY 2013 (until March 2014). August 31, 2013 is the
application deadline.

Study Subject (s): The ITYF is designed to
attract outstanding, highly motivated, early-career researchers in any of the
space science fields covered by the Institute of Space and Astronautical
Sciences (ISAS) to work in Japan for 3 (extendable to 5) years. Fellows
will contribute to various researches at ISAS/JAXA and of bringing a positive
effect on ISAS’s activities
Course Level: Fellowships is
available for pursuing research programme.
Scholarship Provider: Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences,
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS, JAXA)
Scholarship can be taken at: Japan

Eligibility: Applicant must have a
Ph.D. (or equivalent doctoral level
degree) and less than 8 years postdoctoral experience.

Scholarship Open
for Students of Following Countries:
International students are eligible to apply.

Scholarship
Description:
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) International Top Young
Fellowship (ITYF) was established as a prestigious new fellowship program in
2009. The ITYF is designed to attract outstanding, highly motivated,
early-career researchers in any of the space science fields covered by the
Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (ISAS) to work in Japan for 3
(extendable to 5) years. An excellent remuneration package is offered,
including research budget (including travel expense) so that the fellow can
extend their international profile, as well as developing collaborations within
Japan.

Number of award (s): A few positions are
available.

Duration of award
(s): The
research period duration is basically three (3) years. The contract shall be
renewed every fiscal year. The period can be extended up to five (5) years from
the time of commencement through review by the ITYF Steering Committee if
desired, depending on funding and progress.

What does it
cover?
-Salary: The monthly salary is 791,000 JPY before tax deduction (equivalent to
an annual salary of $94,920 USD at a
exchange rate of 100 JPY /USD ). Note: In order to support the recovery efforts
of the Great East Japan Earthquake, a small salary reduction temporarily
applies to all employees of government-oriented agencies. This also applies to
the ITYF, and a salary reduction of 6.79% is planned until March 2015. (Due to
this reduction, present monthly salary is 737,000 JPY before tax deduction)
-2,500,000 JPY (25,000 USD at the above exchange rate) of research funds, which
includes support for travel and research expenses, is prepared per fiscal year.
Fellows may also apply for competitive research funds (e.g. JSPS’s
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research).
-Housing and commutation allowance are provided in addition to the salary, if
fellows meet certain requirements due to JAXA’s rule.
-Social and other insurances will be fully provided.
-Japanese language lessons are available on-campus a few times a month.

Notification: Successful applicants
will be notified by end of November.

How to Apply: A set of the following
documents is to be submitted with the application.
-Applicant’s curriculum vitae.
-Outline of applicant’s previous research, and future research plan.
-List of research achievements, including published papers and other
publications, etc.
-Applicant’s three (3) major research papers.
-Three (3) letters of reference.
The letters of reference must be sent by email directly from your referees’
accounts to ITYF2013-at-jaxa.jp. Please inform of the names of your
referees in your email message when you send the application documents.
Application documents can be sent to the address by registered mail or
international courier service. If so, please state “Application documents for
JAXA International Top Young Fellowship” in red ink on the front of the
envelope. Application documents will not be returned.