| Field or Position |
Researcher [R24-08]
Neuromorphic Devices, (Permanent) |
| Number of People |
1 position is available |
| Affiliation |
Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA),
Ionic Devices Group
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| Research Summary |
We will conduct research and development of neuromorphic devices and neural network circuits, which will be fundamental elements of edge computing and brain-inspired computing, which are expected to become next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Using various materials such as ionic conductors, mixed conductors, magnetic materials and ferroelectrics as device materials, we will explore AI functions such as synaptic and reservoir properties, fabricate neuromorphic devices using these materials, and develop circuits equipped with the fabricated devices and sensors.
* Start-up funds up to 10 million yen depending on the research plan at the time of arrival is available. |
| Qualification |
- Possess a PhD degree or be expected to receive a degree by the start of employment.
- Willingness to develop hardware-oriented AI technologies
- Willingness to cooperate actively in the work and activities of the group
- Willingness to work actively on national projects and company collaborations.
- Be fluent in English for communication in writing and speaking.
* No person falling under any of the items described in Article 3 of the Regulations for Human Resources may be eligible for the application. |
| Starting Date |
October 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025 [Negotiable] |
| Term |
Retirement age: 61 (as of FY2023~2024)
* Following the national government employees, the retirement age will be raised by one year every two years in stages starting in April 2023, and will be 65 years old after April 2031. (For those born on or after April 2, 1967, the retirement age will be 65.)
* In case an employee retires before the age of 65, he/she can use the reemployment system to be rehired until the age of 65 if he/she so desires. |
| Work Place |
Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Work Hours |
The discretionary labor system for professional work will be applied. It is deemed appropriate for candidates to work 8 hours and 15 minutes per day.
The standard work time (8:30-17:15) or the flextime system is also available.
Break time: 12:00-13:00
Teleworking program available. |
| Holiday |
Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3), annual paid leave, summer holidays, maternity leave, special leave for marriages and funerals, and other types of leave as specified in the rules of the institute. |
| Salary / Supply |
Salaries will be determined based on ability, experience, performance, etc.
An annual salary system will be applied.
Various allowances (e.g., dependent care allowance, commuting allowance, and housing allowance) will be paid according to stipulated conditions.
The retirement allowance is included in the annual salary; it will not be provided when the person retires.
Medical benefits and pension plans are provided if the candidate joins the National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Association. Workers' accident compensation and unemployment insurance schemes are also available.
Fixed overtime pay is in place (Please refer to the Salary Regulations for Permanent Employees, Article 17-2, Paragraph 9 for details (in Japanese)).
Trial period is in place (Please refer to the Working Regulations for Permanent Employees, Article 37, Paragraph 2 through Paragraph 4 for details (in Japanese)).
* Exemption from repayment of scholarship loan from the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) (only for graduate scholarship programs (category 1) received by March 31, 2004). |
| Employer |
President, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) |
| Conditions for disqualification |
No person falling under any of the following items may be eligible for the application: - a person who has been sentenced to imprisonment or a more severe punishment, and of whom the execution of the sentence has not been completed or who has not yet ceased to be amenable to the execution of the sentence;
- a person who was dismissed by a disciplinary action and for whom period of two years has not expired since the day of that disposition;
- a person who, on or after the date of the enforcement of the Constitution of Japan, formed or belonged to a political party or other organization which advocated the overthrow by force of the Constitution of Japan or the government established thereunder.
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| Gender Equality |
We believe that the fulfillment of the overall work and family life of each employee, who has diverse values and lifestyles, will lead to the revitalization of NIMS, and we are working to create a workplace where both men and women can work comfortably.
Details can be found on the following website:
https://www.nims.go.jp/nims/activity/equality/
- In 2009, NIMS has been certified as an institute implementing the Program for Child-rearing Support at Work based on the Act for the Advancement of Measures to Support Raising the Next Generation of Children. NIMS has established a work environment that facilitates handling both a career and the responsibilities of raising children.
- Flexible working systems, such as the flex-time system and the discretionary work system, are in place.
- Maternity leave, parenting leave, part-time work for child care, and family care leave, etc. are available.
- Personnel expenses to employ an assistant for 1 year may be provided to researchers, engineers and permanent administrative staffs who take care of children or other family members.
- NIMS supports female researchers. NIMS encourages applications from female candidates.
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| Rules on Smoking |
Smoking is not permitted on the premises except in designated smoking areas. |
| How to Apply |
1. Acquisition of Applicant ID
Access the following link to obtain your Applicant ID, which is required to complete the application and recommendation forms.
Form for Applicant ID
Enter all required information in English. An email containing your Applicant ID will be sent to the email address you provide in this form.
If you do not receive an email containing your Applicant ID within three days of submitting this form, please contact us at the email address below.
E-Mail: nims-recruit=nims.go.jp (Please change "=" to "@")
2. Application documents [Click here to download the R24-08 application form]
Use the provided forms (Curriculum Vitae (PDF file), Application Form (Word file), and The number of publications (Excel file)) for the R24-08 group, which can be downloaded by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.
Submit the curriculum vitae (PDF form), the application form (PDF), the number of publications (PDF), and PDF copies of no more than three representative papers to appliform=nims.go.jp. (Please change "=" to "@") The subject line of the email should read: Application for R24-08 (Applicant ID).
*If you wish to give your presentation in Japanese at the interview, submit a scanned copy of TOEIC / EIKEN(英検) / TOEFL / IELTS, etc. academic score certificate.
*For applicants who are still in graduate school, submit your academic transcript after converting it into a PDF file.
