HOME > News & Information > Recruitment > Recruitment for Special Topic Researcher (Researcher, Fixed Term Position) Nuclear Safety Research Center
Number of employees
One person
Recruitment theme
Theme: Study on degradation behaviors of conventional and accident tolerant light water reactor fuels during accident conditions
Japan Atomic Energy Agency will conduct a program sponsored by Nuclear Regulation Authority, Japan (NRA), which is entitled “Entrusted research regarding disaster prevention measures for nuclear facilities (Research on degradation behaviors of conventional and accident tolerant light water reactor fuels during accident conditions)”. In this program, the engineering knowledge and the evaluation method related to retention of core coolability will be developed with particular focus on LWR fuel behaviors, including accident tolerant fuels, under design basis accident (DBA), post-DBA, and severe accident conditions. As a part of this program, development of experimental techniques and experiments with qualified methodologies are being performed on chemical reactions such as oxidation and mechanical loadings experienced by fuel cladding under high temperature transients with steam environment. In this study, as a member of the research group, the researcher is expected to lead the investigation of fuel behaviors and their impacts on core coolability through development, testing, and analysis of acquired data. In particular, the researcher is expected to promote understanding on physics of reactor core degradation and improve corresponding evaluation methods.
(This work will be conducted as a part of the program on “Entrusted research regarding disaster prevention measures for nuclear facilities (Research on degradation behaviors of conventional and accident tolerant light water reactor fuels during accident conditions)”, which is supported by NRA.)
Division assigned to
Fuel Safety Research Group
Reactor Safety Research Division
Nuclear Safety Research Center
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Place of employment
Nuclear Science Research Institute,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
Shirakata 2-4, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
Contract term
One year
The contract period can be renewed but the total contract period is a maximum of 5 years depending upon the annual review of your research progress. The extension of the contract period can be realized when the funding on the Nuclear Regulation Authority program “Entrusted research regarding disaster prevention measures for nuclear facilities (Research on degradation behaviors of conventional and accident tolerant light water reactor fuels during accident conditions)” is allocated.
Terms of employment
(1) Salary: Commensurate salary with the applicant’s work experience.
(2) Allowance: Commutation and housing allowances are paid according to employees.
(3) Working Hours: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm.
(4) Intermission: 12:00pm-1:00pm
(5) Holiday: Weekend (Saturday and Sunday), national holidays, year-end holidays, paid holidays.
(6) Social Insurance, etc.: Health insurance, welfare pension insurance, corporate pension fund, employment insurance, workers accident compensation insurance.
(7) Welfare: Family resident and dormitory are available.
Qualification requirements
Having a Ph.D. degree with at least 1 year of research experience as a full-time researcher such as a postdoctoral fellow after obtaining the Ph. D. And candidates must have enough knowledge and experience on experiments and analyses for light water reactor fuel behaviors under accident conditions.
Necessary documents and application procedures
(1) Curriculum Vitae (using JAEA form)(PDF、WORD)
(2) Document of the accomplishment on your major field (using JAEA form)(PDF, WORD)
(3) Research career history (free A4 format), list of publications in which the applicant's names are underlined (free A4 format) and reprints of major papers
(4) Certificate of Ph. D Degree
(5) Recommendation letter(s) from 1 or 2 recommender(s) (free format)
・The recommender(s) should be familiar with the applicant's research theme and personality, and must not be JAEA’s staff.
・It is preferable to select the applicant’s current supervisor for one recommender.
・Please submit the letter directly by the recommender to the e-mail address below.
The letter needs to include an autograph signature of the recommender, and in the pdf format.
(6) Consent form for handling of personal information (PDF, WORD)
*If you are resident in any one of EEA member countries, namely a member of the EU, and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or United Kingdom, please submit this form.
Deadline for submission of application
17:00 on January 12, 2024 (JAPAN TIME)
Address of submission of application
・Subject of e-mail: Application documents for a Special Topic Researcher of Nuclear Safety Research Center (your name)
・All documents should be in the pdf format.
・Application documents that do not meet the requirements, such as the absence of the subject, can’t be accepted.
E-Mail: jinji-saiyogenkaken11[at]jaea.go.jp (Replace [at] with @ )
Document examination
Examinees will be decided based on the review of application documents. Review result of the document screening and the details of the recruitment examination will be informed to the e-mail address specified in the application documents. Application documents will not be returned.
Recruitment examination
(1) Examination of research achievement (Oral presentation using PowerPoint or PDF and Q&A)
(2) Interview
It will be carried out to the applicant who passed (1) Examination of research achievements.
Date of recruitment examination (planned)
During February 2024
Place for Recruitment Examination (planned)
Nuclear Science Research Institute,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
Or
via the web meeting system specified by JAEA
Result of Recruitment Examination
The result will be announced by a letter after the recruitment examination.
Date of adoption (tentatively)
April 1, 2024
Travel Expenses
We will pay travel expenses for the recruitment examination according to the JAEA’s provision.
Detailed information will be provided the candidates.
Contact & inquiries
SHIBATA Wataru
Personnel Section,
Personnel Department,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
2-4, Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1195
TEL:+81-29-282-5919 FAX:+81-29-282-5819
E-Mail: jinji-saiyogenkaken11[at]jaea.go.jp (Replace [at] with @ )
(Reference related to the recruitment field)
Dr. Yutaka Udagawa, Group Leader,
Fuel Safety Research Group,
Reactor Safety Research Division,
Nuclear Safety Research Center,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
TEL: +81-29- 282-6230 FAX: +81-29-282-5429
E-Mail: jinji-saiyogenkaken11[at]jaea.go.jp (Replace [at] with @ )
Points to note
(1) Applicants who pass the document examination are supposed to submit medical certificate taken within 6 months (including height, weight, eyesight, urinalysis, chest X-ray).
(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 only. Personal information of employee will be used for employment control. Other personal information will be scrapped 1 year after submission.
