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Ended
Date of update : 2023/11/02 End date of accepting applications : 2023/11/13
Ended
Date of update : 2023/11/02
End date of accepting applications : 2023/11/13

Work location : Kanto district - Ibaraki

Date of publication : 2023/10/02

Recruitment for a researcher 【Nuclear Science and Engineering Center】

D123100115

National research institute / Independent administrative institute

Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Research field : Frontier Technology - Unspecified | Nanotechnology/Materials - Unspecified | Natural Science - Experimental studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics

Researcher/Postdoc level : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    Computer simulation research of structural materials for improving nuclear safety.

  • Work content and job description

    Structural materials used in nuclear power plants deteriorate due to neutron irradiation and other severe environments. Our group, Fuels and Materials Engineering Division, Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Nuclear Science Research Institute, engages in developing the evaluation and prediction methods for materials behavior used in nuclear systems.
    This theme focuses on developing computational approaches based on atomistic simulations, continuum mechanics, and data science. We aim to clarify the fundamental properties and the mechanisms of deterioration of structural materials under various environments of nuclear systems.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Fuels and Materials Engineering Division, Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Job type

  • Researcher/Postdoc level

Research field

  • Frontier Technology - Unspecified
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Unspecified
  • Natural Science - Experimental studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~

    <Annual income example>
    Staff member of three-year career (age 25) with no dependents…JPY 4.5 million.
    Staff member of eight-year career (age 30) with no dependents… JPY 6.3million.
    Staff member of 13-year career (age 35) with one dependent… JPY 7.6 million.

Working hours

  • Working hours :09:00-17:30

    Break time :12:00-13:00

    Holidays : Saturday, Sunday, National holiday, Year-end holiday, Paid holiday, Anniversary of foundation, Summer Vacation, Nursing and child care leave system etc.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

  • Work experience

    (1) Having a Ph D. degree in the field related to the research theme
    (2) Work experience on atomistic or continuum simulations with programing skill using machine learning as latest data science.

Employment Type

  • Regular employee

    Full-time

Contract period

  • Tenured - Non-tenure track

    Probationary period present

    Trail period 6 month

Work location

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

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Pay increase system : Once per year.(Performance for last year)

    Bonus : Twice per year. (Performance for last year)

    Retirement allowances : available

    Transportation expenses : available

    Retirement age : available

  • Insurance

    Employees' Health Insurance : available

    Employees' Pension Insurance : available

    Worker's accident insurance : available

    Employment insurance : available

  • Supplementary explanation of compensation

    (1) Place of assignment
    Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki
    *There is a possibility of transfer

    (2) Holidays
    Weekend(Saturday and Sunday), National holidays, Year-end and new-year holidays, Paid holidays, etc.

    (3) Social insurance
    Health insurance, Welfare pension insurance, Employee's pension fund, Unemployment insurance, Workers accident compensation insurance, etc.

    (4) Housing
    Dormitory for family and singles

    (5) Working hours
    9:00am-5:30pm
    * According to work place, working hours would differ.

    (6) Salary (For example)
    ‐Basic salary is provided considering years of experience in accordance with the JAEA regulation.
    -Allowance/benefits
    Commutation allowance, Overtime pay, Service area allowance, Dependent care allowance, Housing allowance, Allowance for technician/researcher/qualified operation chief
    ‐Pay rise: Once a year in October
    ‐Bonus: Twice a year in June and December

    <Annual income example>
    Staff member of three-year career (age 25) with no dependents…JPY 4.5 million.
    Staff member of eight-year career (age 30) with no dependents… JPY 6 million.
    Staff member of 13-year career (age 35) with one dependent… JPY 7.25 million.

    (Calculation conditions of the examples.)
    Shown above are model annual incomes for a staff member who is a college graduate and lives in Ibaraki Prefecture that works 15hours overtime per month and is provided service area allowance, housing allowance and bonuses.

