Positions list
(Researcher and Research Engineer)

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.

If you are interested in Permanent Researcher, Researcher (Tenure-Track) or Permanent Research Engineer, please also visit the following site.

• Recruitment Website for Researcher and Research Engineer Positions

For information on NICT's focused areas of research and development, please refer to the following.

• Focused Areas of Research and Deverpument

A permanent position with no employment term appointed. The position will be engaged in R&D and may also be involved in management in the future.

• [General Public] Permanent Researcher Position Job Announcement (FY2026)｜Now accepting entries! Deadline: 5:00pm(JST), July 31st
• [ROOKIE TYPE] Permanent Researcher Position Job Announcement (FY2026)｜Entry acceptance completed.
• [FOR WOMEN] Permanent Researcher Position Job Announcement (FY2026)｜Entry acceptance completed.

You will be employed under a fixed-term of 5 years. In principle, you will have the chance to be evaluated and apply for a permanent position during the term.

• [General Public] Researcher (Tenure-Track) Job Announcement (FY2026)｜Now accepting entries! Deadline: 5:00pm(JST), July 31st
• [ROOKIE TYPE] Researcher (Tenure-Track) Job Announcement (FY2026)｜Entry acceptance completed.
• [FOR WOMEN] Researcher (Tenure-Track) Job Announcement (FY2026)｜Entry acceptance completed.

The position will be engaged in research tasks in the relevant field. The employment term will be within the fiscal year, and depending on the job, the contract may be renewed for the following fiscal year and onwards. This position applies to the labor contract specified in Article15-2 of the "Act on Improving the Capacity, and the Efficient Promotion of Research and Development through Promotion of Research and Development System Reform."

• Fixed Term Positions Job Announcements (FY2024)｜Update from time to time｜

A permanent position with no employment term appointed. The position contributes to the R&D of state-of-the-art ICT with a Mid-to-Long Term perspective and carries out research and development management tasks (research project design and related investigations, research project promotion, industry-academia-government collaboration, research fund acquisition and allocation, intellectual property and standardization, etc.). The position may also be involved in management in the future.

• [General Public] Permanent Research Engineer Position Job Announcement (FY2026)｜Now accepting entries! Deadline: 5:00pm(JST), July 31st
• [ROOKIE TYPE] Permanent Research Engineer Position Job Announcement (FY2026)｜Entry acceptance completed.
• [FOR WOMEN] Permanent Research Engineer Position Job Announcement (FY2026)｜Entry acceptance completed.

The position will be engaged in technical tasks for R&D which require high expertise and technical skills. The employment term will be within the fiscal year, and depending on the job, the contract may be renewed for the following fiscal year and onwards. This position applies to the labor contract specified in Article15-2 of the "Act on Improving the Capacity, and the Efficient Promotion of Research and Development through Promotion of Research and Development System Reform."

• Fixed Term Positions Job Announcements (FY2024)｜Update from time to time｜