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umber of employees
Researcher 1 person
Recruitment Field
Research theme:
Research related to fabrication and analysis of irradiation behaviors of MOX fuel for fast
(Summary)
Plutonium Fuel Development Center conducts research on MOX fuel for fast reactor to advance technologies of fabrication and evaluating irradiation behaviors. In order to produce MOX fuel, different kinds of raw material powders with different powder properties are necessary. Oxygen-to-metal ratio of MOX, which changes during fabrication processes, has a significant impact on the MOX properties. Therefore, studies on quantifying and understanding the effect of both powder properties and the MOX properties influenced by the change of O/M ratio are necessary for the advance of fabrication technologies. Regarding the evaluation of irradiation behaviors of MOX fuel, studies on quantifying, modeling, determining the influencing factor and revealing mechanism of MOX properties which change due to, for example, the accumulation of fission products by irradiation are needed. In this research theme, the above topics are studied by experimental approach using plutonium to contribute to the advance of technologies of fabrication and evaluating irradiation behaviors.
Division assigned to (tentative)
Fuel Technology Research and Development Section,
Fuel Technology Department,
Plutonium Fuel Development Center,
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories,
Sector of Nuclear Fuel, Decommissioning and Waste Management Technology Department
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Place of employment (tentative)
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories
Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
4-33, Muramatsu, Tokai-Mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken, 319-1194, JAPAN
Qualification requirements
Having a Ph D. degree in the field related to the research theme. ( Science, Engineering, etc)
Terms of employment
(1) Place of assignment
(Domestic) Ibaraki, Fukushima, Chiba, Tokyo, Fukui, Hyogo, Hokkaido, Gifu, Okayama, Aomori
(Overseas) Washington, Paris, Vienna
(2) Holidays
Weekend (Saturday and Sunday), National holidays, Year-end and new-year holidays, Paid holidays, etc.
(3) Social insurance
Health insurance, Welfare pension insurance, Employee’s pension fund, Unemployment insurance, Workers accident compensation insurance, etc.
(4) Housing
Dormitory for family and singles
(5) Working hours
9:00am-5:30pm (overtime work is required in needs)
*1 According to work place, working hours would differ.
*2 In some department, shift working is required.
*3 Flextime system and discretionary work system are adopted partly.
(6) Salary (For example)
-Basic salary is provided considering years of experience in accordance with the JAEA regulation.
-Allowance/benefits: Commutation allowance, Overtime pay, Service area allowance, Dependent care allowance, Housing allowance, Allowance for technician/researcher/qualified operation chief
-Pay rise: Once a year in October
-Bonus: Twice a year in June and December
〈Annual income example〉
Staff member of three-year career (age 25) with no dependents… JPY 4.5 million.
Staff member of eight-year career (age 30) with no dependents… JPY 6 million.
Staff member of 13-year career (age 35) with one dependent… JPY 7.25 million.
[Calculation conditions of the examples]
Shown above are model annual incomes for a staff member who is a college graduate and lives in Ibaraki Prefecture that works 15hours overtime per month and is provided service area allowance, housing allowance and bonuses.
*Researchers and engineers are provided allowance (JPY 19,000~33,800/month) according to the certified classes qualified by JAEA qualification system for engineering and research.
Other systems
〈Welfare program〉
system of property accumulation savings
A mutual-aid society
Group Insurance, Group life and pension scheme
Insurable to Individual defined contribution pension plan (iDeCo)
〈Care leave system〉
Childcare, nursing care leave systems (partial leave available) Leave of Relocating due to Job Transfer of Spouse system
Necessary documents and application procedure
(１) Curriculum vitae(Application form of JAEA) (PDF, WORD)
(２) Document of Performance in your major(Application form of JAEA) (PDF, WORD)
(３) Certificates of completion courses (for Bachelor, Master, PhD, respectively)
(４) University’s transcript (for Bachelor, Master, PhD, respectively)
(５) Certificate of PhD Degree or Certificate of Graduation PhD
(６) Research career history (with A4 free format)、
(７) 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.
Deadline for submission of application
Closed at 17:00 on February 26(JST)
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 “AppRecForCycle (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.
Application screening
Applicants will be screened based on their submitted documents.
The screening result will be notified to the applicants by e-mail or writing.
Note that application documents will not be returned.
Recruitment examination
(1) Examination of research achievement (presentation using PowerPoint file or etc. and Q&A)
(2) Interview
Date of recruitment examination (planned)
March 2024 or later
Place for Recruitment Examination (planned)
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1194, Japan
Result of Recruitment Examination
The result of recruitment examination will be notified to successful applicant by E-mail or writing soon.
Starting date of employment (tentatively)
April 1, 2024 or later
Travel Expenses
We will refund your travel expenses for the recruitment examination according to the JAEA’s administrative rules. Detailed information will be provided to the applicants who passed the application screening.
Contact us
Labor and Welfare Section,
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1194, Japan
TEL:+81-29-282-9040 FAX:+81-29-282-1530
E-Mail: ncl-saiyo@jaea.go.jp
(Reference related to the recruitment field)
MURAKAMI Tatsutoshi,
General Manager,
Fuel Technology Research and Development Section,
Fuel Technology Department,
Plutonium Fuel Development Center,
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Engineering Laboratories,
Sector of Nuclear Fuel, Decommissioning and Waste Management Technology Department
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
TEL：+81-29-282-1133
E-Mail: ncl-saiyo@jaea.go.jp
Points to note
The successful applicant is supposed to submit medical in English certificate taken within 6 months (including height, weight, eyesight, urinalysis, chest X-ray).
The successful applicant without Japanese Nationality is required to obtain a necessary visa status to work in Japan by the date of adoption
Dealing with personal Information
We will use personal information only for the screening process. It will also be used for employment management for those employed. The information of the unsuccessful applicants will be discarded a year after the submission.
