Job type

• Researcher/Postdoc level

Research field

• Others - Others

  Physics, Applied Physics, Radiation, Geo and Environemtal Sciences, Mathematics

• Others - Others

  Chemistry, Applied Chemistry

• Others - Others

  Mechanics, Electricity and Electronics, Architectural and Civil Engineering, Material

Wages

• Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

  Annual salary JPY 6,000,000 including social insurance and tax
  (Paid in 1/12 equal monthly payments 500,000yen/month)
  Allowance
  Commutation allowance, Housing allowance, etc.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  (1) Having a PhD degree related to recruitment field (at starting date of contract)
  (2) Having a PhD obtained after April 1, 2018.
  (3) Applicant previously employed as JAEA Postdoctoral Fellow cannot apply.

Employment Type

• Others

  Full-time

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  One contract period is a maximum of 1 fiscal year. The contract period can be renewed but the total contract period is a maximum of 3 fiscal years (until March 31, 2029) depending upon the annual review of your research progress.

  Probationary period present

  Trial period 6 months

Work location

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

  For more information, see “Recruitment Field for Postdoctoral Fellow of JAEA Theme".
  
  [Address of work location and other information]
  For details, please check the following URL.
  http://www.jaea.go.jp/english/about/locationmap.html
  https://ccse.jaea.go.jp/access/index_eng.html

Compensation

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Yes (no smoking indoors)

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  ・Social Insurance, etc.：Health insurance, Welfare pension insurance, Corporate pension fund, Employment insurance, Industrial accident compensation insurance
  ・Housing：Dormitory for family and singles
  
  An employee may be dismissed if any of the following grounds for dismissal apply.
  (1) When the person seriously lacks the ability to function as a fixed-term employee.
  (2) When there is a total of 15 days or more of unauthorized absence within a three-month period.
  (3) When the employee is unable to work due to significant mental or physical disability.
  (4) When there are unavoidable business circumstances.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

15 person(s)

• Description

  Approximately 15 people in total for all recruitment themes

• Job content supplemental explanation

  Starting date of employment
  April 1, 2026
  It is negotiable for applicant who is in PhD course.
  (From April 1, 2026 to October 1,2026, next month after graduation.)

Application period

• 2025/05/02~2025/05/26 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • （１）当機構指定の履歴書（日英）.docx
  • （１）当機構指定の履歴書（日英）.pdf
  • （６）個人情報の取扱いに関する同意書（英語）r.docx
  • （６）個人情報の取扱いに関する同意書（英語）r.pdf

• Attached documents

  Other online application forms
  [Necessary documents and application procedures]
  (1) Application form
  (2) Transcripts (for bachelor)
  (3) Photocopy of PhD.diploma (who has a PhD) or Certification for expected completion of PhD course (who is in PhD course)
  (4) One or two letter(s) of recommendation written by senior researcher who well knows your research and personality.
  ※Including one from the current supervisor is better.
  ※Letter(s) written by a JAEA employee will not be accepted.
  ※Submit the signed letter in PDF format.
  (5) Consent for the Treatment of Personal Data
  ※Only for residents in any one of EEA member countries, namely a member country of the EU, and Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway, and United Kingdom.
  
  [Address for submission of application]
  Submit via "JREC-IN Portal Web application".
  Recommendation letter is acceptable from recommender to Human Resources and Development Section directly.
  
  【Points to Note for Web Application】
  (1)All application forms should be in PDF format and be organized in one ZIP file.
  (2)Name of the ZIP file should be theme number and applicant's full name, ≪J**_name≫.
  (3)Before handing in, make sure that the file size is under 20MB. A compressed file can't be accepted.
  (4)Do not set any password for files you hand in.
  (5)After 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.
  (6)If 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 example subject of ZIP file is missing, your application is treated as non-acceptance.
  
  As per other notes column

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  1.Document examination
  Examinees will be decided based on the review of application documents.
  
  2.Recruitment examination
  (1)Examination of research achievements (presentation using PowerPoint, etc. with Q&A)
  (2)Interview
  
  Date of recruitment examination (planned)
  After late July 2025.
  
  Result of recruitment examination(planned)
  The result of recruitment examination will be notified to the applicants in end of September 2025.

• Notification of result

  1.The screening result will be notified to the applicants by email.
  2.The result will be announced by e-mail after the recruitment examination.

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