Required abilities， qualities， and experience
(1) Expertise in satellite/spacecraft systems, orbit design and control.
(2) Be able to communicate smoothly with domestic and international researchers and DESTINY+ project members to promote joint research.
(3) Experience in design, development, evaluation, operation, and analysis of satellites or spacecraft is desirable.
Ratios（Project Contribution）
50%
Research environment after arriving at one’s post.
After the arrival, the mentor will play a central role in providing guidance, especially in cooperation with researchers inside and outside of JAXA. In particular, the Spiral Operation Working Team within JAXA (approximately 10 members as of June 2022) holds regular meetings once a week, providing a forum for sharing research progress and information. In addition to these regular meetings, the mentor plans to provide a forum for discussion once a week. In addition, a room, workstations for numerical analysis (shared), and MATLAB software (licensed within JAXA) will be provided for the students to conduct their research.
Research supervisor/Prospective mentor
JAXA ISAS DESTINY+ Project Team Associate Professor Naoya Ozaki/ Associate Professor Naoya Ozaki
Department
JAXA ISAS DESTINY+ Project Team
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 DESTINY+ Project Team Naoya Ozaki: ozaki.naoya*jaxa.jp
■For general inquiries
JAXA HR Office: jaxacareer*jaxa.jp
Please change * to @ above.