日本微生物生態学会 第５回学会賞・第１３回奨励賞・第５回若手賞授賞候補者推薦の募集　Call for Nominations The 5th JSME Award, The 13th JSME Outstanding Research Award, The 5th JSME Young Scientist Award

日本微生物生態学会は、会則附則6に基づき日本微生物生態学会学会賞、日本微生物生態学会奨励賞、日本微生物生態学会若手賞 (以下、学会賞、奨励賞、若手賞) を授与します。学会賞は微生物生態学分野における顕著な学術的業績を有する他、本学会の発展・運営へ大きく貢献し、今後の微生物生態学分野のさらなる発展に向けたリーダーシップが期待される正会員を授賞対象者とします。奨励賞は海外におけるYoung Scientist Awardに相当します。具体的には、微生物生態学会がカバーする様々な学術領域において、「学術的に優れた一連の研究に基づく論文を発表し、正会員として本学会の諸活動にも貢献し、今後一層の活躍が期待できる若手研究者」を広く授賞対象者とします。また、若手賞はさらなる若手研究者の奨励を目指して創設されました。若手賞授賞の選考基準は上記奨励賞と同様ですが、若手賞の授賞対象者は原則として学位取得後8年以内の研究者、奨励賞の授賞対象者は原則として学位取得後8年から18年以内の研究者とすることで、より多くの若手研究者、特に学位取得後間もない研究者に対して受賞機会を提供します。

今回、下記の要領で第5回学会賞、第13回奨励賞、ならびに第5回若手賞授賞候補者の推薦を募集いたしますので、多くの皆様からの積極的なご応募をお待ちしています。応募内容は各賞選考委員会において厳正に検討され、最終的に若干名の各賞授賞候補者を決定いたします。

【提出資料】
(1) 推薦者の氏名、所属、連絡先（自薦の場合は不要）
(2) 被推薦者の氏名、年齢（生年月日）、所属、職名、連絡先、学部以降の略歴・学位取得年・職歴および推薦対象とする賞の種類
(3) 被推薦者の日本微生物生態学会に関する情報（入会年、会員番号、主な活動実績（役職、企画等）），Microbes and Environmentsおよび日本微生物生態学会誌発表論文数
(4) 被推薦者の論文出版状況が分かるウェブサイトがあればそのURL
(5) 推薦理由書（1000字以内）
(6) 研究内容説明書（2000字以内、研究内容全体を表す題目を冒頭に付してください）
(7) 業績（査読付き原著論文、総説、著書、国際学会発表、招待講演など）リスト。本推薦の研究内容に関連するものに○を付し、査読付き原著論文には被引用数（WoSやScopusなど使用したデータベース名を明記すること）を記す。
(8) 特筆すべき関連業績5編以内（業績リストに◎を付す）の別刷り

以上(1)〜(8)をPDF形式の電子ファイル（ファイルサイズは10Mb以内）としてとりまとめたものを日本微生物生態学会事務局のメールアドレスにお送りください。なお、提出資料は英語表記でも差し支えありません。

【締切り】
令和9年1月31日（日）（必着）

【問合せ先】
日本微生物生態学会事務局　office[at]microbial-ecology.jp
（[at]は@マークで置き換えてください）

The Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology (JSME), in accordance with Article 6 of the Supplementary Provisions of its Bylaws, confers the JSME Award, the JSME Outstanding Research Award, and the JSME Young Scientist Award.
The JSME Award is presented to a regular member who has achieved distinguished academic accomplishments in the field of microbial ecology, has made significant long-term contributions to the development and operation of the Society, and is expected to provide leadership toward the further advancement of the field of microbial ecology.
The JSME Outstanding Research Award corresponds to what is internationally recognized as a Young Scientist Award. Across the diverse academic fields covered by the JSME, this award is, in principle, presented to researchers who are between eight and eighteen years after obtaining their doctoral degree and who have published a body of academically outstanding research, have actively contributed to the activities of the Society as regular members, and are expected to make further significant contributions in the future.
In order to further encourage early-career researchers, the JSME Young Scientist Award was established in 2023. The selection criteria are the same as those for the JSME Achievement Award; however, eligibility is, in principle, limited to researchers within eight years of obtaining their doctoral degree. Through this two-tier award structure, JSME seeks to expand award opportunities for a broader range of early-career researchers, particularly those at an earlier stage following degree completion.
We now invite nominations for candidates for the 5th JSME Award, the 13th JSME Outstanding Research Award, and the 5th JSME Young Scientist Award, in accordance with the guidelines below. We welcome active nominations from many members. All applications will be carefully reviewed by the respective award selection committees, and a small number of award recipients will be selected for each award.

Required Documents

• 1. 1. Name, affiliation, and contact information of the nominator
        (not required for self-nominations)
     2. Name, age (date of birth), affiliation, position, and contact information of the nominee; brief curriculum vitae from undergraduate education onward; year of degree acquisition; employment history; and the award for which the nomination is made
     3. Information on the nominee’s involvement with the Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology
        (year of membership, membership number, major activities such as offices held or organizational roles), and the number of papers published in Microbes and Environments and the Journal of the Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology
     4. URL(s) of any website(s) indicating the nominee’s publication record, if available
     5. Letter of recommendation (within 500 words)
     6. Description of research achievements (within 1,000 words; please include a title at the beginning that represents the overall research theme)
     7. List of achievements (peer-reviewed original articles, reviews, books, international conference presentations, invited lectures, etc.).
        Please mark with a 〇 those directly related to the research being nominated.
        For peer-reviewed original articles, indicate citation counts and specify the database used (e.g., Web of Science, Scopus).
     8. Reprints (PDFs) of up to five particularly notable related publications
        (marked with ◎ in the achievements list)

  All documents (1)–(8) should be compiled into a single PDF file (maximum file size: 10 MB) and submitted electronically to the JSME Secretariat at the email address below. Documents may be submitted in English.

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  Submission Deadline
  January 31, 2027 (Sunday) (Applications must be received by this date.)

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  Contact
  Secretariat of the Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology
  office[at]microbial-ecology.jp
  (Please replace [at] with @)