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The RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) offers an internship program targeting graduate students residing in Japan, which is outlined as follows. (Japanese/日本語)

As a project that fosters researchers dedicated to HPC (High Performance Computer) technology and computational science, this internship program aims to deepen interns’ understanding of R&D in leading-edge computational science and technology by providing them with an opportunity to work in R-CCS research teams.

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Details
Date 2 weeks to 1 month between Aug 1 and Sep 30, 2019
City Kobe, Japan
Place

RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS)
7-1-26 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047 Japan

Organizer

RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS)

Eligibility

Graduate students, etc. in Japan who meet one of the following criteria:

  • Applicants must belong to universities which recognize internships at RIKEN on their module system.
  • Applicants must belong to universities whose head or other authorized person can issue a formal letter of request on behalf of applicants.

photo:RIKEN R-CCS HPC RIKEN AICS HPC Computational Science Internship Program

Internship Details
Internship period Applicants and hosting research teams may set appropriate periods by mutual agreement for a duration of 2 weeks to 1 month between August 1 and September 30, 2019.
Number to be admitted Approximately 20
Program details Details are subject to guidelines of hosting research team.
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)
Application Screening Screening of application documents will be carried out after the deadline for this call. Results will be announced in late June.
Application Application documents (see list below) must be submitted in advance to r-ccs-internship[at]ml.riken.jp by Monday, June 10, 2019. extended to June 17 (by noon), 2019.
(When emailing, please change the [at] in the email above to @ before sending.)

Application documents:
Note on the use of personal information:
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.
RIKEN Personal Information Protection Regulations (140 KB)The pdf will open in a new tab.
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. Accommodation expenses: If required during your internship, we will provide our arranged accommodation at no cost to you. If you would like to select your own accommodation, 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 local 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 working day for those who need accommodation; 1,000 yen per working day for those who commute from their own homes.

Inquiries

Intern hosting desk, General Affairs Section,
RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS)
7-1-26 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047 Japan

  • mail addressr-ccs-internship[at]ml.riken.jp
  • (When emailing, please change the [at] in the email above to @ before sending.)

(May 15, 2019)