How do human and machine intelligence arise? The International Research Center for Neurointelligence (IRCN) at The University of Tokyo was launched in October 2017 to tackle this challenge over the next ten years under the World Premier International (WPI) Research Initiative of Japan. IRCN researchers will understand emergent principles of neural circuit development to inspire next-generation neural computation for artificial intelligence and novel therapies for mental illness.
June 1, 2026
Recently, we have acquired a research grant ("International Leading Research") sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration across the world. This call seeks candidates who will conduct collaborative research (themes and locations described below) with one of our five international partners outside of Japan.
(1) [USA]
Boston Children's Hospital
/ Harvard University
(2) [Italy]
CNR Istituto di Neuroscienza
(3) [France]
Ecole Normale Superieure – LSCP
(4) [Singapore]
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) – EMPoWER
(5) [Italy]
IIT – Cognitive Architecture for Collaborative Technologies
IRCN welcomes all qualified candidates, regardless of nationality or gender, and works positively to eliminate biases.
