HOME > News & Information > Recruitment > Recruitment for a mid-career JAEA Staff (Tono Geoscience center)
Number of employees Researcher 1 person
Recruitment Field
(1)Research field:
Nuclear Energy and Geoscience
(2)Research theme:
R&D related to natural phenomena to improve the reliability of geological disposal technology
(Summary)
Concerning the reliability of geological disposal for a variety of geological environments in Japan, further R&D is needed to understand the impact of natural phenomena such as volcanism, deep-seated fluids, faulting, and uplift and denudation on the geological disposal system. In this theme, the new hire will promote R&D on these natural phenomena in close collaborations with related parties and organizations inside and outside of JAEA in using various methods such as fieldwork, instrumental analysis, and numerical analysis to produce outputs that accurately respond to meet the needs of stakeholders in geological disposal projects. In the R&D, it is important to consider the interactions between different natural phenomena as well as the variety of geological environments. Accordingly, the new hire will perform R&D focusing on presenting suitable selections, combinations, and application procedures of the methods to be employed from several prospective methods for understanding the entire system.
In addition, since R&D based on cutting-edge scientific knowledge will also contribute to further improvement of the technical reliability of geological disposal, the new hire is encouraged to actively involved in originative research including acquisitions of research funds (e.g., Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research).
Division assigned to (tentative)
Neotectonics Research Group
Geoscientific Research Department
Tono Geoscience Center
Sector of Nuclear Fuel, Decommissioning and Waste Management Technology Development
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Place of employment (tentative)
Tono Geoscience Center,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
959-31, Jorinji, izumi-cho, Toki City, Gifu, Japan
Qualification requirements
(1) Having a Ph D. degree in the field related to the research theme.
(2) Experience and achievements in R&D for major four natural phenomena closely related to geological disposal in Japan: i) volcanism, ii) deep-seated fluids, iii) faulting, and iv) uplift and denudation. Some of these achievements should include awards at academic societies and notable outreach activities (e.g., press-shows).
Terms of employment
(1) Holidays
Saturday, Sunday, National holiday, Year-end holiday, Paid holiday, etc.
(2) Social insurance
Health insurance, Welfare pension insurance, Employee’s pension fund, Unemployment insurance, Workers accident compensation insurance ,etc.
(3) Working hours
9:00am-5:30pm
(4) Salary (For example)
-Starting salary (Dr’s Degree): 258,300yen/month (Result in April, 2020)
-Allowance : Commutation allowance, Family allowance,
House allowance , Research allowance, etc.
-Pay raise : Once per year.(Performance for last year)
-Bonus : Twice per year. (Performance for last year)
Necessary documents and application procedures
(1) Curriculum vitae
(Application form 1-1 : PDF, WORD)
(Application form 1-2 : PDF, WORD)
(2) Certificates of completion courses (for Bachelor, Master, PhD, respectively)
(3) University’s transcript (for Bachelor, Master, PhD, respectively)
(4) Certificate of PhD Degree or Certificate of Graduation PhD
(5) Research career history (with A4 free format)
(6) List of publications in which your name is underlined, and Copies of major papers
(7) Research Plan (idea and ambition on research activity with A4 free format about 1000 words)
(8) Consent for the Treatment of Personal Data*(PDF, WORD)
*Residents only in any one of EEA member countries, namely a member country of the EU, and the UK are requested to submit this form.
Application Method and Address for Submission
(1) All application forms should be in PDF format and be organized in one ZIP file.
(2) Name of the ZIP file should be “AppRecForTono (Applicant’s name)”.
(3) Before handing in, make sure that the file size is under 20MB. A compressed file can’t be accepted.
(4) Do not set any password for files you hand in.
(5) After your submission through JREC-IN, we will check your application documents if they are acceptable or not. After that, your application status on JREC-IN will be changed to “Accepted” or “Non-acceptance”. When your status is changed, you will receive an E-mail notification about the change from JREC-IN automatically. The E-mail would not be sent as soon as you hand in, so please check your acceptance status after you get an E-mail notification.
(6) If there are any faults as for documents, for example list of achievements is not attached, your application will not be accepted. Also, if any of the said elements is lacking, for example subject of ZIP file is missing, your application is treated as non-acceptance.
Deadline for submission of application
Closed at 17:00 on December 28, 2023 (Japan Standard Time)
Document examination
Examinees will be decided based on the review of application documents. Review result will be informed by a letter. Application documents will not be returned.
Recruitment examination
(1) Examination of research achievement
(Oral presentation using PowerPoint file and Q&A)
(2) Interview
Date of recruitment examination
Mid in February, 2023
Place for Recruitment Examination
Online or in-person
(If the test is conducted in person, it will be held in Tono Geoscience Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 959-31, Jorinji, izumi-cho, Toki City, Gifu, Japan.)
< Examination of research achievement >
ISCN, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
(2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan)
< Interview >
Headquarter Office,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
(Funaishikawa 765-1, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 319-1184, JAPAN)
Result of Recruitment Examination
The result will be announced by a letter after the recruitment examination.
Date of appointment
After April 1, 2023
Travel Expenses
We will pay travel expenses for the recruitment examination according to the JAEA’s provision.
Detailed information will be provided to the candidates.
Reference
General Affairs and Community Relations Section, Tono Geoscience Center,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
959-31, Jorinji, izumi-cho, Toki City, Gifu 509-5102, Japan
TEL:+81-572-53-0211 FAX:+81-572-55-4114
E-Mail: jinji-tono[at]jaea.go.jp (Replace [at] with @)
(Reference related to the recruitment field)
Mr. Masakazu NIWA,
Group Leader
Geoscientific Research Department
Tono Geoscience Center
Sector of Nuclear Fuel, Decommissioning and Waste Management Technology Development
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
TEL:+81-572-53-0211 FAX:+81-572-55-4114
E-Mail: jinji-tono[at]jaea.go.jp (Replace [at] with @)
Points to note
(1) Applicants who pass the recruitment examination are supposed to submit documents below.
1) Medical certification
2) The original of Graduation Certificates (for Bachelor, Master and PhD)
3) The original of Degree Certificates of PhD
*Please submit 2) and 3) only to those who applied by E-mail.
(2) Candidates without Japanese nationality are required to have the certificate of eligibility by the date of adoption in order to obtain a work permit in Japan.
Treatment of Personal Information
Submitted personal information will be used for recruitment. Personal information of employee will be used for employment control. Other personal information will be scrapped 1 year later.
Recruitment Policy
JAEA promotes gender-equality, and welcomes applications from female candidates.
