# Recruitment

**Source**: https://woltjen.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/recruitment/
**Parent**: https://woltjen.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp

### Our Lab is Recruiting!

We are open to accepting applicants of any nationality.\
In all cases, proficiency in Japanese OR English is a requirement.

For applicants from outside of Japan, please contact us well ahead of time to ensure the correct application process is followed.

ウォルツェン研には多国籍メンバーが在籍していますので、日本で「プチ留学」しながら研究ができます。詳しくは、研究室メンバーによる執筆 [日本国内で「プチ」留学する](https://www.yodosha.co.jp/jikkenigaku/opinion/vol40n14.html) をご参考ください。

2025 CiRA Research Internship Program―**Applications open!**

Applications to the CiRA Research Internship Program are open!\
Spend your Summer learning how to control the human genome with us!  ([JP](https://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/j/education/internship.html) / [EN](https://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/education/internship.html))\
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Please email woltjen-g@cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp if you’re thinking of applying.

Learn more about the CiRA internship from previous awardees!\
2024 – [Julia Dreimann](https://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/pressrelease/newsletter/250121-000001.html) (Humboldt University, Germany).\
2023 – [Jose Paolo Aguilar](https://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/pressrelease/newsletter/240202-000001.html) (University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines).

Open Positions

Open positions can be found on the CiRA Website. ([JP](https://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/j/employment/) / [EN](https://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/employment/))\
*Please [contact us](http://woltjen.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/contacu-uslab2022.local/contact-us/) if you are interested in employment opportunities.*

**Technical Staff**

New postings for open positions are typically made in late Winter or Summer for Spring or Fall start times, respectively.\
*Please [contact us](http://woltjen.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/contacu-uslab2022.local/contact-us/) if you are interested in employment opportunities.*

****Postdoctoral Fellows****

Acceptance of full-time Postdoctoral Fellows is currently under consideration on a case-by-case basis.\
*Please [contact us](https://woltjen.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/contact-us/) to discuss potential research projects and funding opportunities.*

**********Graduate Students**********

Prospective Graduate Students are required to apply to the [Graduate School of Medicine at Kyoto University](https://www.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/). Please review guidelines and important dates regarding the [Entrance Exam](https://www.med.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/apply/entrance_examination/).\
*Please [contact us](https://woltjen.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/contact-us/) with questions regarding the application process, and to discuss potential research projects.*\
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**Foreign applicants** should initiate contact well in advance of the University deadlines, to ensure the correct steps are taken for examination, funding, and international travel. We are happy to discuss the process!\
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**Important Dates:**\
\* Prospective Graduate Student Orientation at CiRA is typically held each year in **early May**. Please check the CiRA website for the exact date.\
\* Establishing contact for interviews with potential supervisors is recommended to be done as early as possible (before the end of June). Approval is required for Entrance Exam documentation.\
\* Deadline to submit an Entrance Exam Application document is mid-July (M.Sc.) or August (Ph.D.).\
\* Entrance Examination is held in Late August (M.Sc.) or late Summer / early Autumn (Ph.D.)\
\* Graduate positions start April of the following year.\
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*The application process for funding must typically be initiated in the spring prior to Graduate School application. Please take care to consider this in your plans.*\
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*For foreign M.Sc. students, [MEXT Japanese Government funding](https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/education-campus/procedures/scholarships/mext) often requires candidates to spend their first year as a Research Student (kenkyusei). Thus, students will write the entrance exam ~6 months after arriving in Japan. In some instances this wait period may be waived. Please contact us to discuss details.*\
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More information and links can be found on the [CiRA Website](http://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/education/graduate.html).

********International Funding and Exchange Programs********

If you are currently an Undergraduate, Graduate, Postdoctoral Fellow, or PI and are interested in initiating studies in Japan (or short-term research exchanges) competitive funding is available. For more information on the range of programs and their requirements, consider the following resources:\
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[JSPS](http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/index.html) Major funding agency supporting foreign researchers from the graduate to PI level.\
\* Postdoctoral Fellowships [Standard](https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-ippan/index.html) and [short-term](https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-oubei-s/index.html)\
\* [JSPS Summer Program](http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-summer/index.html) Short-term exchange for pre-/post-doctoral researchers\
\* [Invitational Fellowships](http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-inv/index.html) Supporting short-term travel for collaborators\
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Monbukagakusho Scholarships and general Information on studying in Japan\
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[Official MEXT](http://www.mext.go.jp/english/) website (Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)\
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*MEXT funding opportunities are mediated through your home country’s* ***Japanese Embassy****. Please confirm specifics of application deadlines and processes, as they differ from region to region.*\
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*Please *[contact us](https://woltjen.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/contact-us/)*  to discuss these opportunities further. In some cases, coordination between your home (current) and host (Japanese) institutions is required.*