Job posting for one postdoc position in the Agentic AI Research Team (AART)

Organisation/Company

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Research Field

Technology
Information science
Engineering
Computer science

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Application Deadline

31 Mar 2026 - 23:59 (UTC)

Country

Japan

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The Agentic AI Research Team (AART) is seeking an outstanding postdoctoral researcher specializing in NLP or applied mathematics/statistics/computer science, willing to specialize their research on large language models (LLMs). The successful candidate will contribute to the development of trustworthy LLMs by focusing on either uncertainty quantification or how uncertainty should be expressed to users.
https://unit.aist.go.jp/deihrd07/keiyaku_koubo/2025-airc_0043.html

[Work content and job description]
・Develop uncertainty quantification techniques tailored for a multi-modal setting
・Design frameworks to evaluate valuable LLMs' responses beyond simple correctness (e.g., cautiousness, informativeness or consistency)
・Investigate and mitigate hallucination, misinformation, or bias in LLM-generated responses
・Leverage structured knowledge (e.g., graphs) and symbolic reasoning to enhance model robustness and interpretability
・Collaborate with interdisciplinary researchers to build agents for real-world applications
・Contribute to publications in top-tier conferences or journals in applied mathematics/statistics/AI/ML/NLP

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
135-0064 Tokyo Artificial Intelligence Research Center, AIST, Tokyo Waterfront Bio-IT Research Building 2-4-7 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0064

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126010475&ln_jor=1

[Compensation]
Hourly wage:2200 yen - 2500 yen
Wages description:Hourly payment system, from 2,200 to 2,500 yen per hour (decided based on AIST's policy)
Working hours:09:30-18:15
Break time:12:15-13:15
Holidays :Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, end/new year holidays
Overtime and other explanations:Working time: 5 days a week, 7 hours 45 minutes a day with 1 hour of Lunch time (for example from 9:30 to 18:15), flexible time system is possible.
Employment type:Contract employee
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:1 year (Depending on the candidate's abilities, work attendance/record, research results, budget, etc., the contract might be extended)
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Trial period of 1 month

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[Insurance]

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[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Country

Japan

City

Tokyo

Geofield

City

Ibaraki

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