QUP Postdoctoral Fellows in Theoretical Physics, KEK, QUP24-5

9 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization

Research Field

Astronomy
Chemistry
Mathematics
Geosciences
Physics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

31 May 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]
We are seeking outstanding applicants for Postdoctoral Fellow positions at QUP in theoretical physics with a strong background in areas such as particle phenomenology, cosmology, astroparticle physics as well as quantum field theory applications. Preferred candidates will also be interested in bridging theoretical work with experiments and observations in order to discover new physics.
Successful candidates are expected to interact and collaborate with QUP Principal Investigators Kazunori Nakayama and Volodymyr Takhistov, as well as conduct independent research. Postdoctoral Fellows will benefit from interactions with QUP experimentalists who are involved in and lead a variety of international projects, including novel dark matter searches in laboratories as well as space missions for cosmology and astrophysics.
Interdisciplinary research at QUP is also facilitated by its satellite laboratories at the University of California at Berkeley (USA), Toyota Central R&D Lab. and ISAS at Japanese space agency JAXA. Further, Postdoctoral Fellows will have the opportunity to regularly interact with members of the KEK Theory Center, which comprises the largest particle theory group in Japan with broad expertise.

* 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
※The contract renewal is determined based upon satisfactory job performance, continuing availability of funds.
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]
In accordance with Article 25-5 of the Health Promotion Law, the Code of Conduct for Prevention of Smoking and Passive Smoking has been established.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
・In principal, discretionary work system for professional work is applied　and working hours will be deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.
・Salary and various allowances are determined according to the KEK rules.
・Commutation and Housing allowances are determined according to the KEK rules.
・Housing (single) for KEK employees is available for rent. (Subject to availability)
・Mutual aid association of the MEXT (health insurance), employees' pension, workers' accident compensation insurance, and unemployment insurance.

Additional comments

・Private information obtained from application documents will not be used or provided to any third party for purposes other than the necessary procedures related to personnel affairs, salary, and welfare. Please note that documents submitted for the recruitment process will not be returned to the applicant.

・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=D124042073&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Ibaraki

STATUS: EXPIRED