Seeking Postdoctoral Researcher or Technical Staff I (26-1255) (Accelerator Group)

About this position

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]

• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

Promoting science and technology related to "element transmutation" founded by Dr. Yoshio Nishina more than 80 years ago, RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science challenges two ultimate questions: "How are elements created in the universe?" and "Can human beings freely transmute elements? By returning the research results obtained to society, we are trying to solve the environmental, energy and resource problems faced by humankind.

The Nishina Center operates the RI Beam Factory (RIBF), the world's highest performing heavy ion accelerator facility where radioisotopes that do not exist in nature are artificially created. The Nishina Center promotes researches on the synthesis of superheavy elements with one prime example being nihonium, researches in the fields of magic numbers, nucleosynthesis in the universe, and reducing radioactive waste, as well as theoretical research linking these fields.

The accelerator group pursues various upgrade programs of the next-generation heavy-ion accelerator facility, RI-Beam Factory (RIBF), to improve the accelerator performance and operation efficiency. We are also actively promoting the applications of the accelerator facility to a variety of research fields.

The cyclotron team’s mission is to have stable operation of cyclotrons for high power beam operation.

[keywords]

Accelerator,Cyclotron,Linear Accelerator,Heavy Ion,Beam,Power Supply,ElectronicCircuit,Electrical,System,Instrument,Electromagnet,Electromagnetic Field Analysis,Charged Particle,Particle Simulation,Nuclear Physics,High Energy Physics,Atomic Physics,Nuclear Energy

For more information, please refer to the following webpage:

https://www.nishina.riken.jp/labo/accel_e.html

• details of the business

RIKEN is Japan's largest and most comprehensive research organization for basic and applied science.

[Work content and job description]

The successful candidate will carry out the “Development of production technology for useful radioisotopes (RIs) using accelerators” task under the commissioned project “Development of stable and efficient production technology for RIs using accelerators” approved in FY2023 by Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI). The successful candidate will be engaged in research, developments, operation, and maintenance aiming to improve the performance of the heavy-ion accelerators of RIKEN RI Beam Factory. The successful candidate is expected to be in charge of accelerator operation and maintenance at F-REI in future.

Assignments and jobs will be the following.

Cyclotron Team, Accelerator Group

Group Director: Osamu Kamigaito, Team Leader: Naruhiko Sakamoto

Research and development of ion beam acceleration technology; operation, maintenance, and management of accelerators and beam lines at RIKEN Beam Factory

The job description may be changed during the contract period or upon contract renewal to the extent described above.

• Assigned department

Existing departments

[Work location]

• Address

351-0198 Saitama , 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, RIKEN Wako Campus

RIKEN may order the employee to change work locations, if necessary, in accordance with RIKEN regulations.

[Number of hired]

Number of hired:1 person(s)

Number of hired description:Postdoctoral Researcher or Technical Staff I: one position

Postdoctoral Researcher:

Receive training and guidance from senior staff; conduct research projects and other activities for Programs or equivalent.

Technical Staff I:

Conduct discretionary technical support for corresponding departments.

• The applicant will be assigned to an appropriate position based on his/her ability, aptitude, etc.

Job content supplemental explanation:Start of Employment:

April 1, 2027 (Negotiable)