Recruitment for a Senior Post Doctoral Fellow
(Fixed Term Researcher)
(Nuclear Science and Engineering Center)

1. 1. Available positions

      One position

   2. Recruitment theme

      Study on the fission product chemistry during release from the nuclear fuel and transportation in a nuclear facility.

      In a severe accident of nuclear facility, fission products (FPs), such as cesium, iodine, strontium, ruthenium, induce chemical and physical interactions with structural materials, e.g. reactor vessel, hot-cell surface and so on. The chemical interactions considerably affect release amount of FPs into the environment and deposition of FPs onto the structural materials in a nuclear facility. Thus, for the accurate evalution of them, it is essential to elucidate the chemical form of FPs released from fuel and chemical reaction of FPs with structural materials in a nuclear facility.
      In this study, the senior post doctoral fellow synthesizes simulant FPs compounds and/or simulated fuel containing simulant FPs compounds, and performs high-temperature heating experiments reproducing the tranposrtation of FPs and their deposition onto the surfaces of steels and concretes in a severe accident condition. He/she develops analytical teqchniques for identification of chemical form for micron-sized deposits by using micro Raman spectrometer, SEM/EDX, etc, and then acquires the data on chemical form of FPs during tranpsortion and deposition depending on atmosphere and initial FPs composition. He/she evaluates the chemical form of FPs released from fuel and chemical reaction of FPs with structural materials by using the thermodynamic calculation based on the experimental results.

   3. Division assigned to

      Development Group for LWR Advanced technology
      LWR Key Technology Development Division
      Nuclear Science and Engineering Center
      Japan Atomic Energy Agency

   4. Place of employment

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

   5. Salary, etc…

      Salary commensurate with the applicant’s work experience, Social Insurance, Commutation allowance, Partial housing allowance. Dormitory is also available.

   6. Terms of employment

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

   7. Trial employment period

      6 months

   8. Holidays

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

   9. Qualification requirements

      (1) Ph.D.degree. In principle, having work experience for more than one year as a full-time teacher, a full-time researcher, or a post-doctoral fellow.

      (2) It is requested that the applicant has abundant knowledge and experience on the behaviors of nuclear fuel and FPs. Preferably having experience and knowledge of thermodynamic evaluation.

   10. Required Documents

       (1) Curriculum Vitae (using JAEA form) (PDF, WORD)

       (2) Document of the accomplishment on your major field (using JAEA form) (PDF, WORD)

       (3) Research career history, a list of publications in which your name is underlined, and copies of major papers (in size A4, free format)

       (4) Certificate of Ph.D degree (copy)

       (5) Recommendation letter(s) from one or two people (free format)*
       *: Any of the recommender should not be a JAEA employee but should be a person who knows well the content of your research.
       *: It is preferable to have a recommender who is your current supervisor.
       *: The letter(s) should be provided by any of the following means:
       

       1. Provide it by yourself with strictly sealed envelop,
       2. Send the letter by mail from the recommender directly to the JAEA official (see Article 20),or
       3. Send a pdf file, containing the text and hand-written signature, by e-mail from the recommender directly to the JAEA official.

       (6) Consent for the Treatment of Personal Data (PDF, WORD)
       * This item (6) applys only to residents in any one of EEA member countries, namely a member country of the EU, and Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway.

   11. Deadline for submission of application

       Friday, January, 24, 2020

   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[at]jaea.go.jp(Replace [at] with @ )
       (Write applicant name in subject.)
       *Only letter of recommendation will be accepted by Email.

   13. 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.

   14. Recruitment examination

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

       (2) Interview

   15. Date of recruitment examination (planned)

       February, 2020

   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
       
       or
       
       Tokyo Office
       19F Fukoku Seimei Building, 2-2-2 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

   17. Result of Recruitment Examination

       The result of recruitment examination will be notified to the applicants in writing.

   18. Starting date of employment (tentatively)

       April, 1, 2020

   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 to the applicants.

   20. Contact persons

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

       (Reference related to the recruitment field)
       Dr. Masahiko Osaka, Group Leader,
       Development Group for LWR Advanced technology
       LWR Key Technology Development Division
       Nuclear Science and Engineering Center,
       Japan Atomic Energy Agency
       TEL: +81-29-282-5922
       E-Mail: ohsaka.masahiko [at] jaea.go.jp (Replace [at] with @ )

   21. Points to note

       (1) The successful applicant is supposed to submit medical in English certificate taken within 6 months (including height, weight, eyesight, urinalysis, chest X-ray).

       (2) The successful applicant without Japanese Nationality is required to obtain a necessary visa status to work in Japan by the date of adoption.

   22. Dealing with 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 discarded a year after the submission.