Minerva EU - Japan Fellowship

The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation has up to five positions for fellows. The fellowship scheme in Japan is designed to support the Centre's research and policy analysis of EU-Japan economic and industrial issues.

The Research Fellow will undertake research work on a selected priority topic of the Centre, which should result in a consistent policy report (50 pages).

Apart from research on a pre-determined topic, the Research Fellow will be expected to support the daily analytical activities of the Centre, including media monitoring, policy briefings, seminar reports, etc.

REQUIREMENTS

EU+ (*) or Japanese citizenship, university degree, strong interest and motivation in Japan and EU-Japan relations.
The following elements will constitute an advantage: previous professional experience with Japan, an already advanced study/research on one of the priority topics, Japanese language abilities.

(*) EU+ includes: EU, Montenegro, Turkey, FYROM, Iceland, Moldova.

PRACTICAL

The fellow is paid 1700 EUR/month (paid in JPY).
The grant is expected to cover basic daily expenses and accommodation in Tokyo. A Research Fellow selected from outside Japan, will receive an additional travel subsidy of up to 1000 EUR.

HOW TO APPLY?

The candidates should specify the slot for which they are applying. The priority topics for this session can be found here: http://www.eu-japan.eu/minerva-topics-2015
Application documents to be submitted: CV, Covering Letter, Research Topic-Research Plan (1-2 A4 pages).
Deadline: 15 July 2015
The application materials and eventual requests for clarification should be sent electronically to the following address: minerva@eu-japan.gr.jp