Job type

• Professor level

Research field

• Natural Science - Unspecified
• Manufacturing Technology - Unspecified
• Others - Others

  Medical Science

Wages

Qualifications

• Description

  ･University graduates with a PhD, although doctoral degrees are not a prerequisite.
  ･Ability to conduct top-level technical development and support by taking advantage of the excellent research environments of CBS and RIKEN
  ･Possess leadership skills and management ability in the laboratory and the research community
  

Employment Type

• Full-time

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

Work location

• Saitama

Compensation

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  For details about “Salary and benefits", please refer to the above “Job posting URL".
  
  

Application Considerations

Number of hired

• Job content supplemental explanation

  [Laboratory]
  Support Unit for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Research Resources Division (RRD), RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS)
  
  [Research Field]
  The RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) is Japan's premier neuroscience research center. Taking advantage of the multidisciplinarity of the fields of medicine, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematical sciences, and psychology, our aim is to advance basic research and develop innovative technologies for elucidating the functions of the brain and the mind at multiple levels from genes, molecules, cells and whole organisms to societal systems. We also aim at finding solutions to the issues which contemporary society confronts, e.g. how we grapple with the psychological ramifications of our own inventions such as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, and how we seek solutions to conquer diseases such as depression and dementia.
  For details, please refer to the RIKEN CBS website.
  
  [Job Title and Job Description]
  Job title, available positions:
  Unit Leader (Principal Investigator position); one person
  
  Job Description:
  As the head of Support Unit for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the successful candidate will be in charge of the Unit and maintain, manage and operate human MRI systems (3T system and 7T system) to provide high-quality technical support to engineers and researchers both within and outside RIKEN. S/he is also expected to develop and implement improvements to MRI methods.
  
  [Work Location]
  Branch and address:
  RIKEN Wako (2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198)
  
  [Start of Employment]
  April 1, 2024 (Negotiable)
  
  [keyword]
  MRI,fMRI,DTI,image processing
  
  

Application period

• 2023/05/22~2023/08/31 Deadline for receipt

  5 pm on August 31, 2023 (JST).

Application method

• * Out of application period.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Notification of result

  [Application and required documents]
  Required documents:
  Please refer to the above “Job posting URL"regarding the “Required documents"
  
  How to apply:
  Please submit the required documents in a PDF file by registering at the URL. For the URL, please refer to the above "job posting URL"
  Recommendation letters must be directly submitted from the referees. Please make your request well in advance of the application deadline (at least three weeks in advance) by using the application form.
  
  Note: All the submitted documents will not be returned.
  
  Deadline:
  Application and letters of recommendation must arrive by 5 pm on August 31, 2023 (JST).
  
  [Selection process]
  Short-listed candidates will be invited to RIKEN CBS for an interview, which will include a seminar, an interview with the Search Committee, and laboratory visits to meet with CBS faculty members.
  
  [Contact Information]
  CBS Search Committee Administrative Office, RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS)
  2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198
  Inquiries will be accepted by the following e-mail.
  E-mail: cbs-search [at] ml.riken.jp (Replace [at] with @)
  *Applications are not accepted from this email. Please refer to “Application and Required Documents".
  
  

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