Project Research Fellow (Project Researcher on Annual Salary System) at ALMA Project, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)

Job Description:
ALMA is a partnership of East Asia, Europe, and North America in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. The NAOJ ALMA Project invites applications for one Postdoctoral Research Fellow position to carry out cutting-edge science using ALMA and to support the operation of ALMA. The duty station is NAOJ in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, with possible business trips to Chile, Europe, North America, Taiwan, and/or Korea. We welcome candidates who are eager to collaborate with researchers at NAOJ as well as the broader East Asia community members. The successful candidate is expected to be engaged in the ALMA science operations (e.g., data reduction, software development, user support on generating observing procedures and help desk), or development (hardware or software). In addition, the candidate will be involved in promoting scientific activities such as organization and support of science workshops. *The fellow is expected to spend up to 25 % of his/her time on jobs requested by the project and the rest of time to carry out his/her own research.  

Terms of Appointment:
The successful candidate is expected to start the job on October 1, 2024. The term of employment will be up to three years, including the probation period of six months.
(1) If the successful candidate had been a fixed-term employee of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS, which is an executive institute that manages NAOJ) within six months retroactively from the start date, the term will be set so that the total employment period does not exceed ten years.
(2) If the successful candidate had been employed as an NAOJ Project Researcher (including Project Research Fellow) or a Researcher (Part-time contract employee) after April 1, 2004, the term will be set so that the total employment period does not exceed five years. (3) An annual performance review will be conducted. 

Closing Date for Application: April 30 (Tue), 2024 12:00(noon) (Japan Standard Time)