Postdoctoral Fellow position at the Laboratory of Structural Inorganic Chemistry

25 Jan 2025
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Hokkaido University

Research Field

Chemistry
Engineering
Physics
Technology

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

31 Jan 2025 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
We are inviting applications for one Postdoctoral Fellow position at the Laboratory of Structural Inorganic Chemistry at Hokkaido University (Principal Investigator: Associate Professor, Akira Miura).
The project will focus on efficiently exploring new solid-state materials in the laboratory and with high-throughput synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The effort is a collaboration with Google DeepMind, which will lead the computation efforts that complement the experiments. This project will tackle the long-term challenge of how computational predictions can be realized experimentally. The primary target materials are new chlorides or others with other unique or excellent properties.

[Work content and job description]
Synthesis of new solid-state materials and characterization by lab XRD and synchrotron XRD, as well as physical properties.

* Assigned department
Existing departments
Precautions:(Scope of change) No change expected.

[Work location]
* Address
060-8628 Hokkaido Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
(Scope of change) No change expected.

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2025-04-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2025-04-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:From the earliest possible date after April 1st, 2025 (negotiable) to July 31st, 2025 (The contract could be renewed till the end of the contract with Google DeepMind but not exceed after Oct 31, 2029.)

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D125010473&ln_jor=1

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen - 5 million yen
Wages description:The salary will be determined in accordance with the regulations of Hokkaido University
Working hours:08:30-17:00
Holidays :Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (12/29 - 1/3)
Overtime and other explanations:Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary work routine based on consent (standard 8:30-17:00, Deemed to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes in a day.) or fixed working hour system
Break time 45 minutes
Employment type:Contract employee
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:From the earliest possible date after April 1st, 2025 (negotiable) to July 31st, 2025 (The contract could be renewed till the end of the contract with Google DeepMind but not exceed after Oct 31, 2029.)
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:1 month.

[Various systems]
Transportation expenses:available
Retirement age:available

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:available（Mutual Association of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and 　Technology）
Employees' Pension Insurance:available
Worker's accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
Smoking in designated areas only

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

・At Hokkaido University, we actively promote both education and research while fostering diverse human resources and gender-equality. Therefore, we explicitly invite women qualified in this research field to apply.
・As a measure to increase the percentage of female researchers at the University in accordance with Article 8 of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment, priority will be given to women if they are recognized as having the same competence required for the job based on a fair evaluation.
・The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of Hokkaido University is working to promote a research environment in which diverse human resources can play an active role, focusing on human resource development for female researchers and support for balancing research activities and family life.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Hokkaido University

Country

Japan

City

Hokkaido

Geofield

Contact

City

Hokkaido

STATUS: EXPIRED

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