Job type

• Professor level
• Associate Professor
• Lecturer level
• Others

  Associate Professor（tenure-track）

• Others

  Lecturer（tenure-track）

Research field

• Others - Others

  Interdisciplinary Cultural Sciences in German Speaking Areas and Teaching German

Wages

• Professor level

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

  Provided in accordance with the university regulations.
  To be commensurate with qualifications and experience as prescribed in the Waseda University's regulations.

• Associate Professor

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

  Provided in accordance with the university regulations.
  To be commensurate with qualifications and experience as prescribed in the Waseda University's regulations.

• Lecturer level

  Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~

  Provided in accordance with the university regulations.
  To be commensurate with qualifications and experience as prescribed in the Waseda University's regulations.

• Others - Associate Professor（tenure-track）

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

  Provided in accordance with the university regulations.
  To be commensurate with qualifications and experience as prescribed in the Waseda University's regulations.

• Others - Lecturer（tenure-track）

  Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~

  Provided in accordance with the university regulations.
  To be commensurate with qualifications and experience as prescribed in the Waseda University's regulations.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree/experiences
  

• Work experience

  A demonstrated ability to teach German, at least three years professional experience at undergraduate level.

• Description

  At least one year of living experience in German-speaking countries.
  Proficiency in Japanese (Be able to give a lecture and conduct administrative duties in Japanese).
  

Employment Type

• Professor level

  Regular employee

• Associate Professor

  Regular employee

• Lecturer level

  Regular employee

• Others - Associate Professor（tenure-track）

  Regular employee

• Others - Lecturer（tenure-track）

  Regular employee

Contract period

• Professor level

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period absent

• Associate Professor

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period absent

• Lecturer level

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period absent

• Others - Associate Professor（tenure-track）

  Nontenured - Tenure-track

  *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 in accordance with the regulations of the Waseda 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.
  ***If an employment contract with Waseda University has existed at any time since April 1, 2013, regardless of job title, the period of employment and the possibility of reappointment itself may differ from the above description.

  Probationary period absent

• Others - Lecturer（tenure-track）

  Nontenured - Tenure-track

  *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 in accordance with the regulations of the Waseda 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.
  ***If an employment contract with Waseda University has existed at any time since April 1, 2013, regardless of job title, the period of employment and the possibility of reappointment itself may differ from the above description.

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 169-8050 Tokyo Shinjuku-ku, Nishi-Waseda 1-6-1 Waseda University

  Primarily, Waseda University campuses

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available

  Bonus : available

  Retirement allowances : available

  Transportation expenses : available

  Retirement age : available

• 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

  In Waseda University, we strictly separate smoking and non-smoking areas. All areas other than the specified smoking areas, including outdoors/classrooms/lounges, are non-smoking.

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  1. Duty Hours:
  Regular working days and working hours (start and end times, rest periods) shall follow in accordance with Waseda University regulations.
  Based on the discretionary labor system for professional work, working hours are deemed eight hours a day, and decisions on the means of performing work duties and time allocation for research will, due to the nature of research work, be left to the discretion of the individual.
  2. Salary, allowances, and commuting expenses:
  As prescribed in the Waseda University regulations.
  3．Holidays:
  These are Saturdays, Sundays, year-end and New Year holidays, national holidays, compensatory holidays when classes are held on some national holidays, and the Anniversary of the University Founding. However, this excludes days on which the university has determined in advance that classes will be held.
  4. Leave
  Leave as stipulated by the Labor Standards Act and other relevant laws and regulations, and days specifically designated by the university.
  5. Social insurance
  Employees will be enrolled in Employees' Pension Insurance, Health Insurance, Workers' Compensation Insurance, and Employment Insurance.
  6. Severance/Retirement Benefits
  If hired as tenured faculty: To be paid in accordance with the Waseda University's regulations.
  If hired as tenure-track faculty: Not paid. However, if the individual concerned is subsequently hired as a tenured faculty member, the period of employment on which the basis of the retirement allowance for tenured faculty members is calculated shall be counted from their date of appointment as a tenure-track faculty member before the change of status.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Description

  Whether the position is for a full-time or tenure-track faculty member, and for what status the selection will be conducted, will be indicated after the faculty's decision, based on a comprehensive assessment of research and educational achievements.
  (1) Status if hired as a full-time faculty member: Professor, Associate Professor, or Assistant Professor (Lecturer, "Koshi")
  (2) Status if hired as a tenure-track faculty member: Associate Professor (tenure-track), or Assistant Professor (Lecturer, "Koshi" tenure-track)

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

Application period

• 2024/02/29~2024/03/22 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Other Mailing Documents
  Your application will be accepted only when [I.] and [II.] below are completed and submitted.
  For (1) and (2), download designated forms from the link below.
  For the other items, you may use any form.
  
  [I.] Submit physical documents of (1)-(6) by simple registered mail.
  (1) Curriculum Vitae: 1 Copy
  (2) Education and Research Accomplishments: 1 Copy
  * Please indicate your four most significant research achievements with a circle.
  (3) Submit up to four articles/books that best represent your research (photocopies are acceptable**).
  Provide an approximately 2000 Japanese characters summary for each of these publications.
  (4) Teaching and research plans (limit: 2,000 characters in Japanese)
  (5) Photocopy of diploma of highest degree (1 copy)
  (6) Submit a list of the names of three recommenders, with the following information about them: affiliation, title, and business email address.
  These individuals might be contacted during the selection process.
  
  ** In the case of a single-author book (single author), please submit one hard copy, plus online submission (one digital copy of each of the following: cover, colophon, table of contents) is required (see II.).
  *** In the case of a co-authored book, please submit either one hard copy or one digital copy of each of the following: cover, colophon, table of contents and chapter/section that you authored. Online submission (one digital copy of each of the following: cover, colophon, table of contents) is required (see II.)
  
  [II.] Submit your information via the following website on the day you mailed the documents. A google account and a tracking number of the simple registered mail are needed.
  
  Note:
  Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted for any reason. We cannot respond to any inquiry regarding whether we have received your application form.
  * Send the envelope by simplified registered post or by delivery service(courier) to ensure that the application package can be tracked.

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

  As a general rule, submitted documents will not be returned.
  If you wish to return the item, please indicate so, fill in the necessary items on the postal delivery label, and enclose it.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  169-8050 Tokyo 1-6-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku Department of Cultural Sciences, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Japan
  Department of Cultural Sciences Chair, Seiji, MARUKAWA

  Precautions : On the envelope, write “Application Documents for the Department of Cultural Sciences (German)” in red.

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  (1) 1st stage: document screening.
  Results will be sent to the email addresses provided on applicants' CVs by April 11th 2024.
  
  

• Notification of result

  (2) 2nd stage:
  Interview for selected applicants on Saturday, April 20th, 2024.
  In principle, interviews are conducted in person at Waseda University Campus (Tokyo), with the possibility of having them online.
  Travel expenses are to be borne by each applicant.
  *We may request additional documents.
  * Please note that we cannot respond to inquiries regarding the selection results.

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