Job type

• Researcher/Postdoc level

Research field

• Others - Others

  Plasma science and engineering

• Others - Others

  Energy technology

• Others - Others

  Plasma physics

Wages

• Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 4 million yen

  Approximately 340,000 Japanese yen each month including taxes. However, annual salary may be changed based on the results of the annual performance evaluation.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  Applicants should meet either of the following qualifications:
  (1) Holding the Ph.D. degree and be within eight years since receiving that degree
  (2) To receive the Ph.D. degree before the start of employment on March 31, 2025

Employment Type

• Contract employee

  Employee on Annual Salary System (Specially Appointed Research Employee), Discretionary labor system

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  From April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2027. (Contract renewal: No renewal) If the applicant has been employed at NIFS as a Center of Excellence Researcher before March 31, 2025, the period of employment will be two years maximum, including that period. When the start of the employment is delayed from April 1, 2025 due to conditions for which the applicant is not responsible, the period of employment will be two years from the start of the employment.

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 509-5292 Gifu Toki City Oroshi-cho 322-6, National Institute for Fusion Science

Compensation

• Various systems

  Transportation expenses : available

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  Annual Leave, Refreshment Leave, New Years' Holiday

Application Considerations

• Persons with disabilities

  Please submit a copy of your disability certificate in order to consider your condition in the office, if possible.

• Others

  If an applicant has taken a leave or leaves for the purpose of maternity, child-care, and/or family-care (including shorter working hours for the purpose of child-care, and/or family-care), or has been absent from research activities due to disease or an injury that occurred in the workplace or while commuting, please describe this in the resume. NIFS will take this information into consideration in the selection process.

Number of hired

2 person(s)

• Description

  Several

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Application period

• 2024/09/13~2024/10/18 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  (1) Resume: use the designated form of NIFS. The date of birth and possible starting date should be written. One color photograph should be affixed. If the applicant has received a Ph.D. degree, please state the name of the degree and the date received. Contact information should include an e-mail address.
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  Other online application forms
  (2) Research history: any format with a title which is your research project is acceptable, however, this text should not exceed three pages single-spaced. Please describe the research conducted as a Ph.D. student and as an M.S. student.
  (3) Research topic upon employment: any format is acceptable, however, this text should not exceed two pages single-spaced. Potential candidates should design a research plan together with the desired supervisor at NIFS for approval before applying. The name of that individual should be included in this text.
  (4) List of publications: any format is acceptable. All co-authors should be included. The papers should be noted as “refereed” or “not refereed.” In compiling the publication list, “Guidelines for compiling the list of publications” should be consulted.
  (5) Offprints: offprints of three major publications should be included. Should the candidate not yet have publications, a dissertation, papers under review for possible publication, or papers in preparation may be included. Photocopies are acceptable.
  (6) A document of a brief summary of each publication that you state in (4) and attach in (5) and your contributions in them.(any format)
  (7) Letters of recommendation: any format is acceptable.
  
  All of the above documents should be A4 size and should convert to each separate PDF file.
  The applicant’s name should be typed in the upper right corner of all pages of the submitted documents.
  
  (1) Application documents other than the Letters of recommendation
  Send an e-mail with “Apply for COE Researcher” as the Subject.
  (2) Letters of recommendation
  The letter of recommendation should be sent directly from the recommender by post or e-mail.
  ・The e-mail subject should be "Recommendation for COE Researcher".
  ・The hard copy of the letter(s) should be sent by post.

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  509-5292 Gifu Toki City Oroshi-cho 322-6, National Institute for Fusion Science
  Personnel Section, General Affairs Division, Department of Administration,

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Selection will be made by the Administrative Council of NIFS. The decision will be based upon the examination of documents. However, if necessary, an interview may be conducted. In the event that appropriate candidates cannot be found, all posts may not be filled.

• Notification of result

  Notification will be sent by e-mail.

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