Job type

• Associate Professor/Lecturer (full-time) level

Research field

• Others - Others

  International Cooperation, International Environmental Studies, International Tourism Studies

• Others - Others

  International Business, International Economics, International Cooperation

• Others - Others

  International Cooperation, International Environmental Studies, International Tourism Studies

Wages

Qualifications

• Description

  [Public qualifications needed in specific field(s), conditions (education, degree, etc.), experience (how many years) and expertise required for specific field(s)]
  
  (1) The applicant must be able to assent to the Christian (Protestant) based educational policy of the university. Details can be found on the university website: https://www.hokusei.ac.jp/ideal/policy/
  (2) Applicants must have either*:
  a) completed a Ph.D. or,
  b) have completed a Master's degree and have at least three years of research, teaching or professional experience or,
  c) have equivalent or higher qualifications.
  (3) Regardless of nationality, applicants must have the ability to teach classes in English.
  (4) Ability to perform administrative tasks in Japanese without difficulty.
  (5) Ability to take responsibility for various university administrative tasks.
  
  *NOTE: For those applicants whose native language is not English, it is preferrable that the applicant has either acquired a tertiary degree, completed a long-term exchange student experience, or has professional working experience in an English-speaking country.
  

Employment Type

• Full-time

Contract period

• Tenured - Non-tenure track

Work location

• Hokkaido

Compensation

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  [Treatment after recruitment (job title, salary, working hours, employment type, employment period / trial period)] * Important
  
  
  [Overtime hours, rest periods, discretionary labor system, holidays, various insurances (social insurance, labor insurance), various systems (pay increase system, bonuses, transportation expenses, retirement allowances), the type of agreement with the applicant when not hiring, etc.]
  
  [Employer] Hokusei Gakuen Educational Corporation
  [Salary] As per Hokusei Gakuen regulations
  [Hours] As per Hokusei Gakuen regulations
  [Holidays] Sunday, public holidays, and others
  [Social and labor insurance] Yes (Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, Employment insurance etc)
  
  
  [The measures against second-hand smoking in your workplace.] * Important
  Since 2011,Hokusei Gakuen University is a non-smoking campus.
  
  

Application Considerations

Number of hired

• Job content supplemental explanation

  [Description of the institution (year of establishment, capital amount, number of employees, etc.), details of the business, recruitment background information, project description, etc.]
  The Hokusei Gakuen University English Department is one of the leaders in tertiary coed English education within Hokkaido, continuing the legacy of founder Sarah C. Smith's school for girls in 1887. In recent years, the department has expanded its focus from Euro-American studies to a wider liberal arts focused education curriculum, with a strong focus of English as a medium of instruction.
  
  [Job description (work / duties after recruitment, subject responsible for, etc.)]
  Subjects to be taught include Academic Skills (基礎演習) as well as introductory and specialization subjects related to your area of specialty as part of the English Department Global Studies Course (subjects to be mainly taught in English).
  
  [Address of work location and other information]
  Hokusei Gakuen University
  3-1,Oyachi-Nishi,2-chome,Atsubetsu-ku,Sapporo
  004-8631 Japan
  
  [Available positions (job title, number of positions, etc.)]
  Lecturer (専任講師) or Associate Professor (准教授)
  (full time, tenured)
  Number of available positions:2
  
  
  [Starting date, employment date, etc.]
  April 1, 2024
  
  

Application period

• 2023/04/29~2023/07/21 Deadline for receipt

  Applicants living overseas who intend to apply online should do so well in advance; the application deadline is July 21, 11:59 pm Japan time.

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • Excel.xls
  • word.docx

• * Out of application period.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Notification of result

  [Application documents, application (submission) method (Mail, attachment to e-mail, details on using the web application, etc.), destination (address, e-mail address, web application URL, etc.)]
  
  (1)Cover letter - Include the field of expertise you are applying under (see No. 1 above), email address, telephone number, and contents list of application documents.
  (2)Academic resume, list of publications and application sheet submitted in Hokusei Gakuen University format.
  (3)Proof of completion of graduate program or official university transcript
  (4)Copy of Ph.D. Diploma (Ph.D. holders only)
  (5)Three publications (either originals or copies) – at least one must be in English. For publications in Japanese, include a Japanese summary of approximately 400 characters for each publication. For publications in English, include a summary of 200 words each.
  (6) A statement of your goals for English education in the Hokusei Gakuen University English Department (in English or Japanese, one page A4 size paper).
  ※All personal information submitted will only be used for the purpose of evaluation of applicants.
  
  Application documents to be sent to:
  Tomoharu Yanagimachi
  Dean, School of Humanities
  Hokusei Gakuen University
  2-3-1 Oyachi Nishi, Atsubetsu-ku,
  Sapporo 004-8631 JAPAN
  
  Make sure to include “英文学科専任教員(グローバル･スタディーズコース)応募書類在中" on the envelope,and ensure to send by registered mail.
  
  Applicants are also welcome to apply online via JREC-IN Portal:
  
  [Selection details (interview / selection location, selection method, notification of result, etc.)]
  The selection process will be carried out according to the university's regulations for the selection and promotion of educational personnel. After the submitted documents have been examined, candidates will be selected to proceed to a final selection committee (final selection will be based on an interview and short mock lecture). The candidate chosen will be informed of the decision by mid-October,2023.
  
  [Result notification method, whether application documents can be returned or not, etc.]
  Only application materials submitted by postal mail can be returned.
  
  
  [Contact information (department, official position, name, institution e-mail address and phone number of the responsible person)] * Important
  
  Hokusei Gakuen University, Kenkyu Shienka
  (研究支援課).
  Phone: 011-891-2731
  FAX: 011-896-7660
  E-mail: gakumu@hokusei.ac.jp
  

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