N26-01 Next-Generation Semiconductor / Researcher, Permanent

Job description

• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  
  

  Research and development aimed at the realization of ultra-high-speed and ultra-low-power GAA-CFET*, focusing on the following areas:

  
  
  1. Thin-film deposition (including crystal growth) and characterization of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) and oxide semiconductor materials
  2. Semiconductor device fabrication and integration technologies
     * GAA: Gate-All-Around, CFET: Complementary Field-Effect Transistors
  
  

  Research Environment Support up to 10 million yen depending on the research plan at the time of arrival is available.
  
  For more information on the research field, please visit NIMS website.

  
  

  https://www.nims.go.jp/eng/index.html

• Work content and job description

  
  

  As above.

• Assigned department

  
  

  Existing departments

  
  

  Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, Semiconductor Nano-integration Group or Semiconductor Device Group

Job type

• Associate Professor
• Lecturer level
• Researcher/Postdoc level

Research field

• Natural Science - Semiconductors, optical properties of condensed matter and atomic physics
• Nanotechnology/Materials - Crystal engineering
• Nanotechnology/Materials - Thin film/surface and interfacial physical properties
• Manufacturing Technology - Electric and electronic materials
• Manufacturing Technology - Electron device and electronic equipment

Wages

• Common to all Job Types

  
  

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 10 million yen

  
  

  Salary / Supply:
  
  Salaries will be determined based on ability, experience, performance, etc.
  
  An annual salary system will be applied.
  
  Please refer to the "URL of this job posting" for details.

Working hours

• Common to all Job Types

  
  

  Working hours :08:30-17:15

  
  

  Break time :12:00-13:00

  
  

  Holidays : 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.

  
  

  Overtime and other explanations : 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.
  
  Teleworking program available.

Application requirements

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  
  

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  
  
  1. Possess a Ph.D. degree or be expected to obtain a Ph.D. by the start date of employment.
  2. Theme of doctoral thesis related to “experiments of semiconductor crystal growth, characterizations, processes, and device fabrications” in the research fields of semiconductor materials and devices is desirable.
  3. Experiences in research and development of semiconductor materials and devices, such as Group IV, III-V, and III-N semiconductors, oxide semiconductors, and two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides.
  4. Be fluent in English for written and oral communication.

Employment Type

• Common to all Job Types

  
  

  Regular employee

Contract period

• Common to all Job Types

  
  

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  
  

  Term:
  
  Retirement age: 65 years old (*)
  
  * Following the national government employees, the retirement age will be raised in stages. It will be 62 years old for the FY 2025-2026, and 65 years old starting in April 2031.
  
  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.

  
  

  Probationary period present

  
  

  Trial period 6 months

Work location

• 305-0047 Ibaraki Tsukuba, Sengen 1-2-1

  
  

  Sengen Site (Sengen1-2-1), Namiki Site (1-1 Namiki) or Sakura Site (3-13 Sakura)

Compensation

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  
  

  Smoking is not permitted on the premises except in designated smoking areas.

Application Considerations

• Considerations for conducting interviews (e.g., those who live far away, such as overseas)

  
  

  Depending on the situation, online or face-to-face interview will be conducted.

Number of hired

2 person(s)

• Description

  
  

  Several positions available

• Job content supplemental explanation

  
  

  Starting date: Negotiable

Application period

• 2026/05/07~2027/04/30 Deadline for receipt

  
  

  Applications will be accepted as long as this call is posted on the NIMS official website.

Application method

• Attached documents

  
  

  Other online application forms
  
  After obtaining your Applicant ID, submit the prescribed application form and recommendation letter via email.
  
  For information on obtaining your Applicant ID and downloading the application form and recommendation letter, please refer to "URL of this job posting".

• Return of application documents

  
  

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

URL of this job posting

• https://www.nims.go.jp/eng/employment/data/vht5c10000004g59.html

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  
  

  Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

  
  
  1. Document screening
  2. First-round interview: Meet face-to-face at NIMS for domestic residents, Online for overseas residents
  3. Second-round interview: Meet face-to-face at NIMS
     Interviews with non-native Japanese speakers will be conducted in English.

• Notification of result

  
  

  * 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.

Contact details

National Institute for Materials Science

Human Resources Development Office

[N26-01]

0298592555

nims-recruit(at)nims.go.jp

* Please change (at) to @ and send it.

Notes

[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/eng/nims/equality/index.html

• Since the second phase of the action plan starting in April 2007, NIMS has achieved goals such as an uptake in leave-taking and the introduction of reduced working hours. In May 2009, NIMS was certified as a “Childcare Support Company” under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation 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.