Technical staff I

Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Application Deadline: 28 Apr 2027 - 23:59 (UTC)

Country: Japan

Type of Contract: Permanent

Job Status: Not Applicable

Hours Per Week: See description

Offer Description

Background of the recruitment and description of the project

Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The Laboratory for Brain Resilience explores the molecular basis of individual variation in brain aging, asking why some brains remain resilient while others decline. We integrate molecular neurobiology, biochemistry, and single-cell omics to identify the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying these differences, with the ultimate goal of translating these insights into lifelong strategies for cognitive health.

Keywords: Molecular neuroscience, Omics analysis, Genomics, Transcriptomics, Bioinformatics

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 Laboratory for Brain Resilience seeks a highly motivated technical staff member to advance research on the molecular mechanisms underlying inter-individual variation in normal brain aging. The successful candidate will support the lab’s computational analyses of large-scale biological datasets including single-cell genomic and transcriptomic data.

Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Under the supervision of the PI, collaborate with experimental team members to design and implement computational workflows for single-cell omics and other large-scale biological datasets.
• Communicate findings clearly and rigorously in writing and in presentations.
• Interface with supercomputer systems at RIKEN and external institutions to manage computational infrastructure and lab data.
• Build and maintain code repositories, contribute to publications, and develop public web browsers for dataset visualization.
• Mentor team members on computational best practices and reproducible research standards.
• Attend lab meetings, share progress updates, and participate in discussions.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

The job description may be changed during the contract period or upon contract renewal to the extent described above.

Assigned department: Existing departments

Work location

Address: 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)

Job title: Technical staff I: 1 position

Start of Employment: As early as possible

Where to apply

Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126042028&ln_jor=1

Additional Information

Benefits

Compensation
Annual salary: 3 million yen

Wages description: Salary will be an annual salary based on experience, ability, and performance, and will consist of a base salary and a variable salary. The variable salary will be determined each fiscal year based on experience, ability, and performance. Discretionary work, commuting and housing allowances will be provided. Social insurance will be applied.

The approximate amount of salary at the time of employment: The total amount of monthly discretionary work allowance and monthly salary at the time of hiring will be 313,660 JPY or more.

Working hours: 09:00-17:20

Break time: 12:00-12:50

Holidays: Days off include public holidays, New Year's holidays (Dec. 29 - Jan 3), and RIKEN Foundation Day. Paid leave includes annual paid leave (up to 20 days depending on the month of employment), special paid leave (caring for a sick child, family nursing care, etc.), and work life balance holidays (up to 7 days depending on the month of employment).

Overtime and other explanations: This position falls under the specialized duties discretionary work system; one working day will be calculated as 7 hours and 30 minutes.

Employment type: Contract employee

Employment type description: Technical staff I

Contract period: Nontenured

Contract period description: 1.A one-year fixed-term employment contract, renewable based on evaluation, up to the end of the fiscal year (March 31) in which the employee completes 3 years of employment. 2.RIKEN may adjust the above maximum period of renewability based on a) the employee’s abilities, work load at the time of contract completion, performance and work attitude and b) the continuation of the employee’s center, laboratory or project and RIKEN’s management situation and budget at the time. In principle, employment contracts will not be renewed for individuals older than 70 years.

Probationary period: present. In principle, the first two months of employment are considered a trial period. There is no change of working conditions.

Various systems

• Pay increase system: Salary will be an annual salary based on experience, ability, and performance, and will consist of a base salary and a variable salary. The variable salary will be determined each fiscal year based on experience, ability, and performance.
• Transportation expenses: available
• Others: Mandatory membership in the RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society (RIKEN Kyosaikai). There are also additional leave systems such as maternity leave, childcare leave, and family nursing care leave.

Insurance

• Employees' Health Insurance: available
• Employees' Pension Insurance: available
• Worker's accident insurance: available
• Employment insurance: available
• Others: available

Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

Smoking is entirely prohibited on site.

Supplementary explanation of compensation

RIKEN has implemented a telecommuting system that allows employees to work from home or other locations permitted by RIKEN.

RIKEN is actively undertaking initiatives to promote gender equality and diversity, and moving forward with the establishment of a diverse and vibrant research environment. If multiple candidates are found to have the same aptitude following a fair assessment, active efforts will be made to recruit female candidates.

The Wako Campus has an on-site daycare, RIKEN Kids Wako. For details, please send an email to kids@riken.jp.

Additional comments

Handling Personal Data: Submitted documents are strictly protected under the RIKEN Privacy Policy and will be used only for the purpose of applicant screening at RIKEN. Personal information will not be disclosed, transferred or loaned to a third party under any circumstances without just cause.

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: RIKEN
• Country: Japan
• City: Saitama