Doctor of IT looking for Employment in Japan

[raziiq]

Hi there.

I am Ph.D. in Computer Science (IT) from Japan. I just graduated in December 2011. I am now looking for an employment in Japan related to my expertise. Which is the best place on the internet to look for Jobs?

Thanks.

[KansaiBen]

Hi there.

I am Ph.D. in Computer Science (IT) from Japan. I just graduated in December 2011. I am now looking for an employment in Japan related to my expertise. Which is the best place on the internet to look for Jobs?

Thanks.

Why isn't your school helping you find jobs?

[ttokyo]

Hi there.

I am Ph.D. in Computer Science (IT) from Japan. I just graduated in December 2011. I am now looking for an employment in Japan related to my expertise. Which is the best place on the internet to look for Jobs?

Thanks.

Welcome to the forum. Frankly speaking, related work experience would be more important for an employer than a title. Check the panacejobs website for job offers. If you are looking for jobs in academia, your university should be better able to support you.

[KansaiBen]

Welcome to the forum. Frankly speaking, related work experience would be more important for an employer than a title. Check the panacejobs website for job offers. If you are looking for jobs in academia, your university should be better able to support you.

The JRECIN site is the best place to look for university-related teaching jobs. Japanese ability highly advisable.

[well_bicyclically]

Doctor of IT looking for Employment in Japan


Hi there.

I am Ph.D. in Computer Science (IT) from Japan. I just graduated in December 2011. I am now looking for an employment in Japan related to my expertise. Which is the best place on the internet to look for Jobs?

Thanks.

I recommend you get in touch with a poster by the name of LinuxFun. He can guide you well as he knows the graduate level employment area very well.

[trip_hop]

Hi there.

I am Ph.D. in Computer Science (IT) from Japan. I just graduated in December 2011. I am now looking for an employment in Japan related to my expertise. Which is the best place on the internet to look for Jobs?

Thanks.

What is your actual work experience? Do you have any?
What is your area of expertise? Do tell...
What have you been doing for the last 4~5 months?

[raziiq]

Why isn't your school helping you find jobs?

Unfortunately my coordinator is retiring this year and cant help me in this regard and as for my school there are no current jobs as per my expertise.

[raziiq]

Welcome to the forum. Frankly speaking, related work experience would be more important for an employer than a title. Check the panacejobs website for job offers. If you are looking for jobs in academia, your university should be better able to support you.

As i mentioned, i am a fresh graduate and got my degree in December 2011. However i have a 2 year researcher experience.

[raziiq]

The JRECIN site is the best place to look for university-related teaching jobs. Japanese ability highly advisable.

I can speak good Japanese. I have passed JLPT Level 3 and 4. As for JREC, i am already checking that website regularly.

[raziiq]

I recommend you get in touch with a poster by the name of LinuxFun. He can guide you well as he knows the graduate level employment area very well.

Is LinuxFun a member of this forum or is that something else? Sorry for my ignorance.

[raziiq]

What is your actual work experience? Do you have any?
What is your area of expertise? Do tell...
What have you been doing for the last 4~5 months?

As for Experience, i have 2 years researcher experience in my university (Akita University) during my Ph.D. Program.
My areas of expertise are Wireless technologies (more specifically Use of Wireless technologies in Intelligent Transportation Systems)
I am currently working with a local Japanese company, plus working as a researcher in my university. But these jobs are more of part time jobs, and i am willing to fit in as a permanent employee to some organization/institute.

[KansaiBen]

Is LinuxFun a member of this forum or is that something else? Sorry for my ignorance.

Go to PMs/notifications, click on send new Message, Type in LinuxFun in the receiver box and his name will pop up. Voila.

[raziiq]

Go to PMs/notifications, click on send new Message, Type in LinuxFun in the receiver box and his name will pop up. Voila.

Thanks for the reply. Just sent him a message, waiting for the reply.

[trip_hop]

Have a look at this place....

National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

They have a lot of academics with no real-life work experience on their staff, and specialise in wireless technologies.

Smart Wireless Laboratory is working on research and development on using: (1) unused frequency of Millimeter­wave and Tera­Hertz wave, (2) frequency for wide area communications such as the VHF band, which are not allocated for broadband communications purposes previously, and (3) unused frequency (white space) for particular purposes.

http://www.nict.go.jp/en/index.html

[raziiq]

Have a look at this place....

National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

They have a lot of academics with no real-life work experience on their staff, and specialise in wireless technologies.

Smart Wireless Laboratory is working on research and development on using: (1) unused frequency of Millimeter­wave and Tera­Hertz wave, (2) frequency for wide area communications such as the VHF band, which are not allocated for broadband communications purposes previously, and (3) unused frequency (white space) for particular purposes.

http://www.nict.go.jp/en/index.html

Thanks for the info, it was very helpful, the only problem is they want business level Japanese proficiency (reading and writing). I ll try and apply for the posts though.

[ttokyo]

I can speak good Japanese. I have passed JLPT Level 3 and 4.

Be realistic. JLPT3 is not 'speaking good Japanese'.

So you have 2 choices :
a) Find a job at an university. You should know better than us how to do it.
b) Find a job at a company. There are many foreign IT companies in Japan, but there again, it depends what skills you can offer to them and why they should hire you. If you are looking for a research-style job, my hunch is that your J-skills would not be good enough for a Japanese company and most foreign companies would have their labs abroad. But I don't know. You should also know which kind of companies are making products in your field of expertise and send job applications to their Japan offices.
You might also have to find a job in a not so closely related area. I know a guy with a PhD in Physics who is now working as a Programmer. Or a guy like Andy Kessler who started as a researcher at AT&T labs and then moved on to became a financial analyst for the electronics industry. As a PhD you have proven that you are smart, but the companies also want to see your business sense.

[KansaiBen]

Be realistic. JLPT3 is not 'speaking good Japanese'.
.

Anybody worth his salt will not put "Japanese ability" in his resume unless he has Level 1 or Level 2 of JLPT.

Level 3 Japanese is the same level of your average 3rd grader in terms of Kanji knowledge and vocabulary.

[raziiq]

Be realistic. JLPT3 is not 'speaking good Japanese'.

So you have 2 choices :
a) Find a job at an university. You should know better than us how to do it.
b) Find a job at a company. There are many foreign IT companies in Japan, but there again, it depends what skills you can offer to them and why they should hire you. If you are looking for a research-style job, my hunch is that your J-skills would not be good enough for a Japanese company and most foreign companies would have their labs abroad. But I don't know. You should also know which kind of companies are making products in your field of expertise and send job applications to their Japan offices.
You might also have to find a job in a not so closely related area. I know a guy with a PhD in Physics who is now working as a Programmer. Or a guy like Andy Kessler who started as a researcher at AT&T labs and then moved on to became a financial analyst for the electronics industry. As a PhD you have proven that you are smart, but the companies also want to see your business sense.

Thanks for the reply. I am not defending myself but let me explain what i meant when i said i am good at speaking Japanese. I have been living in Japan for 7 years now. I took my JLPT level 3 about 4 years ago. I know JLPT 3 doesnt mean i am good at speaking Japanese but i have improved in last 4 years. I deliver University presentation in Japanese and i guess that explains alot about speaking capabilities. But again i can understand that i only have JLPT 3 level certificate with me and any organization i am applying will judge my capabilities according to that and i wont be able to explain my capabilities in every interview.

Anyways i appreciate all the comments and links.

[trip_hop]

Would drop the Doctor of IT title too.... it sounds very pretentious. You've a PhD in computer science and no real work experience.

Unless you've worked with knowledge management tools/ business systems in a commercial environment, you're not a Dr. IT.

Have a look at some of the Telematics Japan links - and the companies really involved here in Intelligent Transportations systems

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/japan/

[LinuxFun]

I have three questions; what school did you graduate from, what was the subjust of your dissertation, and did you do any type of internship while you were in school?

[raziiq]

I have three questions; what school did you graduate from, what was the subjust of your dissertation, and did you do any type of internship while you were in school?

I graduated from Akita University. My thesis was on Wireless technologies more specifically on Intelligent Transportation Systems and yes i worked as Research Assistant for atleast 2 years while at school.

[LinuxFun]

I graduated from Akita University. My thesis was on Wireless technologies more specifically on Intelligent Transportation Systems and yes i worked as Research Assistant for atleast 2 years while at school.

This school?
http://www.akita-u.ac.jp/english/index.html

[raziiq]

This school?
http://www.akita-u.ac.jp/english/index.html

Exactly!
I have also replied you in your inbox. Please check.

[LinuxFun]

You need to volunteer for an open source project and you have to creating a portfolio with a demo.

http://serverfault.com/?__=1130686391

http://unix.stackexchange.com/?__=1111469724

PS might want to think twice before deciding to work for a traditional Japanese enviroment.

