Job type

• Associate Professor

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - International law
• Others - Others

  International Cooperation Law

• Others - Others

  The Law of the United Nations

Wages

• Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

  Salary and benefits will be determined as per the rules of Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
  Base annual salary is determined based on professional experience, job responsibilities and other relevant factors.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  Have, or expect to have, a Ph.D. in a related field prior to start of the post, or have equivalent research and/or practical experience

• Description

  1) Have relevant research experience in international law or a related field on international cooperation including peacebuilding, security, international cooperation (with a focus on the United Nations), and global governance. It is desirable that the applicant’s research includes perspectives on international development.
  2) Have, or expect to have, a Ph.D. in a related field prior to start of the post, or have equivalent research and/or practical experience;
  3) Be able to teach courses and instruct students in English and Japanese;
  4) Preferably have teaching experience at the university level in a relevant field (all courses offered at the Graduate School are in English, and general education courses are in English or Japanese);
  5) Preferably have experience of conducting and participating in international joint research and obtaining (competitive) research funds;
  6) Demonstrate a command in Japanese sufficient to handle administrative/education matters, though there is no nationality restriction;
  7) Have the willingness to take charge of the GSID Overseas Fieldwork (OFW) and the GSID Domestic Fieldwork (DFW);
  8) Be able to commute to the Graduate School after employment.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period present

  Trial period 6 month

Work location

• 464-8601 Aichi Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya,

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available

  Retirement allowances : available

  Transportation expenses : available

  Retirement age : available

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2025/10/01

Starting date : 2025/10/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  [Starting date at the post] October 1, 2025 or a later date agreed upon

Application period

• 2025/01/08~2025/03/31 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  Other online application forms
  The application materials listed below – (1) to (5) – should be bound into one PDF file and sent to the selection committee at (internationallaw@gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp) as an attachment. The title of the e-mail should read "Application for the Professor/Associate Professor of Peace and Governance Program."
  Application documents should include:
  1) A curriculum vitae (There is no fixed format. It should provide the applicant's e-mail address as well as telephone number. The applicant is not required to specify a gender nor affix a photograph.);
  2) A list of publications. (If the applicant has won any competitive research grants in the past, they should be mentioned here with information on their amount and source) ;
  3) Copies of three publications (books or journal articles) in English or Japanese, preferably including at least one publication in English;
  4) A short essay describing how the applicant wishes to conduct teaching and research activities at the Graduate School of International Development (approximately 1,200 words in English or 3,000 characters in Japanese);
  5) A potential course syllabus for a course entitled “International Cooperation Law” in both English and Japanese, 1-2 A4 pages each. (The syllabus should describe the course objective(s), structure, and topics for fifteen classes. It should also mention textbooks and other reference materials, if any);
  6) Two letters of recommendation (should be sent directly to the selection committee
  (internationallaw@gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp) by e-mail, with the recommenders’ signature)

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  1) Primary Selection: document review
  2）Secondary Selection: interview (either online or face-to-face) in April-May 2025. The interview includes a mock lecture in English.

• Notification of result

  ※ The selection committee will contact candidates for the Secondary Selection stage by phone or e-mail. In principle, the interview will be conducted in person.

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