Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

Affiliation: Nuclear Physics Research Division, Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Research field and mission: The position is supported by KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid) for Scientific Research (B) “Properties of inhomogeneous neutron-star matter and origin of pulsar glitches” (PI: T. Nakatsukasa), expecting the successful candidate to join the project to perform theoretical and numerical researches associated with the inhomogeneous nuclear matter.

Start of the term: At the earliest opportunity after April 1, 2024.

Employment Duration: The contract is for a single year and can be renewed until the end of March 2026.

Salary: Based on the University’s payment standards and determined by applicant’s ability and background.

Working hours: Full-time, Discretionary Labor System with social insurances and commuting allowance

Qualifications: Applicants having a Ph.D. degree or those expected to obtain a Ph.D. degree by the expected date of appointment.

Required documents:

1. CV including contact information
2. List of research achievements (Mark three major publications)
3. Research history and research plans
4. Names, affiliations, and contact information for two persons who can give their opinions on the applicant (or two letters of recommendation)
5. Possible date of appointment
6. Consent to Processing and Extraterritorial Transfer of Personal Data under GDPR (only required for persons located in the countries that make up the European Economic Area or in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The template form can be downloaded from https://www.ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp/reqdocuments/ )

Deadline for application: January 21, 2024 (in JST)

Submission of the documents:
Send all the documents 1)-6) by email as a single attached PDF file, to nakatsukasa[at]nucl.ph.tsukuba.ac.jp. ([at] should be replaced by @)
(Recommendation letters can be directly emailed from the recommender, with the subject as “Letter for ****”.)

Contact: Takashi Nakatsukasa
Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
Email: nakatsukasa[at]nucl.ph.tsukuba.ac.jp ([at] should be replaced by @)

Miscellaneous:

1. 1. After screening of documents, an online interview will be conducted if needed.
   2. Our center has been certified as a Joint Usage / Research Center by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Technology, and promotes interdisciplinary computational sciences. The University of Tsukuba conducts personnel selection in compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.
   3. Based on the “Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act,” our university has established the “Security Export Control Regulations,”. We conduct strict examinations, when we employ foreigners, people from foreign universities, companies, government agencies, etc.

Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

Affiliation:
Nuclear Physics Research Division, Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Research field and mission:
The position is supported by JST Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology program “ERATO Sekiguchi Three-Nucleon Force Project” (the TOMOE Project), expecting the successful candidate to join the project as a member of Quantum Many-body Precise Computation Group.
https://www.jst.go.jp/erato/research_area/ongoing/jpmjer2304.html

Perform theoretical and numerical researches associated with the TOMOE project. Experiences in researches in nuclear structure/reaction and numerical/computational approaches to quantum many-body theory are desired.

Start of the term: At the earliest opportunity after April 1, 2024.

Employment Duration:
The contract is for a single year and can be renewed until the end of March 2029 at the maximum, depending on the evaluation. However, the renewable period may be subject to change depending on the candidate’s ability, workload at the time of expiration of the contract, work performance, work attitude, and the continuation of the budget on which the employment is based.

Salary: Based on the University’s payment standards and determined by applicant’s ability and background; roughly 4M-7M JPY

Working hours: Full-time, Discretionary Labor System
Social insurances, commuting allowance

Qualifications: Applicants having a Ph.D. degree or those expected to obtain a Ph.D. degree by the expected date of appointment.

Required documents:
1) CV including contact information
2) List of research achievements (Mark three major publications)
3) Research history and research plans
4) Names, affiliations, and contact information for two persons who can give their opinions on the applicant (or two letters of recommendation)
5) Possible date of appointment
6) Consent to Processing and Extraterritorial Transfer of Personal Data under GDPR (only required for persons located in the countries that make up the European Economic Area or in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The template form can be downloaded from https://www.ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp/reqdocuments/ ）

Document screening: (Online) interview may be performed.

