JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Project Assistant Professor, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)
NAOJ announces a Project Assistant Professor position for an ARC Scientist at the East Asian
ALMA Regional Center (EA-ARC) of the NAOJ ALMA Project to enhance the team to support
ALMA science operations.

1. Job Title: ARC Scientist / Project Assistant Professor (Employee on Annual Salary System), oneposition
2. Division and Location: NAOJ ALMA Project, EA-ARC, Mitaka (Japan)
3. Area of Expertise: Radio Astronomy, and Interferometry
4. Job Description:

Join the EA-ARC team as an ARC Scientist to- Conduct the tasks needed for ALMA science operations;- Do scientific research using ALMA.
The Science Operations tasks conducted by the team include:- Support of preparation of ALMA observations or evaluation/reduction of the observed ALMAdata;- Promotion of science with ALMA by contributions at science meetings and ALMA East Asian
Users Meeting;- Contribution to Astronomer on Duty or systems/science verification at JAO in Chile (one monthvisit to JAO per year);- In addition to above, the successful candidate may be requested to lead some of the ARC major
activities (proposal preparation support, observing program preparation support, data reduction
and data quality assurance, pipeline data reduction, user helpdesk, etc.).
ARC Scientist will assign 75% of his/her working time for the above duties. The remaining 25%
shall be used for his/her own scientific research such as:- Excellent scientific research with ALMA;- Exploration of new research fields with ALMA.
5. Terms of Appointment:

The successful candidate should be able to start as soon as reasonably possible after accepting
the job offer.
The term is for five (5) years. Annual performance review will be conducted. If the successful
candidate had been employed as an NINS employee after April 1, 2013, the term may be set sothat the total accumulated period of employment does not exceed ten years.
6. Minimum Academic Requirements:(1) Ph.D. or equivalent in astronomy or related fields;(2) Knowledge on astronomy;(3) Willingness to do observational research using radio astronomy instruments;(4) Capability to join, discuss and collaborate in English-speaking teams;(5) Willingness to collaborate with the members of EA-ARC and other ARCs in doing science
verification and user support.

7. Required Application Materials: (*To be prepared in English. Any other language will not be accepted)(1) Cover letter;(2) Curriculum vitae;(3) List of publications (Separate refereed and non-refereed papers. SPIE can be included in refereedpapers.);(4) Summary of past research activities including international collaborations;(5) Plans to fulfill the responsibilities and aspirations for the position (including research plan as needed);(6) Your easily reachable contact information (e-mail and phone) and the e-mail address of your current
supervisor or line manager.
(7) Two or more reference letters. Note that the current supervisor or line manager cannot serve as areference. Please ask references to send a letter as an e-mail attachment to the submission address shownin 9. (1). Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the letters arrive before the application deadline(reference letters should be written by faculty/staff with tenured positions, and no more than one reference
letter will be accepted from each country).
8. Application Deadline: 17:00, September 13, 2019 (Japan Standard Time)9. Submission:(1) E-mail your application documents to:(E-mail address) apply-alma-proassisprof20190913_AT_nao.ac.jp (replace _AT_ with@) (Subject of e-mail) “Application for EA-ARC Scientist – Project AssistantProfessor”(2) Contact for Inquiries:(E-mail address) Alvaro.Gonzalez_AT_nao.ac.jp (replace _AT_ with @)Alvaro Gonzalez, NAOJ ALMA Project Manager
10. Notes for application:• Convert each application documents (from 7.(1) through 7.(6) above) into separate PDF
files and attach them to your application e-mail• Make PDF files with appropriate resolution so that they won’t be too large (file size: up to 10MB)• When the application documents are received, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to theapplicant. If you do not receive the confirmation from NAOJ within 3 working days, pleasecontact:(E-mail address): apply-alma-proassisprof20190913_AT_nao.ac.jp (replace _AT_ with @)• Qualified candidates who will proceed into the final selection may be interviewed by theselection committee either via the internet or in person. The expense for travel to theinterview will not be covered by NAOJ.
• If the selection committee deems that there is no qualified candidate for this position, it ispossible no one will be selected.
11. Remarks• The NAOJ Advisory Committee for Research and Management will make the final decision
for the appointment.
• Policy for Equal Employment Opportunity: Abiding by the Equal Employment Opportunity
Act for Men and Women, NAOJ is committed to the realization of a society with genderequality. If two candidates are deemed equal in their performance evaluation, NAOJ willtake positive action to employ women. For details, see
http://open-info.nao.ac.jp/danjokyodo/