NIG Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024 is a fully funded scholarship for international students. Period of employment is up to 3 years from the initial date of hire with reappointment on an annual basis. This fellowship will provide an annual salary of approx. 4,100,000 JPY including tax will be paid, mutual society of health insurance, commuting allowance (conditional), and compensation insurance.

The National Institute of Genetics (herein” NIG”) employs young promising researchers as NIG postdoctoral research fellows (herein” NIG postdocs”) and involve them in research activities at the institute for a limited amount of time, aiming at further development of research at NIG and fostering researchers with excellent research ability.

NIG Postdoctoral Fellowship provides

• Annual salary approx. 4,100,000 JPY including tax will be paid.
• Mutual society of health insurance,
• Commuting allowance (conditional),
• Employment insurance will be covered.
• Compensation insurance

To qualify for NIG Postdoctoral Fellowship at the National Institute of Genetics in Japan, the candidate must fulfil all of the following requirements below:

• Required Language: English
• Eligible Countries: All World Countries
• Those who have sufficient research skills to pursue research projects in genetics.
• Those who have obtained PhD degree (or equivalent) or are expected to obtain it. The degree must be obtained before the date of arrival at the post.
• Applications by those who have been enrolled in NIG in the past as of 2023 March 31 are not eligible to apply. A current/former postdoc, technical staff at NIG, or graduate student (at Dept. of Genetics, SOKENDAI) cannot apply. Temporal visits, such as internships, do not count.
• NIG postdocs are expected to positively contribute to the vitalization of the entire NIG research. (For example, they are expected to actively participate in NIG Poster Sessions, NIG Retreats, and in NIG colloquia.). For this reason, research plans requiring a long-term stay at an institute/ university outside NIG are generally not accepted.
• NIG postdocs are required to make a presentation of their achievement at the NIG colloquium at the end of the employment period.
• Publications must include an acknowledgement of the support from NIG postdoc grant.