HOME > News & Information > Recruitment > Recruitment for a Special Topic Researcher (Researcher, Fixed Term position) Tono Geoscience Center (TGC)
Number of employees
Researcher:2 person
Recruitment theme
Theme: Advanced research on long-term stability of geological environment
This research theme aims to develop elemental techniques for precise estimation of short- and long-term geomorphic/geologic histories, including the processes, patterns and rates, based on approaches of Quaternary research, geomorphology, geology, geochronology, geodesy and seismology.
This research theme is planned to be carried out as part of projects funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). This recruitment assumes that METI entrusts the project to JAEA.
The subthemes concerning this recruitment are as below:
(1) Detection of the active tectonics without clear tectonic landscape-signatures and assessment of their activities
(2) Research and development for better understanding the processes, trends, and rates of landscape evolution caused by uplift/subsidence and erosion/deposition with the geological time scale (10-1000 kyrs)
(3) Estimation of thermal-erosion history based on low-temperature thermochronology
Research Division of assignment
Neotectonics Research Group
Geoscientific Research Department
Tono Geoscience Center
Sector of Nuclear Fuel, Decommissioning and Waste Management Technology Development
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Place of employment
Tono Geoscience Center,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
959-31, Jorinji, izumi-cho, Toki City, Gifu, Japan
Qualification requirements
(1) Having a Ph.D. degree
(2) Having work experience on A) research related to any of Quaternary science, geomorphology, or geology or B) radiometric dating using mass spectrometry (especially mass spectrometry of noble gases such as He).
Terms of employment
(1) Salary: approximately JY420,000 per month (including social insurance fee and tax)
(2) Allowance: Commutation and housing allowances are paid according to employees.
(3) Working Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm. (There is possibility to work over time)
(4) Intermission: 12:00pm - 13:00pm
(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, unemployment insurance, workers accident compensation insurance.
(7) Welfare: Institute family resident and dormitory are available.
(8) Trial period: 6 months.
Necessary documents and application procedures
(1) Special Topics Researcher application form
Form 1: Application form (Form 1-1(a photo needed), Form 1-2)
Form 2: Research details and goals
Form 3: Reasons for applying for this project
Form 4: Outline of Research you have performed
Form 5: List of publications and awards
(2) Copies of graduation certification or certification of Ph.D. degree
(3) Certification of bachelor graduation, and certification of completion courses of master and Ph.D.
(4) Transcript (bachelor, master, Ph.D., respectively).
(5) Copies of major papers. (3 papers).
Deadline for submission of application
August 17, 2018
Address of submission of application
General Affairs and Community Relations Section, Tono Geoscience Center,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
1-64 Yamanouchi, Akiyo-cho, Mizunami City, Gifu 509-6132, Japan
(Mark with “Application documents for recruitment of a Special Topic Researcher” in red on the envelope)
Document examination
Examinees will be decided based on the review of application documents. The review result will be notified by a letter. Application documents will not be returned to the applicant.
Recruitment examination
Examination of research achievement (Oral presentation using PowerPoint or PDF and Q&A)
Date of recruitment examination (planned)
In September, 2018
Place for Recruitment Examination (planned)
Toki Research Institute of Isotope Geology and Geochronology, Tono Geoscience Center,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
959-31, Jorinji, izumi-cho, Toki City, Gifu, Japan
Result of Recruitment Examination
The result will be announced by a letter after the recruitment examination.
Contract term(tentative)
From November 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019
(The contract term can be extended up to March 31, 2019 upon annual review of research achievements and upon the funding)
Travel Expenses
We will cover your travel expenses in Japan for the recruitment examination in accordance with JAEA travel allowance regulations.
Detailed information will be provided to the candidates.
Contact & inquiries
Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO
Mr. Shinji Makita,
General Affairs and Community Relations Section, Tono Geoscience Center,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
1-64 Yamanouchi, Akiyo-cho, Mizunami City, Gifu 509-6132, Japan
TEL:+81-572-66-2244 FAX:+82-572-68-7717
E-Mail: jinji-saiyo@jaea.go.jp
(Reference related to the recruitment field)
Mr. Akiomi Shimada, Assistant Principal Engineer,
Geoscientific Research Department
Tono Geoscience Center
Sector of Nuclear Fuel, Decommissioning and Waste Management Technology Development
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
TEL: +81-29- 282-6457 FAX: +81-29-282-5406
E-Mail: jinji-saiyo @jaea.go.jp
Points to note
(1) Applicants who pass the Recruitment examination are supposed to submit medical certification.
(2) Candidates without Japanese Nationality are required to obtain a necessary visa status to work in Japan by the date of adoption.
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.
