HOME > News & Information > Recruitment > Recruitment for a Special Topic Researcher (Researcher, Fixed Term position) (Advanced Science Research Center)
Number of employees
One person
Recruitment theme
Theme: "Experimental Research on Energy Utilization via Spin"
Conduct experimental research on spin-energy science at the Advanced Science Research Center. Engage in experiments with novel magnetic materials for the development of thermoelectric power generators and small passive elements that operate stably even in radiation environments, utilizing spin thermoelectric effects and spin dynamics.
Division assigned to
Spin-energy Science Research Group
Advanced Science 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
From October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
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, contingent upon securing budgets allocated through the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) A "Development of emergent passive elements for power control in the nano region" (led by Dr. Jun'ichi Ieda) and its continuation.
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
(1) Individuals who have obtained a doctoral degree and have at least one year of research experience as a full-time researcher such as a postdoc, after obtaining the doctoral degree.
(2) Researchers who have the enthusiasm and capability to engage in experimental research on spin thermoelectric effects and spin dynamics.
(3) Desirable to have sufficient knowledge and experience in experimental research on spin thermoelectric effects and spin dynamics.
Necessary documents and application procedures
(1) Application form (please use JAEA form) (PDF, WORD)
(2) Document of the results at major (please use 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 July 25, 2024 (JAPAN TIME)
Address of submission of application
・Subject of e-mail: Application documents for a Special Topic Researcher of Advanced Science Research Center (Applicant's 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.
・Recommendations should be sent directly by the recommender to the email address listed below.
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 August 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)
October 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
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.
