Careers
Sep. 26, 2024
Seeking a Technical Staff I or II
Laboratory for Motor Circuit Plasticity
RIKEN Center for Brain Science (W24186)
Laboratory
Laboratory for Motor circuit plasticity, Center for Brain Science (Team Leader: Aya Takeoka)
Research Field
Engineering, Computational Science, Biology, Interdisciplinary
Keyword
Neurocircuits, motor control, motor learning, in-vivo electrophysiology, in-vitro electrophysiology, kinematic analysis, single-cell RNA sequencing, virus-mediated circuit tracing, mouse genetics, circuit activity manipulation
Research Field
Neurocircuit mechanisms of motor control
Job Title and Job Description
Job title, available positions
Technical staff I or II ： 2 positions
The Laboratory of Motor circuit plasticity (PI: Aya Takeoka) at RIKEN Center for Brain Science is seeking an organized and highly motivated lab technician to join our group. Our lab employs multi-disciplinary approaches, including genetics, quantitative behavior analysis, electrophysiology, and neural circuit mapping and manipulation to study the basic mechanisms underlying how we learn to control movements.
*Technical staff I must provide technical supports independently to implement the lab missions.
**Technical staff II must provide technical supports under the direction of the supervisor.
*The applicant will be assigned to an appropriate position based on his/her ability, aptitude, etc.
Job description
The lab technician will help manage the lab and support the team in daily research. He/She will be responsible for aspects of lab organization such as lab equipment maintenance, experimental preparation, and overseeing biosafety requirements. The successful candidate is also expected to take a leadership role in supporting research in the lab. We will provide training.
The job description may be changed during the contract period or upon contract renewal to the extent described above.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in biotechnology or related fields.
- The successful candidate must be meticulous, self-motivated, and able to troubleshoot and interact well with other members of a diverse research team.
- Is flexible and willing to obtain new expertise and experiences.
- Good verbal and written English communication skills.
Work Location
RIKEN Center for Brain Science (2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198)
RIKEN has implemented a work-from-home system. Employees can work from home in accordance with the prescribed procedures.
RIKEN may order the employee to change work locations, if necessary.
Salary and Benefits
- A one-year fixed-term employment contract, renewable based on evaluation, to a maximum of the end of the fiscal year (March 31) in which the employee completes 7 years of employment.
- RIKEN may adjust the above maximum period of renewability based on a) the employee’s abilities, work load at the time of contract completion, performance and work attitude and b) the continuation of the employee’s center, laboratory or project and RIKEN’s management situation and budget at the time. In principle, employment contracts will not be renewed for individuals older than 70 years.
In principle, the first two months of employment is considered a trial period.
Salary will be an annual salary based on experience, ability, and performance, and will consist of a base salary and a variable salary. The variable salary will be determined each fiscal year based on experience, ability, and performance. The monthly base salary is 215,600 JPY as of April 1st 2024. The monthly base salary and variable salary are subject to change due to amendments to RIKEN regulations.
Discretionary work (Technical staff I), commuting and housing allowances will be provided. Social insurance will be applied.
The approximate amount of annual salary at the time of employment:
The monthly salary including discretionary work allowance at the time of employment will be 244,800 JPY or more for Technical staff I.
The monthly salary at the time of employment will be 217,800 JPY or more for Technical staff II.
Mandatory membership in the RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society (RIKEN Kyosaikai).
【Technical staff Ⅰ & technical staff II】
Technical staffⅠ position falls under the specialized duties discretionary work system; one working day will be calculated as 7 hours and 30 minutes.
Technical staffⅡ falls under the non-discretionary work system; Work hours: 9:00 to 17:20 (lunch break 12:00 to 12:50). Supervisors may instruct employees to work outside of these hours.
Days off include public holidays, New Year's holidays (Dec. 29 - Jan 3), and RIKEN Foundation Day.
Paid leave includes annual paid leave (up to 20 days depending on the month of employment), special paid leave (childcare, family nursing care, etc.), and work life balance holidays (up to 7 days depending on the month of employment).
There are also additional leave systems such as maternity leave, childcare leave, and family nursing care leave.
Smoking is entirely prohibited on site.
These and other provisions are in accordance with RIKEN regulations.
RIKEN is actively undertaking initiatives to promote gender equality and diversity, and moving forward with the establishment of a diverse and vibrant research environment. If multiple candidates are found to have the same aptitude following a fair assessment, active efforts will be made to recruit female candidates.
RIKEN has a work-from-home system, but this position requires attendance at the work location. Therefore, the work-from-home system is not available for this position.
The Wako Campus has an on-site daycare, RIKEN Kids Wako. For details, please send an email to the HR at kids [at] riken.jp.
Application and Required Documents
- Complete CV (with photo and email address)
WORD(56KB) or EXCEL(159KB)
（RIKEN CV）*Write the RIKEN job ad number “W24186”, indicated in the parentheses next to the job title, in the RIKEN job ad number section in the upper right corner of your CV.
（Original CV）*Write down in the notes section of your CV the number written next to the title of the job position (e.g. W24186). - List of research achievement and publications
- List of acquired skills
- Summary of research experience to date
- Reason for applying for the post
- A letter of recommendation from the current supervisor (If unavailable, a letter from a substitute reference will be acceptable.）
*Please specify the referee’s contact information (Name, affiliation, job title, phone number, and email address) Consent form for handling personal information based on GDPR
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA)or UK, you are required to submit the document, “Consent form for handling personal information based on GDPR and Regulation of the European Parliament and of the council of on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (UK General Data Protection Regulation)” with your signature.You will find detailed information about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the following website:
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https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-and-the-eu/
How to apply
The above documents except the recommendation letters combined into a single ZIP file should be uploaded to the following website:
Laboratory for Motor Circuit Plasticity Team, Center for Brain Science, RIKEN
The file name of the ZIP should contain your contact email address.
After you uploaded the ZIP file, please let us (aya.takeoka [at] riken.jp) know the file name of the uploaded file.
Recommendation letters must be directly submitted from the referees to the following website with the file name "XXXX [applicant’s name] (Recommendation letter)". Please specify the applicant's name, referee's name and contact information in the recommendation letter.
Technical Staff I or II position, Laboratory for Motor Circuit Plasticity Team, Center for Brain Science, RIKEN
After the referees uploaded the recommendation letter, please let us (aya.takeoka [at] riken.jp) know the file name of the uploaded file.
Note: All the submitted documents will not be returned.
Deadline
Open until the position is filled
Handling personal data
Submitted documents are strictly protected under the RIKEN Privacy Policy and will be used only for the purpose of applicant screening. Personal information will not be disclosed, transferred or loaned to a third party under any circumstances without just cause.
Selection Process
Application screening and interview for selected applicants
Start of Employment
As early as possible
Contact Information
RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Laboratory for Motor Circuit Plasticity
Email: aya.takeoka [at] riken.jp ※Please replace [at] with ＠.
For inquiries, please send an email.