Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NAOJ ALMA Project
ALMA is a partnership of East Asia, Europe, and North America in cooperation with theRepublic of Chile. The NAOJ ALMA Project invites applications for one Postdoctoral
Research Fellow position to carry out cutting edge science using ALMA and to support theoperation of ALMA. Duty station is NAOJ in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, with possible businesstrips to Chile, Europe, North America, Taiwan, and/or Korea. We welcome candidates whoare eager to collaborate with researchers at NAOJ as well as the broader community members.
The successful candidate is expected to be engaged in the ALMA science operations (e.g. datareduction, software development, user support on generating observing procedures and helpdesk), or development (hardware or software). In addition, the candidate will be involved inpromoting scientific activities such as organization and support of science workshops.
The term starts on or after April 1, 2021, and it is for three years, including the probation
period of six months. Annual performance review will be conducted. If the successful
candidate had been the project research fellow of NAOJ or the Researcher (Part-timeContract Employee) before, then the term may be adjusted so that the total length of
employment does not exceed five years.
Applicants must have a Ph. D. degree or equivalent in a relevant field. A good command of
English language is essential. Fluency in Japanese will be preferable, but not required.
Application documents must be prepared in English, and must include (1) cover letter, (2)curriculum vitae, (3) summary of research activities in the past, (4) list of publications(separate refereed and non- refereed papers), (5) PDF files of up to three relevant papers,(6) outline of research plans (include both the plan of your own scientific research and theplan for contribution to the observatory duties), (7) two reference letters. Please ask yourreferences to upload the letters directly to an NAOJʼs application system before the deadline.
Applications are accepted until the deadline which is 12:00 JST on January 7, 2021.
Applicants are required to apply via the NAOJʼs application system on the web:https://jobregister.nao.ac.jp/
Please fill out the form on the web and upload the documents specified on the applicationform. If it takes time to prepare the documents, applicants should have the applicant IDs andreference IDs issued in advance. Reference letters should be uploaded directly by persons whoare writing the letter for you, following the instructions on the online application form.
Reference ID and password are required to upload reference letters, so please informreferences of the issued reference ID and passwords. The application documents should beconverted to PDF (max 50MB each, 100MB in total, at most 10 files).
For inquiries about the application process, please contact
JobRegister-contact-10_at_nao.ac.jp (replace _at_ with @)For inquiries about the research project, please contact
d.iono_AT_nao.ac.jp (replace _AT_ with @)The fellow will receive a monthly salary of 350,000 JPY plus compensation for commuting
expenses (up to 55,000 JPY per month), and annual research funds of 500,000 JPY. Social
insurance will be applied. Bonus and retirement allowances are not provided. Smoking isprohibited on the premises excluding designated outdoor smoking areas. The travel andrelocation costs to NAOJ will be covered, subject to the travel regulations of NINS (the details
have to be arranged with the administration office). The qualification to apply for Grants-inAid for Scientific Research is given.
Candidates selected in the final short list may be invited to an online interview. Abiding by
the Equal Employment Opportunity Act for Men and Women, NAOJ is committed to therealization of a society with gender equality. If two candidates are deemed equal in theirperformance evaluation, NAOJ will take positive action to employ women (seehttps://www2.nao.ac.jp/~open-info/danjokyodo/index.html (currently in Japanese only)). If
you have taken a leave(s) such as for maternity, child care, and/or family care, please indicate
it in your curriculum vitae. We will consider it when assessing your performance. Information
submitted in your application documents will not be used for any purpose other than theselection process and for contacting you with necessary notices in connection with theselection. Once the selection process is complete, we will securely dispose of all application
documents and personal information, except for those submitted by the successful candidates.