Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NAOJ ALMA Project

ALMA is a partnership of East Asia, Europe, and North America in cooperation with the Republic ofChile. The NAOJ ALMA Project invites applications for a few Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions
to carry out cutting edge science using ALMA and to support the operation of ALMA. Duty station is
NAOJ in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, with possible business trips to Chile, Europe, North America, Taiwan,and/or Korea.

Successful candidates will work on scientific research related to ALMA. We welcome candidates whoare eager to collaborate with researchers at NAOJ as well as the broader community members. They
are also expected to work on the ALMA science operations (e.g. data reduction, software development,user support on generating observing procedures and help desk), or development (hardware orsoftware). In addition, the candidates will be involved in promoting scientific activities such asorganization and support of science workshops.

The term starts on April 1, 2020 or October 1, 2020, and it is for three years, including the probation
period of six months. Annual performance review will be conducted. At the end of the contract term,
there is the possibility of extending the contract up to two years, based on a review. If the successful
candidates had been the project research fellow of NAOJ or the Researcher (Part-time ContractEmployee) before, then the term may be adjusted so that the total length of employment does notexceed five years.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree, or are expected to obtain the degree by the starting date. A goodcommand 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 nonrefereed papers), (5) outline of research plans (include both the plan of your own scientific researchand the plan for contribution to the observatory duties), (6) two or more reference letters. Please ask
your references to upload the letters directly to an NAOJ’s application system before the deadline.

Applications are accepted from 0:00 JST on November 15, 2019 to the deadline which is 12:00 JST
on December 26, 2019.

Applicants are required to apply via the NAOJ’s 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 application form. If it
takes time to prepare the documents, applicants should be issued applicant ID and reference IDs inadvance. Reference letters should be uploaded by persons who have written the letter for you directly,
following the instruction shown on the application form. Reference IDs and passwords are required toupload reference letters, so please inform references of the issued reference IDs and passwords. The
application documents should be converted to PDF (max 50MB each, 100MB in total, at most 10 files).

For inquiries, please contact
postdoc.inquiry _at_ alma.mtk.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 beapplied. Bonus and retirement allowances are not provided. The travel and relocation costs to NAOJ
will be covered, subject to the travel regulations of NINS (the details have to be arranged with theadministration office). The qualification to apply for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research is given.

Candidates selected in the final short list may be interviewed by the selection committee either via
internet or face-to-face. The expense for travel to the interview will not be covered by NAOJ. Abiding
by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act for Men and Women, NAOJ is committed to the realizationof a society with gender equality. If two candidates are deemed equal in their performance evaluation,
NAOJ will take positive action to employ women (see http://open-info.nao.ac.jp/danjokyodo/).
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 the selection. Oncethe selection process is complete, we will securely dispose of all application documents and personal
information, except for those submitted by the successful candidates.