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Research Scientist, ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues) - Mercari

Mercari, inc.
🇯🇵 Japan
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Staff / Principal
2 months ago
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Research Scientist, ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues) - Mercari

  • Employment Status: Full-time
  • Work Hours: Full Flextime (no core time) 
  • Office: Roppongi

For more details, see theOverview of Our Positions section on our Careers site.




About Mercari

Circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people

"What can I do to help society thrive with the finite resources we have?" The Mercari marketplace app was born in 2013 out of this thought by our founder Shintaro Yamada as he traveled the world. We believe that by circulating all forms of value, not just physical things and money, we can create opportunities for anyone to realize their dreams and contribute to society and the people around them. Mercari aims to use technology to connect people all over the world and create a world where anyone can unleash their potential. For more information about Mercari Group’s mission, seeMercari’s Culture Doc



Organization/Team Mission

Mercari R4D is a research and development organization established to create future innovations toward a society where we can circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people—which is the goal of Mercari Group—under the mission of "pioneering the path to unknown value." At R4D, we have emphasized a "Co-innovation" approach to pioneer new value. Co-innovation is an R&D framework that transcends community boundaries—such as industry, academia, and government—to collaborate and jointly aim to solve social issues and realize a better society. Since its establishment, R4D has consistently aimed to act as a hub connecting all communities.

To become a world-leading hub for such Co-innovation, R4D hopes to create a place where anyone can experience the possibilities of future innovation through Mercari's research.

Currently, based on the core concept of "changing the way value is exchanged through the power of technology," we are conducting research and development in a wide range of fields, including AI, blockchain, HCI (Human-Computer Interaction), quantum computing, mobility, communication, and ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues), aiming to create future innovations for Mercari Group's services and businesses.

We are currently seeking a Researcher in the ELSI field. The ELSI Researcher will closely collaborate with various teams within Mercari Group as well as external research institutions such as universities, explore the ELSI associated with the social implementation of advanced technologies, and lead projects aimed at creating innovation and realizing a better society.

Seehere for more information about our mission and values.



Work Responsibilities

  • Analyze the social impact of the following advanced technologies being researched and developed by R4D and other internal departments, and incorporate findings into research plans:
  • AI
  • Robotics
  • RWA (Real World Asset)
  • AR/VR
  • Quantum computing
  • Construct risk assessment frameworks and conduct specific assessments with an eye toward implementing advanced technologies into Mercari's products and real-world society.
  • Collaborate with R4D and product teams to formulate and operate guidelines and provide advice for ethical considerations from the early stages of development.
  • Build and operate systems to continuously update existing guidelines in response to technological advancements and social changes.
  • Proactively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and take ownership of project management.
  • Monitor domestic and international regulations and standards (such as the EU AI Act) and analyze/propose their impact on our business.
  • Summarize acquired knowledge to present at domestic and international conferences and submit papers to journals.




Unique Challenges

  • You can drive ELSI research while engaging in daily discussions with researchers and engineers across fields such as AI, HCI, and quantum computing. It is an environment where you can co-design how to implement advanced technologies into society from the initial stages of research and development.
  • Collaborate with researchers from universities, enabling us as a private company to carry out long-term research projects that are not bound by conventional frameworks.
  • As an independent research organization within the company, you can also gain technical input from products used by about 24 million monthly active users, such as the marketplace app "Mercari" and the payment service "Merpay."



Qualifications

  • Required Experience/Skills
    • Master's degree or higher in humanities and social sciences fields such as ethics, philosophy, or sociology.
    • Track record of conducting interdisciplinary research beyond your own area of expertise.
    • Experience participating in and driving projects involving multiple experts and practitioners.
    • Ability to analyze and verbalize the social impact of technology from multiple perspectives.
    • Ability to translate knowledge from the humanities and social sciences into practical knowledge and systems that can be utilized within the organization.
  • Preferred Experience/Skills
    • Ph.D. holder or candidate in humanities and social sciences fields.
    • Research experience in ELSI related to advanced technologies such as AI and robotics.
    • Practical experience in technology assessment (evaluating the social impact of technology).
    • Experience working on ELSI-related projects at tech companies, think tanks, or public research institutions.
    • Project management experience in a team with diverse areas of expertise.
  • Language 
    • Japanese: Independent (CEFR - B2)
    • English: Independent (CEFR - B2)

For details about CEFR, seehere.


