Seeking a Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (25-3338) Full-time

Research Scientist Or Postdoctoral Researcher

Cognitive Somnology RIKEN Hakubi Research Team RIKEN Center for Brain Science (RIKEN Hakubi Team Leader: Masako Tamaki)

Why do we think and behave the way we do? Accumulating evidence suggests that the sleeping brain plays a fundamental role in shaping cognition and behavior. In the Cognitive Somnology RIKEN Hakubi Research Team, we integrate advanced neuroimaging (3T and 7T MRI), electrophysiological (EEG), and psychophysical approaches to uncover the mechanisms through which sleep sculpts the human mind.

Job Title

Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher, 2 positions

• Research Scientist is defined as those with a doctoral degree more than 5 years.
• Postdoctoral Researcher is defined as those with a doctoral degree of 5 years or less.

Job Description

The successful candidate is expected to conduct research and other related activities on human sleep, perception and cognition, using neuroimaging techniques such as simultaneous fMRI, fMRS and EEG. The candidate is also expected to develop cutting-edge methods for 3 Tesla and 7 Tesla MRI.

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

Qualification

• Should have a Ph.D. degree or are expected to obtain a Ph.D. degree by the date of employment in neuroscience, physics, computer science, engineering, psychology or related areas.
• Should be communicative, willing to interact collaboratively and to share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
• Is proficient in EEG and/or MRI analysis and has publications related to EEG and/or MRI.
• Is proficient in programming languages (e.g. Matlab, R, Python).
• Is flexible and willing to obtain new expertise and experiences.
• Is meticulous, rigorous, self-motivated, and able to troubleshoot.
• Has good verbal and written English communication skills.

Work Location

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

Salary And Benefits

• A one-year fixed-term employment contract, renewable based on evaluation, to a maximum of the end of the fiscal year of 2027 (March 31, 2028).
• RIKEN may adjust the above maximum period of renewability based on a) the employee's abilities, work load at the time of contract completion, performance and work attitude and b) the continuation of the employee's center, laboratory or project and RIKEN's management situation and budget at the time. In principle, employment contracts will not be renewed for individuals older than 70 years.

In principle, the first two months of employment are considered a trial period.

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 total amount of monthly discretionary work allowance and monthly salary at the time of hiring will be 382,610 JPY or more for Postdoctoral Researcher, and 448,990 JPY or more for Research Scientist.

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).

* Eligible to apply for the MEXT Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research ( Kakenhi ).

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.

Application And Required Documents

Required Documents

• 1. Complete CV or CV
  • * (RIKEN CV) Write the RIKEN job ad number “25-3338”, indicated in the parentheses next to the job title, in the RIKEN job ad number section in the upper right corner of your CV.
  • * (Original CV) Write down in the notes section of your CV the number written next to the title of the job position (e.g. 25-3338).
• 2. List of research achievement and publications (including ResearcherID or Google Scholar ID, if available)
• 3. Awards and External Funding, etc
• 4. Summary of research experience to date
• 5. Reason for applying for the post (personal strengths, motivation, future research plans, career aspirations, etc.)
• 6. A letter of recommendation from the current supervisor (If unavailable, a letter from a substitute reference will be acceptable.)
  • * Please specify the referee's contact information (Name, affiliation, job title, phone number, and email address)
• 7. 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. ”
  • * For residents of the EEA, you will find detailed information about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the following website: Data protection | European Commission
  • * For residents of the UK, you will find detailed information about 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 (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) on the following website: The UK GDPR | Information Commissioner's Office

How To Apply

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

For Researcher position, Cognitive Somnology RIKEN Hakubi Research Team, RIKEN CBS

The file name should contain your contact email address. After you upload the file, please let us (masako.tamaki@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 “Cognitive Somnology RIKEN Hakubi Research Team, RIKEN CBS 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 Researcher position, Cognitive Somnology RIKEN Hakubi Research Team, RIKEN CBS

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

Note: All the submitted documents will not be returned.