Postdoctoral fellows (The Center for So-Go-Chi (Convergence Knowledge) Informatics, Tohoku University)

25 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Tohoku University

Department

Research Institute of Electrical Communication

Research Field

Juridical sciences
Ethics in natural sciences
Arts
Educational sciences
Cultural studies
Communication sciences
Demography
Ethics in health sciences
Anthropology
Ethics in physical sciences
Economics
Management sciences
Religious sciences
Geography
Sociology
Literature
Psychological sciences
History
Philosophy
Political sciences
Language sciences
Ethics in social sciences
Criminology

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

30 Jun 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
Accumulation of information is essential for human knowledge production, and information technology has accelerated the speed of data accumulation. The total data generated within a year is predicted to be more than 1 Yottabytes in 2030, which is much larger than the total storage available at that time. This is a big problem because most of data generated have to be discarded soon after generation with little contribution to knowledge production.
There is another critical problem of the increase in quantity of information with high speed, which is called information overload. Decision accuracy decrease with amount of information beyond a certain point while it increases at the beginning. We create sciences of quality and value of information to solve these problems.
https://www.aiyotta.tohoku.ac.jp/en/home-en

[Work content and job description]
Research

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
980-8577 Miyagi 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Number of hired description:One or Two
Starting date:2024-07-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:[Research field and Human resources required]
We are looking for individuals who can promote research on the self-initiated attention and/or applied research for estimation of mental processes in the Shioiri Laboratory*).
*)https://sites.google.com/view/shioiri-satoshi/
Shioiri Laboratory is a laboratory of the Center for So-Go-Chi (Convergence Knowledge) Informatics, which was established in April 2024 as the successor organization to the Advanced Institute of Yotta Informatics **).
**) https://www.aiyotta.tohoku.ac.jp/

[Application deadline]
We will begin reviewing applications immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Applications will not be considered after June 30, 2024.

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen - 6 million yen
Wages description:Starting salary calculation based on biographical background, etc.
On April 17, the original working condition of annual salary was revised from 5~8 million yen to 4~6 million.
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Holidays :Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and year-end and New Year holidays
Overtime and other explanations:Discretionary labor system is applied, and the employee is considered to have worked 7 hours 45 minutes a day.
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:max 5 years till March 2029
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems]
Transportation expenses:available

[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]
No smoking on campus

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
In accordance with Tohoku University regulations
https://www.bureau.tohoku.ac.jp/kitei/reiki_taikei/r_taikei_01_04.html

Additional comments

・Tohoku University promotes activities to increase Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and encourages people of varied talents from all backgrounds to apply for positions at the university.
Tohoku University’s website about the DEI Declaration is here: https://dei.tohoku.ac.jp/vision/about/
・Pursuant to Article 8 of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment, Tohoku University shall, as a measure for increasing the presence of women among the academic staff, prioritize the hiring of women deemed qualified for each job opening, based on impartial evaluation.
・Tohoku University has published 'Tohoku University - Live as Who You Are - Guidelines for Gender and Sexual Diversity' to provide explanations and details of how those at the university should respond with respect to diverse sexuality. The purpose of the guidelines is to create an environment in which all students, faculty, and staff respect diverse sexuality in their academic, research, and professional activities.
Please see the Center for Diversity, Equity , and Inclusion, Tohoku University website: https://dei.tohoku.ac.jp/vision/consulting/for_minority/
・Tohoku University has the largest on-campus childcare system of all Japanese national universities. This network comprises three nurseries: Kawauchi Keyaki Nursery school (capacity: 22) and Aobayama Midori Nursery school (116), both open to all university employees, as well as Hoshinoko Nursery school (120), which is open to employees working at Tohoku University Hospital. In addition, Tohoku University Hospital runs a childcare room for mildly ill and convalescent children which is available to all university employees.
・See the following website for information on these and other programs that Tohoku University runs to assist work-life balance, to support researchers, and to advance gender equality, including measures to promote childcare leave among male employees.
Center for Diversity, Equity , and Inclusion, Tohoku University website: https://dei.tohoku.ac.jp/vision/consulting/for_family/
Human Resources and Planning Department website: https://dei.tohoku.ac.jp/dei-topics/29409/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Tohoku University

Country

Japan

City

Miyagi

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124041202&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Miyagi

STATUS: EXPIRED