Technical Scientist / Senior Technical Scientist position in the RI Application Research Group
- Employer
- RIKEN
- Location
- Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, Japan
- Salary
- Based on experience, ability, and performance, and will consist of a base and a variable salary
- Posting live until
- 7 Sep 2022
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- Discipline
- Neutron & light sources, Engineering, robotics & instrumentation
- Job type
- Technicians/Engineering
Job Details
Research Field and Overview
We promote industrial applications of radioisotopes (RI) and ion beams using heavy-ion accelerators at the RIKEN RI Beam Factory. The RI Application Research Group consists of two teams. The Nuclear Chemistry Research Team develops production technologies of useful RIs and promotes various application studies such as chemistry of new elements, and diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The Industrial Application Research Team promotes industrial applications of the accelerator facility and its related technologies such as radiation test of semiconductors and wear test of machine parts.
RI Application Research Group: https://www.riken.jp/en/research/labs/rnc/ri_app/index.html
Open Positions: Technical Scientist or Senior Technical Scientist:
1 position.
The position at the time of hiring will be determined through the selection process.
Job description
Successful candidate will be affiliated with the Nuclear Chemistry Research Team and will play a central role in the development of RI production and utilization technologies and in the RI production and distribution projects at the RIKEN RI Beam Factory (RIBF). Specifically, the candidate will develop production technologies for useful RIs required in superheavy element nuclear chemistry and targeted radioisotope therapy to promote RI application research in collaboration with collaborators inside and outside RIKEN. In addition, the candidate will maintain and manage experimental facilities such as RI production devices and hot laboratories.
The successful candidate is expected to conduct research and development on topics specified above and to contribute to the management of the Group. Senior Technical Scientist is also expected to assist the Group Director.
Nuclear Chemistry Research Team: https://www.riken.jp/en/research/labs/rnc/ri_app/ri_app/index.html
Qualification
Doctoral degree (or equivalent research ability and background) in the relevant research field
Smooth communication and documentation skills in Japanese for the above duties.
Start of employment
RIKEN expects that the successful applicant will be able to take up this position at the earliest opportunity after April 1, 2023
Application deadline
For applicant registration: Noon, September 14, 2022 (Japan time).
For revising or uploading application documents and letters of recommendation: Noon, September 20, 2022 (Japan time).
Please refer the following URL for details: https://www.riken.jp/en/careers/researchers/20220801_21/index.html
Company
RIKEN is Japan's largest comprehensive research institute known for its high-quality research in various scientific fields. Founded in 1917 as a private research foundation in Tokyo, RIKEN has expanded rapidly in size and scope, and today covers a network of world-class research centres and research institutes throughout Japan
- Website
- https://www.riken.jp/en/
- Location
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2-1 Hirosawa
Wako City
Saitama Prefecture
JP
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