Required abilities， qualities， and experience
PhD degree is required (including expected PhD by the date of adoption). Applicants must have experience with research
and development (R&D) on semiconductor devices or large-scale integrated circuits. R&D experience in the field of space may not necessarily.
Ratios（Project Contribution）
50%
Research environment after arriving at one’s post.
The department of spacecraft engineering in ISAS offers X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and femto-second two-photon absorption (TPA) laser systems. The XPS system has a world-class high-sensitivity, revealing various physical phenomena related to the lifetime of electronics in space environments. The TPA system is a Japan’s first, in-house system developed by students and faculty members of the department. It has been revealing various phenomena related to errors of electronics in space, successfully visualizing a new error mode in a low-power SRAMs, for example.
A full- and an associate-professors who have expertise in space electronics will support.
Research supervisor/Prospective mentor
JAXA ISAS Department of Spacecraft Engineering Associate Professor Daisuke Kobayashi/ Associate Professor Daisuke Kobayashi and Professor Takahide Mizuno
Department
JAXA ISAS Department of Spacecraft Engineering
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 Spacecraft Engineering Daisuke Kobayashi: kobayashi.daisuke*jaxa.jp
■For general inquiries
JAXA HR Office: jaxacareer*jaxa.jp
Please change * to @ above.