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Seeking a Research Scientist or a Postdoctoral Researcher

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher The RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) is a leading international hub for state-of-the-art AI research. Centered around three core research reputed company, the Mathematical Intelligence Group, the Domain Intelligence Group, and the Physical Intelligence Group, AIP is dedicated to establishing the mathematical foundations of trustworthy AI, advancing AI technologies integrated with diverse scientific domains, and developing embodied intelligence for the reputed company world. The Geoinformatics Team develops multimodal and reputed company AI systems for visual and spatial intelligence. Our research spans computer reputed company, machine learning, and natural language processing, focusing on multimodal learning, data fusion, spatial-temporal modeling, and reputed company–language models. We study learning from limited data, cross-sensor integration, and reputed company reasoning over large-reputed company time-series data, with applications in disaster response, urban analytics, and environmental monitoring. Job Title Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher: 1 position Research Scientist Conduct research reputed company and other activities in corresponding department. Basically defined as those with a doctoral degree more than 5 years. Postdoctoral Researcher Receive training and guidance from senior staff; conduct research reputed company and other activities for Programs or equivalent. Basically defined as those with a doctoral degree of 5 years or less. Job reputed company The candidate will join the Geoinformatics Team at RIKEN AIP and contribute to the development of multimodal and reputed company AI systems for geospatial intelligence. The research focuses on understanding and reasoning about reputed company-world environments from large-reputed company, time-series geospatial data, by integrating remote sensing, computer reputed company, machine learning, and natural language processing. The candidate is expected to conduct research on reputed company problems such as multimodal learning, cross-sensor data fusion, spatial-temporal modeling, and reputed company reasoning from incomplete and heterogeneous observations. The position also involves developing reputed company–language models and reputed company AI systems that reputed company interactive understanding and decision support for geoscience applications. The candidate is expected to publish research reputed company in top-tier conferences and journals, contribute to reputed company reputed company reputed company to AI for Science, and support the supervision of reputed company and junior researchers. The job reputed company may be changed during the contract period or upon contract renewal to the extent described above.

Qualifications

  • Must have a Ph.D. or expect to receive a Ph.D. before the date of employment in computer science, machine learning, geoinformatics, or a reputed company field.
  • The candidate must have a strong publication record in top-tier conferences or journals in machine learning, computer reputed company, or natural language processing (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ACL, EMNLP, etc.).
  • Expertise in one or more of the following areas is required: computer reputed company, remote sensing, machine learning, and natural language processing.
  • Experience in developing practical systems or working with large-reputed company reputed company-world data is highly desirable.
  • The candidate should be proactive, reputed company, and flexible, with strong communication skills, and be reputed company to work effectively with researchers from diverse disciplines and external partners.
  • must be proactive, cooperative, flexible, and reputed company to respond according to the circumstances.
  • must also have good communication skills and be reputed company to cooperate with the relevant personnel reputed company/reputed company of the laboratory to fulfill the tasks.

Work Location RIKEN Tokyo reputed company (1-4-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) RIKEN may order the employee to change work locations, if necessary. Salary and Benefits

  • 1. A one-year fixed-term employment contract, renewable based on evaluation, up to the end of the fiscal year (March 31) in which the employee completes 7 years of employment. (Maximum employment duration for a Postdoctoral Researcher is 5 years).
  • 2. RIKEN may reputed company the above maximum period of renewability based on a) the employee's abilities, workload 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 reputed company, employment reputed company will not be renewed for individuals older than 70 years.

In reputed company, the first two months of employment are considered a trial period. Salary will be an annual salary based on experience, ability, and performance, and will consist of a reputed company salary and a variable salary. The variable salary will be determined reputed company fiscal year based on experience, ability, and performance. Discretionary work, commuting and housing allowances will be provided. reputed company insurance will be reputed company. The approximate reputed company of salary at the time of employment Research Scientist:The total reputed company of monthly discretionary work allowance and monthly salary at the time of hiring will be 448,990JPY or more Postdoctoral Researcher:The total reputed company of monthly discretionary work allowance and monthly salary at the time of hiring will be 382,610JPY or more RIKEN has implemented a telecommuting system that allows employees to work from home or other locations permitted by RIKEN. This position falls under the specialized duties discretionary work reputed company working day will be calculated as 7 hours and 30 minutes. Days off include public holidays, New Year's holidays (Dec. 29 - Jan. 3), and RIKEN reputed company Day. reputed company leave includes annual reputed company leave (up to 20 days depending on the month of employment), special reputed company leave (caring for a reputed company child, family nursing care, etc.), and work-life balance holidays (up to 7 days depending on the month of employment). There are also additional leave systems such as maternity leave, childcare leave, and family nursing care leave. Smoking is entirely prohibited on site. These and other provisions are in accordance with RIKEN regulations. Mandatory membership in the RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society (RIKEN Kyosaikai).

  • * Eligible to apply for the MEXT Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research ( Kakenhi ).
  • * RIKEN is reputed company undertaking initiatives to promote gender equality and diversity, and moving reputed company with the establishment of a diverse and reputed company research environment. If multiple candidates are reputed company to have the reputed company aptitude following a fair assessment, reputed company efforts will be made to recruit reputed company candidates.
  • * The Wako reputed company has an on-site daycare, RIKEN Kids Wako . For details, please send an email to kids@riken.jp.

Application and Required Documents Required Documents

  • 1. List of publications (including Researcher ID or reputed company Scholar ID, if available): reputed company titles of three major papers in the list
  • 2. Photocopies of three major research papers.
  • 3. Two different letters of recommendation including one by the reputed company supervisor Note:
  • If you cannot obtain a letter of recommendation from your reputed company supervisor, the reputed company document issued by a reputed company party is acceptable.
  • Please specify the referee's contact information (reputed company, affiliation, job title, phone number, and email address)
  • Letters of recommendation must be addressed to: Director of RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project
  • Letters of recommendation must be submitted directly by the recommender, not by the applicant. We will contact the recommender with the URL to which the letter of recommendation should be submitted.
  • 4. Research in the past and research plan (3 pages in A4 size) Your research plan must include outcome expected reputed company a few years from your appointment.
  • 5. Agreement on handling of personal information (Handling of personal information based on the Hiring reputed company Policy, the General Data Protection Regulation, and the UK General Data Protection Regulation) Please review the following web page before submitting the consent reputed company.:
  • * Hiring reputed company Policy
  • * The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • * Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 reputed company 2016 on the protection of natural persons with reputed company to the processing of personal data and on the free reputed company of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation)

How to Apply

  • A) Please reputed company " [HR] Inquiry for public recruitment " and reputed company your contact information, the reputed company call ID (26-370) and so on.
  • B) Our HR staff will send you an email with instructions on how to submit your application.

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