Position Summary:
o Responsible for research and development of future animation technology for use in games
(Example research subjects)
　・Animation architecture
　・Real-time IK and retargeting
　・Procedural animation
　・Facial animation
　・Soft-body animation
　・Animation approximation, compression
　・Animation database

Requirements:
o Extensive knowledge and experience in computer science
o Deep understanding of animation-related mathematics and physics
o Reading comprehension of technical journals and conference proceedings
o Strong interest in game technology

Preferred Qualifications:
o Academic publications in graphics-related journals and conferences
o English conversational ability

*Japanese language skills are a plus but not required

For more information and application procedure:
http://www.square-enix.com/na/careers/getech/index.html

This job listing originated on Gamasutra.com, the game industry's leader.