Detailed information

Ended
Date of update : 2024/05/17 End date of accepting applications : 2024/08/30
Ended
Date of update : 2024/05/17
End date of accepting applications : 2024/08/30

Work location : Hokkaido district - Hokkaido

Date of publication : 2024/05/21

Announcement of Faculty Position, Future University Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan (Professor or Associate Professor, Center for Meta-Learning) )

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Public university

FUTURE UNIVERSITY HAKODATE

Research field : Others - Others - Fields related to Communication Studies and/or Educational Psychology (including English Language Education and Applied Linguistics, Meta-Learning, Media Studies, Science and Technology Communication). Quantitative approach to research is preferred. | Humanities & Social Sciences - Educational psychology | Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics | Humanities & Social Sciences - Science education | Humanities & Social Sciences - Foreign language education

Professor level : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent

Associate Professor : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    Vacancies due to retirement, etc.

  • Work content and job description

    <Undergraduate Level>
    •Communication classes in English (in principle, about four classes per year)
    •PBL (Project-Based Learning / Project Learning) for third year students
    •Graduation Study for fourth year students to provide research supervision in Japanese or English.
    <Graduate Level>
    •One or more subjects related to “Academic Literacy for Systems Information Science II” or to the candidate’s field of specialization.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Center for Meta-Learning, School of Systems Information Science

Job type

  • Professor level
  • Associate Professor

Research field

  • Others - Others

    Fields related to Communication Studies and/or Educational Psychology (including English Language Education and Applied Linguistics, Meta-Learning, Media Studies, Science and Technology Communication). Quantitative approach to research is preferred.

  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Educational psychology
  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics
  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Science education
  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Foreign language education

Wages

  • Common to all Job Types

    Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 10 million yen

    Salary is decided by education and work experience.

Working hours

  • Common to all Job Types

    Working hours :08:45-17:30

    Break time :12:00-13:00

    Holidays : Saturday, Sunday, holidays, year-end and new year holiday

    Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary labor system is applied. Deemed to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

  • Description

    -A doctoral degree by the time of appointment.
    -Excellent research and educational achievements in the field of specialization.
    -Ability to supervise undergraduate and graduate-level research in fields relevant to the university.
    -Enthusiastic about faculty development and research-informed education.
    -Enthusiastic about university-wide basic education (English, mathematics, programming) and support for extra-curricular education (such as duties at the Meta-Learning Laboratory).
    -Willingness to contribute to the duties prescribed by the university (administrative tasks, preparation and supervision of entrance exams)
    -Ability to communicate in English and Japanese

Employment Type

  • Common to all Job Types

    Regular employee

    Full-time

Contract period

  • Common to all Job Types

    Tenured - Non-tenure track

    Probationary period absent

Work location

  • 041-8655 Hokkaido 116-2, Kamedanakanocho, Hakodate

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Pay increase system : available

    Bonus : available

    Retirement allowances : available

    Transportation expenses : available

    Retirement age : available

  • Insurance

    Employees' Health Insurance : available

  • Supplementary explanation of compensation

    ①Work Hours: Discretionary Labor System (7 hours 45 minutes per day)
    ②Days-Off: Saturday, Sunday, holidays, year-end and new year holiday
    ③Salary: Salary and the other conditions are based on the Rules of Public University Corporation Future University Hakodate.
    ④Retirement Age: 65 years old
    ⑤Insurance: Japan Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers, Employment Insurance

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

    Hiring date : 2025/04/01

    Starting date : 2025/04/01

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    [Explanation of institution (recruitment background, institution details, explanation of project, etc.)]
    Affiliation: Center for Meta-Learning, School of Systems Information Science

    Field of Research: Fields related to Communication Studies and/or Educational Psychology (including English Language Education and Applied Linguistics, Meta-Learning, Media Studies, Science and Technology Communication). Quantitative approaches to research preferred.


    [Job details (duties, subject responsible for, etc.)]
    <Undergraduate Level>
    •Communication classes in English (in principle, about four classes per year)
    •PBL (Project-Based Learning / Project Learning) for third year students
    •Graduation Study for fourth year students to provide research supervision in Japanese or English.
    <Graduate Level>
    •One or more subjects related to “Academic Literacy for Systems Information Science II” or to the candidate’s field of specialization.

    [Address of work location and other information]
    116-2 Kameda Nakano-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan 041-8655

    [Available positions]
    One Professor or Associate Professor (tenured)

    [Starting date]
    April 1, 2025

Application period

  • 2024/05/21~2024/08/30 Deadline for receipt

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Other online application forms
    Application Documents (in either English or Japanese):

    (1)Please specify the following:
    - Affiliation you are applying for (Center for Meta-Learning)
    - Position you are applying for (professor or associate professor)
    - Research areas you are able to provide research supervision
    (2) Resume (including attached photograph, current address, contact numbers (telephone and e-mail), academic history (after high school graduation), employment history, research experiences, association(s) you belong to, degree(s), patents, rewards and punishments)
    (3) List of research achievements (such as research papers, publications, works, and vocational achievements (patents, award in a specialized field etc.)), and list of external research funding acquisition.
    (4) Three major publications from the list of research achievements. Please enclose reprints or copies (one for each), and reasons for selecting them as your major achievements (500 words or less in total).
    (5) Educational achievements (including human resource development at companies)
    (6) Outlines of your past work/research, and future work/research plans (about two A4 pages with English version/translation if written in Japanese.)
    (7) Educational aspirations (one A4 page)
    (8) List two referees including their names, affiliations, contact addresses (postal address, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses)

    Application forms 1-5 available for download from the university website:
    https://www.fun.ac.jp/recruitform/

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    After screening of the submitted documents, interviews will be conducted at Future University Hakodate.

  • Notification of result

    By email

Contact details

FUTURE UNIVERSITY HAKODATE

Center for Meta-Learning

Prof. Edson T. MIYAMOTO

0138346448

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Notes

-The selection is made based on your past achievements and the comments of your referees if necessary. Achievements are evaluated by not only the research papers, but also practical experiences, overseas research projects, and work experience.
-We welcome applicants who can understand the role of a public university in promoting regional collaborations, and enthusiastically work on pioneering new research fields in the Hakodate area.
-The university actively recruits faculty members taking diversity into consideration.
-During the screening process, we may ask you to provide additional explanations of the submitted documents and give a lecture.
-The affiliated department of the selected faculty member may change depending on their field of expertise.

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