Type B - Tenured Position
Type B is a tenured position of research scientist normally offered to a candidate with significant research achievements and management experience.
Job Opportunities for the 1st round of Open Recruitment 2025 - Closed at 23:59 on 8 May 2025 (JST)
Entry ID
ITH-1 |
Title |
Research and Development in Information Technology for Co-prosperity with Humans |
Job Summary and Essential/Desirable Skills and Experience |
We are recruiting research scientists who can contribute to developing technologies to (A)solve social issues such as declining birthrates and an aging population, (B)anticipate changes in the industrial structure and create new customer values, or (C) creating new social value with a view to social implementation.
In this position a researcher will engage in research and development of artificial intelligence technology to achieve human-centered AI society, human interaction technology to augment human functions, digital architecture technology for achieving a data-driven digital society, and cyber-physical system, security, and mobility technology to support sophisticated industrial and social systems.
Candidates are expected to have extensive experience in research areas, such as informatics, artificial intelligence, robotics, controlling engineering, psychology, physiology, ergonomics, service engineering and safety engineering.
A strong motivation for conducting translational research to solve problems in industry and society is highly desired. We welcome those who do not have a doctoral degree but who are motivated to utilize their practical experience at a company for the social implementation of AIST's R&D. |
Start of Employment |
April 1st, 2026 |
Research Unit |
Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, Cyber Physical Security Research Institute, Research Institute for Human and Societal Augmentation, Intelligent Platforms Research Institute, Intelligent Systems Research Institute, CNRS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory |
Work Location |
AIST Tsukuba、AIST Kashiwa、AIST Tokyo Waterfront、AIST Kansai |
URL |
Department of Information Technology and Human Factors
https://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/dept/en_dithf.html
Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute
https://unit.aist.go.jp/hiiri/index-en.html
Artificial Intelligence Research Center
https://www.airc.aist.go.jp/en/recruit/
Cyber Physical Security Research Institute (Web page is for the previous organization)
https://www.cpsec.aist.go.jp/index_en.html
Research Institute for Human and Societal Augmentation (Web page is for the previous organization)
https://unit.aist.go.jp/harc/en/index.html
Intelligent Platforms Research Institute (Web page is for the previous organization)
https://www.digiarc.aist.go.jp/en/
Intelligent Systems Research Institute (Web page is for the previous organization)
https://unit.aist.go.jp/icps/index_en.html
CNRS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory
https://unit.aist.go.jp/jrl-22022/en/ |
Inquiry |
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Number of Position |
Approximately 18 positions |
Key Words |
Artificial intelligence (AI)/Data engineering/Cyber-Physical System/Healthcare/Security |
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Entry ID
ITH-2 |
Title |
Research and Development of Digital Manufacturing Technology for highly functional/valuable products and services |
Job Summary and Essential/Desirable Skills and Experience |
We are recruiting highly motivated researchers who pursue research and development of digital manufacturing technology for high-value-added services, higher efficiency and reliability in manufacturing by applying smart-textile. We need researchers who have knowledge and experience in any field of physics and chemistry, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, materials engineering, informatics, biomedical engineering and biomaterials, measurement engineering, and precision engineering, then is enthusiastic about developing advanced digital processing and evaluation technologies for digital smart textile fabrication aiming to sensing human bio-information, motion and movement.
We welcome those who do not have a doctoral degree but who are motivated to utilize their practical experience at a company for the social implementation of AIST's R&D. |
Start of Employment |
April 1st, 2026 |
Research Unit |
Research Institute for Human and Societal Augmentation |
Work Location |
Hokuriku Digital Manufacturing Center, AIST |
URL |
Department of Information Technology and Human Factors
https://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/dept/en_dithf.html
Research Institute for Human and Societal Augmentation (Web page is for the previous organization)
https://unit.aist.go.jp/harc/en/index.html |
Inquiry |
ith-jobs-ml*aist.go.jp
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Number of Position |
Approximately 18 positions |
Key Words |
Smart textile/Bio-information measurement/Service engineering/Digital engineering |
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Type D - Fixed Term position
Type D is a fixed-term position under annual salary system designed to appoint a highly qualified research scientist to promote research project flexibly and effectively.
Job Opportunities for the 1st round of Open Recruitment 2025 - Closed at 23:59 on 8 May 2025 (JST)
Entry ID
ITH-3 |
Title |
Research and Development in Information Technology for Co-prosperity with Humans |
Job Summary and Essential/Desirable Skills and Experience |
We are recruiting research scientists who can contribute to developing technologies to (A)solve social issues such as declining birthrates and an aging population, (B)anticipate changes in the industrial structure and create new customer values, or (C) creating new social value with a view to social implementation.
In this position a researcher will engage in research and development of artificial intelligence technology to achieve human-centered AI society, human interaction technology to augment human functions, digital architecture technology for achieving a data-driven digital society, and cyber-physical system, security, and mobility technology to support sophisticated industrial and social systems.
Candidates are expected to have extensive experience in research areas, such as informatics, artificial intelligence, robotics, controlling engineering, psychology, physiology, ergonomics, service engineering and safety engineering.
A strong motivation for conducting translational research to solve problems in industry and society is highly desired. |
Start of Employment |
April 1st, 2026 |
Research Unit |
Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, Cyber Physical Security Research Institute, Research Institute for Human and Societal Augmentation, Intelligent Platforms Research Institute, Intelligent Systems Research Institute, CNRS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory |
Work Location |
AIST Tsukuba、AIST Kashiwa、AIST Tokyo Waterfront、AIST Kansai |
URL |
Department of Information Technology and Human Factors
https://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/dept/en_dithf.html
Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute
https://unit.aist.go.jp/hiiri/index-en.html
Artificial Intelligence Research Center
https://www.airc.aist.go.jp/en/recruit/
Cyber Physical Security Research Institute (Web page is for the previous organization)
https://www.cpsec.aist.go.jp/index_en.html
Research Institute for Human and Societal Augmentation (Web page is for the previous organization)
https://unit.aist.go.jp/harc/en/index.html
Intelligent Platforms Research Institute (Web page is for the previous organization)
https://www.digiarc.aist.go.jp/en/
Intelligent Systems Research Institute (Web page is for the previous organization)
https://unit.aist.go.jp/icps/index_en.html
CNRS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory
https://unit.aist.go.jp/jrl-22022/en/ |
Inquiry |
ith-jobs-ml*aist.go.jp
(Replace "*" with "@") |
Number of Position |
A few of positions available |
Key Words |
Artificial intelligence (AI)/Data engineering/Cyber-Physical System/Healthcare/Security |
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