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

1. 1. Number of employees

      Researcher 1 person

   2. Recruitment Field

      Research for Improving Accuracy of Nuclear Data for Accelerator-driven Nuclear Transmutation System
      (Summary)
      Accelerator-driven nuclear transmutation system (ADS) is expected as a powerful means for reducing volume and harmfulness of high-level radioactive waste. Since proton beam intensity of the ADS is as high as several tens times of that of existing accelerators, accurate nuclear data are required for evaluation of radiation damage on target and structural materials and for evaluation of radioactive materials inventory for facility safety and making maintenance scenario. However, the existing experimental data are insufficient qualitatively and quantitatively for the evaluation. In this theme, nuclear data needed for the ADS development are to be measured by using J-PARC’s accelerators. The obtained experimental data are compared with calculated results with the PHITS code and evaluated nuclear data libraries to improve accuracy of the nuclear data with finally aiming at improvement in nuclear design of ADS.

   3. Division assigned to

      Facility and Application Development Section
      Nuclear Transmutation 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 5 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. Trial employment period

      6 months

   8. Holiday

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

   9. Qualification requirements

      (1) Having a Ph.D. degree. In principle, work experience as a postdoctoral fellow (at least for one year) is required.

   10. 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) Research career history (with A4 free format)

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

       (5) Photocopy of PhD.diploma

       (6) 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.
       * Submit by any of the following way;
       

       1. By mail from applicant after recommender signed and sealed.
          Copy or opened one is not accepted.
       2. By mail from recommender to Personnel Section directly.
       3. By Email from recommender to Personnel
          Section(jinji-saiyogenkaken11@jaea.go.jp) directly. Attach the signed letter in PDF format.

       (7) 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 Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway are requested to submit this form.

   11. Deadline for submission of application

       December, 14, 2018 (Deadline for receipt. Japan time.)

   12. 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)

       [ Address for submission of recommendation letter ]
       Personnel Section,
       Personnel Department,
       Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
       2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
       (Write applicant name on the envelope.)
       
       or
       
       E-mail: jinji-saiyogenkaken11@jaea.go.jp
       (Write applicant name in subject.)
       * Only letter of recommendation will be accepted by Email.

   13. Application screening

       Examinees will be decided based on the review of application documents. The screening result will be notified by e-mail or by writing. Application documents will not be returned.

   14. Recruitment examination

       (1) Examination of research achievements (presentation using PowerPoint file or etc. and Q&A)

       (2) Interview

   15. Date of recruitment examination (planned)

       January, 2019

   16. Place for Recruitment Examination (planned)

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

   17. Result of Recruitment Examination

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

   18. Date of adoption (tentatively)

       April 1, 2019

   19. Travel Expenses

       We will refund your travel expenses for the recruitment examination according to the JAEA’s administrative rules.
       Detailed information will be provided the candidates.

   20. Reference

       Personnel Section,
       Personnel Department,
       Japan Atomic Energy Agency
       TEL:+81-29-282-6030 FAX:+82-29-282-5819
       E-Mail: jinji-saiyogenkaken11@jaea.go.jp

       (Reference related to the recruitment field)
       Shin-ichiro Meigo, Section Leader,
       Facility and Application Development Section,
       Nuclear Transmutation Division, J-PARC Center,
       Japan Atomic Energy Agency
       TEL: +81-29- 284-3207 FAX: +81-29-282-5671
       E-Mail: jinji-saiyogenkaken11@jaea.go.jp

   21. Points to note

       (1) Candidate who pass the recruitment examination is supposed to submit medical certification in English 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..

   22. 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.