Thread: Postdoctoral Researcher in Research Institute for Marine Geodynamics

Started: 2021-06-10 05:39:30
Last activity: 2021-06-10 05:39:30
Institution: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Open Until: 2021-07-08

Recruiting Department
Earthquake Forecasting Research Group, Research and Development Center for Earthquake and Tsunami Forecasting (FEAT), Research Institute for Marine Geodynamics (IMG)

We are soliciting applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher position for a research project titled "The development of analysis for monitoring current state and forecasting future process of subduction plates by using observational data and modeling of seismic activity and crustal deformation (FY2019-2025 PI:Takane Hori)"

This research will establish methods for monitoring and forecasting fault locking and sliding processes at subduction zone plate boundaries based on terrestrial and seafloor crustal deformation data. We will also develop technologies to improve the accuracy of seafloor crustal deformation observations.

The mid- and long-term planning goals of the Earthquake Forecasting Group, R&D Center for Earthquake and Tsunami Forecasting are encapsulated in the project "The development of an analysis technique for monitoring and forecasting plate subduction processes using observational data and seismic activity and crustal deformation modeling".

The successful applicant will develop data analysis methods to quantify spatiotemporal variation in interplate locking near subduction zones, based on terrestrial and seafloor crustal deformation data using a high-resolution three-dimensional rheological structure model.
The successful applicant may also conduct on-board surveys and research to improve the detection accuracy of crustal deformation using seafloor geodetic observation data.

[Relevant Research Fields]
Geodesy, Geophysics, Earth Science, and related fields.

Work Place
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Yokohama Institute for Earth Science,
3173-25 Showa-machi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-city,
Kanagawa, 236-0001, JAPAN

Working Conditions & Contract Period
(1) Number of positions:
1 position for a Postdoctoral Researcher

(2) Type of contract:
Fixed-term employee

(3) Working Hours:
Discretionary labor system

(4) Contract Period:
Total period will be terminated on March 31, 2024 after two contract renewals.
*First contract period is from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
*Start date is negotiable. However it might be changed due to the influence of COVID-19 expansion.
*Contract period can be renewed depending on the performance and working attitude of the successful applicant.
*Contract period might change due to budget constraints of the project.
*In accordance with JAMSTEC bylaws, on reaching the age of 65 during an employed fiscal year, the contract period will expire at the end of the same fiscal year. This bylaw may change.
*This position is a non-tenure-track, fixed-term employee position.

Salary
Annual salary (paid in 1/12 equal monthly payments)
JPY 5,250,000
*There is no raise.
*Bonus and retirement allowance are included in the annual salary.

For further information, please visit
http://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/work_with_us/jobs/details/feat20210708.html
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