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Postdoctoral Researcher in AI, Information Processing, and Efficient Large Language Models at RIKEN RIKEN in Japan

Degree Level

Postdoc

Field of study

Computer Science

Funding

Annual income starts from 4 million yen. Salary is based on an annual salary system with fixed and variable components, reflecting experience, skills, and achievements. Discretionary work allowance, commuting allowance, and housing allowance are provided, and social insurance is included.

Deadline

Sep 25, 2027

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Japan

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RIKEN

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Keywords

Computer Science
Information Technology
Mathematics
Information Retrieval
Data Compression
High Performance Computing
Statistics
Large Language Models

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About this position

RIKEN is recruiting a Researcher / Postdoctoral Fellow equivalent for the Compressed Information Processing Team in the Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP), located in Tokyo, Japan.

This position is centered on computer science, information technology, and related areas such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, algorithms and data structures, data compression, information retrieval, databases, computer systems, data mining, and applied mathematics. The team’s research focus includes efficient AI, large language models, AI agents, memory and knowledge management, model routing, long-term memory, search and retrieval, and on-device/edge AI.

The successful candidate will propose and pursue original research directions, design and implement models, algorithms, systems, or evaluation methods, and validate them on real data and tasks. The role also includes publishing papers and releasing research software, in collaboration with researchers inside and outside the team.

Eligibility highlights: a PhD in a relevant field is required or must be obtained by the start date; applicants should have original research achievements, strong programming skills, and the ability to conduct research discussions, write papers, and present in English. Japanese is not required.

Funding: annual income starts from 4 million yen, with discretionary work allowance, commuting allowance, housing allowance, and social insurance.

Deadline: 2027-09-25, though the search may close earlier once a suitable candidate is found.

Apply via the official RIKEN careers page and follow the electronic application instructions on the posting.

Funding details

Annual income starts from 4 million yen. Salary is based on an annual salary system with fixed and variable components, reflecting experience, skills, and achievements. Discretionary work allowance, commuting allowance, and housing allowance are provided, and social insurance is included.

What's required

Applicants must have a PhD in machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, algorithms and data structures, data compression, information retrieval, databases, computer systems, data mining, applied mathematics, or a related field, or be expected to obtain the degree by the start date. Candidates should have original research achievements in the listed or related areas, be able to define their own research problems, design and implement models/algorithms/systems/evaluation methods, and validate them using real data or tasks. Strong programming ability and the ability to discuss research, write papers, and present in English are required; Japanese language ability is not required. Applicants should also be able to work proactively and collaborate smoothly with researchers and engineers inside and outside the lab.

How to apply

Apply through the employer’s web application page linked in the posting. Prepare the required electronic application documents listed on the official RIKEN recruitment page. Applications are accepted until the deadline, but the search may close once a suitable candidate is selected.

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