 

Learn More About Mercari Group

  • Careers site:https://careers.mercari.com/en/   
  • Mercan:https://mercan.mercari.com/en/  
  • Social media:X /Linkedin 
  • R4D web-site:https://r4d.mercari.com/en/



Recruiting at Mercari

At Mercari Group, we value empathizing with and embodying the mission and values ​​of the Group and each company. To promote the creation of an organization that maximizes the total amount of value exhibited by all members, we would like to understand the experience and skills of each candidate as accurately as possible.

Required Documents

  • Resume / Curriculum Vitae
    • Please ensure it includes the following points mentioned in the requirements:
      • Track record of conducting interdisciplinary research beyond your own area of expertise.
      • Experience participating in and driving projects involving multiple experts and practitioners.
      • Experience analyzing and verbalizing the social impact of technology from multiple perspectives.
      • Track record of translating knowledge from the humanities and social sciences into practical knowledge and systems that can be utilized within the organization.
  • Essay (Approx. 2000 - 3000 Japanese characters, or equivalent length in English)
    • Select one advanced technology (e.g., AI, robotics, AR/VR, RWA, quantum computing) and assume it will be socially implemented at Mercari. Please discuss the following two points:
      • 1) The positive impact brought by the technology and the expected ELSI.
      • 2) Based on your area of expertise and experience, describe the approach a company should take to implement the technology safely and with social acceptability.

Recruiting cycle at Mercari Group

  • Application screening
  • Interview: 
    • The number of interviews may vary depending on the position.
    • Expertise assessment: You will be asked to give a presentation on the submitted essay, followed by a discussion.
  • Reference check: We will ask for online references around the timing of the final interview.
  • Offer: Offers will be determined carefully in consideration of the final interview and the reference check.

 Learn more about our recruiting processhere.



Equal Opportunity Hiring

Here at Mercari, we work to realize a world in which no one’s potential is limited by their background and everyone has the opportunity to freely create value. We also firmly believe that a mindset of Inclusion & Diversity is essential for us to achieve our mission.

This, of course, extends to our hiring practices as well. Mercari is committed to eliminating discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, physical disability, and other such factors so that anyone who shares our mission and values can join us, regardless of their background. For more details, please read ourI&D statement.

Please read and acknowledge ourPrivacy Policy prior to submitting your application.






Research Scientist, ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues) - Mercari

  • 雇甚圢態  正瀟員
  • 働き方 フレックスタむム制コアタむムなし・フレキシブルタむムなし
  • 勀務地 六本朚

詳现はキャリアサむトの募集芁項よりご確認ください



メルカリグルヌプに぀いお

あらゆる䟡倀を埪環させ、あらゆる人の可胜性を広げる

「地球資源が限られおいるなか、より豊かな瀟䌚を぀くるために䜕ができるか」。2013幎、創業者の山田進倪郎が䞖界䞀呚の旅で抱いた課題意識から、フリマアプリ「メルカリ」は生たれたした。私たちは、物理的なモノやお金に限らずあらゆる䟡倀を埪環させるこずで、誰もがやりたいこずを実珟し、人や瀟䌚に貢献するための遞択肢を増やすこずができるず信じおいたす。

テクノロゞヌの力で䞖界䞭の人々を぀なぎ、あらゆる人の可胜性が発揮される䞖界を実珟しおいきたす。メルカリグルヌプの目指すべき方針に぀いおはMercari Culture Doc をご芧ください。

 



