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Now recruiting
Date of update : 2024/04/05 End date of accepting applications : 2024/05/24
Now recruiting
Date of update : 2024/04/05
End date of accepting applications : 2024/05/24

Work location : Kanto district - Tokyo

Date of publication : 2024/04/05

Full-time Position in Visual Culture of Contemporary Japan (Assistant Professor)

D124040475

Private university

Research field : Others - Others - Popular Culture, Visual Culture, Art History, Contemporary Japan, Japanese Studies

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

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    The Faculty of Liberal Arts (FLA), Sophia University, invites applications for a position in popular visual culture of contemporary Japan, in principle at the level of Assistant Professor.

    https://fla.sophia.ac.jp/

  • Work content and job description

    The successful applicant will teach in the undergraduate Art History and Visual Culture field of the Comparative Culture area and in the Graduate Program in Global Studies. Teaching responsibilities will include: 1) an introductory course on popular visual culture of modern and contemporary Japan; 2) other courses that reflect the applicant’s research focus; 3) a required writing-intensive undergraduate course in critical thinking; and 4) one course in the Japanese Studies degree in the graduate program. The teaching load is four courses the first year, and five courses the next year, on a two-year rotation.

    Faculty must fulfill educational, research, and administrative duties in the operation of the department and faculty and participate in admissions duties in the FLA. Faculty must also carry out administrative duties required by Sophia University.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    The Faculty of Liberal Arts

Job type

  • Assistant Professor level

Research field

  • Others - Others

    Popular Culture, Visual Culture, Art History, Contemporary Japan, Japanese Studies

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 11 million yen

    Salary and benefits are based on Sophia School Corporation’s rules and regulations.

Working hours

  • Working hours :09:00-20:50

    Break time :12:30-13:30

    Holidays : In principle, no class on Saturday and Sunday. Some university events including admissions may be scheduled on weekend or holidays.

    Overtime and other explanations : Work hour is depending on the class periods you are teaching. 1st period stars at 9:00 am, and 6th period ends at 20:50 pm.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

    The successful applicant must have a Ph.D. in hand by May 31, 2024.

  • Work experience

    We seek applicants who specialize and have experience teaching in the fields of popular culture, visual culture, art history, or Japanese studies.
    The language of instruction is English and competence in Japanese language is necessary. Professional and/or scholarly experience in Japan are assets, as is university administrative experience.

  • Description

    Sophia University is committed to promoting gender balance through Positive Action, and we strongly encourage female candidates to apply.

Employment Type

  • Regular employee

    Full-time

Contract period

  • Nontenured - Tenure-track

    Assistant Professor is a maximum five-year tenure-track appointment.

    Probationary period absent

Work location

  • 102-8554 Tokyo 7-1, Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku

    Yotsuya campus

Compensation

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    The appointment begins in April or September 2025.

Application period

  • 2024/04/05~2024/05/24 Deadline for receipt

    Applications should be submitted online by May 24, 2024 (JST).

Application method

  • Application documents (specified forms)

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

    Other online application forms
    Applications should include a cover letter (outlining academic background and research interests, teaching and administrative experience, and an explanation of interest in being at Sophia University and living in Japan); a detailed curriculum vitae; a minimum of 2 (maximum 4) publications; one syllabus for an introductory course on popular visual culture of modern and contemporary Japan and another syllabus for an upper-division course that reflects the applicant’s research interests; and the names, and email and postal addresses of three referees.

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Please ask the three referees to email their recommendations directly to the FLA office (fla-co@sophia.ac.jp) by May 24, 2024 (Japan Standard Time).

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    On-campus interviews will be scheduled on a Wednesday or a Saturday between mid-June and July 3.

  • Notification of result

    We will contact you by email.

Contact details

Sophia University

Faculty of Liberal Arts

Professor Angela Yiu, Dean of the FLA

a-yiu@sophia.ac.jp

Notes

For inquiries, email Professor Angela Yiu, Dean of the FLA (a-yiu@sophia.ac.jp).

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