About this position
[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
- Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The Advanced Semiconductor Science Program promotes R&D utilizing cutting-edge semiconductor technologies, including 3D integrated techniques. Our team is engaged in developing the application-specific processors and the domain-specific processors to accelerate scientific computing and AI.
Keywords: ASIC, AI semiconductor, co-design, deep learning, LLM, distributed deep learning, Bayesian machine learning, quantization, low precision
- details of the business
RIKEN is Japan's largest and most comprehensive research organization for basic and applied science.
[Work content and job description]
The candidates will join the sub-group “R&D of Processors for Edge AI” (Co-PI: Keigo Nishida) under the research project “Acceleration of Edge Intelligence for AI for Science” of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) R&D Program for Next-generation Edge AI Semiconductors project, and engage in research and development on hardware–algorithm co-design for low-precision Bayesian deep learning.
In carrying out this project, they will actively leverage AI technologies to accelerate hardware development, and also work on developing new AI methods. They will promote the research while closely coordinating and collaborating with researchers affiliated with other research groups. In addition, they will be involved in various duties related to the operation and management of the assigned research team.
The project is scheduled to end on December 15, 2030.
The job description may be changed during the contract period or upon contract renewal to the extent described above.
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Existing departments
[Work location]
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351-0198 Saitama , 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, RIKEN Wako Campus
RIKEN may order the employee to change work locations, if necessary.
[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Number of hired description:Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Scientist 1-2 position(s)
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.
The applicant will be assigned to an appropriate position based on your ability, aptitude, etc.
The difference in positions is as follows:
Research Scientist
Carries out research and other work in accordance with laboratory research themes.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Carries out research and other work in accordance with laboratory research themes under the mentorship and training of supervisors.
Job content supplemental explanation:Start of Employment
April 1, 2026 or later (Negotiable)
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