    (7) Other systems
    <Welfare program: >
    system of property accumulation savings
    A mutual-aid society
    Group Insurance, Group life and pension scheme
    Insurable to Individual defined contribution pension plan (iDeCo)

    <Care leave system>
    Childcare, nursing care leave systems (partial leave available)
    Leave of Relocating due to Job Transfer of Spouse system

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    1. Number of employees
    Researcher 1 person

    2. Recruitment Field
    (1)Research field:
    Research and development on reducing volume and radiotoxicity of high-level radioactive waste

    (2)Research theme
    Research and development on separation process by hydrometallurgical method

    (Summary)
    To reduce the volume and radiotoxicity of high-level radioactive waste, Nuclear Science and Engineering Center has been conducting research and development on partitioning minor actinides from high-level liquid waste for transmutation to short-lived nuclides by accelerator driven system.
    High-level liquid waste consists of various types of elements, and some metal elements such as rare earths are difficult to separate from minor actinides because of their similarity in chemical properties. In this research theme, separation experiments to reveal separation properties of target elements are carried out using nuclear materials and radioactive isotopes in fume hoods, glove boxes, and a hot cell. Also, development of practical hydrometallurgical processes to separate target elements and evaluation of the separation performance using simulation codes are conducted.
    Applicants are required to have expert knowledge in solution chemistry and analytical chemistry, and skill to use nuclear materials and/or radioactive isotopes. English ability is necessary to publish research results in peer-reviewed international journals and to present at international conferences.

    3. Division assigned to (tentative)
    Research Group for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Science, Fuels and Materials Engineering Division, Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Nuclear Science Research Institute, Sector of Nuclear Science Research, Japan Atomic Energy Agency

    4. Place of employment (tentative)
    Nuclear Science Research Institute,
    Japan Atomic Energy Agency,
    2-4 Shirakata, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan

    5. Date of Appointment
    In principle, after April 1, 2024 (tentatively)

Application period

  • 2023/10/02~2023/11/13 Deadline for receipt

    Closed at 17:00 on November 13, 2023 (Japan Standard Time)

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Other online application forms
    Necessary Documents and Application Procedures
    (1) Curriculum vitae
    (Application form 1-1 : PDF, WORD)
    (Application form 1-2 : PDF, WORD)
    (2) Certificates of completion courses (for Bachelor, Master, PhD, respectively)
    (3) University’s transcript (for Bachelor, Master, PhD, respectively)
    (4) [Only those who have PhD Degree]
    Certificate of PhD Degree or Certificate of Graduation PhD
    (5) Research career history (with A4 free format)
    (6) List of publications in which your name is underlined, and Copies of major papers
    (7) Research Plan (idea and ambition on research activity with A4 free format about 1000 words)
    (8) 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, Norway and the United Kingdom are requested to submit this form.

    【Points to Note for Web Application】
    ①All application forms should be in PDF format and be organized in one ZIP file.
    ②Name of the ZIP file should be ≪「AppRecForNSEC」_Applicant’s name≫
    ③Before handing in, make sure that the file size is under 20MB. A compressed file can’t be accepted.
    ④Do not set any password for files you hand in.
    ⑤After your submission through JREC-IN, we will check your application documents if they are acceptable or not. After that, your application status on JREC-IN will be changed to “Accepted” or “Non-acceptance”. When your status is changed, you will receive an E-mail notification about the change from JREC-IN automatically. The E-mail would not be sent as soon as you hand in, so please check your acceptance status after you get an E-mail notification.
    ⑥If there are any faults as for documents, for example list of achievements is not attached, your application will not be accepted. Also, if any of the said elements is lacking, for examp

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    Document examination, Examination of research achievement(Oral presentation using PowerPoint file and Q&A), Oral examination/Interview

  • Notification of result

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

Contact details

Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Personnel Section, Personnel Department

0292825726

jinji-saiyogenkaken11@jaea.go.jp

Notes

Application documents will not be returned.

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