Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Educational technology

Wages

• Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 10 million yen

  Salary is competitive within Japan and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Generous benefits are also included as part of the remuneration, including partial housing allowance, health insurance, and a research fund allowance.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Others

  REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  ●Ph.D. in a related field (If the PhD is “expected,” documentation of the anticipated date of conferral is required.)
  ●Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  ●Ability to teach at a high level in English
  ●Scholarly promise
  ●A commitment to liberal arts education and the AIU Mission Statement
  
  DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  ●Teaching experience at the university level
  ●Scholarly achievement
  ●Experience working in multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environments
  ●Experience living or working in Japan and familiarity with Japanese culture
  
  RESPONSIBILITIES:
  ●Teach undergraduate courses in one or more of the areas indicated above. Specific teaching assignments will be determined in consultation with the program supervisor and in consideration of the successful candidate’s specific areas of expertise.
  ●Advise individual undergraduate students
  ●Engage in scholarly activities leading to presentation and publication
  ●Participate in service to the university, program, and community
  ●Collaborate with faculty and staff on program development
  

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Nontenured - Tenure-track

  The initial appointment is based on a three-year, fixed-term contract. The contract is renewable up to two times, and tenure is possible.

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 010-1292 Akita Yuwa , Akita-city

Compensation

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  The initial appointment is based on a three-year, fixed-term contract. The contract is renewable up to two times, and tenure is possible. Salary is competitive within Japan and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Generous benefits are also included as part of the remuneration, including partial housing allowance, health insurance, and a research fund allowance.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

Application period

• 2024/09/25~2024/10/31 Deadline for receipt

  We are searching for a liberally educated individual to join the Global Connectivity program with a passion for classroom teaching and scholarly research who can help develop and deliver coursework in one or more of the following areas: the future of teaching and learning, AI and humanity, digital communities, cultural analytics, and the societal impacts of technology. AIU believes strongly in the importance of diversity within its community and strongly encourages applications from all under-represented groups, including women and gender minorities.

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • Full-time, Tenure-Track Position in Education and Technology, Cultural Analytics, or Digital Communities.pdf

• Attached documents

  Other online application forms
  To be considered for the position, please complete the online application form and upload the following documents using the URL below.
  ●Letter of application
  ●Curriculum Vitae
  ●PDF copies of up to three recent publications
  ●Statements of
  oTeaching philosophy and teaching interests
  oResearch interests
  ●Syllabi for two courses that you do or could teach in the areas indicated in the list above
  ●Names and email contact information for three current references.
  
  Online Application Form is listed on the link of https://web.aiu.ac.jp/en/news/84014/

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  Akita

• * Out of application period.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Screening of applicants will begin immediately, and applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. After the initial screening, a number of candidates will be invited to participate in online interviews. Finalists for the position will then be invited to AIU for an interview, a research presentation, a teaching demonstration, and a chance to see the campus and the community.

• Notification of result

  The result will be sent to your registered e-mail address.

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