Recruitment for a Senior Post Doctoral Fellow
(Fixed Term Researcher)
(J-PARC Center)

1. 1. Number of employees

      Researcher 1 persons

   2. Recruitment Field

      Development of pulsed neutron spectroscopy and its application on investigating material sciences.
      (Summary)
      Neutron spectroscopy is a one of powerful tools to investigate dynamics of atoms, molecules and spins in materials. In this research program, we call for a senior post doctoral fellow who will engaged in development of pulsed neutron spectroscopy (in both instrumentation and measuring methods) for powerful neutron spectrometers at Martials & Life Sciences Facility at J-PARC and will engaged in user program operation on these instruments. He/she also will carry out investigation on materials sciences by using them.

   3. Division assigned to

      Neutron Science Section
      Materials and Life Science Division
      J-PARC Center
      Japan Atomic Energy Agency

   4. Place of employment (tentative)

      Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
      2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan

   5. Salary, etc…

      Commensurate salary with the applicant’s work experience, Social Insurance, Commutation allowance, Institute family residence and bachelor’s dormitory are available.

   6. Terms of employment

      Contract term: One year
      (The contract term can be extended up to five years upon annual review of research achievements.)
      Should you achieve outstanding results during your temporary employment, you could be offered a position as permanent Staff.

   7. Holiday

      Weekend (Saturday and Sunday), National holidays, Year-end holidays, Paid holidays

   8. Qualification requirements

      (1) Having a Ph.D.degree.
      (2) In principle, work experience as a postdoctoral fellow (at least for one year) or equivalent skills are required.

   9. Necessary documents and application procedures

      (1) Curriculum vitae (use JAEA form) (PDF, WORD)

      (2) Document of the results at major (use JAEA form) (PDF, WORD)

      (3) Certificate of Ph.D Degree

      (4) Certificate of completion of courses (for Bachelor, Master, PhD, respectively)

      (5) University’s transcript (for Bachelor, Master, PhD, respectively).

      (6) Research career history (with A4 free format)

      (7) List of publications in which your name is underlined, and Copies of major papers

   10. Deadline for submission of application

       July, 29, 2016

   11. Address of submission of application

       Personnel Section,
       Personnel Department,
       Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
       2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
       (Mark “Application documents for recruitment of a Senior Post Doctoral Fellow” in red on the envelope)

   12. 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.

   13. Recruitment examination

       (1) Examination of research achievement
       (Oral presentation using PowerPoint file or OHP and Q&A)

       (2) Oral examination/Interview

   14. Date of recruitment examination (planned)

       August, 2016

   15. Place for Recruitment Examination (planned)

       Nuclear Science Research Institute,
       Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
       2-4 Shirane Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan

   16. Result of Recruitment Examination

       The result will be announced by a letter after the recruitment examination.

   17. Date of adoption (tentatively)

       October 1, 2016

   18. Travel Expenses

       We will pay travel expenses for the recruitment examination according to the JAEA’s provision.
       Detailed information will be provided the candidates.

   19. Reference

       Personnel Section,
       Personnel Department,
       Japan Atomic Energy Agency
       TEL:+81-29-282-6030 FAX:+81-29-282-5819
       E-Mail: jinji-saiyogenkaken11@ml.jaea.go.jp

       (Reference related to the recruitment field)
       Kenji Nakajima, Section Leader,
       Neutron Science Section,
       Materials and Life Science Division,
       J-PARC Center,
       Japan Atomic Energy Agency
       TEL: +81-29- 284-3194(Ext.3194) FAX: +81-29-284-3370
       E-Mail: jinji-saiyogenkaken11@ml.jaea.go.jp

   20. 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.

   21. 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.