"Special Postdoctoral Researcher (SPDR), RIKEN FY2027"

RIKEN is currently accepting applications for the FY 2027 Special Postdoctoral Researcher (SPDR) Program, from young, creative, independent researchers who will be a powerful force in furthering RIKEN’s research activities.

Number of openings:
Around 70

Research fields:
Mathematical Sciences (pure mathematics, applied mathematics, computer science, information science, artificial intelligence, etc.), Physics I (particle, nuclear, astrophysics, etc.), Physics II (condensed matter, etc.), Chemistry, Biology (cell biology, developmental biology, plant biology, structural biology, microbiology, imaging, measuring, basic brain science, etc.), Medical Science (brain medical science, immunology, oncology, genome science, etc.) and Engineering that relate to research being conducted at RIKEN.

Qualifications:
Capable of independent and responsible pursuit of a research topic.
See SPDR website for details.
https://www.riken.jp/en/careers/programs/spdr/career2027/

Salary and benefits:
1. Annual salary paid in monthly installments of 550,000 yen (gross amount).
2. Commuting allowance (actual cost up to maximum of 150,000 yen per month)
3. Housing allowance (partial payment of rent)
4. Research budget: 1,000,000 yen per year. in addition, upon review, a maximum of 1,000,000 yen in total can be provided up to two times during the three-year SPDR term.
5. Fixed-term contract employee（3 years)

Applications can be accepted from February 10, Tuesday, to April 9, Thursday, 2026.

Inquiry:
SPDR Desk, Research Personnel Development Section, RIKEN
2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198 Japan
Email: wakate@ml.riken.jp