Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-1043)
Laboratory
Brain Functional Dynamics Collaboration Laboratory
RIKEN Center for Brain Science
(Team Director: Masanori Matsuzaki)
Outline of Laboratory
Studies of cortical circuits of higher brain function in the small primate common marmoset. We use wide-area, high-resolution fluorescence imaging as our main methodology. In particular, we aim to elucidate the interactions between the temporal, parietal and frontal lobes that enable social behavior including vocal communication.
Job title and Job description
Job title
Postdoctoral Researcher, 1 position
Postdoctoral Researcher is defined as those with a doctoral degree of 5 years or less.
Job description
Study of cortical circuits of vocalization in common marmosets.
The job description may be changed during the contract period or upon contract renewal to the extent described above.
Qualification
The candidate should possess a doctoral degree in a related field (neuroscience)
Work location
RIKEN Center for Brain Science (2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198)
RIKEN may order the employee to change work locations, if necessary.
Salary and benefits
The contract shall run from the date of hire until 31 March 2026.
In principle, the first two months of employment is considered a trial period.
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 annual salary at the time of employment:
The monthly salary including discretionary work allowance at the time of employment will be 367,925 JPY or more.
RIKEN has a telecommuting system, but this position requires attendance at the work location. Therefore, the telecommuting system is not available for this position, in principle. For more information, please get in touch with the hiring staff at eiko.hattori @riken.jp.
This position falls under the specialized duties discretionary work system; one working day will be calculated as 7 hours and 30 minutes.
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).
There are also additional leave systems such as maternity leave, childcare leave, and family nursing care leave.
Smoking is entirely prohibited on site.
These and other provisions are in accordance with RIKEN regulations.
Mandatory membership in the RIKEN Mutual Benefit Society (RIKEN Kyosaikai).
*Eligible to apply for the MEXT Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi).
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.
Application and required documents
Required documents
- 1.Complete CV or CV (with email address)
- *Write the RIKEN job ad number “25-1043”, indicated in the parentheses next to the job title, in the RIKEN job ad number section in the upper right corner of your CV.
- 2.List of research achievement and publications (including Researcher ID or Google Scholar ID, if available)
- 3.External funding awarded
- 4.Summary of research experience to date
- 5.Reason for applying for the post
- 6.A letter of recommendation from the current supervisor (If unavailable, a letter from a substitute reference will be acceptable.)
- *Please specify the referee’s contact information (Name, affiliation, job title, phone number, and email address)
- 7.Consent form for handling personal information based on GDPR
- *If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or UK, you are required to submit the document, " Consent form for handling personal information based on GDPR and Regulation of the European Parliament and of the council of on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (UK General Data Protection Regulation)" with your signature.
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- *If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or UK, you are required to submit the document, " Consent form for handling personal information based on GDPR and Regulation of the European Parliament and of the council of on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (UK General Data Protection Regulation)" with your signature.
How to apply
The above documents except the recommendation letters combined into a single ZIP file should be uploaded to the following link:
Postdoctoral Researcher position, Brain Functional Dynamics Collaboration Laboratory, CBS, RIKEN
After you uploaded the ZIP file, please let us (eiko.hattori@riken.jp) know the file name of the uploaded file.
Recommendation letters must be directly submitted from the referees to the following link with the file name " [applicant’s name] (Recommendation letter)". Please specify the applicant's name, referee's name and contact information in the recommendation letter.
Postdoctoral Researcher position, Brain Functional Dynamics Collaboration Laboratory, CBS, RIKEN
After the referees uploaded the recommendation letter, please let us (eiko.hattori@riken.jp) know the file name of the uploaded file.
If a confirmation email is not received within 7 days after submission, please contact: eiko.hattori@riken.jp.
Note: All the submitted documents will not be returned.
Deadline
Open until the position is filled
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.
Selection process
Application screening and interview for selected applicants
Notification of hiring decision
The notification of hiring decision (conditional offer of employment) regarding this selection shall be carried out through the presentation of an Employment Contract or a Conditional Offer of Employment issued by RIKEN.
Start of Employment
November 16, 2025 (Negotiable)
Contact Information
RIKEN Center for Brain Science
Brain Functional Dynamics Collaboration Laboratory
Email: eiko.hattori@riken.jp
For inquiries, please send an email.