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Date of update : 2024/07/29 End date of accepting applications : 2024/08/05
Ended
Date of update : 2024/07/29
End date of accepting applications : 2024/08/05

Work location : Kanto district - Tokyo | Kanto district - Saitama

Date of publication : 2024/05/27

Job Announcement for Professor or Associate Professor (English Language Education) at Center for Foreign Language Education and Research

D124051837

Private university

Research field : Others - Others - Applied Linguistics, or English Language Teaching (in particular, those who specialize in CLIL, curriculum development, materials development, or language testing and assessment) | Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics | Humanities & Social Sciences - English linguistics | Humanities & Social Sciences - Foreign language education

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

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

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    The Center for Foreign Language Education and Research (FLER) at Rikkyo University is seeking applicants for Professor or Associate Professor (English Language Education) starting April 1, 2025.
    FLER is organized by a group of practitioner-researchers conducting cutting-edge research and having extensive experience of teaching, curriculum development, and program management. We are inviting a new member with significant research achievements and broad teaching experience to join our team and work together to advance our English language program.

  • Work content and job description

    1) Teaching university-wide English language courses (in principle, 8 classes per year)
    2) Development of the university-wide English language curriculum, material development
    3) Management of the English Language Program, Center for the University-wide Curriculum
    4) Responsible for duties related to the university’s entrance exam
    5) Responsible for duties determined in FLER Faculty Meetings

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Center for Foreign Language Education and Research

Job type

  • Professor level
  • Associate Professor

Research field

  • Others - Others

    Applied Linguistics, or English Language Teaching (in particular, those who specialize in CLIL, curriculum development, materials development, or language testing and assessment)

  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics
  • Humanities & Social Sciences - English linguistics
  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Foreign language education

Wages

  • Common to all Job Types

    Annual Salary : 10 million yen ~ 10 million yen

    Based on the rules of Rikkyo University.
    Outline: The base salary is graded based on the number of years of experience (or passed) after graduating from a university or college. For example, for a faculty member in his/her twentieth year after graduating from a university, the total annual salary is around ten million yen, including base salary, bonuses and other benefits.

Working hours

  • Common to all Job Types

    Working hours :08:50-18:50

    Overtime and other explanations : Teach any of the 1st to 5th period classes

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

  • Description

    1) PhD in the field of Applied Linguistics/English Language Teaching, or those who have equivalent teaching and research in the relevant area;
    2) Extensive knowledge of recent language teaching theories and approaches, such as CLIL and CEFR;
    3) Expertize in English language curriculum development;
    4) Extensive experience and high management skills applicable to administering the English language program;
    5) Able to teach various types of courses through English and have sufficiently high Japanese language proficiency to perform a variety of administrative work; and
    6) Teaching and administrative experience as a full-time academic lecturer at the university level.

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

  • 171-8501 Tokyo 3-34-1 Nishi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku

    Office: Center for Foreign Language Education and Research, Ikebukuro Campus Teaching: Ikebukuro Campus

  • 352-8558 Saitama 1-2-26 Kitano, Niiza-shi

    Teaching: Niiza Campus

Compensation

  • Insurance

    Employees' Health Insurance : available

    Employees' Pension Insurance : available

    Worker's accident insurance : available

    Employment insurance : available

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    2 person(s)

  • Description

    A small number of English professor or associate professors' positions

  • Starting date : 2025/04/01

Application period

  • 2024/05/27~2024/08/05 Deadline for receipt

    All documents must arrive no later than noon on Monday, August 5, 2024.

Application method

  • Application documents (specified forms)

    • Rikkyo CV_English.docx
    • Sample - Rikkyo CV_English.pdf
    • 履歴書所定様式.docx
    • 履歴書記載見本.pdf
    • Global Studies Course List.pdf
  • Attached documents

    Other online application forms
    1) Rikkyo CV (Word format)
    ・Use the Rikkyo CV (no other formats will be accepted).
    ・Must include contact information (including telephone number and email address).
    ・Download the Rikkyo CV, Sample - Rikkyo CV and follow the instructions carefully to complete the CV.
    ・Complete it either in Japanese or English.
    2) ID photo (either JPEG, PNG, GIF format)
    3) 3 major research publications related to Applied Linguistics and/or English Language Education (PDF format)
    ・Preferably include a research paper published on or after January 1, 2019.
    ・At least one must be written in English.
    ・In case of no abstract, an abstract in English should be attached to the published articles/items (free format, approximately 300 words).
    4) A syllabus for a one-semester CLIL course satisfying the following conditions (PDF format):
    ・Target students: Those whose level is CEFR B1
    ・Course contents: Download the Global Studies Course List and select one CLIL course from the list
    ・Class size: approximately 20 students
    ・Lesson time & number of lessons: Rikkyo University lessons are 100 minutes, and meet once a week for 14 weeks per semester
    ・A4 size, 1 page, written in English
    5) Teaching plan of the course based on the 4) syllabus (PDF format)
    ・Select a lesson from other than the first or the last
    ・A4 size, up to 3 pages, written in English
    6) Essay in the following questions (PDF format)
    ・“How should the university's English education in the future be?” and “How can I contribute to its realization?”
    ・The essay should reflect your research and teaching experience.
    ・Write either in English (approx. 800 words) or in Japanese (approx. 1500 characters).
    7) Names and contact information of 2 referees
    ・Provide the names and contact information of two referees who can assess the candidate's educational experience and research accomplishments.
    *Letters of recommendation will be requested after passing the document screening.
    8) Certificate of your highest degree (PDF format)

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

  • * Out of application period.

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https://forms.gle/TQ2z3nmZvpH19tu66
Fill in the required information in the Google form and submit the application documents 1) to 8). A Google account is required for submission, so those who do not have it should obtain one.

Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    After the documents screening, those who pass the screening process will be interviewed.

  • Notification of result

    ・Those selected in the first screening will be contacted via email by Monday, September 2.
    ・The interview is scheduled to take place either on Wednesday, September 11 or on Friday, September 13, 2024 at the Ikebukuro Campus. In addition, applicants will be asked to give a 20-minute model lesson in English based on the submitted syllabus and teaching plan.

Contact details

Rikkyo University

Center for Foreign Language Education and Research

Hiring Section

fler-saiyo(at)rikkyo.ac.jp

* Please change (at) to @ and send it.

Notes

*We cannot answer any questions regarding the selection process and the reasons for acceptance or rejection.
*During the screening process, we may ask for additional documents.
*Personal information in the application documents will be used only for selection purposes and not any other purposes.
*Travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

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