Seeking a Senior Scientist, Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (K24074) Part-time

Senior Scientist, Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher

Primary focus will be on research and development of system software for advancing machine learning, deep learning and large scale I/O acceleration on large-scale systems. We are seeking for postdoctoral researchers and/or research scientists who can perform any of the duties in items 1-9 above, or across multiple items.

Any changes in duties during the contract period or at the time of contract renewal will be within the scope of the above job description.

Applicants must have a doctoral degree in a related field or expect to receive a doctoral degree before the date of appointment. In general, those who earned a doctorate within the past 5 years will be appointed as Postdoctoral Researcher, and those who earned a doctorate more than 5 years ago will be appointed as Research Scientist. Those with advanced research skills and achievements may be hired as Senior Scientist.

Knowledge and experiences with programming in C/C++ and script languages (e.g., Python) in a Linux environment are required. Experience in parallel programming (MPI, OpenMP, other parallel programming languages) and research, development and performance analysis for scaling and accelerating large-scale I/O and AI frameworks is also desirable.

RIKEN Center for Computational Science, High Performance Big Data Research Team (Kobe Campus – South) 7-1-26, Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, JAPAN

RIKEN has implemented a work-from-home system. Employees can work from home in accordance with the prescribed procedures. Employees may be transferred to other locations when necessary to perform duties, in accordance with relevant regulations.

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 327,200 JPY for Postdoctoral Researcher, 458,500 JPY for Research Scientist and 509,100 JPY for Senior Scientist as of April 1, 2025. 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.