Job type

• Professor level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Politics

Wages

• Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~ 15 million yen

  The estimated annual income for each type of employment is as follows:
  Fixed-term faculty member: between \7,000,000 and \11,000,000
  Tenured Faculty member: betweeen \7,000,000 and \15,000,000
  For more details, please refer to ""Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Terms of Employment (Benefits)"" in Recruiting Information, which is posted on jobs page of APU.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  【Qualification Requirements】
  Applicants must meet all of the following criteria, (1) ~ (2), and be able to start working from the date of appointment listed above.
  (1)Must have obtained a PhD in the relevant field or possess equivalent achievements
  (2)Must have expertise in a specific area of the Asia Pacific region which includes Japan and have educational, study, and research achievements focusing on the relevant area
  
  【Expected Qualifications】
  (1)Agrees with the principles, basic goals, and characteristics of APU and is enthusiastic about education at APU
  (2)Has experience teaching at university
  (3)Has a willingness to contribute to university operations and the local area
  (4)Possesses the skills to carry out university administration
  
  【Others】
  We value faculty diversity and look forward to receiving applications from individuals with various backgrounds and work experience.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

  Type of Employment: Fixed-term faculty member（tenure track, under age 65 at the time of appointment) or tenured faculty member
  Position: Professor
  *The type of employment and position will depend on teaching and research achievements and work history. The candidate will be notified of the type of employment and position when the hiring decision is made.

Contract period

• Nontenured - Tenure-track

  Fixed-term faculty member: Five years
  Tenured faculty member: Tenured
  *Please refer to the application guidelines on the university's website for the maximum age limit for employment.
  
  【The Tenure Track System】
  Fixed-term faculty members hired under the APU tenure-track system are subject to an internal review of their performance in education, research, and university administration around the third year after their appointment. As a result of the review, if the faculty member meets the review criteria in accordance with university regulations, their position type will be changed to a tenured position until retirement under a new contract.
  

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 874-8577 Oita 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu, Oita 874-8577 Japan

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available (For Tenured Faculty member only. Once per year, salary increase in April)

  Bonus : available (Twice per year, provided in June and December)

  Retirement allowances : available (Tenured Faculty member only)

  Transportation expenses : available (Fixed amount of \20,000 per month)

  Retirement age : available
  Tenured Faculty member (Professor) and Fixed-term faculty member: 65 years old

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

  Others : Nursing insurance provided

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Based on regulations, smoking is prohibited on campus grounds for faculty and staff.

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  ・Housing allowance, allowance for education and childcare support (excluding specially-appointed faculty members), work duty allowance, overtime allowance, graduate school allowance, allowance for degree review (PhD and Master's), system for off-campus funds application advisory available
  ・Moving allowance provided (\500,000 for relocation from overseas, \300,000 (*) for relocation from within Japan)
  (*) Only for cases in which the distance from the nearest public transportation of the address prior to relocation to the nearest public transportation of the address of relocation is more than 80 km

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

Application period

• 2024/04/18~2024/06/20 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • 1.【Please enter your name here】Form1-EN.docx
  • 1.【ここに氏名を記載してください】Form1-JA.docx
  • 2.【Please enter your name here】Form2-EN.docx
  • 2.【ここに氏名を記載してください】Form2-JA.docx
  • 3.【Please enter your name here】Form3_JE.xlsx
  • 5.【Please enter your name here】Form5-EN.docx
  • 5.【ここに氏名を記載してください】Form5-JA.docx
  • 6.【Please enter your name here】Form6-EN.docx
  • 6.【ここに氏名を記載してください】Form6-JA.docx
  • 7.【Please enter your name here】Form7-APS International Relations 1-JE.xlsx
  • 4.【Please enter your name here】Form4-APS-EJ_20240611.xlsx

• Attached documents

  Other online application forms
  (1)Curriculum Vitae ・Education, Employment, and Research Experience【Form 1】
  Please submit Microsoft Word data.
  (2)List of Major Education / Research Projects and Other Achievements 【Form 2】
  Please submit Microsoft Word data.
  (3)Language Proficiency Report 【Form 3】
  Please submit Microsoft Excel data.
  (4)Potential Courses of Instruction 【Form 4】
  Please submit Microsoft Excel data.
  (5)Statement of Intent for Application (reason for applying to work at APU, etc.) 【Form 5】
  Please submit Microsoft Word data.
  (6)Copies of three major publications (books or articles) in PDF format
  (7)Summary of Major Publications in (6) above 【Form 6】
  In Japanese, each summary should be 400 characters or less. In English, each summary should be one A4 page or less.
  Please submit Microsoft Word data.
  (8)Two Letters of Recommendation 【Any Format】
  Recommendation letters must clearly state the relationship between the referee and the applicant. Please ask your referees to send their recommendation letters directly to the email address below. Only letters of recommendation sent directly from referees will be accepted.
  Email: aps-ap@apu.ac.jp
  Please send emails with the subject “APS (International Relations 1)”.
  Letters submitted after the application deadline will not be accepted.
  (9)Proof of Final Education in PDF format (copy of diploma)
  (10) Document Submission Checklist 【Form 7】
  Please submit Microsoft Excel data.
  Importatnt Notes:
  * (1), (2), and (5) above should be created and submitted in English. Submission in Japanese is encouraged, if possible, but not required.
  * All submitted files should have the applicant’s [Full Name] included at the beginning of the file name.
  * You may be requested to provide additional documents relating to research achievements during the screening process if necessary.

• Return of application documents

  Others

  Please note that we do not return any submitted documents. Any personal information provided as part of the application process will be handled appropriately in accordance with university regulations. The information will not be used for any purpose other than screening candidates for employment.

• * Out of application period.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  (1)Document Screening
  (2)Interview (*The candidate will conduct a presentation about their research as well as a mock lecture with the interviewers acting as students in English.)

• Notification of result

  The results will be notified by email in early November, 2024.

Contact details

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