JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Assistant Professor, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has a position open forassistant professor who will lead research and development for optical and infrared
astronomy and instrumentation. We expect applications from scientists and engineeringscientists who are willing to actively take on new challenges in this field.

1. Job Title:
Assistant Professor, one position
2. Division and Location:
The Subaru Telescope, NAOJ, 650 North A`ohoku Place, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, USA
3. Area of Expertise:Optical and infrared astronomy and instrumentation
4. Job Description:
NAOJ has been playing a key role in the forefront of astronomical research worldwide, asdemonstrated in the construction and operation of large-scale astronomical facilities such as
Subaru Telescope, ALMA, and TMT (Thirty-Meter Telescope) as well as in the development ofspace-based instruments. The Subaru Telescope is an 8.2m optical and infrared telescope locatedatop of Maunakea, Hawaii. Its wide-field observation capability with excellent imaging quality
makes it one of the most scientifically productive ground-based telescopes in the world.
The Prime-Focus Spectrograph (PFS) is an upcoming key instrument, which enhances widefield capability of the Subaru Telescope. It is a fiber-fed, multi-object spectrograph that enables
us to take spectra of about 2400 objects in Φ1.3° field-of-view simultaneously in the wavelength
ranging between 0.38 and 1.26 µm. The PFS has been developed by an international collaboration
led by Kavli IPMU.
We invite applications for an assistant professor position at Subaru Telescope. A successful
candidate for this position is expected to continuously demonstrate leadership and outstanding
performance in 1) leading acceptance process, establishing stable operation and maximizing theperformance of the PFS, 2) exploring extending the capability of the PFS, and 3) promoting
research activities on related science fields. In addition to these main roles, the successful
candidate is also expected to foster internal collaborations among NAOJ scientists and engineers1

to stimulate productivity of science and development, lead and contribute to research anddevelopment in instrumentation for future astronomical programs after the PFS has commissioned.
It is required that applicants have experience and skills in the field of optical and infrared
astronomy and instrumentation, and systems engineering. It is preferable to have experience ofdeveloping astronomical spectrograph or international collaborations for instrumentation.
5. Terms of Appointment:
The successful candidate should be able to start working at NAOJ as soon as possible after thejob offer has been accepted. The term of the contract will continue up to the end of the Japanese
academic year in which the faculty reaches NAOJ's mandatory retirement age of 65. The
probation period of 6 months is included. A review for the continuation of employment as anassistant professor will occur during the fifth year. In case that the review may result that thesuccessful candidate couldn’t have fulfilled duties as an assistant professor enough, thesuccessful candidate would be requested to transfer to another position within NAOJ.

6. Qualifications:(1) Minimum Educational Requirement: Ph.D. or equivalent; and(2) Other Requirements: To have sufficient English language proficiency to take part inscientific/technical discussions in face-to-face meetings, video conferences andteleconferences.
7. Required Application Materials (all materials should be written in English. Any otherlanguage will not be accepted.):(1) A cover letter,(2) A curriculum vitae,(3) Publications list (Separate refereed and non-refereed papers. SPIE and COSPAR can be
included in refereed papers.),(4) A summary of your past research activities including international collaborations,(5) Your commitment and plan to fulfill the duties,(6) Your address (e-mail and phone) for prompt contact, and the email address of your current
supervisor or line manager.
(7) Three or more reference letters (must be included one letter from your residential country
and one from outside your residential country). The reference letters should be written by
faculty/staff with tenured positions who are not your current supervisor or line manager.
Please ask your references to upload the letters directly to an NAOJ job application system2

shown in 9 before the deadline. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the lettersarrive before the application deadline.
8. Application Deadline:
Jan. 14, 2021, 17:00 (Japan Standard Time)
9. Submission:
NAOJ Job Application System:
Applicants are required to apply via the NAOJ job application system on the web:https://jobregister.nao.ac.jp/
Please fill out the form on the website and upload the documents specified in the application
form. We recommend that the applicants obtain their applicant IDs and reference IDs from theapplication system in advance. Reference letters should be uploaded by persons who havewritten the letter for you directly, following the instruction shown on the application form. Eachreference will need a reference ID and password to upload their letter to the system. The
applicants will be expected to provide these to the references.
File Size:
The application documents should be converted to PDF (max 50MB each, 100MB in total, atmost 10 files).
Questions:If you have any question related to the job description, contact;
E-mail: takato_AT_naoj.org (replace _AT_ with @)Professor Naruhisa Takato, Director of PFS Project, Subaru Telescope, NAOJ,
Subject of e-mail: “Question on JD of Assistant Professor at Subaru Telescope, NAOJ”
If you have any question related to the application system or other items, contact;
E-mail: JobRegister-contact-10 _AT_nao.ac.jp (replace _AT_ with @)Subject of e-mail: “Question on Assistant Professor at Subaru Telescope, NAOJ”
10. Remarks:
・ The NAOJ Advisory Committee for Research and Management will make the final decision
for the appointment.
・ Candidates selected in the final short list may be interviewed by the selection committee
either via internet or face-to-face. The expense for the interview will not be covered by NAOJ.
・ NINS Employee Regulations (NINS, or the National Institutes of Natural Sciences, is an
executive institute that manages NAOJ) shall be applied to this position.
・ The successful candidate will be employed under the scheme of the annual salary system of3

NAOJ and will be paid monthly in 12 equal payments. Retirement Allowance shall be paid.
・ 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 takepositive action to employ women. For details, see
https://www2.nao.ac.jp/~open-info/gender-equality/(currently in Japanese only).
・ Smoking is prohibited on the premises excluding designated outdoor smoking areas.

・ Information submitted in your application documents will not be used for any purpose otherthan the selection process and for contacting you with necessary notices in connection withthe selection. Once the selection process is complete, we will securely dispose of all
application documents and personal information, except for those submitted by thesuccessful candidate.

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