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Postdoctoral Researcher in Materials Informatics and Deep Learning at Toyota Technological Institute Toyota Technological Institute in Japan
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
Fixed-term full-time postdoctoral position with annual income of 4 million to 7 million yen, adjusted based on experience. Benefits include housing allowance or commuting expense reimbursement, a meal allowance of 4,000 yen per month, employee dormitory availability, and standard insurance coverage through the private school mutual aid association.
Deadline
Oct 31, 2026
Country
Japan
University
Toyota Technological Institute

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Toyota Technological Institute is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for the Intelligent Mathematics Laboratory / Mathematical Intelligence Laboratory in Japan. The project sits at the intersection of materials informatics, computer science, deep learning, natural language processing, and knowledge graphs.
The successful candidate will work on building high-performance information extraction systems and on introducing expertise in materials engineering into large-scale language models. The post specifically mentions full tuning, fine-tuning, and LoRA tuning of LLMs in a PyTorch environment, plus representation learning on knowledge graphs and applying that knowledge to open-source models such as Llama. Research outputs are expected to be presented at international conferences and in journal articles.
Eligibility: a doctoral degree in engineering is required (including candidates who will have the doctorate by the appointment date). Experience in materials informatics is desirable, and prior work on LLM fine-tuning or knowledge-graph representation learning is a plus. The target data are in English, and strong commitment to the project is required.
Funding and conditions: this is a fixed-term, full-time postdoctoral appointment for 1 year, renewable annually up to 3 years. Salary is listed as 4 million to 7 million yen per year, depending on experience. Benefits include housing allowance or commuting reimbursement, a meal allowance, dormitory access, and insurance coverage.
Location: Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Deadline: applications must arrive between 2026-08-27 and 2026-10-31, with an interim selection at the end of September and possible early closure once a suitable candidate is found.
How to apply: email one PDF or ZIP file containing the required documents (CV, achievements list, ~3 major papers, research summary, research plan, and one recommendation letter) to [email protected]. Use the subject line specified in the post and send the password in a separate email.
Funding details
Fixed-term full-time postdoctoral position with annual income of 4 million to 7 million yen, adjusted based on experience. Benefits include housing allowance or commuting expense reimbursement, a meal allowance of 4,000 yen per month, employee dormitory availability, and standard insurance coverage through the private school mutual aid association.
What's required
Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in engineering, including those who will have the doctorate by the appointment date. Research experience in materials informatics is desirable. Experience with fine-tuning large-scale language models in a PyTorch environment and with representation learning for knowledge graphs would be beneficial. Dedication to the project is required; the target data are in English.
How to apply
Prepare all application documents as one PDF or ZIP file, set a password, and email it to [email protected] with the subject line 'PD (Intelligent Mathematics Laboratory) Application Documents'. Send the password in a separate email. If the file is too large, it may be split into two emails after prior contact.
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