Recruitment Information for Fixed-Term Project Researcher (Department of Climate System Modeling)

28 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

The University of Tokyo

Research Field

Chemistry
Astronomy
Physics
Geosciences
Mathematics

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 successful applicant will be engaged in evaluating and improving a global cloud-resolving model against satellite observations with a specific focus on cloud, convection and precipitation processes and their interactions with large-scale meteorological fields. In particular, satellite signal simulators will be extensively used to generate satellite observables from the model for consistent comparisons with corresponding satellite measurements.

[Work content and job description]
The work will be carried out as part of “Predictive understanding of Earth system changes based on physical evidence” in the MEXT-Program for the Advanced Studies of Climate Change Projection and of the Japanese office of the Earth CARE-model collaborative project in JAXA (see here for details of the Earth CARE mission).

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
277-8568 Chiba Kashiwa 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2024-08-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2024-08-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:Term of Employment: August 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 (The starting date is negotiable)

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen
Working hours:09:00-17:30
Break time:12:00-12:45
Holidays :Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, the year-end and New year holidays (December 29 through January 3)
Overtime and other explanations:Discretionary labor system for professional work applies and working hours will be deemed as 7 hours 45 minutes per day
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:Term of Employment: August 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 (The starting date is negotiable)
Renewal of Contract: Your employment may be renewed. In the event of renewal, your employment agreement will be renewed every single year until March 31, 2027 at the longest. Renewal of your employment agreement will be determined by the following factors: All relevant factors, such as budget status, progress of the work assigned to you, the amount of the work at the end of the term, your performance, work record, and attitude, and/or your medical conditions
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:2 weeks from the date of employment

[Various systems]
Transportation expenses:basically up to JPY 55,000 per month
Retirement age:Retirement system available (60 years old)

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:Mutual Aid Association of MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
Employees' Pension Insurance:Mutual Aid Association of MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
Worker's accident insurance:included
Employment insurance:included

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

- Personal information obtained will only be used for recruitment purposes.
- We welcome proactive application from women in accordance with “The University of Tokyo, Declaration for Promoting Gender Equality” under “the University of Tokyo Statement
on Diversity & Inclusion (D&I)”.
- If you are personally in contract with foreign governmental bodies, corporations or universities, or you are in receipt of a large benefit (financial or any other form) from foreign
governmental bodies during the period of your employment, the provisions of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA) may prohibit or restrict the sharing of technology that are designated as controlled technology, possibly making it difficult for you to fulfill your duties as an academic or administrative staff of the university as a result. Therefore, in such cases, it is necessary to keep such contracts/benefits within the scope where it does not hinder the sharing of technologies necessary for your duties by the university.
- Second-hand smoke-free environment: Smoking is prohibited throughout most of the Kashiwa campus of the University of Tokyo. However, there are designated smoking areas outside

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

The University of Tokyo

Country

Japan

City

Chiba

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124031201&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Tokyo

STATUS: EXPIRED