Recruitment Details

Title and number of the position to be filled:

Title: Project Research Staff (Post-Doc Researcher)
Number: one person

Summary of the Research Activities:

Institute for Molecular Science (IMS) is an inter-university collaborative institute for molecular science as a basic research of wide variety of research fields that span from materials to life sciences. Okamoto group studies excited state properties of nano-/micro-materials (plasmonic materials etc.) and their interaction with molecules by means of nano-optics and novel imaging methods as major experimental techniques. At present, the group conducts researches on chirality and optical activity of nano-/micromaterials and biological tissues, and their relation to molecular interactions. The present post-doc fellow is expected to engage in development of novel chiro-optical spectroscopic and imaging methods and researches on materials chirality induction by light.

(Reference web page)
https://www.ims.ac.jp/en/research/group/okamoto/

Job description:

Development of novel chiro-optical spectroscopic and imaging methods, observation and measurements with that, analysis of the results obtained, and researches on materials chirality induction by light.

Contract period:

Contract fiscal year by fiscal year. The contract cannot be extended after March 31st, 2027.

Qualifications:

PhD degree required.
Experience in development of optical measurement setup (apparatus) is preferable.

Application period:

January 31st, 2023
The recruitment will be closed when the candidate is decided.

Starting date:

As early as possible after April 1st, 2023.

Address of work location:

Institute for Molecular Science
38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
(8 min. walk from Meitetsu Higashi-Okazaki station)

Compensation:

Following the institutional rules. (The salary depends on academic and job careers and achievements: approximately 3,500 to 5,000 thousands JPY incl. tax and social insurance.) Annual salary system.
Working style: Base on the rules of employment (Discretionary working system for specialized work type, deemed work 7 hrs 45 mins / day)
Insurance: Mutual Aid Association of MEXT
Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, national holidays, year end and new-year holidays (Dec. 29 - Jan. 3)
Leaves: Annual payed leaves, summer break

Application:

The following documents should be sent to the contact address indicated below (via e-mail).
(1) CV
(2) List of publications/presentations
(3) Reprint(s) of publication(s), 5 papers or less
(4) Summary of research works in the past (2 pages or less)
(5) Contact address(es) of reference(s)
If the documents are to be sent via e-mail, documents (1) to (5) should be saved as separate pdf files, and the files can be sent as attachment files of an e-mail if the total file size is less than several MB. If the total file size is very large, consider the use of a secure file transmission system.

Selection details:

The past achievements will be reviewed based on the submitted documents, and have an interview as necessary before decision. The result is notified directly to the applicant.

Contact information:

Hiromi Okamoto, Prof. Dr.
Institute for Molecular Science
38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
E-mail: aho!a!ims.ac.jp ("!a!" should be replaced with an at mark)
Phone: +81-564-55-7320