Job type

• Associate Professor
• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Unspecified

Wages

• Common to all Job Types

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 8 million yen

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  English fluency is required, while Japanese fluency is preferred but not required.

• Description

  Prospective candidates are expected to:
  •have a doctorate degree in Political Science or a relevant field by the time of the appointment
  •be able to teach graduate-level courses in the field of Political Economy and/or Political Institutions and Governance
  •regional focus on African countries is preferred

Employment Type

• Common to all Job Types

  Regular employee

  Full-time

Contract period

• Common to all Job Types

  Nontenured - Tenure-track

  3 years

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 949-7277 Niigata 777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata, Japan

Compensation

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  The salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience in addition to the benefits for housing or commuting. IUJ provides on-campus housing options for faculty and their families.

Application Considerations

• Considerations for conducting interviews (e.g., those who live far away, such as overseas)

  Online interview will be conducted.

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Description

  Prospective candidates are expected to:
  •have a doctorate degree in Political Science or a relevant field by the time of the appointment
  •be able to teach graduate-level courses in the field of Political Economy and/or Political Institutions and Governance
  •regional focus on African countries is preferred
  •English fluency is required; Japanese proficiency is preferred but not necessary

Hiring date : 2025/09/01

Starting date : 2025/09/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  [Explanation of institution]
  Established in 1982, IUJ is a private graduate school in Minami Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is Japan’s first graduate school to offer its entire curriculum in English. Our student body is highly diverse, representing a wide range of nationalities as well as professional and academic backgrounds, with many students having served as public officials before joining our school.
  For more information, please visit our website at http://www.iuj.ac.jp.
  
  IUJ is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including females and minorities.
  
  The International Relations Program (IRP) at the Graduate School of International Relations (GSIR) of the International University of Japan (IUJ) offers Master’s and PhD degrees in International Relations and a Master’s degree in Political Science. The IRP currently seeks applications for a tenure-track position (Assistant Professor/Associate Professor level) to begin September 2025.
  
  Prospective candidates are expected to:
  •have a doctorate degree in Political Science or a relevant field by the time of the appointment
  •be able to teach graduate-level courses in the field of Political Economy and/or Political Institutions and Governance
  •regional focus on African countries is preferred
  •English fluency is required; Japanese proficiency is preferred but not necessary
  
  The successful candidate will teach four eight-week-long courses in the Master’s program per academic year, distributed across the three terms (fall, winter, and spring). In addition, the candidate will supervise graduate research projects (master’s thesis or research reports) and serve on the PhD supervisory committee throughout an academic year once eligible. One overseas business trip per academic year may be required.
  
  The salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience in addition to the benefits for housing or commuting. IUJ provides on-campus housing options for faculty and their families.

Application period

• 2025/01/10~2025/04/01 Deadline for receipt

  The search will remain open until the position is filled.

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  Other online application forms
  - Cover letter
  - Curriculum vitae
  - Transcript of doctoral program
  - A writing sample (e.g., published paper, paper under review, dissertation)
  - Three letters of recommendation
  - Teaching evaluations (if available)

• 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

  After the initial screening, short-listed candidates might be invited for an interview and asked to give a job talk.

• Notification of result

  Applicants need to submit the following documents via email to irappli@iuj.ac.jp:
  
  - Cover letter
  - Curriculum vitae
  - Transcript of doctoral program
  - A writing sample (e.g., published paper, paper under review, dissertation)
  - Three letters of recommendation
  - Teaching evaluations (if available)
  
  The Search Committee will begin reviewing applications from January 6, 2025. The call for applications will remain open until the position is filled.
  The application will be kept confidential and only used for this recruiting. After the initial screening, short-listed candidates might be invited for an interview and asked to give a job talk.
  
  If applicants have further questions, please contact Ms. Eri Eguchi (e-mail: irappli@iuj.ac.jp).

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