IGES Internship for the second half of FY2012
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IGES is recruiting research interns for the FY 2012 Winter / Spring period (as stipulated in our Charter of Establishment) with the aim of promoting understanding of its strategic research. IGES internships offer an opportunity to gain on-site work experience, and are aimed at those who wish to play a part in interdisciplinary policy research toward sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region.
>> About IGES Internship
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1. Research Groups currently recruiting interns: |
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IGES Hayama Headquarters |
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IGES Satellite Offices |
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Research Groups |
Internship Overview |
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Kitakyushu Urban Centre (KUC) |
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2. Requirements: |
Interns must:
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Be studying for a postgraduate degree (location of graduate school does not matter), or have recently obtained a postgraduate degree. |
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Be willing to learn from the on-the-job training at IGES (the internship is not a training programme for students to write an individual thesis, but rather an opportunity to experience real strategic policy research and operational activities). |
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Satisfy the individual criteria outlined in the “Internship Overview” for the group with which you would like to spend your internship. |
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The research intern should be proficient enough in English for the purposes of oral communication and the preparation of written documents. |
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3. Content of training: |
The research interns will collect information for, or draft documents related to, their own research group. Work is supervised by the director of, or training supervisor for, the group to which the intern belongs. Those who are selected for internships will be contacted by the relevant group director to discuss and agree on the specific contents of training.
***Rights to all information collected by interns and all materials produced or obtained by interns as a part of the internship shall belong to IGES. |
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4. Term: |
| In principle, the term should last a minimum of 2 months and a maximum of 3 months during the period (winter internship: from 1 October to 27 December 2012, spring internship: from 7 January to 29 March 2013). The actual term should be determined after discussion between the research intern and his/her group. |
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5. Internship Locations: |
(1) IGES Hayama Headquarters >> Access
2108-11, Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0115 Japan
(2) IGES Kitakyushu Urban Centre >> Access
International Village Center 2F 1-1-1, Hirano, Yahata-Higashi-Ku, Kitakyushu City, 805 0062 Japan |
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6. Conditions: |
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Working Hours: Five days per week in principle (9:30-18:00) |
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Holidays: Saturday, Sunday and national holidays |
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Accommodation:
a) IGES Hayama Headquarters
When the research intern cannot commute from his/her current residence to the office, he/she will be able to use the accommodation at IGES headquarters(PDF,103KB) free of charge if there are vacant rooms (telephone charges will be at the research intern’s own expense).
b) IGES Kitakyushu Urban Centre
If the research intern cannot commute from his/her current residence to the office, he/she will be able to use accommodation chosen by IGES. IGES will cover the room rent, although utility charges, telephone charges, and any extra charges for additional services, will be at the research intern’s own expense. |
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Travel expenses:
a) If the research intern commutes from his/her residence in Japan, IGES (in accordance with regulations) will cover the travel expenses necessary for the daily commute.
b) Travel expenses will be covered for interns who are receiving training at the Kitakyushu Urban Centre and require accommodation chosen by IGES. IGES (in accordance with regulations) will cover expenses incurred by the intern’s daily commute to work.
c) IGES does not cover expenses incurred for travel between the research intern’s home and the accommodation they are using during their internship period. |
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7. Application Period: |
| 2 July (Mon) - 27 July (Fri) 2012 |
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8. Application: |
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9. Selection Process: |
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We will decide whether or not to accept candidates based on their applications and our e-mail communication with them. There is a limit to the number of research interns who will be accepted. IGES will contact only the successful applicants in August and the beginning of September. Please note in advance that we will not contact applicants who have not been chosen for an internship. |
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| IGES is planning to recruit research interns for the first term of FY2013(April - September 2013). Details will be published in January 2013 on the IGES website |
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| Contact: |
Research Supporting Section
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
E-mail address:intern2012_2@iges.or.jp |
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