Detailed information
Work location : Kanto district - Saitama
Date of publication : 2024/07/23
Part-time Position at the Faculty of Human Sciences
D124071813
Waseda University
Research field : Humanities & Social Sciences - English linguistics | Humanities & Social Sciences - English literature and literature in the English language | Humanities & Social Sciences - Foreign language education
Lecturer (part-time) : Part-timer - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
(1) Teaching duties: Duties include teaching English language skills or relevant classes to undergraduate and/or graduate students. Example course titles include Current Topics, Academic Listening, Academic Reading, Oral Presentation, Reading for Academic Purposes, and English Literature.
http://www.waseda.jp/fhum/hum/en/
(2) Class length: Undergraduate classes are 100 minutes long and meet once a week for 14 weeks per semester. Graduate classes are 100 minutes long and meet once a week for 7 weeks per quarter.
(3) Class time: Current Topics is taught either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd period from Monday to Friday. Other English classes can be offered between 1st and 5th period from Monday to Friday. -
Work content and job description
Deliver undergraduate classes and/or lectures; teaching graduate-level classes also possible depending on qualifications.
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Assigned department
Existing departments
Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University
Job type
- Lecturer (part-time)
Research field
- Humanities & Social Sciences - English linguistics
- Humanities & Social Sciences - English literature and literature in the English language
- Humanities & Social Sciences - Foreign language education
Wages
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Wage per class Amount : 37070 yen ~
Working hours
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Working hours :00:00-00:00
Overtime and other explanations : Current Topics is taught either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd period from Monday to Friday. Other English classes can be offered between 1st and 5th period from Monday to Friday.
Undergraduate classes are 100 minutes long and meet once a week for 14 weeks per semester. Graduate classes are 100 minutes long and meet once a week for 7 weeks per quarter.
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Master
Master’s degree (or equivalent) required; Doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D., Ed.D.) preferred
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Work experience
Teaching experience in higher education in Japan
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Description
Applicants must meet each of the following requirements:
1. Academic background in Applied Linguistics, English Literature, or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) preferred
2. Master’s degree (or equivalent) required; Doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D., Ed.D.) preferred
3. Teaching experience in higher education in Japan
4. Native or near-native English proficiency preferred
5. Conversational Japanese or better preferred
Employment Type
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Part-timer
Salary, allowances, and commuting expenses:
As prescribed in the Waseda University regulations.
Contract period
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Nontenured - Non-tenure track
The employment term is one year with the possibility of renewal (up to ten years).
Probationary period absent
Work location
- 359-1192 Saitama 2-579-15 Mikajima Tokorozawa-shi
Compensation
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Various systems
Transportation expenses : available
Application Considerations
Number of hired
4 person(s)
Starting date : 2025/04/01
Application period
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2024/07/23~2024/09/15 Deadline for receipt
Application method
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Application documents (specified forms)
- ENG_01_【Latest】Curriculum Vitae_240307.xlsx
- ENG_02_Education and Research Achievements.doc
- ENG_03_[240307 corrected]Guideline for Completing Form Education and Research Achievements.docx
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Attached documents
Application Form : Online SubmissionAchievements and Activities : Online SubmissionOther online application forms
Please submit 1, 2, 3, and 4 below. Note that all documents must be received before the application deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Application Documents:
1. Curriculum Vitae for Application to Waseda University in English
* Use the attached form (ENG_01_【latest】_Curriculum Vitae 240307.xlsx)
2. Educational and research achievements I-IV in English
* Use the attached form (ENG_02_Educational and Research Achievements.doc)
3. Cover letter describing how the applicant is qualified for the position and how they can contribute to education at the Faculty of Human Sciences (300 words in English)
4. The names, workplaces, job titles, contact information, and nature of the relationship (e.g., graduate school advisor) of one recommender who can provide information about the applicant’s educational background, research activities, and community service.
Upload your application documents to the following address:
https://my.waseda.jp/application/noauth/application-detail-noauth?param=nKbudHTg-Gz1b77guxul9w&subsessionWindowId=
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Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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* Out of application period.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
We will contact applicants who pass the document screening process by e-mail on or after October 1, 2024.
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Notification of result
Interviews are scheduled to be held in October, 2024. After screening by the Personnel Committee, the Faculty will confirm the successful applicant in late November, 2024.
Contact details
Waseda University
Faculty of Human Sciences
Sayaka Sugimoto
07021818787
sayakasugimoto@gmail.com
Notes
(1) Faculty member responding to inquiries:
sugimoto☆waseda.jp (replace ☆ with @)
* Email inquiries should use the subject “Inquiry RE Part-time job posting).”
* Please note that we cannot respond to inquiries regarding the selection results.
(2) Applications will be kept strictly confidential. However, applicants are assumed to have given their consent to be contacted by unencrypted email, including notification of acceptance or rejection.
(3) Smoking is not permitted on the Waseda University campus except in designated outdoor smoking areas.
(4) Waseda University is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusion. In all matters related to faculty recruitment and promotion, the University prohibits any form of discrimination on the basis of sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, creed, or age.
(5) In addition, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the Equal Opportunity Law (Special Provisions Regarding Measures Concerning Female Workers), if two or more candidates are judged to have equal qualifications after the final stage, the woman candidate will be selected.
