Seeking Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (W24316) Full-time

Research Scientist Or Postdoctoral Researcher Positions

The RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project has been launched since April 2016 with the subsidy for “Advanced Integrated Intelligence Platform Project-Artificial Intelligence/Big Data/Internet of Things/Cybersecurity.” Our center aims to achieve scientific breakthrough and to contribute to the welfare of society and humanity through developing innovative technologies. The Robot Learning Team works on algorithms and methodologies for robotic agents to learn skills for performing tasks in physical environments.

The candidate will work on problems at the intersection of reinforcement learning, imitation learning, robotics and motion planning. The candidate is expected to carry out research and publish their findings in top robotics and machine-learning conferences, and help in the management of the group, as well as supervision of internship students and technical staffs. The position is meant to further the careers of early-career researchers who wish to pursue a career in academia.

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

RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (1-4-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo)

The monthly base salary is 384,000 JPY for Research Scientist, 327,200 JPY for Postdoctoral Researcher as of April 1, 2025. The monthly base salary and variable salary are subject to change due to amendments to RIKEN regulations.

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

Required documents include a list of publications, photocopies of three major research papers, two different letters of recommendation, research in the past and research plan, and a consent form for handling personal information based on GDPR.

Application documents will not be returned. We cannot answer any inquiry about information regarding application status or evaluation details prior to, during, or after the evaluation process.