Required abilities， qualities， and experience

(1) Expertise in mission design, trajectory design, orbit determination, and control.

(2) Communicate smoothly with domestic and international researchers, and promote joint research to develop new technologies
(3) Experience in the design/development/evaluation/operation/analysis of satellites and/or spacecraft is desirable.

Any restrictions/disadvantages for non-native Japanese speakers?

5 out of 9 researchers in the DESTINY+ flight dynamics team are non-native speakers of Japanese (as of September 2020), and they all communicate in English. Communication with the system manufacturer is limited because they speak in Japanese. The researcher can ask the supervisor/colleagues/secretary to help with Japanese communication.

Research environment after arriving at one’s post.

The research supervisor will take a leading role in guiding collaboration with researchers inside and outside of JAXA. A researcher holds a regular weekly meeting with the team and the other weekly meetings with the supervisor. A room, a workstation for orbital calculations (shared), and MATLAB software (licensed by JAXA) will be provided for research purposes.

Research leader

Specially-appointed Assistant Professor　OZAKI Naoya

Location

Sagamihara Campus

Department

DESTINY+ Pre Project

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

DESTINY+ aims to become a JAXA project at the beginning of FY2021 and to be ready for transport at the end of FY2023. Therefore, this position is an excellent opportunity to experience the whole process from the project's start to complete the development. In addition to the ability to carry out advanced research on trajectory design, researcher will be able to acquire a practical understanding of the SE&PM concept within JAXA by being actively involved in projects (focusing on operational planning).

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;

 takashima.takeshi*jaxa.jp

■For general inquiries

JAXA HR Office: jaxacareer*jaxa.jp

Please change * to @ above.