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Update Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/04/15 End date of accepting applications : 2025/05/25
Update Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/04/15
End date of accepting applications : 2025/05/25

Work location : Kinki district - Kyoto

Date of publication : 2025/04/14

Faculty Recruitment Announcement(Major Field of Study:TESOL, Applied Linguistics, and related fields)

D125040934

Private university

Research field : Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics | Others - Others - Applied Linguistics | Others - Others - TESOL | Others - Others - 英語教育

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

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

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    Ryukoku University

    https://www.world.ryukoku.ac.jp/
  • Work content and job description

    Position and Rank: Associate Professor / Lecturer
    Major Field of Study:TESOL, Applied Linguistics, and related fields
    Main Subjects to be Taught: English Communication, Intensive English Reading, and other subjects taught in the Faculty of International Studies, Seminars, Research Seminars I・II・III

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Department of Intercultural Communication

Job type

  • Associate Professor
  • Lecturer level

Research field

  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics
  • Others - Others

    Applied Linguistics

  • Others - Others

    TESOL

  • Others - Others

    英語教育

Wages

  • Common to all Job Types

    Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~

    Ryukoku University regulations regarding salary and working conditions will apply.

Working hours

  • Common to all Job Types

    Working hours :09:00-17:15

    Overtime and other explanations : Ryukoku University regulations regarding salary and working conditions will apply.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

    Doctoral degree or equivalent level of research attainments

  • Work experience

    ・Understanding of the interdisciplinary characteristics of the Faculty/ Department, and the willingness and ability to actively contribute to the administrative tasks in the university and the faculty, such as entrance examinations and committees.
    ・Ability to teach subjects and seminars to graduate students
    ・Ability to lead students on overseas field study programs is desirable
    ・At least three years of teaching English language subjects at a university is desirable

  • Official qualification in specific field, etc.

    ・High level of English language proficiency
    ・Sufficient ability to perform assigned duties in Japanese
    ・English Communication, Intensive English Reading, and other subjects taught in the Faculty of International Studies, Seminars, Research Seminars I・II・III

Employment Type

  • Common to all Job Types

    Regular employee

Contract period

  • Common to all Job Types

    Tenured - Non-tenure track

    Probationary period absent

Work location

  • 612-8577 Kyoto 67 Tsukamoto-cho,Fukakusa,Fushimi-ku,Kyoto 612-8577,Japan

Compensation

  • Supplementary explanation of compensation

    Ryukoku University regulations regarding salary and working conditions will apply

Application Considerations

  • Others

    (1) Personal information submitted by applicants will be handled in strict compliance with the
    appropriate confidentiality guidelines of the University and will only be used for the purposes of evaluation and selection.
    (2) The Faculty of International Studies respects diversity among its faculty. As of April 2025,
    it is comprised of 29% foreign nationals and 29% female members.
    (3) We are seeking an individual who has the will to engage positively in educational
    activities and other duties, while respecting the founding spirit of Ryukoku University. For
    details, please refer to the university homepage.

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

    Hiring date : 2026/04/01

    Starting date : 2026/04/01

Application period

  • 2025/04/14~2025/05/25 Deadline for receipt

Application method

  • Application documents (specified forms)

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission
    Please refer to the attached guidelines 「120_履歴書等記入要領(国際学部)」in filling out Forms 1.
    *Please submit all required documents in the format of A4-size PDF.
    (1) Academic Curriculum Vitae (adding a photo/entering your gender are optional) (one copy (Form 1))
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission
    Please refer to the attached guidelines 「120_履歴書等記入要領(国際学部)」in filling out Forms 2, and 3.
    *Please submit all required documents in the format of A4-size PDF.
    (2) List of educational experience, qualifications and achievements
    (one copy (Form 2))
    (3) List of research attainments (with the three most important marked with a
    circle) (one copy (Form 3))
    (4) PDFs of the three publications marked in (3)
    (If it is difficult to provide the PDF data, please send four sets of offprints or
    copies of these publications to the Academic Affairs Office of the Faculty of
    International Studies)
    (5) Summaries of the three publications marked in (3), both in Japanese
    approximately 500 characters) and in English (approximately 250 words)
    (one copy (Form 4))


    Other online application forms
    *Please submit all required documents in the format of A4-size PDF.
    (6) Highest academic degree and academic field / The names, affiliations and
    contacts of two persons who can provide references for the applicant (one
    copy (Form 5))
    (7) A statement of teaching philosophy once you are hired, on one sheet of A4
    paper in any style/format, (one copy)

    ■How and Where to submit:
    Please create the “Submission Documents” as a PDF file, put them in one ZIP file without a password, and uploaded them through “Web Application” in JREC-IN Portal for submission.
    【Notes on file preparation】
    *Please create a separate PDF file of “Required Documents (Form4)” for each publication.
    *Please submit the following documents as a ZIP file:
    (e.g.) if your name is “Kokusai Manabu,” use “KokusaiManabu” as the file name.
    (1)[Academic Curriculum Vitae (Form1)] KokusaiManabu_1.pdf
    (2)[List of educational experience, qualifications and achievements (Form2)] KokusaiManabu_2.pdf
    (3)[List of research attainment (Form3)] KokusaiManabu_3.pdf
    (4)[PDFs of the three publications marked in(3)] KokusaiManabu_4a-1.pdf, Kokusaimanabu_4b-1.pdf, KokusaiManabu_4c-1.pdf
    (5)[Required Documents (Form4)] KokusaiManabu_4a-2.pdf, Kokusaimanabu_4b-2.pdf, KokusaiManabu_4c-2.pdf
    (6)[Highest academic degree and academic field (Form5)] KokusaiManabu_5.pdf
    (7)[Teaching philosophy if appointed] KokusaiManabu_6.pdf

    Other Mailing Documents
    If Required Documents (4) are sent by registered mail:
    Attn: Faculty Recruitment Committee Academic Affairs Office, Faculty of International Studies, Ryukoku University
    67 Tsukamoto-cho, Fukakusa, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8577
    *Please write “Applied Linguistics, faculty position application materials” on the front of the envelope.

  • Return of application documents

    Others

    If Required Documents (4) are sent by registered mail:
    Attn: Faculty Recruitment Committee Academic Affairs Office, Faculty of International Studies, Ryukoku University
    67 Tsukamoto-cho, Fukakusa, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8577
    *Please write “Applied Linguistics, faculty position application materials” on the front of the envelope.

  • Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

    612-8577 Kyoto 67 Tsukamoto-cho, Fukakusa, Fushimi-ku,
    Attn: Faculty Recruitment Committee Academic Affairs Office, Faculty of International Studies, Ryukoku University

    Precautions : *Please write “Applied Linguistics, faculty position application materials” on the front of the envelope.

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    (1) After considering submitted materials, short-listed candidates will be called for an
    interview and may also be asked to give a lecture to demonstrate teaching ability.
    (2) Short-listed candidates may be asked to submit proof of final degree earned or other
    additional documents.
    (3) Applicants will be notified of the results of the selection process by email (estimated to be August 2025).

  • Notification of result

    We will notify the results of the selection through the JREC-IN Portal.

Contact details

Ryukoku University

Faculty of International Studies

Faculty of International Studies Office

0756455645

world@ad.ryukoku.ac.jp

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