Partnership Programme for Nurturing Professionals (Interlinkages and Innovation for Future Societies)

The Partnership Programme for Nurturing Professionals (theme: Interlinkages and Innovation for Future Societies) is a collaborative research recruitment established by The Toyota Foundation and the University of Tokyo Institute for Future Initiatives. It offers fixed-term project researcher positions (Project Researcher, Project Assistant Professor or Project Lecturer) to conduct transdisciplinary research aimed at transforming social systems. The programme seeks researchers with strong motivation and competencies, including those with professional working experience, and encourages work addressing relations among science, technology (including AI), industry, policy, and international relations.

Stable research environment and opportunities to conduct collaborative research with University of Tokyo researchers.

Applications were invited from researchers with a clear sense of issues in social-system innovation, motivated and competent to tackle them with flexible and novel ideas; researchers with professional working experience were also welcome. Job titles offered included Project Researcher, Project Assistant Professor, or Project Lecturer (fixed-term).

Applicants were referred to the IFI website (PDF) for details and application instructions.