職種

• Assistant Professor level

研究分野

• Natural Science - Astronomy
• Others - Others

  Any field of related researches being conducted at NAOJ

給与

• Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 7 million yen

  The fellow will receive a monthly salary of 550,000 JPY plus compensation for commuting expenses (up to 55,000 JPY per month), and annual research funds of 1,000,000 JPY.
  

応募資格

• 応募に必要な学歴・学位

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  The applicant must have a PhD degree in astronomy or related fields by the starting date.

雇用形態

• Others

  a full-time position (discretionary work type. Deemed working hours are 38h45min working hours/week) and based on annual salary system.

契約期間

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  The appointment term shall start on April 1, 2025 or later, but the successful candidate is expected to begin his/her appointment no later than September 30, 2025.
  Please note, however, that certain successful candidates may be eligible for an adjusted hire date. If an individual has received an offer for a fixed-term research position from a foreign organization, and if it is the first time for the successful candidate to conduct research outside of Japan, the start date of the NAOJ fellow appointment may be delayed until that contract expires. For details, see
  (Japanese) [//www.nao.ac.jp/about-naoj/employment/jobs-fellow.html]*
  (English) [//www.nao.ac.jp/en/about-naoj/employment/jobs-fellow.html]* *put "https" before "//"
  
  
  

  Probationary period present

  The term is for five years, including the probation period of six months. Annual review will be conducted. If the successful candidate had been employed by the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS, which is an executive institute that manages NAOJ) within six months retroactively from the start date, the term will be set so that the total employment period does not exceed ten years.

勤務地

• 〒181-8588 Tokyo 2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka
• Others

  The fellow will become a member of the project in NAOJ which their host researcher belongs to, and work at one of the NAOJ campuses at Mitaka (Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan), Mizusawa (Mizusawa-Hoshigaoka, Oshu, Iwate, Japan), Nobeyama (Nobeyama, Minamimakimura, Minamisaku, Nagano, Japan), Kamioka (Kamioka, Hida, Gifu, Japan), Okayama (Kamogata, Asaguchi, Okayama, Japan), Ishigaki (Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan), Hawaii (Hilo, Hawaii, the U.S.), and Chile (Santiago, Chile). The working place may be subject to change during his/her contract.

待遇

• 各種制度

  Bonus : not provided.
  

  Retirement allowances : not provided
  

  Others : ・The travel and relocation costs to NAOJ will be covered, subject to the travel regulations of NINS (the details have to be arranged with the administration office).
  
  ・If the fellow is a resident outside the State of Hawaii and is taking up the fellow position at the NAOJ Subaru Telescope (Hilo, Hawaii), or if the fellow is a resident outside the Chile Republic and is taking up the fellow position at the NAOJ Chile (Santiago, Chile), allowance will be paid.
  
  ・NAOJ fellow is eligible to apply for the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI).
  
  ・For the fellow position at NAOJ Subaru Telescope (Hilo, Hawaii), successful applicants will be hired through RCUH (Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii). Note that the salary and the monthly allowance will be paid in USD with a fixed exchange rate. Social insurance specified above shall not be applied.
  
  ・Abiding by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act for Men and Women, NAOJ is committed to the realization of a society with gender equality. If two candidates are deemed equal in their performance evaluation, NAOJ will take positive action to employ women. If you have taken a leave(s) such as for maternity, childcare, and/or family care, please indicate it in your curriculum vitae. We will consider it when assessing your performance.
  For details, see [//www2.nao.ac.jp/~open-info/gender-equality/en/ ]
  (put "https:" before //)

• 加入保険

  Employees' Health Insurance : available/MEXT Mutual Aid Association

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• 就業場所における受動喫煙防止のための取組事項

  Smoking is prohibited on the premises excluding designated outdoor smoking areas.

応募上の配慮

採用人数

2 person(s)

募集期間

• 2024/07/10~2024/08/06 Deadline for receipt

  by 12:00 noon (JST) (3:00 UTC)

応募方法

• 応募書類

  Other online application forms
  Required Application Materials: (To be prepared in English. Any other language will not be accepted) must include
  
  (1) a cover letter (indicate the name of the NAOJ host researcher stated in [Job Content #2] and your references stated below (7)),
  
  (2) a curriculum vitae (If you have taken a leave(s) such as for maternity, childcare, and/or family care, please indicate it in your curriculum vitae. We will consider it when assessing your performance),
  
  (3) ) a summary of past research activities (no more than 1200 words, excluding figures and references)
  
  (4) a numbered list of publications. List the following categories of papers separately:
  (i) Refereed papers of which you are the corresponding author,
  (ii) other refereed papers,
  (iii) non-refereed papers. For co-authored papers, list the names of all the authors.
  The applicant is encouraged to provide a URL to the Astrophysics Data System (ADS) library in addition to a written list for the list (i). The lists (ii) and (iii) can be replaced by URLs to publication lists of the ADS library.
  
  (5) an outline of research plan at NAOJ (no more than 1500 words, excluding figures and references).
  
  (6) A list of invited talks in international conferences, and
  
  (7) Two or more reference letters. Note that your host researcher cannot serve as a reference. Please ask your references to upload the letters directly using the URL indicated in [online application] before the deadline.
  Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the letters are submitted before the application deadline.
  The name of the person should be identified in the application cover letter.

• 応募書類の返却

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

  Information submitted in your application documents will not be used for any purpose other than the selection process and for contacting you with necessary notices in connection with the selection. Once the selection process is complete, we will securely dispose of all application documents and personal information, except for those submitted by the successful candidate.

公募のURL

選考・結果通知

• 選考内容

  (1) Selected candidates in the short list must be interviewed by the selection committee via teleconference. The expenses for the interview will not be covered by NAOJ. The interview is planned to be held on October 11, 2024 (JST). Information will be sent by the end of September 2024 to those selected to proceed to interviews.
  (2) Final decision will be presumably made by the Advisory Committee of NAOJ which is scheduled in November, 2024.
  
  
  

• 結果通知方法

  E-mail

連絡先

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