組織・チヌムのミッション

メルカリR4Dずは、「ただ芋ぬ䟡倀を切り拓く」ずいうミッションのもず、メルカリグルヌプが目指す限りある資源を埪環させ、あらゆる人が可胜性を発揮できる瀟䌚に向けお未来のむノベヌションを創出するために蚭立された、研究開発組織です。R4Dでは、新たな䟡倀を切り拓くCo-innovation的なアプロヌチを重芁芖しお掻動しおきたした。Co-innovationずは、産業界やアカデミア、囜ずいったコミュニティの枠を超えお連携し、共に瀟䌚課題の解決やよりよい瀟䌚の実珟を目指す研究開発の仕組みです。R4Dは蚭立時から䞀貫しお、あらゆるコミュニティを぀なぐハブずなるこずを目指しおいたす。

このようなCo-innovationのハブずしお䞖界をリヌドする存圚ずなるために、R4Dは、メルカリの研究を通じお、誰もが未来のむノベヌションの可胜性を経隓できるような堎を぀くっおいきたいず考えおいたす。

珟状は、「テクノロゞヌの力で䟡倀亀換のあり方を倉えおいく」をコアコンセプトに、メルカリグルヌプのサヌビスや事業における将来的なむノベヌション創出を目指し、AI、ブロックチェヌン、HCIヒュヌマン・コンピュヌタ・むンタラクション、量子コンピュヌティング、モビリティ、コミュニケヌション、ELSI倫理的、法的、瀟䌚的課題等、幅広い領域の研究開発を行っおいたす。

今回募集をする、ELSIのリサヌチャヌは、メルカリグルヌプ内のさたざたなチヌムや倧孊等の倖郚研究機関ず密に連携しながら、先端技術の瀟䌚実装に䌎うELSIを探求し、むノベヌションの創出ずより良い瀟䌚の実珟に向けたプロゞェクトをリヌドしおいただきたす。

※メルカリのミッション・バリュヌに぀いおの詳现はこちらをご芧ください



業務内容

  • R4Dや瀟内の他郚眲が進める、以䞋のような先端技術の研究開発に぀いお、技術が瀟䌚に䞎えるむンパクトを分析し、研究蚈画等ぞ萜ずし蟌む
    • AI
    • ロボット
    • RWAReal World Asset
    • AR/VR
    • 量子コンピュヌタ
  • 先端技術をメルカリのプロダクトや実瀟䌚ぞ実装するこずを芋据えた、リスクアセスメントの枠組みの構築や、具䜓的なアセスメントの実斜を行う
  • R4Dやプロダクトチヌムず連携し、開発の初期段階から倫理的配慮を組み蟌むためのアドバむスやガむドラむンを策定・運甚する
  • 技術の進展や瀟䌚倉化に合わせお、既存のガむドラむンを継続的にアップデヌトする仕組みを構築・運甚する
  • 瀟内倖の関係者ず自ら連携し、オヌナヌシップを持っおプロゞェクトマネゞメントを行う
  • 囜内倖の法芏制・芏範EU AI Act等のモニタリングず、自瀟事業ぞの圱響を分析・提蚀する
  • 埗られた知芋をたずめ、囜内倖の孊䌚での発衚や論文投皿を行う



ナニヌクなチャレンゞ

  • AIやHCI、量子コンピュヌタ等の各分野の研究者・゚ンゞニアず日垞的に議論を亀わしながらELSI研究を掚進できたす。研究開発の初期段階から、いかに瀟䌚ぞ先端技術を実装するかを共に蚭蚈できる環境です
  • 民間䌁業でありながら、他倧孊の研究者ずも協働できるため、枠にずらわれない研究プロゞェクトを長期的なスパンでで行うこずができたす
  • 瀟内で独立性のある研究組織であるず同時に、フリマアプリ「メルカリ」や決枈サヌビス「メルペむ」など、月間2,000䞇人ものお客さたが利甚するプロダクトから、技術的なむンプットを埗るこずができたす



