Careers

Dec. 27, 2024

Seeking an Assistant (W24297)
Laboratory for Circuit and Behavioral Physiology

Laboratory

Laboratory for Circuit and Behavioral Physiology, Center for Brain Science (Team Leader: Thomas McHugh)

Research Field

Biology

Outline of Laboratory

The hippocampus is one of the most well characterized and intensely studied regions of the mammalian brain and an ideal model system to test hypotheses linking memory and neural information representation. My laboratory combines in vivo hippocampal electrophysiology and cutting-edge conditional genetics to address research questions at a high level of precision.

Job Title and Job Description

Job title

Assistant: 1 position

Job description

Seeking an administrative assistant for a large highly international (combination of foreign and Japanese personnel) laboratories. Main duties will be to coordinate with central administrative offices within CBS and RIKEN for purchasing, lab management and budget matters as well as providing language support for international staff.
The job description may be changed during the contract period or upon contract renewal to the extent described above.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have administrative experience and speak both English and Japanese. Work experience at RIKEN and high familiarity with RIKEN administration and procedures is a plus, but not required.

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

  1. 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 5 years of employment.
  2. RIKEN may adjust the above maximum period of renewability based on a) the employee’s abilities, workload 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 218,600JPY as of April 1st 2025. The monthly base salary and variable salary are subject to change due to amendments to RIKEN regulations.
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 at the time of employment will be more than 220,800 JPY.
Mandatory membership in the RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society (RIKEN Kyosaikai).
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.

The Wako Campus has an on-site daycare, RIKEN Kids Wako. For details, please send an email to the HR at kids＠riken.jp.

Application and Required Documents

Required Documents

  1. Complete CV
    WORD(56KB) or EXCEL(159KB)
    *Write down in the notes section of your CV the number written next to the title of the job position (e.g. W24297).
  2. Reason for applying for the post (personal strengths, motivation, etc)

    3. Optional documents:

  3. Letter of recommendation (including one from the current supervisor, If available)
    Please specify the referee’s contact information (Name, affiliation, job title, phone number, and email address)
  4. Work history

  5. 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:
    https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection_en

    You will find detailed information about 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 GDPR) on the following website:
    https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-and-the-eu/

How to apply

The above documents combined into a single ZIP file should be uploaded to the following website:
Lab Assistant position, Lab for Circuit and Behavioral Physiology, CBS, RIKEN
After you uploaded the ZIP file, please let us (thomas.mchugh＠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 at RIKEN. Personal information will not be disclosed, transferred or loaned to a third party under any circumstances without just cause.

Selection Process

Selection will be made based on application screening and interviews.

Start of Employment

April 1, 2025 or later (Negotiable)

Remarks

Please send your questions via email.

Contact Information

RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Laboratory for Circuit and Behavioral Physiology
Email: thomas.mchugh@riken.jp.
For inquiries, please send an email.