Required abilities， qualities， and experience
It is preferable to have knowledge and experience in one of the following items: (1) development of telescopes and/or detectors for space usage; (2) development of low-noise detectors operated at low temperature; (3) development of millimeter-wave instruments; (4) optical design or measurement; (5) experimental studies in the field of fundamental physics, (6) study of systematic errors on the CMB observations.
Ratios（Project Contribution）
50%
Research environment after arriving at one’s post.
The successful candidates can get support in conducting research from the professors who are members of the LiteBIRD team and have a lot of experience in the development of instruments and promotion of space missions. If needed, the candidates can also get support from other professors at ISAS. There are basic and advanced facilities necessary to conduct the research; examples are an 100mK cryostat, a millimeter-wave precision measurement system and software packages to study system engineering.
Research supervisor/Prospective mentor
JAXA ISAS Department of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics Professor Tadayasu Dotani/ Professor Yutaro Sekimoto
Department
JAXA ISAS Department of Space Astronomy and Astrophysics
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 Space Astronomy and Astrophysics Tadayasu Dotani: dotani.tadayasu*jaxa.jp
■For general inquiries
JAXA HR Office: jaxacareer*jaxa.jp
Please change * to @ above.