Detailed information
Work location : Hokkaido district - Hokkaido
Date of publication : 2025/01/10
Postdoctoral Fellow position at the Laboratory of Structural Inorganic Chemistry
D125010473
Hokkaido University
Research field : Nanotechnology/Materials - Inorganic materials and properties | Nanotechnology/Materials - Inorganic/coordination chemistry | Nanotechnology/Materials - Inorganic compounds and inorganic materials chemistry
Researcher/Postdoc level : Contract employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
We are inviting applications for one Postdoctoral Fellow position at the Laboratory of Structural Inorganic Chemistry at Hokkaido University (Principal Investigator: Associate Professor, Akira Miura).
The project will focus on efficiently exploring new solid-state materials in the laboratory and with high-throughput synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The effort is a collaboration with Google DeepMind, which will lead the computation efforts that complement the experiments. This project will tackle the long-term challenge of how computational predictions can be realized experimentally. The primary target materials are new chlorides or others with other unique or excellent properties. -
Work content and job description
Synthesis of new solid-state materials and characterization by lab XRD and synchrotron XRD, as well as physical properties.
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Assigned department
Existing departments
(Just after hiring) Laboratory of Structural Inorganic Chemistry,Division of Applied Chemistry
Precautions : (Scope of change) No change expected.
Job type
- Researcher/Postdoc level
Research field
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Inorganic materials and properties
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Inorganic/coordination chemistry
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Inorganic compounds and inorganic materials chemistry
Wages
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Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 5 million yen
The salary will be determined in accordance with the regulations of Hokkaido University
Working hours
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Working hours :08:30-17:00
Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (12/29 - 1/3)
Overtime and other explanations : Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary work routine based on consent (standard 8:30-17:00, Deemed to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes in a day.) or fixed working hour system
Break time 45 minutes
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
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Work experience
Excellent Publications in the research field
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Description
Essential
-Communication and writing skills in English
-Knowledge of solid-state chemistry or condensed matter physics or crystallography
-Enthusiasm for learning new skills in synthesis and characterization
Plus (but not essential)
- Synthesis experience of solid-state materials
- Characterization experience on crystal structures (Rietveld refinement etc.)
- Cording skills to analyze a large amount of experimental data
Employment Type
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Contract employee
Contract period
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Nontenured - Non-tenure track
From the earliest possible date after April 1st, 2025 (negotiable) to July 31st, 2025 (The contract could be renewed till the end of the contract with Google DeepMind but not exceed after Oct 31, 2029.)
Probationary period present
1 month.
Work location
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060-8628
Hokkaido
Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo
Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
(Scope of change) No change expected.
Compensation
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Various systems
Transportation expenses : available
Retirement age : available
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available（Mutual Association of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology）
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
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Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Smoking in designated areas only
Application Considerations
Number of hired
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Job content supplemental explanation
From the earliest possible date after April 1st, 2025 (negotiable) to July 31st, 2025 (The contract could be renewed till the end of the contract with Google DeepMind but not exceed after Oct 31, 2029.)
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2025/04/01
Starting date : 2025/04/01
Application period
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2025/01/10~2025/01/27 Deadline for receipt
Recruitment ends as soon as the employee is decided.
Application method
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Attached documents
Application Form : Online Submission(1)Curriculum Vitae
*Free format with an attached profile photo of the applicant, the following information should be included: Name, current address, telephone number and Email address, Date of Birth, academic history, degree(s), license, career history, awards, membership of organizations etc. *Applicant who has been employed by Hokkaido University from April 1, 2013 (any position, including Part-time Lecturer, Teaching Assistant, Teaching Fellow, Research Assistant and Short-term Support Assistant, etc.) should provide full details of your employment history.Other online application forms
(2) List of research activities, including original scientific papers, book chapters, other publications, presentations in scientific meetings, awards, and other relevant activities.
(3) List of major publications (at most three)
* The following information should be included: summary, role, number of citations
(4) Summary of past and current research (One A4 page)
(5) A list of two references (including the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses)
*All the above application documents must be written in Japanese or English.
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Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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* Out of application period.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
Please note that an interview may be conducted if necessary. If an interview is required, the applicant is responsible for any travel expenditure.
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Notification of result
The faculty member in charge will notify the successful candidate by phone or e-mail.
Contact details
Hokkaido University
Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido
Akira Miura
0117067116
amiura@elms.hokudai.ac.jp
Notes
・At Hokkaido University, we actively promote both education and research while fostering diverse human resources and gender-equality. Therefore, we explicitly invite women qualified in this research field to apply.
・As a measure to increase the percentage of female researchers at the University in accordance with Article 8 of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment, priority will be given to women if they are recognized as having the same competence required for the job based on a fair evaluation.
・The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of Hokkaido University is working to promote a research environment in which diverse human resources can play an active role, focusing on human resource development for female researchers and support for balancing research activities and family life.
