[Call for Applications for Joint Researcher]

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Call for Applications for Joint Researcher

Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), invites applications for joint researchers of Joint Research Projects. The Joint Research Projects, conducted by the members of the institute together with outside researchers, constitute the core of research activities at ILCAA as the International Research Center for the Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa. The Joint Research Projects are evaluated annually at a meeting by a group of referees, which includes researchers within and outside TUFS. Projects are evaluated in terms of their outputs, publicization of results, and significance from academic viewpoint. Several Joint Research Projects are organized by outside researchers. Projects that start in April, 2010 are the following: 1. Cross-linguistic studies on clause combining 2. Language Documentation of African Languages 3. Comparative Study on the Languages of the North from Typological Perspective 4. Study on the Relationship between Agriculture and Culture in Sub-Sahara Africa in Historical Perspectives 5. Descriptive Studies of Indonesian Languages; their variety and similarity 6. Elaboration of Generalized Science of Humanity 7. ‘Single’ and Family : The anthropological study of “Enishi (karmic/relation/connection)” Application Each applicant should submit the following application forms for the joint researcher via e-mail to ilcaajr[at]aa.tufs.ac.jp (Please change [at] to @). The deadline for submission is October 30th, 2009. After review, selected applications will be announced by the end of December, 2009. Application Forms 　- Application for Joint Researcher Member (Form a) 　- Curriculum Vitae (Form b) 　- Documents required by each joint project (see No.12 of each project's summary) Eligibility to apply - A person who has been employed at a research institution based on an employment contract; or, - A person who has equivalent ability for research. Privileges - The travel expenses are provided for the members of the project to attend the project meetings, held about three to five times a year. (For participants from abroad, this travel expense covers the cost only within Japan (i.e., in general, from Narita Airport to our Institute) and daily allowance/accommodation fee in accordance with the regulations of our university.) - Members can access the books/documents and the equipments at ILCAA. Obligation Members must contribute to the resultant output of the research project. Also, when results of a project are published as papers (e.g., in journals), the researchers should state that the research was conducted at ILCAA. For example, the following sentence should be included in the acknowledgement: "This work is a result of “(project title)”, a Joint Research Project at Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies." The application form must be sent to: E-MAIL: ilcaajr[at]aa.tufs.ac.jp (Please change [at] to @) To: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies