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Customer Onboarding Manager, APAC (1 year contract) - JP Speaking
Seoul, South Korea· <1w ago· Contract
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
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Seoul, South Korea· 3w ago
F-visa holdersNo Korean needed
Research
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Seoul· 4m ago· Full-time
F-visa holdersBusiness Korean
Research
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Seoul, South Korea· 1w ago
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
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Seoul· 3w ago
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
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Seoul, Seoul, Korea
E-7 routeBusiness Korean
Research
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Seoul, Republic of Korea· 1w ago
F-visa holdersBusiness Korean
Research
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Seoul, KR· 3m ago· Full-time
F-visa holders
Research
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Seoul; Seoul, South Korea· 2w ago
D-10 OKKorean JD
Research
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South Korea - Seoul
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
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South Korea· 11m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeBusiness Korean
Research
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Seoul· 5m ago
F-visa holdersNo Korean needed
Research
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South Korea - Seoul
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
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Remote, Korea, Republic of
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
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Seoul, Korea, Republic of· Contract
F-visa holdersNo Korean needed
Research
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Seoul, Korea· 1m ago
F-visa holdersNo Korean needed
Research
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KR, Gyeonggi-do, Hwaseong· 1w ago
F-visa holdersBilingual
Research
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Seoul· yesterday
F-visa holdersBusiness KoreanBilingual
Research
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무신사 성수 오피스· <1m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeKorean JD
Research
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South Korea
E-7 routeKorean JD
Research
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Bundang, South Korea· 1m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeKorean JD
Research
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Seoul, South Korea· 2m ago· Full-time
F-visa holdersKorean JD
Research
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South Korea· 4m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeBusiness KoreanKorean JD
Research
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서울 오피스· 2m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeBusiness KoreanKorean JD
Research
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South Korea· 5m ago· Internship
D-10 OKKorean JD
Research
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Seoul, South Korea· 1w ago
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
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Seoul; Seoul, South Korea· 1w ago
D-10 OKBusiness KoreanBilingual
Research
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South Korea· 4m ago· Full-time
Korean JD
Research
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South Korea· 20m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeKorean JD
Research
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Seoul· 1m ago
E-7 routeBusiness Korean
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Common questions
Do research roles in Korea require Korean?
Of the 46 research roles in Korea we have read, 13 do not ask for Korean in the posting. The rest ask for some Korean, from conversational to business level. Each listing shows the language requirement Seoulstart found.
Can foreigners get a work visa for research roles in Korea?
22 of the 46 research roles in Korea we have read are professional roles that usually hire foreign staff on the E-7 visa. Your employer usually applies for the E-7 for you, so ask the recruiter early whether they sponsor it. If you hold an F-2, F-4, F-5 or F-6 visa, you can usually take these roles without sponsorship.
Which research labs in Korea hire foreigners?
Naver Labs (robotics, autonomous driving, AI), Krafton Deep Learning Division, Lunit (medical AI), Moloco (ad-tech ML), MarqVision (CV/IP enforcement), Bear Robotics, Anthropic, and OpenAI's Korea office. SK Hynix and Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology also hire international researchers, those run on a foreign-graduate program track rather than open postings.
Do I need a PhD?
For research scientist roles at the AI labs: usually yes, or equivalent published work. For research engineer / applied research roles: often no, strong MS-level work and shipping track record is enough. Robotics and CV labs are sometimes more flexible than NLP labs on credentials.
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Pulled from each employer's career page every day. Listings that disappear from the source are marked expired within 24 hours.
How does Seoulstart decide if a role is 'English-friendly'?
Each posting is classified by its language signals: JD language, explicit Korean-fluency requirements, foreign-team mentions, sponsorship language, and the company's track record of hiring foreign workers. Roles that look Korean-only fall below our threshold and don't surface here. The classification is Seoulstart's read of the public JD; always verify language requirements directly with the recruiter.
Before you apply
- E-7 visa guideHow E-7 sponsorship actually works, occupation codes, and what to ask HR.
- E-7 occupation codesWhich job titles fit which E-7 code, and why the right code matters for approval.
- Salary expectationsPay ranges, negotiation norms, and benchmarks by industry.
- Korean-format resume (이력서)What Korean employers expect on a 이력서 — different from an English CV.
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