Call for application for the Long-Term Internship Program FY2018（8th Term）

Call for application for the Long-Term Internship Program FY2018
（8th Term: April 1, 2018 to – September 30, 2018）

 
>> LT Internship Application Guidlines & Documents 2018-8th（pdf:902KB）
>> LT Internship Application Documents 2018-8th（word:174KB）
>> Attachment1_outline of HIRAKU (pdf,230KB)
>> Attachment2_HIRAKU-PF User Guide for LongtermInternship 2018-8th (pdf,499KB)
>> Internship Ｑ＆Ａ(pdf,108KB)

〇 Number of Interns to be accepted

Approximately nine (Female applicants will be preferentially accepted for a small number of positions.)

〇 Application Procedure

Applicants are supposed to take preliminary consultation before submitting Application Documents. Please ”raise an interview request for consultation in the “Young Researcher’s Portfolio (HIRAKU-PF)”. Please bring the Application Form to the preliminary consultation.

〇 Application Documents

1) Application Form: (Use the attached prescribed form)
2) Research Achievement Report
You need to download the Achievement Report extracted from HIRAKU-PF. Refer to the Appendix 2 “HIRAKU-PF User Guide for HIRAKU Long-Term Internship Applicants” to check how to open your account and create the subject report there.
3) Letter of Recommendation written by the applicant’s academic supervisor: (Use the attached prescribed form)
4) Certificate of Enrollment: (Use the attached prescribed form)
5) For an applicant enrolled at or contracted with one of the Member Organizations, Written Consent of the Representative of their Enrolled Organization: (Use the attached prescribed form)

〇 Application Period:

April Term: April 1, 2018 (Sun) – April 30, 2018 (Mon)
May Term: May 1, 2018 (Tue) – May 31, 2018 (Thu)
June Term: June 1, 2018 (Fri) – June 30, 2018 (Sat)
July Term: July 1, 2018 (Sun) – July 31, 2018 (Tue)
August Term: August 1, 2018 (Wed) – August 31, 2018 (Fri)
September Term: September 1, 2018 (Sat) – September 30, 2018 (Sun)

〇 Screening Procedure

(1) Screening of the Application Documents
(2) Oral Interview (to be conducted as necessary at the beginning of the following month to each term of the Application period set in 5-(3))
(3) Announcement of Screening Results (*Training period, within which the successful applicant is entitled to participate in the subject internship program, will be from the date the applicant has passed the full screening till March 31, 2019.)

〇 Treatment

Accepted Applicant needs to sign an employment contract for the period of the subject internship.
(1) Salary (up to 150,000 yen/month)
Accepted Applicant needs to sign an employment contract with HIRAKU Lead Partner Organization or Co-Partner Organizations only for the period of the subject internship. If you are enrolled at any one of the HIRAKU Member Organizations, you’ll be employed as Researcher under part-time contract with Hiroshima University.
(2) Travel expenses to get to the host organizations in or outside Japan
(3) Expenses for consumables related to the internship (as deemed to be necessary)

〇 Inquiries

HIRAKU Operating Council Office
Young Researcher Development
Global Career Design Center,
Hiroshima University
1-7-1 Kagamiyama Higashihirosima-shi Hiroshima 739-8514
Tel: 082-424-4563
E-mail: wakateyousei@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

〇 Submission of Application Documents

【For applicants enrolled at Hiroshima University and Member Organizations】
Please submit a list of required application documents in PDF, via Young Research’s Portfolio or HIRAKU-PF
【For applicants enrolled at Yamaguchi University】
URA, Strategic Planning & Operation Department for Research Initiatives
Organization for Research Initiatives
Yamaguchi University
1677-1, Yoshida Yamaguchi-shi Yamaguchi 753-8511
Tel: 083-933-5255 0836-85-9990
E-mail: conso@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
【For applicants enrolled at Tokushima University】
Center for Research Administration & Collaboration Research Administration Section
Tokushima University
2-1 Minamijosanjima Tokushima-shi Tokushima 770-8506
Tel: 088-656-9759
E-mail: hiraku@tokushima-u.ac.jp