Notice: RCIS was reformed into RISEC on April 1, 2012.
It has been further merged into new Information Technology Research Institute on April 1, 2015.

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Full-time Research Scientist (year 2008)

Currently AIST RCIS is looking for candidates of young researchers to be employed as a full-time, nontenured employee of AIST. Each applicant must either already has a doctoral degree, or is eligible to obtain it by the time of employment.

Available positions

1. Research Scientist (Research Team for Security Fundamentals)

  • Appointment date: 5 years, from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2013 (may be permanent)
  • Application Deadline: 22 June 2007

A position is available for researchers with achievements in Cryptology and theoretical aspect of Information Security.

2. Research Scientist (Research Team for Physical Analysis)

  • Appointment date: 5 years, from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2013 (may be permanent)
  • Application Deadline: 22 June 2007

Applicants are required to be researchers in physical security of cryptographic hardware. Experiences in development of FPGA and/or ASIC LSIs, and ability to perform empirical evaluation and model analysis of the hardware from electronic aspect are required. Researchers who also have knowledge about cryptography, coding theory, and signal processing are especially sought for.

3. Research Scientist (Research Team for Software Security)

  • Appointment date: 5 years, from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2013 (may be permanent)
  • Application Deadline: 22 June 2007

A position is available for researchers who are able to create and implement original ideas in the area of software security. Especially, applicants who have an interest in both theoretical and practical aspects of software verification are welcomed. The applicants are requested to submit a solid and unique proposal for future researches.

Conditions and Procedures

For detailed conditions and procedure, see AIST Job Opportunity page or contact aist-koubo07@m.aist.go.jp. All required documents must be available at AIST headquarter office before the deadline.

For technical details of research, contact rcis-office2007@m.aist.go.jp.