[raziiq]

Thanks for the links, i ll check them.

PS might want to think twice before deciding to work for a traditional Japanese enviroment.

What do you mean by that? Mind elaborating a little? What kind of challenges i should be expecting?

[KansaiBen]

Thanks for the links, i ll check them.


What do you mean by that? Mind elaborating a little? What kind of challenges i should be expecting?

Working for a Japanese company? Long term self induced brain lobotomy sound inviting?

[trip_hop]

Working for a Japanese company? Long term self induced brain lobotomy sound inviting?

You can get the same working at a Japanese University, or Research Institute, even working for a foreign company!

Lots of examples on this forum...

[StarfoxPro]

I can speak good Japanese. I have passed JLPT Level 3 and 4. As for JREC, i am already checking that website regularly.

I am taking the 2kyu exam in July and I am not convinced that level 2 is adequate enough. The Kanji level for level 2, you have graduated from ES (about 1000 kanjis). I showed my N2 vocab book to my 6th graders and they responded "kantan". The grammar on the other hand is about middle school. Working in academia, level 2 may be adequate, but if you are going to work for a Japanese company in the IT field, you are going to need level 1, IMHO (1986 kanjis, 10000 words).

I am sure you are quite knowledgeable in the IT field. However, IMHO, that won't hold much candle here without higher Japanese skills.

[Effected After]

I worked in IT with level 2.

[raziiq]

I am taking the 2kyu exam in July and I am not convinced that level 2 is adequate enough. The Kanji level for level 2, you have graduated from ES (about 1000 kanjis). I showed my N2 vocab book to my 6th graders and they responded "kantan". The grammar on the other hand is about middle school. Working in academia, level 2 may be adequate, but if you are going to work for a Japanese company in the IT field, you are going to need level 1, IMHO (1986 kanjis, 10000 words).

I am sure you are quite knowledgeable in the IT field. However, IMHO, that won't hold much candle here without higher Japanese skills.

Thats really scary!

[thecolonel]

Japanese do 就職 to find jobs which is now over. It will be hard to pass any interview if you don't speak Japanese and many companies want to see 1級. What kind of job are you looking for?

[raziiq]

Japanese do 就職 to find jobs which is now over. It will be hard to pass any interview if you don't speak Japanese and many companies want to see 1級. What kind of job are you looking for?

Looking for a R&D Job in any institute or organization.

[ttokyo]

Looking for a R&D Job in any institute or organization.

To repeat myself :

So you have 2 choices :

a) Find a job at an university. You should know better than us how to do it.

b) Find a job at a company. For a research-style job, my hunch is that your J-skills would not be good enough for a Japanese company and most foreign companies would have their labs abroad. But I don't know. You should also know which kind of companies are making products in your field of expertise and send job applications to their Japan offices.

As your english skills are much better than 'only' JLPT 3, not sure why are you looking for a Job in Japan and not the US ?

[raziiq]

To repeat myself :

So you have 2 choices :

a) Find a job at an university. You should know better than us how to do it.

b) Find a job at a company. For a research-style job, my hunch is that your J-skills would not be good enough for a Japanese company and most foreign companies would have their labs abroad. But I don't know. You should also know which kind of companies are making products in your field of expertise and send job applications to their Japan offices.

As your english skills are much better than 'only' JLPT 3, not sure why are you looking for a Job in Japan and not the US ?

a) I am already looking for Jobs in Universities and research institutes.
b) I have been living in Japan for last 8 years now and feel comfortable with the environment and used to the standards of living here in Japan, if i go to US or any other country it ll be a start from scratch for me, so feel like hunting a job here in Japan first and if i cant get a job i ll try somewhere else.

[symnux]

Hi raziiq,

Our client, automotive OEM in ITS/telematics segment in Tokyo, have a job opening.

I would like to chat with you over Skype to see whether this may be of interest to you/if you could be a fit.

This is my first post to Gaijin Pot so I don't know how this system works.

If you can reply to me, I will explain about this position in detail.

Thank you.

[raziiq]

Hi raziiq,

Our client, automotive OEM in ITS/telematics segment in Tokyo, have a job opening.

I would like to chat with you over Skype to see whether this may be of interest to you/if you could be a fit.

This is my first post to Gaijin Pot so I don't know how this system works.

If you can reply to me, I will explain about this position in detail.

Thank you.

Right now i am not in Japan but yes we can always talk on skype. Here is my skype id: raziiqbal
Let me know which id you are going to call me with.

Thank you.