National Institute of Physiological Sciences houses 7T and 3T MRI facilities fully dedicated for research. The laboratory houses a setup for human behavioral experiments including visual psychophysics.

Full-time postdoctoral researcher (NIPS Research Fellow), One position

38 Nishigonaka Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8585 JAPAN

A prior experience on neuroimaging studies is not necessary, but successful candidates are expected to be experienced in coding in MATLAB and/or Python.

The position is initially offered for 1 year, with the possibility of extension up to 3 years in total, based upon evaluation.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, in accordance with institutional regulations. Fulltime. Discretionary labor system applies. For more information, please contact Professor Takemura by email.

December 24th, 2021 (Japan time)
However, we will potentially close this open call earlier if successful application was made prior to the deadline.

Starting date can be negotiable, but we prefer an earlier starting date as much as possible.

In principle, we will not return the above documents. Application documents will only be used for the selection process and be discarded after the end of selection.

We will interview applicants who passed review of application documents. The interview will be performed either in-person or online (Zoom) depending on the situation of COVID-19 pandemic. Notifications will be sent via email.

National Institute for Physiological Sciences promotes a Gender Equality program by taking various measures to create a workplace where people are able to give full rein to their talents and abilities regardless of their gender. We give hiring priority to females when they are recognized as an equivalent level of candidate in terms of performance and evaluations compared to other applicants. We also take periods of maternity leave, parental leave and leave for elderly care for considerations if applicants specify such periods in their CV.

Personal information included in application documents will be managed under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information in Japan and institutional regulations, and will be only used for selections and hiring purposes.

Hiromasa Takemura
Professor
Division of Sensory and Cognitive Brain Mapping
Department of System Neuroscience
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
E-mail: htakemur@nips.ac.jp