Detailed information

Ended
Date of update : 2023/12/25 End date of accepting applications : 2024/03/03
Ended
Date of update : 2023/12/25
End date of accepting applications : 2024/03/03

Work location : Kanto district - Tokyo

Date of publication : 2023/12/25

Call for Application for One tenure-track Associate Professor or Lecturer for Economics (Education economics, Health economics, Development economics, Spatial economics or Urban economics) at the Division of Civil Society and Citizenship Studies, Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

D123122064

Private university

Waseda University

Research field : Humanities & Social Sciences - Public economics and labor economics

Others - Associate Professor (tenure track) : Regular employee - Nontenured - Tenure-track - Probationary period absent

Others - Lecturer level (tenure track) : Regular employee - Nontenured - Tenure-track - Probationary period absent

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    Economics (Education economics, Health economics, Development economics, Spatial economics or Urban economics): Waseda University. Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Lecturer (tenure track) or Associate Professor (tenure track)

    https://www.waseda.jp/fedu/edu/about/overview/society/

  • Work content and job description

    Education:
    Above 4 classes in a term: subjects relating to own expertise in Economics (Education economics, Health economics, Development economics, Spatial economics or Urban economics), either Microeconomics (Introduction to intermediate level) or Macroeconomics (Introduction to intermediate level), Special Lecture of CSCS (Civil Society and Citizenship Studies) and Advanced Lecture of CSCS, Seminar I, II, III and IV, Graduation thesis, etc. (According to the educational policy of the CSCS major, lectures are to be taught and seminars are to be held from a broader perspective. Actual courses will be assigned by the decision of the faculty meeting. And some lectures and the supervision of the students in graduate school may be appointed after the hiring.)


    Research:
    The successful candidate is expected to develop their research in their fields of study in Economics.

    Other duties:
    The successful candidate will be asked to pursue other duties relating to the operation of Waseda University, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, and the other sections of the University.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences (Division of Civil Society and Citizenship Studies, Department of Social Studies, School of Education), Waseda University

Job type

  • Others

    Associate Professor (tenure track)

  • Others

    Lecturer level (tenure track)

Research field

  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Public economics and labor economics

Wages

  • Others - Associate Professor (tenure track)

    Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

    According to the regulations of the University.

  • Others - Lecturer level (tenure track)

    Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~

    According to the regulations of the University.

Working hours

  • Others - Associate Professor (tenure track)

    Working hours :09:00-18:00

    Holidays : ・Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays, End of Year and New Year Holidays, National holidays, and Special holidays as compensation for National Holidays holding classes, and University Foundation Day. However, the above excludes days on which the University has previously scheduled that classes will be held.
    ・Leave stipulated by the Labor Standards Act and other laws and regulations, as well as days specifically set aside by the University.

    Overtime and other explanations : The scheduled working day and working hours (start and finish time, rest periods) shall follow the University's regulations. The discretionary working system for professional work (8 hours per day of deemed work) is applied, and due to the nature of research work, decisions on the means of carrying out work and time allocation for research are left to the discretion of the individual.

  • Others - Lecturer level (tenure track)

    Working hours :09:00-18:00

    Holidays : ・Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays, End of Year and New Year Holidays, National holidays, and Special holidays as compensation for National Holidays holding classes, and University Foundation Day. However, the above excludes days on which the University has previously scheduled that classes will be held.
    ・Leave stipulated by the Labor Standards Act and other laws and regulations, as well as days specifically set aside by the University.

    Overtime and other explanations : The scheduled working day and working hours (start and finish time, rest periods) shall follow the University's regulations. The discretionary working system for professional work (8 hours per day of deemed work) is applied, and due to the nature of research work, decisions on the means of carrying out work and time allocation for research are left to the discretion of the individual.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

    Applicants must have a doctoral degree or equivalent academic expertise and achievements (including prospective PhD candidates).

  • Work experience

    Applicants must have research achievements in Economics (Education economics, Health economics, Development economics, Spatial economics or Urban economics).

  • Description

    ・Applicants must be able to teach classes from a broad perspective following the educational policy of the Civil Society and Citizenship Studies major.
    ・Applicants must be able to teach classes and conduct administrative duties in Japanese.

Employment Type

  • Others - Associate Professor (tenure track)

    Regular employee

    Full-time

  • Others - Lecturer level (tenure track)

    Regular employee

    Full-time

Contract period

  • Others - Associate Professor (tenure track)

    Nontenured - Tenure-track

    *3 years.
    *After the expiration of the term, reappointment may be made for a period not exceeding two years. However, the total period of continuous employment as a tenure-track faculty member may not exceed seven years.
    *The method for determining reappointment as a tenure-track faculty member or change of status to a full-time faculty member shall be following the regulations of the University and the internal rules of the Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences. Details of the assessment summary will be provided after the decision to hire is made.
    *Regardless of the qualifications, if the applicant has an employment contract with the University after April 2013 and there is no period without any contract with the University or half a year or more before the date of hiring by this application, the duration of the continuous contract is limited. Therefore, the duration of the contract and reappointment may not be met with the mentioned above.

