The call for applications for the 16th batch (2025) of Kyoto University Hakubi Project is now open. If you are interested, please refer to the details below and contact the Hakubi Center at the email address provided. 

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Overview
Kyoto University has striven to develop the Hakubi Project to foster and support early-career researchers since 2009. With the aim of fostering individuals who will play active roles as world-class researchers and lead the next generation of academic research at Kyoto University, we are promoting initiatives to develop visionary researchers who will lead the next generation.

Global Category Program
In the ‘Global Category’ program, Kyoto University conducts an international open call for Hakubi researchers across all fields of humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, from basic to applied research. Approximately 20 researchers are appointed annually as Program-Specific Faculty Members (Program-Specific Assistant Professors, Program-Specific Associate Professors or Program-Specific Lecturers) at Kyoto University. Anyone, regardless of nationality, who holds a doctoral degree, or those who possesses academic research abilities equivalent to or higher than those of a doctoral degree holder is eligible to apply.

Application and screening process
The selection process is conducted by the ‘Hakuraku Council,’ a committee established within the Kyoto University Hakubi Center to select candidates for this project. The process consists of a first-stage document screening by the Expert Committee and a second-stage interview in Japanese or English by the Hakuraku Council. Candidates are selected based on a comprehensive evaluation of not only their research capabilities but also their potential as next-generation leaders. Candidates selected by the Hakuraku Council are then referred to the Center’s Steering Committee, which deliberates on important matters, for a third-stage review to determine the final successful candidates.

16th batch (2025) Application Procedure 

Please click the link below and be sure to read the ‘Application Guidelines,’ ‘Instructions for Applicant Registration and Proposal Preparation,’ and ‘FAQ’ before applying.  
https://www.hakubi.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/recruitment/  

Deadline
Friday, May 16, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. (Japan time) 

Contact information
E-mail：recruit＊mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Replace * to @)