Deadline for application: January 18, 2024 (in JST)

Submission of the documents:
(1) Submit via JREC-in portal
   URL: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail/Changelang?id=D123121311&lang=1
If (1) is difficult,
(2) Send all the documents 1)-6) by email as a single attached PDF file, to apply[at]nucl.ph.tsukuba.ac.jp. ([at] should be replaced by @)

Recommendation letters can be directly emailed from the recommender, with the subject as “Letter for ****”.

Contact:
Takashi Nakatsukasa
Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
Email: apply[at]nucl.ph.tsukuba.ac.jp ([at] should be replaced by @)

Miscellaneous:
– After screening of documents, an online interview will be conducted if needed.
– Our center has been certified as a Joint Usage / Research Center by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Technology, and promotes interdisciplinary computational sciences. The University of Tsukuba conducts personnel selection in compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.
– Based on the “Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act,” our university has established the “Security Export Control Regulations,”. We conduct strict examinations, when we employs foreigners, people from foreign universities, companies, government agencies, etc.

*Recruitment has closed

Title:

Postdoctoral researcher

Affiliation:

Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba (Division of Particle Physics)

Research field, Content of work:

Computational particle physics. In collaboration with Prof. Hiroshi Ohno, the successful candidate will conduct research on lattice field theories incorporating the machine learning approach related to the research project “Fusion of Computational Physics and Machine Learning” supported by Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A) (Principal Investigator: Akio Tomiya). The applicant will be expected to have expertise, skills, and experience on one of the followings:

1. lattice field theory and related numerical computations,
2. machine learning, especially generative models, and related numerical computations.

Starting date:

April 1^st, 2024 or later, as soon as possible (negotiable).             

Terms of employment:

Full-time position with possibility of renewal annually, up until March 31, 2027, upon evaluation of the progress. The annual salary will be determined based on the regulations of the University, taking account of the career of the employee.

Qualifications:

An applicant needs to have a Doctoral Degree or Ph. D at the start of employment.

Application materials:

1. Curriculum Vitae (with photograph)
2. List of research activities (Separate refereed and non-refereed papers in the list)
3. Reprints of 3 major papers (photocopies acceptable, no more than 3, 1 copy each)
4. Summary of research activities (up to about 1000 words)
5. Research plan after the appointment (up to about 1000 words)
6. Two Reference letters or contact information of the two letter writers
7. Self-Declaration on Specific Categories (the prescribed form can be downloaded from https://www.ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp/reqdocuments/)
8. Consent for the handling and extraterritorial transfer of personal data in accordance with the EU-General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (*Submit this form only if you are a resident of member countries of the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, the prescribed form can be downloaded from https://www.ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp/reqdocuments/)

Selection process:

After screening the application documents, qualified applicants will be invited to have an online interview in Japanese or English.

Selection period:

Until the position is filled

Where to submit:

Please write “Application for A Postdoctoral Position in Particle Physics” on the subject and send a zip file with a password for the documents 1.-8. in the pdf format via e-mail to application-pp[at]ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp ([at] should be replaced by @). The password is separately sent to hohno[at]ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp ([at] should be replaced by @ as well).

Reference letters should be sent in the pdf format via e-mail to application-pp[at]ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp ([at] should be replaced by @). Please write “Letter-XXX” (XXX is the applicant’s name) on the subject.

Who to make contact:

Dr. Hiroshi Ohno

Tel: +81-29-853-8745

Email: hohno[at]ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp ([at] should be replaced by @)

Prof. Yoshinobu Kuramashi

Tel: +81-29-853-4469

Email: kuramasi[at]het.ph.tsukuba.ac.jp ([at] should be replaced by @)

Miscellaneous:

1. The personal information in the application documents will be used solely for the purpose of selection. After the selection all the personal information will be properly deleted.
2. The Center for Computational Sciences has been approved as a Joint Collaborative Research Center by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. We promote interdisciplinary computational sciences, including joint use of our supercomputer systems. The University of Tsukuba conducts its personnel selection process in compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.
3. The University of Tsukuba has established “University of Tsukuba Security Export Control Regulations” based on “Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act”, and conduct strict examination when employing foreign nationals, persons from foreign universities, companies, government agencies, etc., or persons who fall under a specific category.