    Probationary period absent

  • Others - Lecturer level (tenure track)

    Nontenured - Tenure-track

    *3 years.
    *After the expiration of the term, reappointment may be made for a period not exceeding two years. However, the total period of continuous employment as a tenure-track faculty member may not exceed seven years.
    *The method for determining reappointment as a tenure-track faculty member or change of status to a full-time faculty member shall be following the regulations of the University and the internal rules of the Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences. Details of the assessment summary will be provided after the decision to hire is made.
    *Regardless of the qualifications, if the applicant has an employment contract with the University after April 2013 and there is no period without any contract with the University for half a year or more before the date of hiring by this application, the duration of the continuous contract is limited. Therefore, the duration of the contract and reappointment may not be met with the mentioned above.

    Probationary period absent

Work location

  • 169-8050 Tokyo 　In principle, each campus of Waseda University (1-6-1, Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku)

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Pay increase system : available
    According to the regulations of the University.

    Bonus : available
    According to the regulations of the University.

    Retirement allowances : available
    Retirement benefits will be paid according to the regulations of the University.
    In case of tenure-track position: No retirement benefits will be paid. However, if they are appointed as a permanent faculty member after their tenure-track period, their retirement benefits as a permanent faculty member will be calculated starting the date they are initially appointed for their tenure-track position.

    Transportation expenses : available
    According to the regulations of the University.

    Retirement age : available
    The age of retirement for permanent position is 70 years old.

  • Insurance

    Employees' Health Insurance : available

    Employees' Pension Insurance : available

    Worker's accident insurance : available

    Employment insurance : available

  • Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

    Smoking is not permitted on the Waseda University campus except in designated outdoor smoking areas.

Application Considerations

  • Considerations for conducting interviews (e.g., those who live far away, such as overseas)

    For those who live abroad, it is possible to choose to conduct the first interview online.
    The final interview is face-to-face.

  • Persons with disabilities

    If possible, please submit a copy of your disability certificate (to consider consideration in the workplace).

  • Others

    If you wish to consider the period of research interruption due to childbirth, childcare, or nursing care, please indicate it on your resume.

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

    Hiring date : 2025/04/01

    Starting date : 2025/04/01

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    We invite applications to appoint one leading scholar in Economics (Education economics, Health economics, Development economics, Spatial economics or Urban economics). The post will commence on 1 April 2025.

    The Division of Civil Society and Citizenship Studies, the recruiting division, was established in 2018, by reorganizing the Division of Social Sciences (We form the Department of Social Studies together with the Division of Geography and History). We particularly aim to promote our students' skills and qualities so as to participate in “civil society" as a “citizen" – those two are our key ideas - in order to make our society better. We do so by urging them to develop their perspective while studying various fields in social sciences. The field of Economics constitutes one of four key fields in the Division. Please visit our website for details: http://www.waseda.jp/prj-koukyou/wordpress/

Application period

  • 2023/12/25~2024/03/03 Deadline for receipt

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission
    *Please download the Waseda University forms from the following URL.
    https://www.waseda.jp/fedu/edu/news/2016/12/07/6113/
    *Both Excel and Word versions of the files can be used. However, it must be uploaded in PDF format.
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission
    *Please download the Waseda University forms from the following URL.
    https://www.waseda.jp/fedu/edu/news/2016/12/07/6113/
    *It must be uploaded in PDF format.

    Other online application forms
    A. Major research work (PDF, up to three achievements)
    B. (a) Syllabus for special lecture based on the applicant's expertise (each consisting of 100 minutes *14 classes) and (b) Syllabus for either Microeconomics or Macroeconomics (Introduction to intermediate level) (each consisting of 100 minutes *14 classes)
    C. Overview of the applicant's research history and future research plan and an essay of educational aspirations (up to two A4 sheets)
    D. One letter of recommendation from each of two referees who are familiar with the applicant's education, research, social activities and personality. To enable enquiries to be made, a written statement of name, affiliation, job title and contact details (address, telephone number and e-mail address) of referees shall be included in the letters. Any format is acceptable. Language: Japanese or English.

    *1) The 'Curriculum Vitae', 'Educational and Research Achievements' and documents A to C above should all be converted into PDF format and uploaded to the dedicated website.
    *2) The letter of recommendation in D above must be uploaded by the referees themselves from the dedicated website for letters of recommendation.

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

  • * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    Applicants who pass the preliminary screening based on the application documents submitted will be selected for an interview.
    In addition, applicants may be requested to conduct a demonstration lecture and/or a research presentation.
    *Applicants are responsible for their own transportation and accommodation expenses.

  • Notification of result

    Applicants who are selected for an interview will be notified of the date, time, and location of the interview by e-mail.
    Final acceptance or rejection will also be notified by e-mail.
    *Please note that we are unable to respond to any inquiries regarding the selection results.

Contact details

Waseda University

Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences

KURODA Sachiko

econ-edujinji@list.waseda.jp

Notes

Waseda University is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion. Throughout the appointment and promotion procedure, Waseda University does not allow any discriminations in terms of gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, creed, and age.

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