in the Research Environment (Advanced Type)
Creating Futures Program
2020～2025Strengths
As part of the Creating Futures Program, the “Future Associate Professor Program"（former title:Tenure Track Assistant Professor Program), the “Recruitment support program for tenured female faculty members"（former title:Future Associate Professor Program), and the “Future Leaders Program" will be established to support female researchers in their career path, and to develop female research leaders who can succeed internationally.
Outline of our project
The Initiative for the Implementation of the Inclusive Research Environment (Distinctive Feature Type) adopted in the 2016 academic year identified that the ratio of female tenured faculty (full professors or associate professors) in natural sciences had not increased. In this project, we will establish the Creating Futures Program with a view to providing a range of career support services for female researchers, including, broaden the base of female researchers and more opportunities for appointment, development, and promotion to higher positions.
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Establishing a system that “links” the career path of female researchers
We will seek to realize the following two programs in order to establish a system that “links” the career path of female researchers.
- Future Associate Professor Program
（former title:Tenure Track Assistant Professor Program） - We will establish female only positions (equivalent to assistant professor) in the employment category as a career path following Senior Researcher (postdoctoral fellow) and create an environment in which researchers can commit themselves
to personal growth as a researcher in tandem with their period as a Senior Researcher.
※This is a different program from the “Program to Support Female Researchers' Career Path”.
- Recruitment support program for tenured female faculty members
（former title:Future Associate Professor Program) - In the case of taking active measures (open recruitment for female only positions) to employ female associate professors in faculties, we will consider offering incentives necessary for effective organizational management and provide support for research environmental improvement.
Future leader program
By providing young female researchers with various opportunities for gaining international experience, conducting international joint research, and skill improvement, we will help them produce research results and further promote them to higher positions.
- Support Program for Female Researchers’ International Collaborative Research Activities
（former title: Global Leadership Development Program for Researchers） - Female researchers are encouraged to aspire to and work toward higher positions as research leaders by utilizing the “Programs for the Promotion of Extramural Research and Research Leave” after which on their return to Japan they can
become heads of international joint units.
To improve their development, when female researchers carry out international joint research with overseas research organizations or researchers, either alone or as a project leader, a budget will be prepared that can be used as honoraria for guest lecturers and childcare expenses during the research visit.
- Corporate leadership development program
- As recurrent education programs that take account of corporate needs, the “Women’s leadership development program” will be implemented in order to support women’s career development and skill improvement.
