Job type

• Professor level
• Associate Professor
• Lecturer level
• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Unspecified

Wages

• Common to all Job Types

  Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 13 million yen

  Professor level:
  Annual Salary: 8.1 million - 12.4million
  
  Associate Professor:
  Annual Salary; 6.5 million - 12.2 million
  
  Lecturer level:
  Annual Salary: 5.5 million - 12.1 million
  
  Assistant Professor level:
  Annual Salary: 4.6 million - 8.2 million
  
  Note: Salary (including housing allowance) will be paid (monthly) based on salary regulations.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor / Master / Bachelor

  PhD or have satisfied the requirements of a PhD course.
  Note: Applicants who have the same level of ability and accomplishments will also be considered.

• Description

  [Details of required special expertise, qualification of the specific fields or degrees, etc.]
  Qualifications (as of April 1, 2025, all of the following must be satisfied):
  (i) PhD or have satisfied the requirements of a PhD course.
  Note: Applicants who have the same level of ability and accomplishments will also be considered.
  (ii) Minimum of one-year experience in teaching English to English learners at the university or high school level.
  (iii) Sufficient English proficiency to conduct classes in English.
  (iv) Sufficient Japanese proficiency to participate in a variety of departmental activities (Level N2 or above of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is desirable).

Employment Type

• Common to all Job Types

  Others

  Full-time

Contract period

• Common to all Job Types

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 154-8525 Tokyo 1-23-1 Komazawa, Setagaya-ku

Compensation

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  [Details of salary, working hours, holiday, period of employment and insurance, etc.]
  (i) Salary in accordance with the regulations of Komazawa University.
  (ii) Pension and health insurance (The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan).
  (iii) Employment insurance.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Job content supplemental explanation

  [Description of the institution (recruitment background information, institution details, etc.)]
  Komazawa University Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, invites applications for the following tenured position. The Department of English provides both required and elective courses for students in their first through fourth years with various majors and English proficiency levels.
  
  [Job description (duties, subject responsible for, etc.)]
  (i) Teaching English as a Foreign Language and related courses at the Komazawa Campus.
  (ii) Attending meetings, participating in extra-curricular activities and performing administrative and examination-related tasks undertaken by faculty members.
  (iii) Translating, proofreading and editing in-house documents.
  (iv) Designing, developing and managing the Department's educational curriculum.
  
  [Address of work location and other information]
  Komazawa Campus
  Komazawa University
  1-23-1 Komazawa
  Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
  154-8525, Japan
  
  [Available positions (Job title, number of positions, etc.)]
  1 (Full-time Assistant Professor (Jokyo), Lecturer (Koshi), Associate Professor or Professor, depending on qualifications and experience).
  
  [Starting date]
  April 1, 2025

Application period

• 2024/03/18~2024/05/13 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• * Out of application period.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  After screening the applications, short-listed candidates will be invited to appear before the Department to present a demonstration lesson and be interviewed in both Japanese and English. This interview will be conducted in the middle of July, 2024.
  Note: After receipt of initial application materials, requests may follow for additional items such as letters of recommendation.
  

• Notification of result

  [Application method]
  Application documents (Please refer to the attached document for further essential details):
  (i) A curriculum vitae (1 copy of A4-sized paper, single-sided printing, within 2 pages, free format).
  (ii) A list of academic contributions (1 copy of A4-sized paper, single-sided printing, free format, no page limit). Classify contributions into the following four categories:
  (a) All books and academic articles
  (b) Academic presentations and talks
  (c) Grants
  (d) Others
  (iii) An essay on the applicant's research theme, research experience and plans for future research (In Japanese, 1 copy not exceeding one A4-sized page, free format).
  (iv) Three copies of one representative publication, either offprints or photocopies accepted. (A few chapters excerpted from a doctoral dissertation may be submitted as one publication.)
  (v) A summary of the representative publication (iv) (If the publication is in Japanese, write the summery in English. If the publication is in English or another language, write the summery in Japanese. 1 copy not exceeding one A4-sized page, free format).
  (vi) An essay on the applicant's hopes and aspirations for teaching English as a foreign language at Komazawa University by incorporating his/her perspective on teaching English and practical experience of teaching English such as class activities, teaching methods and academic assessment (In English, 1 copy not exceeding one A4-sized page, free format).
  (vii) A document stating the names, current positions, and contact information of two people who can be inquired about (i)-(iii)
  Note: Applicants who are currently enrolled in graduate school must use their academic supervisor or one of their current professors as one of their two contacts.
  
  Interested applicants are requested to send their application materials via post to:
  Department of Languages Office,
  Research Building No. 1, Komazawa University
  1-23-1 Komazawa
  Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
  154-8525, JAPAN
  
  Please ensure to send your application by registered mail (ippan kakitome or kan-i kakitome) and mark it “Application Materials Enclosed (Sogo Kyoiku Kenkyu-bu, English)" in red on the front of the envelope.
  For applicants sending their application materials from abroad, any mailing method used to send your materials will be accepted. However, it is highly recommended that you choose sending methods that will notify you upon delivery as the Department will not be confirming reception of materials.
  
  Application deadline: All applications must be received by May 13, 2024.
  
  In addition to sending your application by mail, please prepare PDF files for six of the above seven application document groups (i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vi) and (vii), and email these six PDF files to eigo_jinji@komazawa-u.ac.jp by the above deadline.
  
  [Selection process]
  After screening the applications, short-listed candidates will be invited to appear before the Department to present a demonstration lesson and be interviewed in both Japanese and English. This interview will be conducted in the middle of July, 2024.
  Note: After receipt of initial application materials, requests may follow for additional items such as letters of recommendation.
  
  [Contact details]
  For any queries regarding this application process, please email:
  eigo_jinji@komazawa-u.ac.jp
  Note: Any queries regarding the selection process will not be entertained.

Contact details

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