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Part-Time Research Fellow in Drug Dependence Research and Addiction Treatment National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry in Japan
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Anthropology
Funding
Part-time hourly employment paying 1,970 yen to 2,880 yen per hour. Category 1 pays 1,970 yen per hour; Category 2 pays 2,460 yen per hour, or 2,880 yen for applicants with a medical license. Work is limited to up to 31 hours per week, with one to four days per week and schedules negotiable. Bonus and commuting allowance systems are available according to institutional regulations. Health insurance, employees' pension insurance, workers' compensation insurance, and employment insurance are avail
Deadline
Mar 31, 2027
Country
Japan
University
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
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About this position
The National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry in Tokyo, Japan, invites applications for a part-time Research Fellow in the Department of Drug Dependence Research at the National Institute of Mental Health. The fixed-term, non-tenure-track role focuses on addiction treatment, drug dependence research, psychosocial research, and evaluation of clinical and training interventions.
The successful researcher will support addiction group therapy at the center hospital, verify treatment effectiveness, plan and deliver training sessions, evaluate training outcomes, and contribute to psychosocial research on drug addiction, including a cohort study of probationers with drug addiction. Category 2 duties additionally include gathering information from English-language literature.
Applicants must hold a master's degree or equivalent. Eligible backgrounds include psychiatry, clinical psychology, nursing, mental health, disability welfare, sociology, medical anthropology, or related fields. Candidates must either hold a relevant national qualification, such as physician, nurse, certified psychologist, mental health social worker, or occupational therapist, or have more than three years of research experience in addiction treatment. Two researchers will be appointed.
The position pays 1,970–2,880 yen per hour, depending on category and qualifications, for up to 31 hours per week. Work is scheduled one to four days per week, with negotiable hours. The appointment begins April 1, 2027, and may be renewed subject to performance and institutional limits. Applications must arrive between October 28, 2026, and March 31, 2027; the search may close earlier once a suitable candidate is found.
Applications are submitted by post following document screening and interview. The workplace is the Department of Drug Dependence Research, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo.
Funding details
Part-time hourly employment paying 1,970 yen to 2,880 yen per hour. Category 1 pays 1,970 yen per hour; Category 2 pays 2,460 yen per hour, or 2,880 yen for applicants with a medical license. Work is limited to up to 31 hours per week, with one to four days per week and schedules negotiable. Bonus and commuting allowance systems are available according to institutional regulations. Health insurance, employees' pension insurance, workers' compensation insurance, and employment insurance are avail
What's required
Applicants must hold a master's degree or equivalent qualification and satisfy either route A or B. Route A is for individuals who majored in psychiatry, clinical psychology, nursing, mental health, disability welfare, or a similar field and hold a national qualification as a physician, nurse, certified psychologist, mental health social worker, or occupational therapist. Route B is for individuals who majored in sociology, medical anthropology, or a similar field and have more than three years of research experience in addiction treatment. Applicants must also meet the requirements for Category 1 or Category 2; Category 2 includes the additional ability to gather information from English-language literature. Document screening and an interview will be conducted.
How to apply
Mail a free-format, photo-attached resume, list of achievements, curriculum vitae, and supporting documents to the Personnel Section, Human Resources Department, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira City, Tokyo 187-8551. Include copies of a major thesis if available, degree certificate, and relevant national qualification certificate. Write the specified position title on the application envelope and resume. Applications must arrive by March 31, 2027, but
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