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ICYS Research Fellow at ICYS, NIMS, Japan

Employer
National Institute for Materials Science (Japan)
Location
Japan (JP)
Salary
Over 6 million yen
Closing date
Mar 30, 2023

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Discipline
Physical Sciences, Materials Science
Organization Type
Academia

ICYS Research Fellow at ICYS, NIMS, Japan

The International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS) of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) invites applications for ICYS Research Fellow positions. ICYS will offer you the freedom to conduct independent and self-directed research in various areas of materials science with full access to NIMS advanced research facilities.

The common language at ICYS is English. Clerical and technical support in English will be given by the ICYS staff. A research grant of 2 million yen per year will be provided to each Research Fellow. Also, advantage is given when applying to NIMS permanent researcher position (about 50% of the applicants are accepted).

The annual salary is over 6 million yen*, which is the top class in Japan. The initial contract term is 3 years, renewed up to 5 years based on annual evaluation**.

All applicants must have obtained a PhD degree within the last 10 years. Applicants should submit an application form including a research proposal during the ICYS term, CV, a list of DOI of journal publications, PDF files of three significant publications, and PhD Certificate to the ICYS Recruitment Desk by March 30, 2023 JST. The format for the application documents can be downloaded from our website. The selection will be made on the basis of originality and quality of the research proposal as well as the research achievements. Please visit our website for more details.

*Approximately 23% of annual salary will be deducted as social insurance premium, residence tax and income tax.

**If the applicant is already in NIMS as a non-permanent researcher (Post doc et al.), the max contract term depends on work experience at NIMS.

ICYS Recruitment Desk

National Institute for Materials Science

www.nims.go.jp/icys/recruitment/

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