Academic Employment Opportunities at the NII, Research and Development Center for Large Language Models (LLMC), Project Researcher (Specified fixed-term employment)
2024/11/11
1. Job title:
Project Researcher (Specified fixed-term employment)
*Note: Depending on achievements, the title of Project Professor, Project Associate Professor or Project Assistant Professor may be awarded additionally.
2. Number of recruits:
Around 5
3. Work location:
Research and Development Center for Large Language Models (in the Palace Side Building, 1-1-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Direct connection from Takebashi Station of Tokyo Metro, 5 min. walk from Exit A9 of Jimbocho Station of Toei Subway and Tokyo Metro.
4. Affiliation:
Research and Development Center for Large Language Models (LLMC), National Institute of Informatics (NII)
URL: https://llmc.nii.ac.jp/en/
5. Job description:
Since May 2023, the NII has launched the LLM-jp (LLM Research Group) (https://llm-jp.nii.ac.jp/en/), advancing the construction of open large language models (LLMs) strong in Japanese language and related research and development. In October 2023, it released 13 billion parameter LLMs, and work is currently underway on a 175 billion parameter LLM.
Building on such achievements, the NII has become the organization implementing the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s project “Formation of a Research and Development Hub for Ensuring Transparency and Reliability of Generative AI Models.”
Project researchers will conduct research or development on any of the 12 R&D topics listed as the LLMC’s mission, as well as the “Research and Development on Multimodal LLMs” which will be a new topic from next fiscal year.
Please click here to learn more about the LLMC’s mission.
6. Requirements:
- They must be proficient in one or more of the 12 topics mentioned in Section 5 above, and preferably have knowledge of multiple topics.
*Please click here to learn more about the 12 topics. - They must have communication and document creation abilities in both Japanese and English.
- (Common to applicants for the Research / Development position)
In addition, applicants must satisfy the following.
For those engaging in Research:
- They must hold a doctorate degree (or expected to obtain it by the hiring date).
For those engaging in Development:
- They must hold a doctoral or master’s degrees (or expected to obtain it), or bachelor’s degree (or expected to graduate by the hiring date), or equivalent development experience.
7. Period of employment:
From November 1, 2024, onwards to March 31, 2025.
*If outstanding performance is achieved, the contract will be actively renewed, and a salary increase will also be considered.
However, the maximum extension of the contract will be until March 31, 2029, and the contract will be renewed on an annual basis.
8. Workdays:
Five days a week, Monday through Friday
Days off: Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, and year-end and New Year’s holidays (December 29 – January 3).
Summer vacation: Any two consecutive days between August 12 and 18, excluding Saturdays and Sundays.
Remote work may be allowed depending on the situation.
9. Working hours:
Discretionary work system (considered as 7 hours and 45 minutes of work per day).
10. Leave of absence:
Conferred in accordance with regulations:
Annual paid leave
Vacation other than annual paid leave
11. Salary:
- Basic salary: From 520,000 JPY per month (calculated based on experience and expertise).
[Model Cases (subject to change based on experience and abilities)]
27 years old (Researcher level): Approx. 628,000 JPY per month.
30 years old (Assistant Professor level): Approx. 706,000 JPY per month.
40 years old (Associate Professor level): Approx. 960,000 JPY per month. - Commuting allowance: Actual expense within a limit, if eligibility criteria are met.
- Payday: At month-end closing, generally on the 17th of the same month.
12. Insurance:
Employment and workers’ compensation insurance covered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association in accordance with laws and regulations.
13. Application document:
Send the following documents in PDF format electronically to llm-job-offer(at)nii.ac.jp (replace (at) with @), with the subject: “Application for NII LLMC Project Researcher.”
- Resume in the format specified by ROIS (with photo and signature; include phone number and email address).
In addition, applicants must fill in the following two items in the “(6) Requests for the job” section.- Desired position (specify research, development, or both).
*Please check Section 6 above for the requirements for each position. - One or more of the topics (1) to (12) they are interested in.
*Please check the topics described in the “Organization/Research Topics” section of our website (https://llmc.nii.ac.jp/en/overview/#Research-Issues), and write the topic number(s) (multiple selections allowed). If you wish to be engaged in the “Research and Development on Multimodal LLMs,” please clearly state that. Please note that after being hired, you may be asked to work on topics other than you select depending on the LLMC’s R&D status).
- Desired position (specify research, development, or both).
- List of R&D achievements (free format; classify by paper/presentation, with/without peer review; include development achievements; URL of homepage if available).
- Copies of up to 3 major academic papers.
- Summary of past R&D and future aspirations (about 1 page A4 paper).
- Contact information of one referee.
14. Selection procedure:
After document screening, interview dates will be communicated as needed. Interviews may be conducted online.
Please kindly note that any travel expenses for face-to-face interview or data communication charges for online interview incurred will not be reimbursed.
15. Notification of application results:
Applicants will be notified as soon as the decision is made.
16. Deadline of application:
Applications will be considered at any time. Recruitment will close once positions are filled.
17. Inquires and address to send applications:
For document submission & inquiries about job content:
LLMC Administration Office, Attention: Kobayashi
E-mail: llm-job-offer (at) nii.ac.jp (replace (at) with @).
For inquiries about working conditions:
General Affairs Division, Personnel Team, Attention: Sato
TEL: (03)4212-2018
E-mail: jinji (at) nii.ac.jp (replace (at) with @).
18. Employer:
Inter-University Research Institute Corporation
Research Organization of Information and Systems
President Masaru Kitsuregawa
19. Miscellaneous:
Any questions shall be addressed to the email address above, with the subject: “Inquiry for NII LLMC Project Researcher Application.”
Personal information submitted for this recruitment will be used only for selection purposes and will be destroyed responsibly after the selection process, except for those hired. Please note that personal information of the hired person will be used for recruitment procedures such as personnel affairs, labor, salary-related processing, and various procedures in the office.
NII actively promotes female researchers as a part of gender equality. In this recruitment, women will be actively hired if they are deemed equal in performance (research and development achievements, educational achievements, social contributions, etc.).
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