Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-2155) Full-time

Postdoctoral Researcher

Research on quantum information processing using electrons floating on liquid helium or solid neon, and participation in international collaborations with the University of Notre Dame (USA), Florida State University (USA), and the University of Augsburg (Germany) under the ASPIRE project “Realization of Spin Qubits Using Electrons Floating on Solid Neon.

The job description may be changed during the contract period or upon contract renewal to the extent described above.

Applicants must have a doctor degree (or must be expected to receive a doctor degree until the employment).

RIKEN Wako Campus (2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198) RIKEN may order the employee to change work locations, if necessary.

Salary will be an annual salary based on experience, ability, and performance, and will consist of a base salary and a variable salary. The variable salary will be determined each fiscal year based on experience, ability, and performance. Discretionary work, commuting and housing allowances will be provided. Social insurance will be applied.

The approximate amount of salary at the time of employment: The total amount of monthly discretionary work allowance and monthly salary at the time of hiring will be 367,925 JPY or more.

RIKEN has implemented a telecommuting system that allows employees to work from home or other locations permitted by RIKEN.

This position falls under the specialized duties discretionary work system; one working day will be calculated as 7 hours and 30 minutes. Days off include public holidays, New Year's holidays (Dec. 29 – Jan 3), and RIKEN Foundation Day. Paid leave includes annual paid leave (up to 20 days depending on the month of employment), special paid leave (caring for a sick child, family nursing care, etc.), and work life balance holidays (up to 7 days depending on the month of employment). There are also additional leave systems such as maternity leave, childcare leave, and family nursing care leave. Smoking is entirely prohibited on site. These and other provisions are in accordance with RIKEN regulations. Mandatory membership in the RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society (RIKEN Kyosaikai).

RIKEN is actively undertaking initiatives to promote gender equality and diversity, and moving forward with the establishment of a diverse and vibrant research environment. If multiple candidates are found to have the same aptitude following a fair assessment, active efforts will be made to recruit female candidates.

The Wako Campus has an on-site daycare, RIKEN Kids Wako. For details, please send an email to kids@riken.jp.

Required documents

• Complete CV or CV
• List of research achievement and publications (including ResearcherID or Google Scholar ID, if available)
• A letter of recommendation from the current supervisor (If unavailable, a letter from a substitute reference will be acceptable.)
• Major papers (Not more than 3)
• Summary of past research and future research plans (not more than 3 pages)
• Consent form for handling personal information based on GDPR/UK GDPR If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, you are required to sign and submit the document, “Consent form for handling personal information based on Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) and the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation.”

How to apply

The above documents, except the letters of recommendation, should be combined into a single ZIP file and uploaded to the following link:

For Research Scientist position, RQC Riken Hakubi Team, RIKEN Box

The file name of the ZIP should contain your contact email address. After you upload the ZIP file, please let us (FEBQI_assist@ml.riken.jp) know the file name of the uploaded file.

Letters of recommendation must be directly submitted from the referees to the following link with the file name “RQC RikenHakubi Team research scientist [applicant's name] (Letter of recommendation)”. Please specify the applicant's name, and referee's name and contact information in the letter of recommendation.

For Research Scientist position, RQC Riken Hakubi Team, RIKEN Box

After the referees upload the letter of recommendation, please let us (FEBQI_assist@ml.riken.jp) know the file name of the uploaded file. If a confirmation email is not received within 7 days after submission, please contact: FEBQI_assist@ml.riken.jp.

Note: All the submitted documents will not be returned.

Deadline

Open until the position is filled

Handling Personal Data

Submitted documents are strictly protected under the RIKEN Privacy Policy and will be used only for the purpose of applicant screening at RIKEN. Personal information will not be disclosed, transferred or loaned to a third party under any circumstances without just cause.

Notification of hiring decision

The notification of hiring decision (conditional offer of employment) regarding this selection shall be carried out through the presentation of an Employment Contract or a Conditional Offer of Employment issued by RIKEN.

Start of Employment

As early as possible

Contact Information

RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Floating-Electron-Based Quantum Information RIKEN Hakubi Research Team Receptionist: Yumi Nakashima, Rie Ishikawa (FEBQI_assist@riken.jp) In principle, please contact us by email.