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*This event is recommended for participation by EXEX Doctoral Fellowship students. (However, no curriculum points will be awarded.)

Many international PhD students who wish to continue their careers in Japan face the same question:

“Where can I find job opportunities that match my research background?”

While there are many job websites designed for international students, most are intended for undergraduate and master’s students rather than PhD graduates. Moreover, many positions neither require doctoral-level expertise nor are accessible without advanced Japanese language proficiency (typically JLPT N1 or N2), despite being advertised on websites for international students.

As a result, international PhD students—especially those with strong research achievements but limited Japanese language skills—often struggle to identify suitable career opportunities.

Fortunately, JREC-IN Portal provides a valuable alternative. As Japan’s only nationwide academic and research career portal, it offers a wide range of positions from universities, public research institutes, and companies seeking highly skilled researchers.

Whether you are aiming for academia or industry, this workshop will help you learn how to use JREC-IN Portal effectively to find research positions and take the next step toward your research career in Japan.

Contents

This Workshop includes;
✓ Understand the Japanese research job market
✓ Search research positions together using JREC-IN Portal
✓ Learn how to read job postings
✓ Know what to do after finding a position
✓ Explore opportunities beyond JREC-IN
* This is a hands-on workshop. Participants will search for real research positions using JREC-IN Portal during the session.

Event details

Lecturer

Mr. Tomonori FUKASAWA
President/Emerging Technologies Corporation
Doctoral Consultant / Hokkaido University

Profile

The lecturer has provided career support specifically for PhDs and PhD candidates for the past 20 years. He has launched several career services specialized for PhDs. Although he and his company have primarily focused on matching PhDs with companies, they have also supported career development in academia through their extensive network of companies, universities, and research organizations.

Among these initiatives, he has developed original career support services such as “Ph.D. AGENT” and “Ph.D.-engine wakate,” which have served more than 10,000 PhD users. He has also contributed to career development projects commissioned by universities, JST, JSPS, and MEXT (Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), providing planning and consultation for career development programs, internship support, job-search guidance, organizing career events, and one-to-one career consulting for PhD students and researchers.

Throughout his career, he has worked to support the development and career success of PhD talent by bridging industry, academia, and government.

Seminar date and time

8/28（Fri.) 15:00-16:00 (3:00pm-4:00pm)

Place

Online (zoom)

Language

English

Target

Hokkaido University DC and PD
*If the number of applicants exceeds capacity, priority will be given to doctoral students (DC).

Registration

By 8/25(Tue.) 16:00 (4:00pm)

Maximum number of participants

30

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Organizer, co-organizer, and supporter

Organizer

Mariko KATAGAKI
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

I-HoP, Doctoral Human Resource Development Unit, Center for Career Design,
Institute for Academic Innovation, Hokkaido University

Supported by

Undergraduate and Master’s Career Development Unit, Center for Career Design,
Institute for Academic Innovation, Hokkaido University