Dr. Frederic Deschamps has been appointed Assistant Research Fellow of the Institute of Earth Sciences, effective November 1, 2011.

Dr. Yuki Nakamura has been appointed Assistant Research Fellow of the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, effective September 15, 2011.

Dr. Kazue Kanehara has been appointed Assistant Research Fellow of the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, effective September 15, 2011.

Dr. Ying Chih Chang has been appointed Research Fellow of the Genomics Research Center, effective October 1, 2011.

Dr. Shao-hua Liu has been promoted to Associate Research Fellow of the Institute of Ethnology, effective September 29, 2011.

Dr. Meng-li Yang has been promoted to Associate Research Fellow of the Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, effective September 29, 2011.

Dr. Fu-Kien Chang has been promoted to Research Fellow of the Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, effective September 29, 2011.