fixed-term contract employee
Refers to a worker employed under a contract with a set duration, as opposed to a permanent employee (正社員). Common in business and HR contexts.
I will work as a fixed-term contract employee until the project ends.
Employment of a fixed-term contract employee ends upon expiration of the contract period.
正社員 is a permanent, regular employee with no fixed term, while 期間契約社員 is employed for a specific period.
契約社員 is a broader term for contract employees; 期間契約社員 explicitly emphasizes the fixed-term nature.
派遣社員 is a temporary worker dispatched by an agency, whereas 期間契約社員 is directly employed by the company for a fixed term.
Compound of 期間 (period, term), 契約 (contract), and 社員 (employee). A straightforward modern business term.