Employment Opportunities

2010 Announcement of Scientist Position for Recruitment at Application Laboratory of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

http://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/research/laboratory_system.html

Application Laboratory (APL) at JAMSTEC is a newly established unique program aiming at the creation of socio-climatic innovative activities which would be done by mutual intercommunication of climate variability prediction sciences with its various applications in our society. We are now developing our activities in line with the above-mentioned goal with Climate Variation Predictability and Applicability Research Program to bring cutting-edge achievements in basic climate science to its applications. As a part of such activities, we are going to initiate collaborative research activities with African Centre for Climate and Earth System Science (ACCESS) in which one of the key themes is such an application study as the improvement of early warning systems for agricultural and water resource management in South Africa by providing the outputs of a hierarchy of advanced climate prediction models. This project is funded by Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) which is jointly supported by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to promote international joint researches on global issues with developing countries.

Applications are invited for the following topics:

(1) Predictability of Subtropical Dipole Mode (SDM) in the South Indian Ocean.
(2) Development and decay mechanisms as well as long-term variations of SDM.
Qualification for application
1) At the time of appointment, the successful candidates should have Ph.D. degree(s)
in climate sciences or such related fields as oceanography and atmospheric sciences.
It is highly recommended that candidates have advanced knowledge and skills on
observational and model output data analyses.
2) JAMSTEC is committed to employment equality and welcomes applications from
all qualified men and women.
Work Place Application Laboratory
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa
Yokohama 236-0001 Japan
Contract Period Period of employment is from May 1st, (early as possible after May 1st), 2010, to March 31, 2011. Employment contract is renewable every fiscal year depending on the progress of research. (Maximum of three fiscal years, until the end of the project entitled “Prediction of Climate Variations and its Application in the Southern African Region” of “Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) in March 31, 2013.
Treatment
(1) Payment will be decided according to the JAMSTEC regulations.
(2) Traveling expenses will be provided according to regulations.
(3) The participant and JAMSTEC will share the premiums for social insurance and labor insurance according to the current statutory proportion.
(4) Housing lease service is available through the JAMSTEC housing scheme. Eligibility for the housing scheme is subject to the JAMSTEC regulations.
(5) A commutation allowance will be provided.
(6) Holidays and vacations: Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, the year-end and the beginning of the year are holidays. There are annual vacations with pay, special vacations, leave of absence for care and maternity leave.
(7) Other:
i) There are various kinds of subsidy system for personal interests/welfare.
ii) The Execution of Special Business Type Working Hour System is adopted for a full-time research scientist by the labor-management agreement with a worker representative.
Method of application
(1) Required documents
a. One copy of research proposal including the research program which you desire to participate in. (A4 size, 1 page)
b. Reference (recomendation) written by a senior research scientist.
The reference should be sent directly from them to Human Resources, Research Support Division I, Research Support Department.
Applicant's name should be written on the envelope.
c. One copy of a resume. (attached your email address for contact)
d. One copy of publication list including thesis titles.
Please separate those with referred journals from other publications.
e. One copy of a list for competitive funds from some kind of research institution in JAPAN.
(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, any funded research from Japan Science and Technology Agency, etc)
(2) Submission

Documents for the application should be sent by post before the deadline.
*We accept only by post.

(3) Address

Human Resources, Research Support Division I
Research Support Department
2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka,
Kanagawa Pref. 237-0061
TEL: 81-46-867-9415
FAX: 81-46-867-9372
(E-mail:rsd-jinji@jamstec.go.jp)

*Please write “Application Laboratory Scientist position” on the front of the envelope.
Closing date for application Mar. 18th, 2010 (The application documents must arrive at the Research Support Division I office by this date)
Selection and employment
1) Screening of application materials and interviews will be conducted in Japan.
2) Interviews will be conducted in Japanese or English.
Screening
1) Incomplete applications may not be accepted.
2) Submitted documents will not be returned to the applicant. The personal information we get through this recruitment is to be used only for our screening and our procedures accompanying. We deal with it safely and properly based on the personal information protection law. After our screening and procedures, we shred documents.
3) A health certificate should be submitted when the employment is informally decided.
4) A letter should be submitted if the applicant withdraws.
Notes If you have further inquiries, please refer to Research Support Division I Office, Human Resources (E-mail: rsd-jinji@jamstec.go.jp) See above mentioned (3) in “Method of application”.
Related information is available on the following home page URL:
http://www.jamstec.go.jp (JAMSTEC)
*JAMSTEC is an organization granted for KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research)