Seeking Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (W23301)(Multimodal Data Recognition Research Team)

15 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

RIKEN

Department

Administrative Support Office

Research Field

Engineering
Technology
Information science
Computer science

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

10 Feb 2025 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
[Research field]
RIKEN launched a robotics project in April 2019, aiming at a future society where humans and AI/robots coexist flexibly. In April 2021, the project was renamed as Guardian Robot Project. This project is promoting R & D for the social implementation of next-generation robotics ("brain x AI") that synergistically incorporates the strengths of AI research into brain science and cognitive science. Multimodal data recognition Research Team focuses on multi-modal signal processing and pattern recognition, especially action/facial expression/intension estimation of a person, object recognition by fusing multiple sensor outputs, and 3D scene description.
[Keywords]
Computer Vision, Robotics Applications, Scene Understanding, Action Recognition

* details of the business
RIKEN is Japan's largest and most comprehensive research organization for basic and applied science.

[Work content and job description]
We seek a highly motivated research scientist or postdoctoral researcher to develop environmental perception techniques and implement them for robot applications. We mainly focus on multi-modal signal processing and pattern recognition; especially, fine-grained understanding of the surrounding environment (3D object recognition, utilization of scene graphs, etc.) using video and LiDAR data, necessary for controlling autonomous mobile and interactive robots, and on robot implementation of these recognition technologies.

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

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
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.

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Number of hired 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)

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:3 million yen
Wages description: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.
Working hours:09:00-17:20
Break time:12:00-12:50
Holidays :Days off include public holidays, New Year's holidays (Dec. 29 - Jan 3), and RIKEN Foundation Day.
Paid leave includes annual paid leave (up to 20 days depending on the month of employment), special paid leave (childcare, family nursing care, etc.), and work life balance holidays (up to 7 days depending on the month of employment).
Overtime and other explanations:This position falls under the specialized duties discretionary work system; one working day will be calculated as 7 hours and 30 minutes.
Employment type:Contract employee
Employment type description:Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description: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:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:In principle, the first two months of employment is considered a trial period.

[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).

Additional comments

Handling Personal Data
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Personal information will not be disclosed, transferred or loaned to a third party under any circumstances without just cause.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

RIKEN

Country

Japan

City

Kyoto

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124020615&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Saitama

STATUS: EXPIRED