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Now recruiting
Date of update : 2024/04/02 End date of accepting applications : 2025/03/31
Now recruiting
Date of update : 2024/04/02
End date of accepting applications : 2025/03/31

Work location : Kanto district - Ibaraki

Date of publication : 2024/03/28

Research Scientist Position with AIST (Fixed-Term) - Outstanding Research Scientist

D124031844

National research institute / Independent administrative institute

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Research field : Others - Unspecified

Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Associate Professor : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    The National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST) is Japan's leading scientific research institute dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation, bringing 2300 research staffs and 700 administrative staffs together. Our research addresses varied issues in a wide range of research fields, covering from cutting-edge technologies to fundamental research in geological survey and metrological studies that underpin the country's intellectual infrastructure. In pursuit of excellence in science and innovation, we are seeking to recruit research scientists from basic research through to applied research to make impacts in our research areas.

    Please visit our website for more information on Outstanding Research Scientist. The related job opportunities can be viewed from the link below:

    [Available positions (Job title, number of positions, etc.)]
    A few positions available

    [Starting date and Term of Employment]
    Start of Employment: At any time

    [Address of work location and other information]
    Tokyo, Ibaraki, Hokkaido, Miyagi, Fukushima, Chiba, Aichi, Osaka, Hiroshima, Kagawa, Saga

    https://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/humanres/ifp_e.html
  • Work content and job description

    The related job opportunities can be viewed from the link.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Human Resources Division

Job type

  • Professor level
  • Associate Professor

Research field

  • Others - Unspecified

Wages

  • Common to all Job Types

    Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

    More to add if you have proven professional experience after Ph.D. The expected annual salary ranges from JPY 6,950k including bonus (before tax).
    * "Annual salary system" is applied for specific themes specified in each pages.

Working hours

  • Common to all Job Types

    Working hours :08:30-17:15

    Break time :12:00-13:00

    Holidays : Sundays, Saturdays, public holidays, New Year holidays (from December 29 to January 3) Annual paid leave, Sick leave, Special leave (summer vacation, marriage, maternity, mourning), Parental leave of absence, Nursing leave of absence

    Overtime and other explanations : Working hours may be flextime system, discretionary labor system, or standard hour system. The working hours shown is standard hour system.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor / Master / Bachelor

  • Description

    Ph.D. degree (Ph.D. candidates expected to earn a degree by the start date included) or equivalent skills and experience.
    We welcome those who do not have a doctoral degree but who are motivated to utilize their practical experience at a company for the social implementation of AIST's R&D.

Employment Type

  • Common to all Job Types

    Regular employee

    Full-time

Contract period

  • Common to all Job Types

    Nontenured - Non-tenure track

    The tenure of an "Outstanding Research Scientist" is maximally 5 years. It cannot be extended, but permanent employment may be applied based on his/her research achievement whithin the tenure of Type-D.

    Probationary period present

    6 months (There is no difference in employment conditions between before and after the probationary period.)

Work location

  • 305-8560 Ibaraki 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba

Compensation

  • Supplementary explanation of compensation

    Please visit our website:
    For Type D - fixed term position under annual salary system

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    The National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology (AIST) is Japan's leading scientific research institute dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation, bringing 2300 research staffs and 700 administrative staffs together. Our research addresses varied issues in a wide range of research fields, covering from cutting-edge technologies to fundamental research in geological survey and metrological studies that underpin the country's intellectual infrastructure. In pursuit of excellence in science and innovation, we are seeking to recruit research scientists from basic research through to applied research to make impacts in our research areas.

    [Available positions (Job title, number of positions, etc.)]
    A few positions available

    [Starting date and Term of Employment]
    Start of Employment: At any time

    [Address of work location and other information]
    Tokyo, Ibaraki, Hokkaido, Miyagi, Fukushima, Chiba, Aichi, Fukui,Osaka, Hiroshima, Kagawa, Saga

Application period

  • 2024/04/01~2025/03/31 Deadline for receipt

    The job opportunity will be closed in the case that the vacant positions are occupied by appropriate applicants.

Application method

JREC-IN Portal web application
Accept
E-mail Application
Not available
Recruiting Institution's Web application system
Not available

Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    [Document Review, Aptitude test and Interviews at Research Department]
    After approximately 1 month from document submission
    [Notification of Results]
    As soon as possible after the interview (note: unsuccessful applicants are not informed after document-based screening.)

  • Notification of result

    All applications must be made online via JREC-IN. Any applications by email or post will not be acceptable. Please also note that applicants must complete an advance registration. The detailed instructions for application process can be found on the website below.
    If the submission requirements are not met, your application status on JREC-IN will be shown as “not received".

Contact details

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Personnel Office, Human Resource Division

Secretariat of Recruitment and Employment Committee

0298626286

M-aist-koubo24-ml@aist.go.jp

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