Job type

• Associate Professor
• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Linguistics
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Foreign language 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.

• 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.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Master

• Description

  [Qualifications]
  Applicants must satisfy all the following requirements:
  (1) Have demonstrable enthusiasm for and commitment to English language education.
  (2) Hold a master’s degree in English language teaching or a related field by the time the appointment begins.
  (3) Have experience in teaching English as a second/foreign language, preferably at the college level or equivalent.
  (4) If Japanese is not the applicant’s first language, he/she must have sufficient Japanese proficiency to participate in discussions on English language education.

Employment Type

• Associate Professor

  Regular employee

  Full-time

• Assistant Professor level

  Regular employee

  Full-time

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 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

  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 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

  six (6) months

Work location

• 739-8521 Hiroshima Institute for Foreign Language Research and Education, Hiroshima University 1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, 739-8521, JAPAN

  The primary place of work will be the Higashi-Hiroshima Campus, with possible assignments at the Kasumi campus approximately one day per week.

Compensation

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  [Employment status]
  (1) If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day. If not, working hours are from 8:30 to 17:00 (from Monday to Friday) and break time is from 12:00 to 12:45.
  (2) Workdays are from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) in principle.
  (3) Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle.
  
  [Salary, etc.]
  (1) The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
  (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.
  
  [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)

Starting date : 2025/04/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  [Position(s) and number of opening(s)]
  Associate Professor (Focused on Teaching) or Assistant Professor (Focused on Teaching), 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 (Focused on Teaching) on Tenure Track System/Assistant Professor (Focused on Teaching) on Tenure Track System)
  
  [Date of commencement of employment]
  April 1st, 2025
  
  [Terms of employment]
  Tenure-track position(s): Period of employment
  7 years (in case that tenure-track Associate Professor gets promoted to tenured Associate Professor)
  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 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.
  
  [Field of specialization]
  Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language, Applied Linguistics, or a related area.
  
  [Teaching responsibilities, etc.]
  (1) Teaching weekly undergraduate or graduate courses for a total of 640 hours per year. Ten 90-minute classes per week will be allocated in each term (eight weeks).
  (2) Work related to the implementation of education provided by the FLaRE (Voluntary English Courses, Specific Programs, Skill Up Subjects for Graduate Students, learning counseling, etc.)
  (3) Work related to the FLaRE’s educational research (teaching material developments, various projects, etc.)
  
  [Work location]
  Institute for Foreign Language Research and Education, Hiroshima University
  1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, 739-8521, JAPAN

Application period

• 2024/09/12~2024/10/10 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • Resume_English.xls

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission , Mailing

  Use the specified forms as shown on the website / Please remember to attach your photo on the CV.
  If you have a history of being employed by Hiroshima University (as a TA, RA, researcher, etc.) in the past five years, be sure to state all positions you have held.
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission , Mailing

  Put * for your 5 most important research accomplishments.

  Other online application forms
  Important
  ※For your application, Resume and Publication list must be sent by registered mail (書留) as well as uploaded at the following site:
  https://www.flare.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/about/jobs/file-submission-c/

  Other Mailing Documents
  - Major educational activities and teaching experiences.
  - A short essay on how you believe Hiroshima University English classes can best be taught. Write your ideas in English within one A4 page.
  - A summary of your 3 most important research accomplishments. Include copies of those publications. Please type the summary on A4 paper. Do not exceed 300 words for each accomplishment.
  - Documents or certificates showing that the applicant has a high level of Japanese language proficiency (if the applicant’s first language is not Japanese).
  
  Important
  ※Download the official forms at the following site:
  http://www.flare.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/jobs/
  ※For your application, they must be sent by registered mail (書留) as well as uploaded at the following site:
  http://www.flare.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/submit-form/

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  739-8521 Hiroshima 1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima-shi
  Institute for Foreign Language Research and Education, Hiroshima University

  Special considerations : Write in red “外国語教育研究センター専任教員応募書類在中” or “Gaikokugo Kyoiku Kenkyu Center Sennin Kyoin Obo” on the package, and send it by registered mail (書留).

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  (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

  We will contact you by email.

Contact details

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