2016 RIKEN AICS HPC Computational Science Internship Program

RIKEN AICS has launched an internship program targeting graduate students residing in Japan, which is outlined as follows.

1. Objective

This internship program is a project fostering researchers dedicated to HPC (High Performance Computer) technology and computational science with the aim to orient interns to R&D in leading-edge computational science by providing them with an opportunity to work in AICS research teams for a better understanding of computational science technology.

2. Sponsor

RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS)

3. Qualification

Graduate students in Japan who meet one of the following criteria:
・Applicants must belong to universities which recognize internship at RIKEN on their module system.
・Applicants must belong to universities whose head or the delegated person can issue a formal letter of request on behalf of applicants.

4. Number to be admitted

Approximately 10

5. Internship period

Applicants and hosting research teams may set appropriate periods by mutual agreement for duration for 2 weeks to 1 month between July 1 and September 30, 2016.

6. Workplace

RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS)
7-1-26 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047 Japan

7. Screening

Documentary screening will be carried out after the deadline for this call.

8. Program details

Details are subject to guidelines of hosting research team.

9. Working hours

Interns must work on every RIKEN working day during internship period.
Daily schedule: 9:00 to 17:20 (Lunch break: 12:00 to 12:50)

10. Application

Application documents as given below must be submitted in advance to aics-internship[at]riken.jp by May 31 June 10, 2016.
If you have any issues in submitting the applications on time due to necessary procedures in your organization, please contact us urgently.

- C.V. with photo. Contact information such as email address is required.
- The reason why you have applied. (Send an email giving specific research field, or name of the research team you wish to join, and internship period preference, to the address below.)
- A formal letter of request issued by head of your institute or a delegated
- For those applying to another RIKEN internship program, documents related to the other program in line with the requirement of the program

Note: The submitted documents are strictly controlled based on RIKEN Personal Information Protection Regulations and used only for the purpose of screening. Any private information in applications is not disclosed to third parties, either intentionally or through negligence. Application documents will not be returned.

11. Expenses and allowance

(1) Commuting expenses: Daily actual commuting fares for the number of working days are compensated on a monthly basis up to a maximum of 45,000 yen per month.
(2) Lodging expenses: If required during internship, we will provide our arranged accommodation, or If you would like to select the hotel, we can pay actual expenses are compensated up to a maximum of 3,500 yen per day.
(3) Travel expenses: If you join internship from a distant location and need hotel accommodation, actual travel expenses between intern’s university and location of the hosting research team are compensated for one round trip only.
(4) Internship allowance: 3,000 yen per day for those who need lodging, 1,000 yen per day for those who commute from their own homes.

12．Inquiries

Intern hosting desk, General Affairs Section,
RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS)
7-1-26 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047 Japan
Email: aics-internship[at]riken.jp