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Experience a new model of scientific freedom in an innovative university
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology is an English-speaking and dynamic graduate university (PhD) in Japan.
WE PROVIDE:
- Generous start-up packages and research equipment
- Ongoing annual research funding for your scientific vision
- Fully funded PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, lab techs, and staff scientists
- World-class core facilities and full-time support staff with specialist expertise
- Infrastructural support for amplifying your scientific impact (e.g., technology transfer, outreach, collaborations)
- Full administrative support for your research group
OUR CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT:
- No faculty hierarchies or departments
- Stunning, state-of-the-art research buildings situated on a living-learning innovative campus
- A fully interdisciplinary research culture
- A thriving international research community representing 80+ countries
- A vibrant, safe, multicultural setting on the beautiful island of Okinawa
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