Seeking a Research Part-time Worker I or II (26-1396)

The Data Assimilation Research Team at the RIKEN Center for Computational Science seeks one research part-time worker to support data-assimilation research and related activities. The team develops weather-prediction and data-assimilation methods using large computational resources including Fugaku. The position is based at RIKEN’s Kobe Campus and normally involves three hours per day, three days per week, with hours negotiable. The initial one-year contract may be renewed, up to five years in total.

Hourly pay is JPY 1,600–2,200 for Worker I or JPY 1,300–1,550 for Worker II, depending on qualifications. Applications remain open until the position is filled. Applicants prepare the specified documents as a single PDF and upload them through the employer’s linked application form; the official vacancy page gives the full instructions.

Worker I: doctoral-program enrolment or knowledge/experience equivalent to a doctorate. Worker II: master’s-program enrolment or high-level specialist knowledge/skills. Non-Japanese enrolled students must have the appropriate permission to work, no concurrent position outside RIKEN, and work no more than 28 hours per week.