Required abilities， qualities， and experience
Aerospace Project Research Associates are required to have the following three criteria
1) Have a track record of research using lunar and planetary seismic data, or be willing to do so.
2) Have a research plan to elucidate the seismic activity and internal structure of objects for which seismic data are not currently available, such as Titan.
3) Have a desire to develop lunar and planetary exploration instruments.
Ratios（Project Contribution）
Aerospace Project Research Associate will be assigned 50% for the DragonFly project. Of this engagement ratio, 25% will be for the appropriate estimation of expected seismic activity on Titan, operational planning, and study of the accuracy of the derived internal structure (2) above).
In addition, JAXA (ISAS) aims to be the technical lead for this seismograph, and he/she will be trained in hardware design and manufacturing in this environment (3 above).
The other 50% of the project is expected to contribute to the generation of scientific results using existing seismic data, related to (1) above.
Research environment after arriving at one’s post.
Aerospace Project Research Associate will be provided with relatively easy access to observational data acquired during the Apollo and InSight missions. Supercomputers will be made available for use as needed for research.
The planetary seismology research will be supported by the host institution's principal investigator (Satoshi Tanaka) and by collaborations with planetary seismologists outside the institute (both domestic and international). Assistant Professor Shiraishi and Mitani will support the development of seismographs and related hardware.
Research supervisor/Prospective mentor
JAXA ISAS Department of Solar System Sciences Professor Satoshi Tanaka/ Professor Satoshi Tanaka
Department
JAXA ISAS Department of Solar System Sciences
Employment
3 years
・Contract of employment will be concluded each fiscal year.
・Applicants will not be hired as a permanent employee after the term of service.
・Employment period may be extended up to 3 years for the longest, in consideration of research evaluation every fiscal year.
Closing Date
August 25(Fri), 2023 17:00(JST)
* Closing Date is mandatory.
* Please note that you are not able to pre-apply during 1a.m.~5a.m.(JST) on the third Thursday of each month due to regular system maintenance. Thank you for avoiding the certain time.
Selection Schedule
The result of the first selection will be announced by the end of September, 2023.
Online Interview: Early-October, 2023(time will be specified individually)
* On the day of the event, you will be given a 10-minute presentation on your research plan and future career vision.
Those who have passed the document screening will be required to send the above presentation materials (PDF) by the interview date.
* Schedule is subject to change.
Attached document
Please check the JAXA Aerospace Project Research Associate Recruitment page "Required Documents" of ISAS carefully before applying.
"FORM 2 Letter of Recommendation" (in PDF)
Letter of Recommendation must be attached by the applicant or sent by the recommender by email ( " isas-hrtask*ml.jaxa.jp ". Please change * to @)
If you do not send a Letter of Recommendation, your application will be invalid.
Contact information
Please enter "JAXA Aerospace Project Research Associate Recruitment" in the subject line and send.
Please refrain from making inquiries other than those related to recruitment.
■For specific inquiries about the research theme;
ISAS Department of Solar System Sciences Satoshi Tanaka: tanaka.satoshi*jaxa.jp
■For general inquiries
JAXA HR Office: jaxacareer*jaxa.jp
Please change * to @ above.