Recruitment of full-time Research Fellow at JICA Ogata Research Institute (Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Support Cluster "Cross-Border Migration and Human Security in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities")

1 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Japan International Cooperation Agency

Department

Administration Division, JICA Ogata Research Institute

Research Field

Ethics in health sciences
Religious sciences
Anthropology
Communication sciences
Ethics in physical sciences
Cultural studies
History
Psychological sciences
Arts
Criminology
Economics
Ethics in social sciences
Ethics in natural sciences
Literature
Sociology
Political sciences
Juridical sciences
Language sciences
Demography
Educational sciences
Management sciences
Philosophy
Geography

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

15 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Through policy-oriented academic research, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development (JICA Ogata Research Institute) intends to enhance the effectiveness of development cooperation in developing countries and contribute to formulation of the international development cooperation trend. Applicants to this post are expected to contribute to the promotion of JICA Ogata Research Institute research projects in collaboration with other researchers and practitioners.

The "Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Support" cluster of the JICA Ogata Research Institute conducts a research that aims to elucidate the reality of widespread and continental migration (including forced migration) in Africa from the perspective of human security (each and every human being), tracing the processes of departure, movement, reception, and even return of migrants, and the fears and anxieties they face. The research aims to clarify the reality of migrants' life at the destination, the relationship with the host society, life after return, the exercise of the right to choose, and hopes for the future. The following are the subject areas and specific duties of the full-time research fellow to carry out the research.
https://www.jica.go.jp/jica-ri/about/index.html

[Work content and job description]
Target area:
Research on: Cross-Border Migration and Human Security in Africa (mainly empirical analysis using semi-structured interviews with migrants):
(1) Human security studies
(2) Migration and refugee studies
(3) African area studies (East Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa)

[Work description]
(1) Formation of new research projects (literature review, development of research hypotheses, etc.)
(2) Conducting research (exchanging views with co-researchers, project sector officials, external experts, etc., organising research meetings, following up on international discussions in related fields, planning and conducting surveys to collect research data, writing research results (articles, policy notes and books, etc.), etc.)
(3) Disseminating research results (presentations at seminars, conferences, international meetings, etc., lectures at universities and training projects, contributions to results dissemination events, contributions to the Institute's website, etc.)
(4) Other related tasks, including liaison and coordination, etc., associated with the above (1) to (3).

In the implementation of the tasks, the research fellow is expected to formulate new research in line with the direction of the JICA Ogata Research Institute, but may be asked to participate in research projects already underway or planned by the JICA Ogata Research Institute as a research contributor. In addition, active collaboration with the other programme department of JICA is encouraged when conducting research.

Research Projects of Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Supporｔ Cluster, JICA Ogata Research Institute
https://www.jica.go.jp/english/jica_ri/research/peace/index.html

Achievements of JICA Ogata Research Institute
https://www.jica.go.jp/english/jica_ri/publication/index.html

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
162-8433 Tokyo JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development, 10-5, Ichigaya Honmura-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8433, JAPAN

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Starting date:2024-05-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:Please indicate in your E-mail when you send the application documents if it is difficult to start the contract from May/1/2024.

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen
Working hours:09:30-17:45
Break time:12:30-13:15
Holidays :Regular holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and year-end and New Year holidays.
Promotion to permanent staff: a system is in place to promote those who meet certain conditions to permanent staff.
Overtime and other explanations:Staggered working hours and teleworking system are available.
Paid holidays, special paid holidays available.
Employment type:Others
Employment type description:Full time with fixed term
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:One year contract, maximum five years upon mutual agreement
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:6 months

[Various systems]
Bonus:June and December
Transportation expenses:available
Others:・Allowances: overtime allowance, special city allowance (Tokyo special wards).
・Employees are required to uniformly join the 'Welfare Society' (membership fee equivalent to 0.4% of actual monthly basic salary), a mutual aid organisation for staff, and are entitled to various benefit and discount schemes. Other benefits and discounts are available in accordance with internal regulations, such as the Employment Ordinance. Rules of Employment for Fixed-Term Employees of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
・Assignment of titles: Titles are assigned in accordance with the relevant rules and regulations of the Organisation.
As a rule of thumb, researchers at the lecturer, assistant professor and post-doctoral level are given the title of 'Research Fellow'.

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:available
Employees' Pension Insurance:available
Worker's accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Japan International Cooperation Agency

Country

Japan

City

Tokyo

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124011369&ln_jor=1

STATUS: EXPIRED