Detailed information

Now recruiting
Date of update : 2024/04/18 End date of accepting applications : 2024/06/05
Now recruiting
Date of update : 2024/04/18
End date of accepting applications : 2024/06/05

Work location : Kyushu and Okinawa district - Oita

Date of publication : 2024/03/14

Faculty Recruitment for "Global Economy"

D124030971

Private university

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Research field : Humanities & Social Sciences - Economic policy | Humanities & Social Sciences - Area studies | Others - Others - American Economy

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

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    We are pleased to announce that the College of Asia Pacific Studies in Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) is recruiting for the Faculty position in Global Economy.

    https://en.apu.ac.jp/home/contents/jobs.html/

  • Work content and job description

    (1)Language of instruction for subjects to teach:
    English and Japanese

    (2)Subjects to teach:
    ・The candidate must be able to teach the undergraduate subject “American Economy J/E” and the Liberal Arts subject “World Economy and Global Issues J/E”.
    ・In addition to these subjects, the candidate will be asked to teach several subjects from among the Liberal Arts subject “Introduction to Economics J/E” and the undergraduate subjects “Analysis of Global Economy J/E”, “Econometrics J”, “Development Economics J”, and “APS Field Study J/E”.
    * J/E refers to lectures being conducted each in Japanese and English.
    * “American Economy” will cover North America or Central and South America.
    * Being able to teach “Econometrics J” or Development Economics J” is preferable.
    * Depending on the candidate’s knowledge and experience, they may be asked to teach subjects other than those listed above.

    【Teaching Load】
    Assistant Professor: 4 class hours (1 class hour is 100 minutes) per week on average throughout the year

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    The College of Asia Pacific Studies

Job type

  • Assistant Professor level

Research field

  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Economic policy
  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Area studies
  • Others - Others

    American Economy

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 7 million yen

    Assistant Professor: between \5,000,000 and \7,000,000
    For more details, please refer to "Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Terms of Employment (Benefits)" in Recruiting Information, which is posted on jobs page of APU.

Working hours

  • Working hours :08:45-20:15

    Holidays : (1) Sundays
    (2) Saturdays or days of the week designated as holidays
    (3) Days stipulated by law as national holidays
    (4) Days designated as New Year's holidays
    (5) Ritsumeikan University Foundation Day (May 19)
    (6) Other special business holidays approved as necessary

    Overtime and other explanations : Work hours: Hours concerning class hours and preparation among the work hours described above
    Work days: (1) Class days and makeup class days (2) Exam days (3) Other

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

  • Description

    【Qualification Requirements】
    Applicants must meet all of the following criteria, (1) ~ (2), and be able to start working from the date of appointment listed above.
    (1) Has obtained a PhD in a relevant field or can obtain a PhD in a relevant field by the time of appointment.
    (2) Has expertise in North America or Central and South America regions and has teaching, study, and research achievements related to specific regions in the Asia Pacific region including Japan and focused on the relevant regions.

    【Expected Qualifications】
    (1)Agrees with the principles, basic goals, and characteristics of APU and is enthusiastic about education at APU.
    (2)Experience teaching at university is preferred
    (3)Has a willingness to contribute to university operations and the local area
    (4)Has a strong willingness even after appointment to obtain sufficient Japanese language proficiency to take part in university administration

    【Other】
    We value faculty diversity and look forward to receiving applications from individuals with various backgrounds and work experience.

Employment Type

  • Regular employee

    Type of Employment: Fixed-term faculty member
    Position: Assistant Professor
    * Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University operates an assistant professor system as a position for development for those employed as faculty members shortly after obtaining a PhD or directly before obtaining a PhD. After being appointed as an Assistant Professor, internal reviews will be conducted regarding achievements in areas such as teaching and research. If the screening

Contract period

  • Nontenured - Non-tenure track

    Five years
    【The Tenure Track System】
    Fixed-term faculty members hired under the APU tenure-track system are subject to an internal review of their performance in education, research, and university administration around the third year after their appointment. As a result of the review, if the faculty member meets the review criteria in accordance with university regulations, their position type will be changed to a tenured position until retirement under a new contract.

    Probationary period absent

Work location

  • 874-8577 Oita 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu, Oita 874-8577 Japan

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Bonus : available (Twice per year, provided in June and December)

    Transportation expenses : available (Fixed amount of \20,000 per month)

  • Insurance

    Employees' Health Insurance : available

    Employees' Pension Insurance : available

    Worker's accident insurance : available

    Employment insurance : available

    Others : Nursing insurance provided

  • Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

    Based on regulations, smoking is prohibited on campus grounds for faculty and staff.

  • Supplementary explanation of compensation

    ・Housing allowance, allowance for education and childcare support (excluding specially-appointed faculty members), work duty allowance, overtime allowance, graduate school allowance, allowance for degree review (PhD and Master's), system for off-campus funds application advisory available
    ・Moving allowance provided (\500,000 for relocation from overseas, \300,000 (*) for relocation from within Japan)
    (*) Only for cases in which the distance from the nearest public transportation of the address prior to relocation to the nearest public transportation of the address of relocation is more than 80 km

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

    Hiring date : 2025/04/01

    Starting date : 2025/04/01

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    Starting date： April 1, 2025

Application period

  • 2024/03/28~2024/06/05 Deadline for receipt

Application method

JREC-IN Portal web application
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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    (1)Document Screening
    (2)Interview (*The candidate will conduct a presentation about their research as well as a mock lecture with the interviewers acting as students in Japanese and English.)

  • Notification of result

    The results will be notified by email in late September, 2024.

Contact details

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Academic Office

Personnel Affairs

0977781122

frecruit@apu.ac.jp

Please send emails with the subject “APS (Global Economy)”.

Notes

Important Notes:
* Please download the prescribed forms from the APU public call page on JREC-IN.
* (1), (2), and (5) above should be created and submitted in both Japanese and English.
* All submitted files should have the applicant’s [Full Name] included at the beginning of the file name.
* You may be requested to provide additional documents relating to research achievements during the screening process if necessary.
* Please note that we do not return any submitted documents. Any personal information provided as part of the application process will be handled appropriately in accordance with university regulations. The information will not be used for any purpose other than screening candidates for employment.

Please submit documents by online application through JREC-IN.
① Please attach your [full name] to the heading of each application document file name.
(Ex.) 1. 【SATO HANAKO】Form1-EN.docx
② Please add all application documents other than (8) above to a single compressed folder. [Compression: Zip format / data capacity: 30 MB max]
③ Please make the compressed folder title your name in roman characters (half-width alphanumeric characters). (Ex.) SATOHanakko.zip
④ Please apply online through the JREC-IN Portal.

* If applications cannot be made from the JREC-IN Portal, the data capacity has possibly been exceeded (maximum of 30 MB) or characters not permitted for use are possibly being used in the compressed folder title.
Please submit the documents upon confirming that the data capacity is below 30 MB and half-width alphanumeric symbols are being used in the compressed folder title.

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