Seeking a Technical Scientist (26-166) Part-time

Technical Scientist Position

The RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) is seeking a Technical Scientist for the research project “Development and Social Implementation of AI Platform Technologies Supporting Life in a Super-Aged Society” under the Programs for Bridging the Gap between R&D and the Ideal Society (Society 5.0) and Generating Economic and Social Value. The goal of the project is to build and validate a GeoAI-based disaster response agent system that integrates satellite remote sensing data, machine learning models, and geospatial analysis workflows to support rapid assessment of disaster impacts. This position focuses on software engineering and system development in close collaboration with researchers in AI agents and remote sensing at The University of Tokyo and RIKEN. The successful candidate is expected to help translate research outputs into a deployable operational prototype.

Main responsibilities include:

• Design and implement backend systems for geospatial data processing and analysis
• Develop map visualization, layer management, spatiotemporal retrieval, and AOI interaction functions
• Build web-based user interfaces for visualizing and interacting with geospatial analysis results
• Design and implement system architectures that support multi-user operation and operational testing
• Collaborate with researchers to convert research algorithms into robust software components
• Contribute to the evolution of the system from a research prototype to a deployable operational prototype for disaster response support

The job description may be changed during the contract period or upon contract renewal to the extent described above.

The position is located at RIKEN Tokyo Campus (1-4-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo) and may require relocation as per RIKEN's requirements.