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Research and Development for Roman Space Telescope （WFIRST）

Details of research theme

【Title of research theme】

 Research and Development for Roman Space Telescope (WFIRST)

 

【Individual Research】
Research in the fields related to Roman Space Telescope (Roman), such as cosmology, structure formation, exoplanets, or research for development of space science mission in astrophysics.
【JAXA Project】
Astrophysics department promotes participation to NASA Roman project as a JAXA International Collaboration Project. Roman is the space telescope mission planned by NASA targeting launch at around 2025 studying accelerated expansion of the universe, structure formation, and exoplanets. JAXA is promoting Japanese contribution to Roman to provide design and optical components for polarimetric capability of the Coronagraph Instrument, cooperative data downlink with JAXA Ground System, and synergistic observations with the ground-based telescopes. The Project Researcher for this theme is expected to work as a Roman-JJ team member to proceed the JAXA's activity for Roman and the related research.

Required abilities， qualities， and experience

One of the following experiences are required

(1) Instrumentation for space and/or ground-based observation facilities
(2) Research in astrophysics with the data of space science missions
(3) Experience of developing data analysis and/or operation software for space missions

Any restrictions/disadvantages for non-native Japanese speakers?

English capability to read and write science papers or to make presentations in English, such as expected for those who finished Ph.D. course is required. For those not native in Japanese language, we try practical arrangements to assign more tasks that can be done with English. The tasks including communications only in Japanese, such as those with other sections of JAXA or industries may not be assigned.

Research environment after arriving at one’s post.

Successful applicant(s) will be involved in the ISAS WFIRST (Roman) team under the supervision of faculty in the department of space astronomy and astrophysics. The department has basic facilities necessary to conduct the research and the project task.

Research leader

Professor YAMADA Toru

Location

Sagamihara Campus

Department

Department of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics (WFIRST)

Abilities， qualifications， and experience expected to be obtained at the end of the term

Expected to take active roles in the ISAS Roman (WFIRST) project and the coordinated science activities toward the mission execution (launch expected in 2025). We intend to provide a useful opportunity for the applicants to learn about international collaboration for a large space science mission that is expected to be a positive experience for any future international activities of the applicant. The position also provides opportunities to develop his/her own research in the field of cosmology, exoplanets, and wide-field near-infrared surveys on which Roman focuses.

Closing Date

November 23th(mon), 2020  17:00(JST)

* 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

Document screening: Late-November, 2020

Online Interview: Mid-December, 2020 (time will be specified individually)

* Schedule is subject to change.

Attached document

FORM 1 Research Plan
FORM 2 Research Achievements
FORM 3 Summary of Representative Thesis
FORM 4 Letter of Recommendation

*Letter of Recommendation must be attached by the person or sent by the recommender by email.

If you do not send a Letter of Recommendation, your application will be invalid.

Contact information

■For specific inquiries about the research theme;

 yamada.toru*jaxa.jp

 

■For general inquiries

JAXA HR Office: jaxacareer*jaxa.jp

 

Please change * to @ above.

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