I. Curriculum Vitae
Use the provided form for position number R24-08.
Enter necessary information in English or Japanese directly into the curriculum vitae file (PDF form).
To complete the curriculum vitae file (PDF form), you need Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader. If you use a non-Adobe third-party application, it may not function as expected. If you do not have Adobe Reader or use older versions, download the latest version (free) from the download page (https://get.adobe.com/reader/).
If you still cannot enter data into this file even after downloading the latest version of Adobe Reader, contact us at the following email address:
E-Mail: nims-recruit=nims.go.jp (Please change "=" to "@")
II. Application form
This document is used to examine the knowledge, skills, research abilities, abilities to plan and propose researches, and English communication skills of an applicant.
Use the form for the position number R24-08. After filling out the application form (Word file), convert it to a PDF file.
(1) Research accomplishments
Describe your past research achievements in English within four pages of A4 size papers. (2) Research Plan at NIMS
Describe plans of a research you want to do at NIMS (a short-term research plan and a mid- to long-term research plan) in English within two pages of A4 size papers. (3) List of publications
Clearly categorize as original papers, proceedings, review papers, invited presentations, patents, and books in the sequence of publication from new to old with serial numbers assigned. Forthcoming research papers and articles in academic journals may be included only if they have been accepted for publication. There is no limit to the number of pages. Provide information in English. Publications written in Japanese may be described in Japanese.
III. The number of publications
This document is used to count applicant's research achievements: papers, invited talks, patents, books, etc. Use the prescribed form (Excel file). Make it by following the detailed instructions shown in the Excel file. After filling out the Excel file, convert it to a PDF file.
IV. PDF copies of no more than three representative papers
Submit representative papers (within three papers) of yours in PDF format. You may add supplementary data to the papers. In such cases, prepare PDF files by combining the paper and the supplementary data to submit.
V. English score certificate
If you wish to give your presentation in Japanese at the interview, submit a scanned copy of TOEIC / EIKEN(英検) / TOEFL / IELTS, etc. academic score certificate.
VI. Academic transcript (Only for graduate students)
For applicants who are still in graduate school, submit your academic transcript after converting it into a PDF file.
3. Letters of recommendation [Click here to download the R24-08 recommendation form] Please arrange for two references to directly submit letters of recommendation to recommend=nims.go.jp (Please change "=" to "@") by May 15, 2024.
Use the form for position number R24-08. Please complete the form in English or Japanese and convert it into a PDF file. Only email submissions will be accepted. The subject line of the email should read: Recommendation for (Applicant ID) from (full name of reference).
Please let the references know in advance that NIMS may contact them directly.
Using your Applicant ID, you can check the acceptance status of the recommendation letter from two references on our website. We do not respond to individual inquiries.
* To see the acceptance status, visit:
https://www.nims.go.jp/eng/employment/permanent-researcher.html
* If you are a graduate student, one reference must be your doctoral dissertation supervisor.
4. Multiple applications
Applicants are not allowed to apply for multiple research positions (R24-01 ~ R24-11).
All female applicants are considered for the position of R24-02 [Field: Materials Science (for women)], as well. Applicants are examined based on the application form submitted for positions of their first choices and do not have to prepare separate application forms.
Applications for the "special open call" are accepted. However, note that the application documents are different, so please prepare them separately.
* The information provided for application will be used only for the employment selection and as the analytical data for verification of the recruitment process, and will not be used for any other purpose. We appropriately manage the personal information under the NIMS Regulations for Protection of Personal Information.
* Incomplete or incorrect applications may be rejected. Submitted application documents cannot be changed.
* Information cannot be provided on the details of the screening process. |
| Delivery Address |
Application documents (Curriculum Vitae (PDF form), Application Form (PDF), The number of publications (PDF), and PDF copies of representative papers): appliform=nims.go.jp (Please change "=" to "@")
Letter of recommendation: recommend=nims.go.jp (Please change "=" to "@")
* Application documents and letters of recommendation should be sent by email.
* The size of attached documents must be no more than 30MB.
* Compressed files with passwords cannot be accepted for security reasons. |
| Deadline |
Application documents and letters of recommendation must reach us no later than May 15, 2024. |
| How to Judge |
Document screening and interviews (web or face-to-face interview).
Interviews with non-native Japanese speakers will be conducted in English.
Schedule (tentative)
Document screening: Late May to Mid-June, 2024
Presentation/interviews: End of June to July, 2024
* The results of the selection process of the permanent position will be communicated regardless of whether an applicant was successful or not.
* Individual inquiries regarding the selection process and results will not be accepted.
* Special invitation to ICYS
NIMS will prioritize the recruitment of potential promising young scientists. Even for applicants rejected in the screening of the tenure position, if the person is recognized as an excellent young researcher promising in the future, NIMS can assign her/him to ICYS Research Fellow position, with exemption of original screening process by ICYS. Only the person who passed to be the ICYS Research Fellow will be notified.
After gaining experience at ICYS program, it is possible to challenge again examination of a permanent researcher position. So far, many ICYS Research Fellows have gotten a NIMS permanent position after the ICYS program. See a track record at the following website:
https://www.nims.go.jp/icys/about/career.html
Even if you have not yet had sufficient research achievements due to youth, do not hesitate to apply to the tenure recruitment. We are keen to dig up potential in young applicants. |
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Contact to
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- Human Resources Development Group [R24-08]
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For more information, please contact us.
Human Resources Development Group, NIMS
E-Mail: nims-recruit=nims.go.jp(Please change "=" to "@")
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