Job type

• Researcher/Postdoc level

Research field

• Informatics - Intelligent informatics
• Informatics - Intelligent robotics

Wages

• Annual Salary : 3 million yen ~

  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 355,000 JPY for Research Scientist, and 300,000 JPY for Postdoctoral Researcher as of April 1st 2024. The monthly base salary and variable salary are subject to change due to amendments to RIKEN regulations.
  
  Discretionary work, commuting and housing allowances will be provided. Social insurance will be applied.
  
  The approximate amount of monthly salary at the time of employment:
  The monthly salary including discretionary work allowance at the time of employment will be 399,010 JPY or more for Research Scientist, and 337,185 JPY or more for Postdoctoral Researcher.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  ・must have a Ph.D. or is expected to receive a Ph.D. in computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning, multimedia processing, or a related field before the date of employment.
  ・must be proactive, cooperative, flexible, and able to respond according to the circumstances.
  ・must also have good communication skills and cooperate with the relevant personnel within/outside of the laboratory to fulfill the tasks.

Employment Type

• Contract employee

  Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  1.A one-year fixed-term employment contract, renewable based on evaluation, to a maximum of the end of the fiscal year 2026 (March 31 2027) in which the employee completes 3 years of employment.
  2.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.

  Probationary period present

  In principle, the first two months of employment is considered a trial period.

Work location

• 619-0288 Kyoto 2-2-2 Hikaridai, Souraku-gun Seika-cho, RIKEN Keihanna Campus, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)

  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.

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : 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.

  Transportation expenses : available

  Others : Mandatory membership in the RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society (RIKEN Kyosaikai).
  There are also additional leave systems such as maternity leave, childcare leave, and family nursing care leave.

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

  Others : available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Smoking is not permitted on site except in designated smoking areas. Smoking will be entirely prohibited on site from April 2024.

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  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.
  
  Also, eligible for an exemption from repayment for category 1 scholarship loans provided by the Japan Student Services Organization before fiscal year 2003, and eligible applying for the MEXT Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi).

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Description

  Job title, available positions
  Seeking Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher 1 position
  
  Research Scientist
  Carries out research and other work in accordance with team research themes.
  Postdoctoral Researcher
  Carries out research and other work in accordance with team research themes under the direction of supervisors.
  
  Postdoctoral Researcher is defined as those with a doctoral degree of 5 years or less.
  Research Scientist is defined as those with a doctoral degree more than 5 years.

• Job content supplemental explanation

  Start of employment
  April 1, 2024 (Negotiable)

Application period

• 2024/02/10~2025/02/10 Deadline for receipt

  Deadline
  Open until the position is filled

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  Please refer to "job Posting URL"
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  Please refer to "job Posting URL"

  Other online application forms
  Please refer to "job Posting URL"

• Return of application documents

  Others

  Application documents will not be returned.
  Submitted documents including personal information will be used only for the purpose of applicant screening.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Application screening and interview (possibly be web) for selected applicants

• Notification of result

  The results will be notified individually by e-mail,etc.

Contact details

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