【Academic Partners Recruitment Information Session (April 23rd)】

The University of Tokyo Executive Management Program (EMP) will be sending academic partners to the National Personnel Authority's "Assistant Director Leadership Training" for the 2025 academic year.
https://emp.u-tokyo.ac.jp/external/jinji/jinji_R7.pdf

The academic partners will work in groups with the administrative officers who are trainees in this program. We expect academic partners to interact with the administrative officers and explore how academia's knowledge can be used in administration, using this as an opportunity for your own growth.

The academic partners are primarily intended to be young researchers in their 30s (including those enrolled in doctoral programs). The purpose is to provide thinking skills and research techniques honed through research activities, so we do not ask for any specific field of expertise.

We will hold an information session on the academic partner system as follows.
In addition to explaining the purpose of the system and the training content, you will hear about the experiences of the academic partners sent in the 2024 academic year. If you are interested, please join us.

Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 19:00-20:30
Location: EMP Lounge (Ito International Research Center 2F) and online (Zoom)
*In-person participation will be given priority to those eligible for the application.
Content: Explanation of the system, roundtable discussion with past academic partners sent in the 2024 academic year.
Speakers:
Satoshi Kikuta (Astronomy, 2024 Academic Partner)
Ryotaro Sugiyama (Economics, 2024 Academic Partner)
Rie Yamada (Sociology, 2024 Academic Partner)
Taehee Lee (Philosophy, 2024 Academic Partner)
Shinji Kajitani (Professor, University of Tokyo/Philosopher, EMP Planning Committee)
Naohiro Takanashi (Project Associate Professor, UTokyo EMP)

Target audience: Although there are no specific requirements, the dispatch system is primarily aimed at those in academic positions in their 30s or those enrolled in doctoral programs. Participation from those interested in career support in academia is also welcome. We do not ask for any specific field of expertise.

Organizer: The University of Tokyo Executive Management Program (EMP)

Please apply from here:
https://forms.gle/1MSp6rSfrAMJdi2w5

*Assistant Director Leadership Training
https://www.jinji.go.jp/kensyusyo/gyoseikensyu/kobetsu/course-assist-director.html

This is one of the administrative training programs hosted by the National Personnel Authority for assistant director-level officials who are expected to play a role in the management of central government ministries as executive officials.
The program consists of 14 days over a six-month period.
UTokyo EMP cooperates in the operation of this training program and dispatches young researchers (academic partners) who participate in the training and use their literacy honed in academia to broaden the scope of discussions.