Job type

• Lecturer (part-time)

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Foreign language education
• Humanities & Social Sciences - English literature and literature in the English language
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics
• Humanities & Social Sciences - English linguistics
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Literature in general

Wages

• Annual Salary : 3 million yen ~

  ※Annual Salary
  ※Commuting Allowance＝provided
  ※Bonus Payment＝Not provided
  ※Severance Payment＝Not provided

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Others

  Requirements:
  Appropriate Qualifications and/or Relevant/Appropriate Experience:
  1) Native or near-native speakers of English, or speakers with superior competency in English.
  2) Degree in Language Education (Teaching English) and/or relevant/appropriate language teaching experience* at the university-level or equivalent.
  *Experience in using communicative, task-based and meaning-focused methods, and techniques to engage learners with meaningful and comprehensible input for listening and reading. Also experience that assists learners in engaging in meaningful output for speaking and writing, and to improve fluency and accuracy.

Employment Type

• Others

  Part-time

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  Term: April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 ※This position is a one-year contracted position which can be renewed yearly, up to 4 times (for a maximum term of 5 years). Yearly renewal will be determined after an evaluation process conducted by the university.

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 214-8580 Kanagawa Kanagawa-ken, Kawasaki-shi,Tama-ku, Higashi-Mita 2-1-1

  Ikuta Campus
  https://www.senshu-u.ac.jp/about/campus/ikuta.html
  
  ※Instructors may be occasionally requested to teach at the Kanda Campus (Central Tokyo, near Jimbocho Stn.), with prior consent, when necessary.

Compensation

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  (1)Title:Specially Appointed Language Instructor (Fixed-Term) (外国語特任講師)
  (2)Term:April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026 ※This position is a one-year contracted position which can be renewed yearly, up to 4 times (for a maximum term of 5 years). Yearly renewal will be determined after an evaluation process conducted by the university.
  (3)Work Duties:Classroom Instruction, `Office Hour,' Other
  1) Teaching English classes for the General Education program (can be for various departments). The number of classes will vary (usually 8, or more when mutually agreed upon, with commensurate salary adjustment).
  2) Holding one 90-min. office hour/prep hour per week for consultation with students and/or preparing for classes. The time and day will be decided, with prior consent, by the university and be scheduled on one of the three required teaching days per week (usual 15-week semester schedule).
  3) Coordinating classes through consultation/collaboration with faculty in order to improve the English program of the university.
  4) Extra duties may be requested as occasion demands.
  (4)Remuneration:According to University Regulations
  Annual salary will be determined according to the number of classes assigned and include commuting allowance.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

3 person(s)

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  [Explanation of institution (recruitment background, institution details, explanation of project, etc.)]
  Assigned Courses:
  Language Skills Courses (English)
  Mainly teaching intermediate and upper-level classes* designed to improve students’ competency in output skills: Intermediate English (SW) 1a/1b**, Intermediate English (SW) 2a/2b, plus English Speaking a/b.
  *As defined by the university, relative to our students’ skill levels
  **SW = Speaking/Writing, a/b = 1st/2nd semester
  
  Work Duties:
  Classroom Instruction/ ‘Office Hour’/ Other
  1) Teaching English classes for the General Education program (can be for various departments). The number of classes will vary (usually 8, or more when mutually agreed upon, with commensurate salary adjustment).
  2) Holding one 90-min. office hour/prep hour per week for consultation with students and/or preparing for classes. The time and day will be decided, with prior consent, by the university and be scheduled on one of the three required teaching days per week (usual 15-week semester schedule).
  3) Coordinating classes through consultation/collaboration with faculty in order to improve the English program of the university.
  4) Extra duties may be requested as occasion demands.
  
  [Address of work location and other information]
  Location:
  Ikuta Campus (N. Kawasaki, near Mukogaoka Yuen Stn., Odakyu Line) Instructors may be occasionally requested to teach at the Kanda Campus (Central Tokyo, near Jimbocho Stn.), with prior consent, when necessary.
  
  [Number of positions]
  3
  
  [Starting date]
  2025/04/01

Application period

• 2024/07/05~2024/09/02 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  ※Please use the forms provided
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  ※Please use the forms provided

  Other online application forms
  Application Materials:List
  1)Curriculum vitae and list of academic publications or
  teaching experience. Please use the forms provided on the university website:
  https://www.senshu-u.ac.jp/about/recruitment/teacher.html
  Both forms should be completed in Japanese. You may also include a CV in English.
  2) Printouts or copies of at least two academic publications and/or, materials that demonstrate your teaching or working experience related to language teaching. During the screening process, you may be requested to submit additional materials.
  3) Photocopy of highest related degree obtained, or other degrees, if none held in language teaching area.
  4) An essay outlining your teaching philosophy and ideas about teaching English, especially teaching English in Japan at the university level (approximately 800 words in English, titled “Teaching Philosophy,” printed and double-spaced on A4 paper).
  5) Cover letter (form provided on the university website).
  6) Letters of recommendation are welcomed.
  d electronically, please send them

  Other Mailing Documents
  Registration:Application/Receipt Number
  All applicants must register on the Senshu University website:
  https://www.senshu-u.ac.jp/about/recruitment/teacher.html
  Upon registration, applicants will be sent an ‘applicant number’ via email from the university. This number should be printed on all submitted materials.
  
  Electronic Submission:JREC-IN Portal
  Please submit application materials via the web application function of the JREC-IN Portal. Submission via the JREC-IN Portal, not registration on the Senshu University website, will make your application official.
  Note that only one electronic file can be attached to your application via the JREC-IN Portal. Therefore, using a ZIP file or a PDF file is recommended (The maximum file size that can be attached is 20 MB). For details on how to use the web application function, please refer to the JREC-IN Portal.
  
  Materials Submission:Attention To/Address
  For books and papers that cannot be submitted electronically, please send them to the address given below, along with your completed forms provided by the university, by registered mail.
  〒214-8580
  Kanagawa-ken, Kawasaki-shi,
  Tama-ku, Higashi-Mita 2-1-1
  Senshu University
  Academic Affairs Office
  Application for Specially Appointed Language Instructor
  (Ikuta Campus)*
  *This title part in red, Japanese version below FYI.
  〒214-8580
  神奈川県川崎市多摩区東三田2-1-1
  専修大学　学長室学務課
  外国語特任講師（生田）応募書類

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  214-8580 Kanagawa Kanagawa-ken, Kawasaki-shi,Tama-ku, Higashi-Mita 2-1-1
  Senshu University　Academic Affairs Office

• * Out of application period.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Selection Process:Screening/Interview/Demo Lesson
  After preliminary screening based on the submitted materials, shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview (to be conducted in both Japanese and English). They will also be asked to perform a short demonstration lesson, and submit a sample syllabus, for one of the classes to be assigned (course descriptions will be provided in advance).
  
  

• Notification of result

  The selection results will be notified by post or email.

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