{"id":2556,"date":"2021-08-27T14:45:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T05:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/?p=2556"},"modified":"2021-08-27T15:27:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T06:27:58","slug":"0827","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/en\/personnelinformation\/0827","title":{"rendered":"Postdoctoral Research Position (Time-domain Astronomy) call for application (Deadline 2021\/09\/30 noon, JST)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Division of Science at NAOJ invites applications for a 3-year postdoctoral research position, Time-domain Astronomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same information is also available here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nao.ac.jp\/en\/contents\/job-vacancy\/job-20210816-dos.pdf\">https:\/\/www.nao.ac.jp\/en\/contents\/job-vacancy\/job-20210816-dos.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deadline for application is Sep 30 (Thu), 2021 (noon, JST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We would appreciate if you could forward this information to potential candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me (nozomu.tominaga ATM nao.ac.jp).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(ATM to @)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Project Research Staff on Annual Salary System (Division of Science) \u2013<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Job Title: Project Research Staff (Postdoctoral Fellow), one position<\/li><li>Division and Location: Division of Science, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan<br>(NAOJ), Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan<\/li><li>Area of Expertise: astronomy and\/or related fields<\/li><li>Job Description:<br>The Division of Science aims to develop new fields of growth in natural sciences for further<br>advancement of astronomy by leveraging strategies. We invite applications for a project research<br>staff (postdoc) who will conduct researches in time-domain astronomy or related topics, mainly<br>with Prof. Nozomu Tominaga, Dr. Tomoya Takiwaki, Dr. Takashi Moriya, and Dr. Maria Giovanna<br>Dainotti at Division of Science. A successful candidate is expected to work on transient surveys<br>and follow-ups with Subaru\/Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC), analysis of data obtained with<br>Subaru\/HSC, and understanding transients in cooperation with multi-wavelength and multi\u0002messenger observations and theoretical studies.<\/li><li>Term of Appointment:<br>(1) The successful candidate is expected to start the job as early as possible after the job offer<br>has been accepted. The start date is negotiable. Please contact us about the start date if you have<br>any inquiries.<br>(2) The term of employment will be three years after the appointment starts, including the<br>probation period of six months. Annual performance review will be conducted. If the successful<br>candidate had been employed as a National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) employee after<br>April 1, 2013, the term will be set so that the total accumulated period of employment does not<br>exceed ten years. Any researcher who has been employed as a NAOJ Project Research Fellow for<br>a total of five or more years is not eligible to apply for this position.<\/li><li>Minimum Educational Requirement:<br>The applicant must have a PhD degree or is expected to have it by the start date.<\/li><li>Closing Date for Application: September 30 (Thu), 2021 12:00(noon) (Japan Standard Time)<\/li><li>Required Application Materials: (*To be prepared in English)<br>(1) Curriculum vitae,<br>(2) List of publications (Separate refereed and non-refereed papers and provide individual<br>citation counts from ADS),<br>(3) Summary of past research activities,<br>(4) Outline of research plans,<br>(5) Anticipated start date of the job appointment,<br>(6) Two reference letters.<br>Please ask your references to upload their letters directly using the URL indicated in 10. before<br>the application deadline. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the letters are submitted<br>before the application deadline.<\/li><li>Selection Process: Qualified candidates who will proceed into the final selection may be<br>interviewed by the selection committee either via the internet or in person. The expense for the<br>interview will not be covered by NAOJ.<\/li><li>How to Submit an Application:<br>Applicants are required to apply via the NAOJ Nextcloud on the web.<br>(1) Please access the following URL for registration:<br>https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/bmrYKM83Qk<br>(2) After you complete registration, you will receive an email showing the URLs for (a) uploading<br>your application documents, and (b) for your reference letters.<br>(3) Please ask your references to upload their letters via the URL (2)(b).<br>(4) Please upload the application documents (from 8. (1) through 8. (5) above) via the URL (2)(a).<br>These files must be in PDF format (max 50MB each, 100MB in total, at most 10 files).<\/li><li>Contacts: If you have any question related to the job description, contact;<br>Prof. Nozomu Tominaga, Division of Science, NAOJ<br>E-mail: nozomu.tominaga_AT_nao.ac.jp (replace <em>AT<\/em> with @)<br>If you have any question related to the other items, contact;<br>E-mail address: apply-sci-prs20210930_AT_nao.ac.jp (replace <em>AT<\/em> with @)<br>Subject of e-mail: \u201cQuestion on Project Research Staff of Division of Science, NAOJ\u201d<\/li><li>Remarks<br>\u30fbThe project research staff will be employed under an annual salary system, and will receive a<br>salary proportionate to the pay grades of a national university assistant professor or NAOJ<br>Project Research Fellow(paid monthly in 12 equal payments). Commuting expenses (up to<br>55,000 JPY per month) will be provided. Bonus and retirement allowances are not provided.<br>\u30fbEligible for enrollment in social insurance.<br>\u30fbTravel and relocation costs to NAOJ will be covered, subject to the travel regulations of NINS<br>(details must be arranged with the administration office).<br>\u30fbProject research staffs are eligible to apply for the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research<br>(KAKENHI).<br>\u30fbPolicy for Equal Employment Opportunity: Abiding by the Equal Employment Opportunity<br>Act for Men and Women, NAOJ is committed to the realization of a society with gender equality.<br>If two candidates are deemed equal in their performance evaluation, NAOJ will take positive<br>action to employ women. If you have taken a leave(s) such as for maternity, childcare, and\/or<br>family care, please indicate it in your curriculum vitae. We will consider it when assessing your<br>performance. For details, see<br>https:\/\/www2.nao.ac.jp\/~open-info\/danjokyodo\/index.html<br>\u30fbSmoking is prohibited on the premises excluding designated outdoor smoking areas.<br>\u30fbInformation submitted in your application documents will not be used for any purpose other<br>than the selection process and for contacting you with necessary notices in connection with the<br>selection. Once the selection process is complete, we will securely dispose of all application<br>documents and personal information, except for those submitted by the successful candidate.<\/li><li>Name of recruiter<br>Inter-University Research Institute Corporation, National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS),<br>National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Division of Science at NAOJ invites applications for a 3-year postdoctoral research position, Time-domain  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/?p=2551","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personnelinformation-en","category-personnelinformation","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2556"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2560,"href":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2556\/revisions\/2560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sci.nao.ac.jp\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}