応募芁件

  • 求める経隓・スキル
    • 倫理孊、哲孊、瀟䌚孊などの人文瀟䌚科孊系分野においお、修士号以䞊の孊䜍
    • 自身の専門領域にずどたらず、孊際的な研究を行っおきた実瞟
    • 耇数の専門家や実務家などが関わるプロゞェクトに参画・掚進した経隓
    • 技術の瀟䌚的圱響を倚角的に分析・蚀語化できる胜力
    • 人文瀟䌚科孊の知芋を、組織内で掻甚できる知識・仕組みに萜ずし蟌める胜力
  • 歓迎する経隓・スキル
    • 人文瀟䌚科孊系分野の博士号取埗者、たたは取埗予定の方
    • AIやロボット等の先端技術におけるELSIの研究経隓
    • テクノロゞヌアセスメント技術の瀟䌚圱響評䟡の実践経隓
    • テック䌁業、シンクタンク、公的研究機関でのELSI関連プロゞェクトぞの埓事経隓
    • 異なる専門領域を持぀チヌムでのプロゞェクトマネゞメント経隓
  • 語孊力
    • 日本語CEFR B2以䞊
    • 英語CEFR B2以䞊

※CEFRの詳现に぀いおは、こちらをご芧ください

 

メルカリグルヌプに぀いお知る 

  • キャリアサむトhttps://careers.mercari.com/  
  • メルカンhttps://mercan.mercari.com/ 
  • SNSX /Linkedin 
  • R4D web-sitehttps://r4d.mercari.com/



遞考に぀いお

メルカリグルヌプではメルカリグルヌプおよび各カンパニヌのミッションずバリュヌぞの共感・䜓珟を倧切にしおいたす。メンバヌが発揮する䟡倀の総量が最倧化されるような組織づくりを掚進するために、候補者のみなさんの経隓やスキルをより正しく理解したいず考えおいたす。

提出曞類

  • 職務経歎曞
    • 応募芁件に蚘茉の、以䞋の内容を含むようにしおください
      • 自身の専門領域にずどたらず、孊際的な研究を行っおきた実瞟
      • 耇数の専門家や実務家などが関わるプロゞェクトに参画・掚進した経隓
      • 技術の瀟䌚的圱響を倚角的に分析・蚀語化した経隓
      • 人文瀟䌚科孊の知芋を、組織内で掻甚できる知識・仕組みに萜ずし蟌んだ実瞟
  • 䜜文2000〜3000文字皋床
    • 先端技術AI、ロボット、AR/VR、RWA、量子コンピュヌタなどを1぀ずりあげ、その技術がメルカリにおいお瀟䌚実装されるず仮定し、以䞋の2぀に぀いお論じお䞋さい
      • 1その技術がもたらすポゞティブなむンパクトず想定されるELSI
      • 2その技術を安党にか぀瀟䌚的受容性もある圢で実装するために、䌁業はどのようなアプロヌチをずるべきか、ご自身の専門領域や経隓を螏たえお述べお䞋さい

遞考の流れ

  • 曞類遞考
  • 面接
    • ポゞションにより、耇数回の面接をお願いしたす
    • 専門性に関する遞考提出いただいた䜜文に関しお、その内容のプレれンテヌションをいただき、ディスカッションを行いたす
  • リファレンスオンラむン回答圢匏のもので、最終遞考の前埌でお願いしたす
  • オファヌ最終遞考ずリファレンスの内容より決定されたす

 

 ※詳しくは こちらのペヌゞをご芧ください

 



遞考における機䌚の平等  

メルカリでは、バックグラりンドによっお個人の可胜性が決め぀けられるこずなく、自由に䟡倀を生みだす機䌚を手にできる瀟䌚の実珟を目指しおいたす。そしおメルカリがミッションを実珟するために「Inclusion & Diversity」ずいう考え方は䞍可欠な存圚だず考えおいたす。

採甚掻動においおも、メルカリのミッション・バリュヌに共感する、様々なバックグラりンドの方にゞョむンしおいただけるよう、幎霢、性別、性的指向、人皮、宗教、身䜓胜力、その他蚘号に基づくあらゆる差別をなくすこずを玄束したす。

詳しくは、I&D statementをご芧ください。

なお、ご応募の際にはプラむバシヌポリシヌをご確認ください。

Research Scientist, ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues) - Mercari · Mercari, inc.

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