Jobs · Curated for foreign residents

Research jobs in Korea hiring English speakers

Q: Do research roles in Korea require Korean?

Of the 51 research roles in Korea we have read, 15 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.

Q: Can foreigners get a work visa for research roles in Korea?

28 of the 51 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: How fresh are these listings?

Pulled from each employer's career page every day. Listings that disappear from the source are marked expired within 24 hours.

Q: 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.

51 active English-friendly openings · refreshed daily

Last new role added 2 days ago

51 open jobs on this list, updated November 8, 2026. 3 are free to open. Members see every job, with the full details, pay where the posting states it, and the apply link. See what members get

See plans from US$7.49

51 active English-friendly research roles in Korea: ML research, AI research, applied science, and R&D. Most are in Seoul, Pangyo, and Hwaseong. Korean research labs are unusually international, Naver Labs, Krafton's deep learning division, KAIST and SNU industry programs, and the foreign-invested AI labs (Anthropic, OpenAI Korea office) hire on English postings as a default.

Alert for this search

Korea + Research

Free weekly email. Job titles and companies are for members.

32 of 51 active openingsAll Korea jobs

Research Associate - C11 - SEOUL
Citi
Seoul Korea, Republic Of· 1m ago
F-visa holdersNo Korean needed
Citi
Seoul Korea, Republic Of · Research
No Korean needed · F-visa holders
Research Associate - C11 - SEOUL
English JD
1m ago
Digital Project Manager - Seoul
Fever
Seoul· <1w ago
Fever
Seoul · Operations
Digital Project Manager - Seoul
English JD
<1w ago
Customer Onboarding Manager, APAC (1 year contract) - JP Speaking
Payoneer
Seoul, South Korea· 1w ago· Contract
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Payoneer
Seoul, South Korea · International roles
No Korean needed · E-7 route
Customer Onboarding Manager, APAC (1 year contract) - JP Speaking
Contract · English JD
1w ago
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul, South Korea· 2w ago
F-visa holdersNo Korean needed
Research
Seoul, South Korea
No Korean needed · F-visa holders
Research
Members see the title and company
English JD
2w ago
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul· 3m ago· Full-time
F-visa holdersBusiness Korean
Research
Seoul
Business Korean · F-visa holders
Research
Members see the title and company
Full-time · English JD
3m ago
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul, South Korea· 1w ago
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
Seoul, South Korea
No Korean needed · E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
English JD
1w ago
Advertisement
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul· 2w ago
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
Seoul
No Korean needed · E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
English JD
2w ago
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul, Seoul, Korea
E-7 routeBusiness Korean
Research
Seoul, Seoul, Korea
Business Korean · E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
English JD
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul, Republic of Korea· <1w ago
F-visa holdersBusiness Korean
Research
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Business Korean · F-visa holders
Research
Members see the title and company
English JD
<1w ago
Research
Members see the title and company
Remote, Korea, Republic of· 3w ago
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
Remote, Korea, Republic of
No Korean needed · E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
English JD
3w ago
Research
Members see the title and company
서울 오피스· 2m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeBusiness KoreanKorean JD
Research
서울 오피스
Business Korean · E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
Full-time · Korean JD
2m ago
Research
Members see the title and company
South Korea - Seoul
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
South Korea - Seoul
No Korean needed · E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
English JD
Research
Members see the title and company
South Korea· 11m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeBusiness Korean
Research
South Korea
Business Korean · E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
Full-time · English JD
11m ago
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul, Korea, Republic of· Contract
F-visa holdersNo Korean needed
Research
Seoul, Korea, Republic of
No Korean needed · F-visa holders
Research
Members see the title and company
Contract · English JD
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul· 5m ago
F-visa holdersNo Korean needed
Research
Seoul
No Korean needed · F-visa holders
Research
Members see the title and company
English JD
5m ago
Research
Members see the title and company
South Korea - Seoul
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
South Korea - Seoul
No Korean needed · E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
English JD
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul, KR· 3m ago· Full-time
F-visa holders
Research
Seoul, KR
F-visa holders
Research
Members see the title and company
Full-time · English JD
3m ago
Research
Members see the title and company
KR, Gyeonggi-do, Hwaseong· <1w ago
F-visa holdersBilingual
Research
KR, Gyeonggi-do, Hwaseong
F-visa holders
Research
Members see the title and company
Bilingual
<1w ago
Advertisement
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul, Korea· <1m ago
F-visa holdersNo Korean needed
Research
Seoul, Korea
No Korean needed · F-visa holders
Research
Members see the title and company
English JD
<1m ago
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul· <1w ago
F-visa holdersBilingual
Research
Seoul
F-visa holders
Research
Members see the title and company
Bilingual
<1w ago
Research
Members see the title and company
South Korea· 4m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeBusiness KoreanKorean JD
Research
South Korea
Business Korean · E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
Full-time · Korean JD
4m ago
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul, South Korea· 1w ago· Full-time
F-visa holdersKorean JD
Research
Seoul, South Korea
F-visa holders
Research
Members see the title and company
Full-time · Korean JD
1w ago
Research
Members see the title and company
South Korea· 4m ago· Internship
D-10 OKKorean JD
Research
South Korea
D-10 OK
Research
Members see the title and company
Internship · Korean JD
4m ago
Research
Members see the title and company
Bundang, South Korea· 1m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeKorean JD
Research
Bundang, South Korea
E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
Full-time · Korean JD
1m ago
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul, Korea· 3m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeBusiness KoreanKorean JD
Research
Seoul, Korea
Business Korean · E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
Full-time · Korean JD
3m ago
Research
Members see the title and company
무신사 성수 오피스· 3w ago· Full-time
E-7 routeKorean JD
Research
무신사 성수 오피스
E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
Full-time · Korean JD
3w ago
Research
Members see the title and company
South Korea
E-7 routeKorean JD
Research
South Korea
E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
Korean JD
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul; Seoul, South Korea· 1w ago
D-10 OKBusiness KoreanBilingual
Research
Seoul; Seoul, South Korea
Business Korean · D-10 OK
Research
Members see the title and company
Bilingual
1w ago
Research
Members see the title and company
Seoul, South Korea· 1w ago
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
Seoul, South Korea
No Korean needed · E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
English JD
1w ago
Research
Members see the title and company
South Korea· 4m ago· Full-time
Korean JD
Research
South Korea
Research
Members see the title and company
Full-time · Korean JD
4m ago
Advertisement
Research
Members see the title and company
South Korea· 20m ago· Full-time
E-7 routeKorean JD
Research
South Korea
E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
Full-time · Korean JD
20m ago
Research
Members see the title and company
Remote, Korea, Republic of· 3w ago
E-7 routeNo Korean needed
Research
Remote, Korea, Republic of
No Korean needed · E-7 route
Research
Members see the title and company
English JD
3w ago

Members see every job in full, with the employer's apply link.

Plans from US$7.49 a week. The first 3 jobs on every list are free.

See plans from US$7.49

Select a job on the left to see the details here.

Common questions

Do research roles in Korea require Korean?

Of the 51 research roles in Korea we have read, 15 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?

28 of the 51 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.

How fresh are these listings?

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

Browse all English-friendly Korea jobs

Filter by role, location, language. Refreshed daily.

See all jobs

Research jobs in Korea hiring English speakers

Research Associate - C11 - SEOUL

Digital Project Manager - Seoul

Customer Onboarding Manager, APAC (1 year contract) - JP Speaking

Common questions

Before you apply