Job type

• Professor level
• Associate Professor
• Lecturer level

Research field

• 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

• Common to all Job Types

  Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 10 million yen

  According to university regulations (academic achievements and experiences will be considered.)

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor / Master

• Description

  Applicants must fulfil the following (1) to (3).
  (1) Those who hold a master’s degree or equivalent in translation studies, English, or a related field.
  (2) Those who have experience in translation.
  (3) Those who are familiar with the research field related to the courses they are in charge of: not only basic translation theory but also translation based on the cross-cultural communication and cultural adaptations. The candidate should also be able to teach with a view to the use of recent machine translation and generative AI.
  
  The following points should also be considered.
  (4) Those who have the Japanese language skills necessary to carry out their duties.
  (5) Those with an interest in the digital humanities and a willingness to actively incorporate the use of ICT in teaching the courses.
  (6) Those who have an interest in the culture and literature of English-speaking. countries, or have experience in teaching related subjects.

Employment Type

• Common to all Job Types

  Regular employee

  Full-time

Contract period

• Common to all Job Types

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period present

  Trial period in 6 months

Work location

• 101-8437 Tokyo 2-2-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku,

Compensation

• Various systems

  Retirement age : Retirement at age 65

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

Application period

• 2024/10/25~2024/11/20 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • 教員個人調書・教育研究業績書（共立女子大学）.xls
  • 教員個人調書・教育研究業績書（共立女子大学）English_ver.xls
  • 記入見本（共立女子大学）.pdf
  • 「英語翻訳理論」シラバスフォーマット.docx

• Return of application documents

  Others

  In principle, documents submitted at the time of application or during the selection process will not be returned. If you wish to have them returned, please enclose a cash-on-delivery slip with the return address and write “please return documents” in red on the envelop that contains your application.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  101-8437 Tokyo 2-2-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku,
  Kyoritsu Women's University, Main Building 1416

• * Out of application period.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Application period: Until November 20, 2024
  Application method and selection details:
  1. Document screening (Must arrive by November 20)
  Please write the following (1)-(6) in Japanese or English and send them to the address below.
  (1) CV1, Personal information (university-designated format, photo attached) 1 copy
  (2) CV2, Educational/research achievements (university-designated format) 1 copy
  (3) Publications (Up to 3 major publications, photocopies acceptable. May include translations as well as academic papers)
  (4) Copy of final degree certificate, 1 copy
  (5) Aspirations for education at the Faculty of Arts and Letters, Kyoritsu Women’s University (approximately 1 sheet of A4 size paper, format free) 1 copy
  (6) “Theory of English Translation” Syllabus (14 lectures per semester for 3rd year students and above. Designated format) 1 copy
  
  [Send to]
  2-2-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8437
  Kyoritsu Women's University, Main Building 1416
  Faculty of Arts and Letters, Department of English and English Literature
  *All applications should be sent by simple registered mail, and please write “application documents enclosed” in red on the front.
  
  2. Interview (Only those who pass the document screening)
  Conducted face-to-face on December 15. A candidate is expected to give a trial class to the interviewees. (On the topics listed in the submitted syllabus “Theory of English Translation”, 20 minutes).
  
  Notes:
  (1) Personal information included in application documents will not be used for purposes other than screening the applicants.
  (2) In principle, documents submitted at the time of application or during the selection process will not be returned. If you wish to have them returned, please enclose a cash-on-delivery slip with the return address and write “please return documents” in red on the envelop that contains your application.
  (3) Travel expenses, accommodation fees, etc. required for coming to the interview should be paid by the applicant.
  (4) Please note that we cannot respond to inquiries regarding the selection process and results.
  (5) The Faculty of Arts and Letters actively welcomes applications from female researchers in accordance with the founding spirit of the university and the facilitation of greater gender equality.
  
  [Contact] Inquiries are accepted only by email.
  E-mail: koubo_eibun.gr@kyoritsu-wu.ac.jp
  
  

• Notification of result

  The results of the document screening will be communicated to the e-mail address indicated in the CV1 by the end of November.

Contact details

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