{"id":11830,"date":"2026-03-01T21:33:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T20:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/job\/postdoctoral-research-fellow-in-spintronics-devices-and-materials\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T21:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T20:33:45","slug":"postdoctoral-research-fellow-in-spintronics-devices-and-materials","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/job\/postdoctoral-research-fellow-in-spintronics-devices-and-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Spintronics Devices and Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organization:<\/strong> National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)<\/p>\n

Affiliation:<\/strong> Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials, Magnetic Functional Device Group<\/p>\n

Location:<\/strong> Sengen Site, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan<\/p>\n

Position Type:<\/strong> Fixed Term | Researcher<\/p>\n

Number of Positions:<\/strong> 1<\/p>\n

Work Description<\/h3>\n

The project focuses on next-generation magnetic recording technologies enabling ultra-low power consumption and ultra-high recording density. Research includes magnetic thin-film devices utilizing spin-transfer torque and spin-orbit torque, alongside material studies on magnetic and spin Hall materials.<\/p>\n

Responsibilities include novel material development, thin-film fabrication, advanced microfabrication (photolithography\/electron beam lithography), and magnetization dynamics evaluation (e.g., FMR). The specific research focus will be aligned with the candidate\u2019s expertise.<\/p>\n

The group provides state-of-the-art fabrication and characterization facilities and collaborates with internal NIMS groups and external academic\/industry partners.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/em> Duties are subject to change within the scope of the employee\u2019s position.<\/p>\n

Qualifications<\/h3>\n
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  • Ph.D. in materials science, applied physics, or physics (by appointment)<\/li>\n
  • Expertise in magnetism and magnetic materials<\/li>\n
  • Scientific English communication skills<\/li>\n
  • Desirable: thin-film fabrication (sputtering), magnetic characterization, microfabrication, high-frequency measurements, computational materials research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Employment Details<\/h3>\n
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    • Starting Date:<\/strong> April 1, 2026 or later (negotiable)<\/li>\n
    • Term:<\/strong> One year (renewable up to 5 years with annual evaluation)<\/li>\n
    • Trial Period:<\/strong> 2 months<\/li>\n
    • Working Hours:<\/strong> 7 hours 45 minutes\/day (flex-time system; discretionary deemed 8h15m)<\/li>\n
    • Holidays:<\/strong> Weekends, national holidays, New Year holidays, annual paid leave<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Salary & Benefits<\/h3>\n

      Monthly salary: 345,425\u2013385,626 JPY (reference for newly appointed Ph.D.). Higher salary possible based on experience and ability according to institutional regulations. Deemed overtime allowance included.<\/p>\n

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      • Health Insurance (MEXT Mutual Aid Association)<\/li>\n
      • Welfare Pension Insurance<\/li>\n
      • Employment Insurance<\/li>\n
      • Worker\u2019s Accident Compensation Insurance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Workplace Policy<\/h3>\n

        No smoking except in designated outdoor areas.<\/p>\n

        Application Process<\/h3>\n

        Email application with subject: \u201cpost doc application\u201d including:<\/p>\n

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        • NIMS-CV with photo<\/li>\n
        • List of publications<\/li>\n
        • PDFs of three selected papers<\/li>\n
        • Brief research summary<\/li>\n
        • Contact details of two referees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Contact:<\/strong> Hirofumi Suto
          Magnetic Materials Group, Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials
          National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
          1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan
          Email: SUTO.Hirofumi@nims.go.jp
          Tel: +81-29-859-2324<\/p>\n

          Deadline:<\/strong> Until position is filled. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","job_listing_type":[502,496,497],"job_listing_category":[506,505,351,504],"job_listing_location":[503],"job_listing_tag":[],"class_list":["post-11830","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry","job_listing_type-fixed-term","job_listing_type-postdoctoral","job_listing_type-research","job_listing_category-applied-physics","job_listing_category-magnetic-materials","job_listing_category-materials-science","job_listing_category-spintronics","job_listing_location-tsukuba-ibaraki-japan","is-featured"],"metas":{"_job_featured_image":"","_job_category":{"506":"Applied Physics","505":"Magnetic Materials","351":"Materials Science","504":"Spintronics"},"_job_type":{"502":"Fixed Term","496":"Postdoctoral","497":"Research"},"_job_tag":[],"_job_apply_type":"","_job_apply_url":"","_job_apply_email":"","_job_salary_type":"","_job_experience":"","_job_qualification":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/11830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11830"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/11830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11831,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/11830\/revisions\/11831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_type?post=11830"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_category?post=11830"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_location?post=11830"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanohelp.eu\/careers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=11830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}