Job type

• Associate Professor
• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - English linguistics
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education

Wages

• Associate Professor

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

  (1)The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
  * The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending on education, degree, work experience, etc.
  (2)Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
  
  Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.

• Assistant Professor level

  Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~

  (1)The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
  * The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending on education, degree, work experience, etc.
  (2)Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
  
  
  Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  Hold a doctorate or an equivalent degree by the time the appointment begins
  *In the case of an assistant professor, a doctorate is not required. However, as a criterion for granting tenure in the tenure examination, it is essential to hold a doctorate.

• Description

  Qualifications
  Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements:
  (1)Hold a doctorate or an equivalent degree by the time the appointment begins
  *In the case of an assistant professor, a doctorate is not required. However, as a criterion for granting tenure in the tenure examination, it is essential to hold a doctorate.
  (2)Be able to supervise master's and doctoral students in preparation of doctoral dissertations
  (3)Be able to teach classes and supervise students in English
  (4)Be able to teach classes, supervise students and duties on campus in Japanese
  (5)Have publications about subjects in charge (It is desirable to have practical publications about English Teaching Method)
  
  
  
  
  

Employment Type

• Associate Professor

  Regular employee

• Assistant Professor level

  Regular employee

Contract period

• Associate Professor

  Nontenured - Tenure-track

  7 years (in case that tenure-track Associate Professor gets promoted to tenured Associate Professor)
  
  (1)Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to associate professor.
  (2)Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
  (3)If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave.
  

  Probationary period present

  Probationary employment period: six (6) months

• Assistant Professor level

  Nontenured - Tenure-track

  5 years (in case that tenure-track Assistant Professor gets promoted to tenured Associate Professor)
  
  (1)Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to associate professor.
  (2)Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
  (3)If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave.

  Probationary period present

  Probationary employment period: six (6) months

Work location

• 739-8524 Hiroshima 1-1-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima

  Other places of work designated by the University.

Compensation

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free from January 2020.

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  [Evaluation]
  We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University faculty members after their employment, numerically rate their performance, and salary and benefits are commensurate with performance indicators.
  
  

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Description

  Position and the number of opening:
  Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, one (1)
  (Depending on the result of the performance reviews of the applicant at the time of employment, he/she may be decided on any of the following titles: Associate Professor with tenure; Associate Professor/Assistant Professor on Tenure Track System)

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  Commencing date of employment:　As early as possible after April, 2025

Application period

• 2024/07/10~2024/09/20 Deadline for receipt

  All application materials must reach us by 5:00pm on Friday, September 20, 2024 (Japan time).

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  ※Use the Form1 posted on the Job posting URL.
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  ※Use the Form2 posted on the Job posting URL.

  Other online application forms
  (3)Five major publications or presentations (Reprints, photocopies, or books)
  (4)Major educational activities and teaching experience (Free format)
  (5)Major social contributions (Free format)
  (6)Major activities in university/institutional management and administration (Free format)
  (7)Statement of intent (Please describe your interests in teaching and research as well as your mid- to long-term research plan in approximately 1,000-1,500 words, should you take this position.)
  
  To Professor OSEDO,Kazuki
  Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University
  E-mail: kazukio@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
  
  Please save the files in a cloud system such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.
  Then, send an email indicating the link in the body of the document.
  
  * The e-mail title must be “Application documents for faculty open position in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (English Teaching Method)”.
  * If you do not receive a receipt mail by one week after the application deadline, please contact to Prof. OSEDO.
  
  

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

  Personal information obtained from application documents will not be used or provided to any third party for purposes other than the necessary procedures related to personnel affairs, salary, and welfare. Application documents of applicants whom we have decided not to employ will be discarded in an appropriate manner, after the completion of relevant selection processes.

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  [Selection process (selection method and hiring decision), notification of result]
  (1)Selection will be made based on all application documents submitted.
  (2)Interviews will be conducted as needed. As a general rule, we will conduct simulated lessons in English. In such cases, please note that travel expenses will be the responsibility of the applicant. Applicants who pass the initial document review will be informed of interview date, time and format.
  (3)Hiroshima University promotes a gender-equal society in accordance with the legislative intent of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society.

• Notification of result

  Applicants will be notified of selection results by e-mail or mail.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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