Detailed information
Work location : Kanto district - Chiba
Date of publication : 2024/10/18
Call for Postdoctoral Fellow
D124101731
The University of Tokyo
Research field : Natural Science - Unspecified
Researcher/Postdoc level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Research on distant galaxies using large telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope.
http://cos.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/16.html
Scope of change: Displacement, concurrent service, and secondment may be ordered. However, in principle, such orders may not be issued against one's will. -
Work content and job description
Research on distant galaxies using large telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope.
Scope of change: Displacement, concurrent service, and secondment may be ordered. However, in principle, such orders may not be issued against one's will. -
Assigned department
Existing departments
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research
Job type
- Researcher/Postdoc level
Research field
- Natural Science - Unspecified
Wages
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Annual Salary : 3 million yen ~
The salary and benefits are defined in the articles of employment of the University of Tokyo, specifying step 2 of project researchers, 300,000 JPY and the additional allowance of 30,000 JPY.
Working hours
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Working hours :09:00-17:30
Break time :12:00-12:45
Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays Holidays, and the year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3 )
Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary labor system, based on 7 hours, 45 minutes per day, or 38 hours 45 minutes per week.
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
Applicants shall have a Ph.D.
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Work experience
No previous experience in cosmic gamma-ray observation research is required, and applications are widely invited from relevant research fields.
Employment Type
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Regular employee
Full-time
Contract period
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Nontenured - Non-tenure track
Employment will be renewed on an annual basis, with a total term of three years. The person appointed through this call may reapply for a new call for the same position. (After three years, there is a possibility of a new one-year call for the same position.)
Probationary period present
The first 14 days of employment
Work location
- 277-8582 Chiba 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Compensation
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : You will be automatically enrolled in the insurance from the Mutual Aid Association of MEXT.
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
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Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Second-hand smoke free environment: Smoking is prohibited throughout most of the Kashiwa campus of the University of Tokyo. However, there are designated smoking areas outside.
Application Considerations
Number of hired
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Job content supplemental explanation
Start of term: As soon as possible after the 1st of April, 2025.
1 person(s)
Application period
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2024/10/18~2024/12/10 Deadline for receipt
Application materials must be received by 12:00 JST on December 10, 2024.
Application method
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Attached documents
Other online application forms
Please submit the following documents in either English or Japanese as PDF files (A4 size paper, 29.5cm x 21cm or similar) attached to an e-mail. Applicants should arrange for two letters of reference to be sent to the e-mail address below. Once the application documents are received, we will send a confirmation e-mail to the applicant. Applicants should verify they receive this confirmation after submission.
1.Curriculum vitae,
2.Summary of past research activities (up to 2 pages),
3.Publication list including a list of oral presentations at conferences and workshops. Please include copies of the applicant’s most important publications (up to three papers) and clearly mark these in the publication list,
4.Possible start date,
5.Research plan (up to 2 pages), and
6.Letters of reference or recommendation (2 letters).
Interested applicants should send applications to the following address by the due date: application_at_icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp (please replace _at_ with @) with the subject line “ICRR2024-08”. -
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URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
Applicants will be screened on the basis of their application materials and candidates will be invited for interviews.
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Notification of result
Candidates will be contacted with information concerning the interview process.
Contact details
The University of Tokyo
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo
Yuichi Harikane
hari@icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Notes
・The University of Tokyo encourages applications from female scientists in accordance with “The University of Tokyo’s Declaration on Gender Equality”.
・University employee activities outside University duties should be limited to the extent that they do not interfere with the sharing of research technology at the University. In accordance with the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, the sharing of research-related technology may be restricted if a successful applicant of the University maintains or intends to maintain concurrent employment with a foreign organization or receives a large income from a foreign governmental body or other sources.
