QUP postdoctoral fellow for experimental physics related to the ATLAS experiment, KEK, QUP23-9

5 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization

Research Field

Mathematics
Astronomy
Geosciences
Physics
Chemistry

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

31 Jan 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The International Center for Quantum-field Measurement Systems for Studies of the Universe and Particles (QUP) solicits applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship program. QUP was established on December 16, 2021, at High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) as one of the research centers under the World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) of the Japanese government. QUP’s main laboratories are located on the Tsukuba campus of KEK in Tsukuba science city, 60 km northeast of Tokyo, Japan. In addition, QUP is opening up three satellite laboratories at the University of California Berkeley, the Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (ISAS) at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and Toyota Central R&D Labs.
https://www2.kek.jp/qup/en/

[Work content and job description]
The position will be based at KEK with frequent travels to CERN, working with QUP PIs Yu Nakahama (ATLAS/KEK) and Manabu Togawa (ATLAS/KEK).
The successful candidate is expected to make outstanding contributions to all of the following
areas related to the ATLAS experiment:
• novel machine-learning techniques
• advanced state-of-the-art radiation-hard silicon detectors
• new methods to study di-Higgs final states or Long-Lived BSM searches.
The research activities mentioned above will be done as a member of the KEK-ATLAS group (*)and in line with its ongoing activities covering physics analyses and detector developments.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
305-0801 Ibaraki 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba-shi

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:2 person(s)
Number of hired description:A few

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:6 million yen
Wages description:・Salary and various allowances are determined according to the KEK rules. (Annual salary system)
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Holidays :Saturdays, Sundays, National Holiday
Overtime and other explanations:In principal, discretionary work system for professional work is applied and working hours will be deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.
Employment type:Contract employee
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:3 years, with the contract renewal every fiscal year
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems]
Bonus:available (included in annual base salary)
Transportation expenses:available
Others:available (An option for working at home is available to improve work-life balance or to cope with exceptional working environment.)

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:available
Employees' Pension Insurance:available
Worker's accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

KEK is promoting gender equality. In accordance with the intent of “Basic Act for Gender Equal Society", when the finalists for a position comprise both males and females whose qualifications and merit, including experiences, education, research achievements and social contributions, have been deemed equal, preference will be given to the female candidate.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization

Country

Japan

City

Ibaraki

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D123122407&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Ibaraki

STATUS: EXPIRED