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Taking the Tenure Track in Japan Richard Culleton
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Taking the Tenure Track in Japan
Richard Culleton
2005 JSPS International Fellowship, Osaka University
2008 Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Nagasaki University
2012 Associate Professor, Nagasaki University
1977-2016 European
2016- Welsh
Taking the Tenure Track in Japan
University World Rankings
2 Japanese Universities in the top 100
Tokyo University (39th)
Kyoto University (91st)
2017
University Asia Rankings
1 Japanese University in the top 10
Tokyo University (7th)
2016
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
“There are few Japanese universities of global stature and few articles by
Japanese researchers in the top scientific journals This is well below what might
be expected given public spending (0.71% of GDP) and quite moderate at the
OECD level”
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Why?
Why?
“There are few doctoral graduates in science and engineering
owing to low participation of youth (especially women) in
doctoral programmes and low enrolments in science and
engineering studies.”
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
No-one wants to work in science
The pay is bad
Insular
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Rampant Gender Inequality
20 : 80
Rampant Gender Inequality
The Tenure Track System in Japan
The Tenure Track System in Japan
Established 2006
Age at which Nobel Winning Research was Carried Out
The Tenure Track System in Japan
To encourage and support young
scientists, the Tenure-Track system,
based on the American model was
established by the Japanese Science
and Technology Agency in 2006
The Tenure Track System in Japan
• To support Scientists within 10 years of obtaining their PhD
• Hired for a fixed term (5yrs) at first
• Open to everyone
• A permanent position made available after the fixed term
The Tenure Track System in Japan
• From 2006-2010, 40 Japanese institutions took part in a
pilot scheme…
Tenure Track Researcher Demographics 2006-2011
Non-Japanese
Previous
Post was
Overseas
Japanese
From
Different
Institute
Japanese
From Same
Institute
Experience
Overseas
No Experience
Overseas
• Given stable, independent positions
• Well funded with research money and salary
• Very few commitments other than research
• Mentorship from experienced colleagues
• If successful, full time positions granted
The Tenure Track System in Japan
Success of the Programme
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Successful
Grant
Applications
Normal
Tenure Track
Class of 2006…. In 2012
Associate
Professor
Professor Assistant Professor
Senior
Assistant
Professor
