Recruitment Information

NIMS strives to be a leading research institute for materials science across the world, and we are searching for people to work with.

We are looking for researchers who aspire to become world leaders in materials research, ambitious engineers who are willing to take on the challenge of developing cutting-edge technologies as well as enthusiastic administrators who will support them and engage in the management of NIMS as professionals.

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Employment types

NIMS employs permanent staff with no fixed term of employment (up to retirement age), and fixed-term staff who are employed for a certain fixed period.

Permanent positions

No fixed term of employment (up to retirement age)

Public recruitment for permanent research and engineering positions typically occurs twice a year, from March to May and from September to October*. For administrative positions, recruitment is from March to June. Details vary by type of position, so please check the individual pages for each position.

* Please also see the Special Public Recruitment (for permanent research positions equivalent to group leaders) which is open throughout the year.

Permanent positions

Fixed-term positions

Employment for a fixed term

Public recruitment for fixed-term positions, which are categorized as research, engineering, technical support (technical assistance), and administrative positions, takes place periodically. The job description varies by position, so please check the individual pages for each position.

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Mid-career recruitment ratio presented according to the Comprehensive Promotion of Labor Policies Act

2020 2021 2022
Mid-career recruitment ratio of regular employees 95% 89% 81%