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Recruitment field
-Computational science
-Advanced science research
-Nuclear science and engineering
-Nuclear safety research
-Advanced nuclear system research and development
-Geological isolation research and development
-Other related research fields
For more information, see “Recruitment Field for Postdoctoral Fellow of JAEA Thema”.
*If you wish to confirm the subjects by major, please click the following.
Available positions
About 20 persons
(The number might be changed without notice.)
Starting date of employment
April 1, 2018 (in principle)
Contract
Period of employment is a maximum of 1 fiscal year.
The contract period can be renewed but the total contract period is a maximum of 3 fiscal years (until March 31, 2021) depending upon the annual review of your research progress.
* If you are a fixed-term employee of JAEA at present, the extension of employment contract will be limited to five years in total from the original recruitment.
Should you achieve outstanding results during your fixed-term employment, you could be offered a position as permanent staff.
Terms of employment
(1) Salary
Annual salary JPY 5,040,000 (as of April 1, 2017) including social insurance and tax
(Paid in 1/12 equal monthly payments 420,000yen/month)
(2) Allowance
Commutation allowance, Housing allowance, etc.
(3) Holidays
Weekend (Saturday and Sunday), National holidays, Year-end and new-year holidays, Paid holidays
Qualification requirements
(1) Having a PhD degree related to recruitment field (at the time of assignment)
(2) Having a PhD obtained after April 1, 2010
(3) Applicant previously employed as JAEA Postdoctoral Fellow cannot apply.
Necessary documents and application procedures
(1) Application form (Form 1-1, Form 1-2, Form2-1, Form2-2, Form3, Form4)
Download from here: [PDF, WORD]
(2) Transcripts (for bachelor)
(3) Photocopy of PhD.diploma (who has a PhD) or Certification for expected completion of PhD course (who is in PhD course)
(4) One or two letter(s) of recommendation written by senior researcher who well knows your research and personality.
* Including one from the current supervisor is better.
* Letter(s) written by a JAEA employee will not be accepted.
* Please submit from the applicant himself after recommender sealed the letter tightly.
Address for submission of application
Personnel Section
Personnel Department
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
765-1 Funaishikawa, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1184, Japan
(Mark in red “Application documents for Postdoctoral Fellow” on the envelope.)
Application deadline
August 14, 2017 (Deadline for receipt)
Application screening
Applicants will be screened based on their submitted documents.
The screening result will be notified to the applicants by e-mail or by writing.
Note that application documents will not be returned.
Recruitment examination
(1) Examination of research achievements (presentation using PowerPoint file or etc. and Q&A)
(2) Interview
Result of recruitment examination
The result of recruitment examination will be notified to the applicants in writing by the end of October.
Travel expenses
We will refund your travel expenses for the recruitment examination according to the JAEA’s administrative rules.
We can only bear the actual travel cost in Japan.
Detailed information will be provided to the candidates.
Points to note
(1) Applicants who pass the application screening are supposed to submit medical in English certificate taken within 6 months (including height, weight, eyesight, urinalysis, chest X-ray).
(2) Candidates without Japanese Nationality are required to obtain a necessary visa status to work in Japan by the date of adoption.
Contact persons
Personnel Section
Personnel Department
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
765-1 Funaishikawa, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1184, Japan
Tel: +81-29-282-9482
Fax: +81-29-283-4701
E-mail: jinji-saiyo@jaea.go.jp
Purposes of Using 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 discard a year after the submission.
