Postdoctoral Fellow position (Nagata group) (Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery, Hokkaido University)

28 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Hokkaido University

Department

Administrative Office of ICReDD

Research Field

Other
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Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

30 Apr 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 Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD), Hokkaido University, as a global research center based on the “World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) , supported by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),” constructs an international research environment which gathers world-leading researchers and establishes a research environment that integrates computational, information and experimental sciences, in order to establish a new academic field “Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery”, to provide substantial knowledge on chemical reactions that efficiently develop chemical reactions and materials for the future necessity, and to sustainably cultivate human resources engaged in the field of “Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery”.

[Work content and job description]
[Job Description]
(Just after hiring) In October 2019, Prof. Satoshi Maeda (Director of Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University) launched a new research project entitled “Artificial Intelligence in Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery" under a commitment by JST ERATO. In the project, we will create new methodology that predicts innovative chemical reactions by combining technologies of automated reaction path search by Artificial Force Induced Reaction (AFIR) and combinatorial optimization.
The successful candidate will join the group of automated synthesis (Yuuya Nagata, Specially Appointed Associate Professor in ICReDD) to develop the innovative chemical reactions through the combination of theoretical calculations and automated robots specially designed for organic synthesis.
In addition, the successful candidate can be allowed to conduct other research activities with up to 20% of the whole research work.
(Scope of change) No change expected.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
001-0021 Hokkaido Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Job content supplemental explanation:[Research Field]
Synthetic organic chemistry (development of new chemical reactions using robots designed for organic synthesis)

[Name of Recruiting Institution]
National University Corporation Hokkaido University

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen - 5 million yen
Wages description:Annual Salary System
*The salary will be determined in accordance with the regulations of Hokkaido University.
Working hours:08:30-17:00
Break time:12:15-13:00
Holidays :Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays provided for in the National Holidays Act, days from December 29th until January 3rd of the following year, other days determined by the University
Overtime and other explanations:Discretionary labor system for professional work(*) based on the employee’s agreement or Fixed working hours system
* The standard working hours for a day is deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes.
Employment type:Contract employee
Employment type description:Part-time
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:From the earliest possible date after April 1, 2024 (negotiable) to March 31st, 2025
(The contract renewal: No)
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:The probation period is one month.

[Various systems]

[Insurance]

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
[Salary]
Annual Salary System
*The salary will be determined in accordance with the regulations of Hokkaido University.
*Approximately, 4.56 million JPY per year.
*No travel expenses will be provided for the assignment or resignation.

[Probation Period]
The probation period is one month.

[Working Form]
Discretionary labor system for professional work(*) based on the employee’s agreement or Fixed working hours system
* The standard working hours for a day is deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes.
** The leaves will be granted in accordance with the University's rules and regulations.

[Health Insurance and Pension]
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association Services including Health Insurance, Employee Pension, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance and Employment Insurance

[Measures to Prevent Second-hand Smoke]
Smoking in designated areas only

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Hokkaido University

Country

Japan

City

Hokkaido

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124031534&ln_jor=1

STATUS: EXPIRED