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KEK-TRIUMF Exchange Program for Early Career Researchers (EPECR)
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The application deadline is April 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM JST.
KEK and TRIUMF are
pleased to announce the joint establishment of the KEK-TRIUMF Exchange Program
for Early Career Researchers (EPECR). The EPECR is a researcher and student exchange program that promotes the
development of up-and-comers who will play a key role in accelerator science
and its related fields.An important aim of the program is to help foster
new collaborations between KEK and TRIUMF. EPECR provides early career
researchers affiliated to either of the two institutes with the opportunity
of performing research activities at the other institute, enriching both
the Japanese and Canadian science and innovation landscapes.
Benefits of Participating in an Exchange
·
Continue
to advance your research horizons while collaborating with foreign colleagues
and gaining international experience at another world-leading center
·
Play a role in facilitating new collaborations and partnerships between
KEK and TRIUMF
·
Enrich
your continuous learning with opportunities to understand an array of different
cultural and community perspectives
Research Areas
With an aim to strengthen the mutual cooperation between KEK and TRIUMF
and a particular emphasis on fostering new collaboration between the labs,
the EPECR is focused on the research areas outlined below:
·
Physics programs including T2K (Tokai to Kamioka), Hyper-Kamiokande, Belle II, ATLAS, and other experiments using neutron, muon and kaon
·
Materials
and molecular sciences
·
Accelerator
R&D, accelerator physics
·
Other research activities including theoretical research under the ongoing
collaboration or toward a new collaboration between the two institutes
Program Details for KEK to TRIUMF
EXCHANGE
(See
the TRIUMF page on program for exchange in the TRIUMF to KEK direction)
Work Places
All awardees dispatched by KEK will go to TRIUMF in Canada. In special cases, awardees dispatched by KEK
may be allowed to be posted at an alternate Canadian work location if it is imperative
for completion of their proposed research plan.
Exchange Length
Each exchange will be a minimum of 2 weeks and a maximum of 3 months, with
exchange period beginning and ending in the same fiscal year (April to
next March). For the 2024/25 intake, all applicants must plan to complete
their exchange between June 2024 and end of March 2025.
Eligible Applicants
The
EPECR is open to early career researchers who meet the following:
·
Postdoctoral researchers affiliated to KEK
·
Graduate students affiliated to KEK
(Note)
- A definition of eligible applicants is shown in the attached table titled Definition of "Eligible Applicant" and "Acceptance Authority for application submission".
- Please ensure without fail that the planned research activity under the
EPECR is allowed in light of the
job scope of applicant’s position.
Number of Awardees
There will be opportunities for approximately two awardees in each direction
per fiscal year (April to next March).
Program Coverage
This
program will support the travel costs for the awardees, as well as providing
funding for subsistence (i.e. meals and accommodation) while abroad.
Required Documents for Applicants
·
Application form (PDF) (WORD)
·
Curriculum Vitae
·
Publication list
·
One letter of support from either the Japanese
side senior scientist or the hosting researcher at TRIUMF making the scientific
case for the exchange
·
Evidence (such as email communication) that the
applicant has obtained approval to apply for the EPECR by their supervisor(*)
·
Evidence (such as email communication) that the
research group at TRIUMF expresses their intention of acceptance that the applicant,
should they be awarded an EPECR opportunity, would perform his/her research
activities with them under the EPECR requirements
NOTE:
For marked (*), prospected person who approves an application by applicant is shown in the attached table Definition of "Eligible Applicant" and "Acceptance Authority for application submission".
Get started with your application here. (PDF) (WORD)
Where to Submit
All application materials must be
submitted together with the application form by email before the application deadline to the Program Contact:
・KEK
International Affairs Division
・E-mail: koryu1@mail.kek.jp
Awardee Selection
The selection of winners will be made by the EPECR Steering Committee,
which consists of representatives from both KEK and TRIUMF. The results
are expected to be anounced in May 2024.
· Pre-selection will be based on the application documents received.
· Video interviews
may be part of the selection process.
Report on Achievement
A report on achievement during the dispatch shall be submitted by email
to the Program Contact (koryu1@mail.kek.jp) within one month after the date of
return to the dispatching institute.The report shall be written in English and the report on achievement form
can be found here.
(PDF) (WORD)
Request for your cooperation for a follow-up survey by KEK IINAS-NX
This program is supported by KEK Inter-Institution Network for Accelerators
Science to Next Generation (IINAS-NX). One of the missions of IINAS-NX
is to train young international researchers for high energy accelerators
and related research fields. The participants of EPECR are requested to
cooperate with a follow-up survey to collect the impacts of the KEK IINAS-NX
project.
For the further detailed information of this follow-up survey, please refer
to https://www2.kek.jp/kokusai/iinas-nx/en/1_application.html
Program
Contact
・KEK
International Affairs Division
・E-mail: koryu1@mail.kek.jp