Permanent Researcher, Researcher (Tenure-Track), and Permanent Research Engineer

Recognised Researcher (R2); First Stage Researcher (R1); Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline: 30 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country: Japan Type of Contract: Permanent Job Status: Not Applicable Hours Per Week: See description Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description Background of the recruitment and description of the project As the only public research institution in Japan that specializes in the field of information and communications technology, NICT promotes ICT R&D, from the foundational to the implementation, while collaborating with universities, industry, local governments, and domestic and overseas research institutions and aiming to generate innovation by giving back to society with our R&D's results. We are committed to promoting a research and development system of diversity, which enables us to make the best use of the individuality of our diverse workforce, in order to ambitiously tackle future ICT research and development from a global perspective, and to boldly take on various challenges. https://www.nict.go.jp/en/employment/technical_researcher_treatment_w.h… Work content and job description This position requires sufficient knowledge and skills to contribute to the R&D of state-of-the-art ICT with a Mid-to-Long Term perspective. The position may also be involved in R&D management, overall planning of strategic research plans and in the operations management of the institute. For those who do not hold a doctoral degree at the time of appointment but wish to obtain one, as well as those who are enrolled in a doctoral program at the time of appointment, NICT will, in principle, cover the costs necessary for obtaining a doctoral degree after joining. While having sufficient expertise in the relevant field of technology will be the key factor in the selection process, the candidates' willingness to actively take part in management affairs such as promotion and management of projects as well as personnel training will also be taken into account. NICT conducts staff recruitment based on diversity promotion. NICT actively recruits female researchers and research engineers as stipulated in Article 8 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law (Special Provisions Concerning Measures Concerning Female Workers). Our organization is hiring researchers across a wide range of fields listed under the "Focused Areas of Research and Development." In particular, we are seeking research engineers in the following areas: Universal Communications, Quantum ICT. Assigned department: Existing departments Work location Address: 184-8795 Tokyo 4-2-1 Nukui-kitamachi, Koganei Recruitment Officer, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) Koganei, Tokyo (Headquarters): Radio Research Institute, Network Research Institute, Cybersecurity Research Institute, Advanced ICT Research Institute, Beyond Connectivity Research and Development Promotion Unit, AI Research and Development Promotion Unit, Quantum ICT Collaboration Center, Open Innovation Promotion Headquarters, Testbed Research and Development Promotion Center, Funding Allocation Unit, Innovation Hub Unit, NRA Unit, Advanced ICT Device R&D Promotion Center, Global Research Strategy Promotion Unit Yokosuka, Kanagawa: Wireless Networks Research Center Soraku-gun, Kyoto (Keihanna): Universal Communication Research Institute Kobe, Hyogo: Advanced ICT Research Institute Suita, Osaka: Center for Information and Neural Networks Nihonbashi, Tokyo: Innovation Center Sendai, Miyagi: Resilient ICT Research Center Kashima, Ibaraki: Kashima Space Technology Center Nomi, Ishikawa: Hokuriku Collaboration Research Center Kunigami-gun, Okinawa: Okinawa Electromagnetic Technology Center Number of hired Number of hired: 10 person(s) Number of hired description: About 10 positions (total number of Permanent Researcher, Researcher (Tenure-Track) and Permanent Research Engineer positions) Hiring date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00 Starting date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00 Where to apply https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126070534&ln_jor=1 Additional Information Benefits Compensation: Annual salary: 4 million yen Wages description: Basic Monthly Salary 298,000JPY (Starting salary for bachelor graduates with researcher adjustment allowance included); Basic Monthly Salary 324,000JPY (Starting salary for master graduates with researcher adjustment allowance included); Basic Monthly Salary 360,000JPY (Starting salary for doctor graduates with researcher adjustment allowance included) The following allowances will be permitted in addition to the above: Dependent allowance: Employees with dependent family members will receive; e.g., 13,000 JPY/month per child, etc. Housing allowance: Employees with rented accommodation will receive a maximum of 28,000 JPY/month. Commuting allowance: Employees will receive commuting costs a maximum of 150,000 JPY/month; e.g., the monthly commuter pass fee for public transportation. End-of-term allowance (Bonus): A bonus equivalent to about 4.65 months of salary will be permitted (based on the FY2026 data). In addition, overtime allowance, qualification allowance, special researcher allowance, and special service allowance may be permitted for those that apply. The basic monthly salary will be determined considering your academic background, work and research experiences, and will be based on NICT's pay scale for the position. The basic monthly starting salary is an estimated amount as of April 1st, 2026. Working hours: 08:30-17:00 Break time: 12:00-13:00 Holidays: Full-time, 5 days (average of 37.5 hours) a week. A 'flextime' labor system is applied in principle. Annual Paid Leave 15 days in the first year (through April 1st to December 31st) 20 days in the second year and onwards (through January 1st to December 31st) Available on an hourly basis Other special paid leave can be granted. Telecommuting Program is available. Childcare and nursing care leave are also granted. Employment type: Regular employee Contract period: Tenured Probationary period: present (6 months) Various systems Pay increase system: available Bonus: available Retirement allowances: available Transportation expenses: available Retirement age: available Others: If selected, travel expenses for new posting shall be provided in accordance with the regulations. Insurance Employees' Health Insurance: available Employees' Pension Insurance: available Worker's accident insurance: available Employment insurance: available Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace Smoking area installed Additional comments Conditions The position may involve planning, and other internal work that may not be directly related to research (R&D management and assistant work). Fixed-term secondments to governmental institutions, public interest corporations, and private companies may occur. Relocations to other Research Centers (domestic or abroad) may occur. Focused Areas of Research and Development Learn more (our focused areas of research and development) Please note that they are subject to change due to the updates in the Mid-to-Long-Term Plan. Multiple applications If you meet other application qualifications, you may apply for the positions at the same time. Please note that the documents to be submitted for Permanent Researcher Position and Researcher (tenure-track) are the same, but the documents to be submitted for Permanent Research Engineer Position are different. Please be sure to check the NICT website for details. Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Country: Japan City: Tokyo Contact City: Tokyo