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Date of update : 2025/02/06 End date of accepting applications : 2025/02/20
Ended
Date of update : 2025/02/06
End date of accepting applications : 2025/02/20

Work location : Hokuriku and Koshinetsu district - Niigata

Date of publication : 2025/02/06

Visiting Instructor for Keiwa College

D125020465

Private university

Research field : Humanities & Social Sciences - Foreign language education | Others - Others - TESL/ TEFL/ TESL or other field related to English Education. Other field related to English such as Applied Linguistics.

Lecturer level : Contract employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    Required English classes, Elective English classes.

    https://www.keiwa-c.ac.jp/recruit

  • Work content and job description

    (1) Teach university-level English classes in a skills-based, coordinated curriculum; About 15 teaching hours per week (9 “koma”).
    (2) Plan, develop and manage curricula for English courses and carry out other duties associated with those courses.
    (3) Provide one office hour each week.
    (4) Engage in other duties such as publicity and open campus.
    (5) Attend meetings and FD/SD seminars.
    (6) Carry out other educational tasks as required by the program coordinator or the Department of English Communication.
    (7) Willingness to work as part of a team, as well as ongoing communication and cooperation with other teachers is essential.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Faculty of Humanities

Job type

  • Lecturer level

Research field

  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Foreign language education
  • Others - Others

    TESL/ TEFL/ TESL or other field related to English Education. Other field related to English such as Applied Linguistics.

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 5 million yen

Working hours

  • Working hours :09:00-18:00

    Break time :12:00-13:00

    Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, summer/winter breaks, etc. depending on the school calendar.

    Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary labor system is applied, and the employee is considered to have worked eight hours a day.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Master

  • Description

    <Qualifications>
    A candidate that fulfills (1) - (3) below:
    (1)One of the following:
    -Master’s degree in TESOL or related field, or certificate in TESOL/ TESL/ TEFL or similar subject related to English education
    -Master’s degree in a subject other than English education but related to English
    (2) Teaching experience in Japan preferred
    (3) Native or near-native level of English proficiency
    (4) Those with an understanding of Christian education
    (5) Those who can live in Shibata city or the surrounding area
    This is an ideal position for people starting out in the field and who are eager to gain experience in teaching English at the college level.

Employment Type

  • Contract employee

    Full-time

Contract period

  • Nontenured - Non-tenure track

    Contracts are for one year, and may be renewed up to 6 years if both parties agree.

    Probationary period absent

Work location

  • 957-8585 Niigata 1270 Tomizuka, Shibata-shi, Keiwa College

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Pay increase system : available

    Bonus : available

    Retirement allowances : available

    Transportation expenses : available

    Retirement age : available (70)

  • Insurance

    Employees' Health Insurance : available

    Employees' Pension Insurance : available

    Worker's accident insurance : available

    Employment insurance : available

  • Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

    Smoking area outside of the school building

  • Supplementary explanation of compensation

    Monthly salary 270,000yen (additional rental allowance of up to 50,000 yen).
    (Benefits) Moving/relocation allowance; paid vacation; health insurance; completion bonus will be paid in line with university policy.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

    Hiring date : 2025/04/01

    Starting date : 2025/04/01

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    [Explanation of institution]
    Keiwa College is a small, four-year, co-educational liberal arts college. It has three faculties: the Department of English and Communication; the Department of International and Cultural Studies and the Department of Community and Social Welfare.

    [Major category] Humanities
    [Subcategory] Foreign language education, TESOL, TEFL
    [Field of Research] Foreign language education, TESOL, TEFL
    [Type of service] Contract employee, nontenured

    [Job description]
    About 9 classes/ semester, including core-curriculum English classes to content-based elective classes.
    Research and other duties required by the college.

    [Address of work location and other information]
    1270 Tomizuka, Shibata city, Niigata prefecture, Japan 957-8585

    [Available positions (job title, number of positions etc)]
    Full-time lecturer.
    1 position

    [Starting date]
    April 1, 2025

Application period

  • 2025/02/06~2025/02/20 Deadline for receipt

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission , Mailing
    Submit application documents by mail or via the “Web Application” on the JREC-IN Portal within the application period.
    Refer to the section of “Application document submission method” if the submission by postal mail, etc. is preferred.
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission , Mailing
    Submit application documents by mail or via the “Web Application” on the JREC-IN Portal within the application period.
    Refer to the section of “Application document submission method” if the submission by postal mail, etc. is preferred.

    Other online application forms
    Application documents:
    (1)Curriculum vitae in English
    (2)Summary of publications, if any
    List of up to three academic publications, with a summary of each
    Only TESOL/ TEFL/ TESL publications or others closely related to English education will be accepted.
    (3)Copies of up to three publications if any
    (4)An essay titled “My Aim in Liberal Arts Education” (A4 size, maximum of 1000 words in English)
    (5) Contact details of referee(s)
    Name and contact details of at least one reference
    *Include the mailing address, phone number, email address, and relationship to the applicant of each reference

    If submitting via “Web Application” on the JREC-IN Portal, please upload your application in a single Zip file format. If you cannot upload your research achievements or other documents, please send them by mail. Please write “Web-based Application for the English Visiting Instructor” in red ink on the envelope and send it by registered mail (by a traceable method such as registered mail, Letter Pack, or courier service).

    Other Mailing Documents
    Other Mailing Documents
    Application documents:
    (1) Curriculum vitae in English
    (2) Summary of publications, if any
    List of up to three academic publications, with a summary of each
    Only TESOL/ TEFL/ TESL publications or others closely related to English education will be accepted.
    (3) Copies of up to three publications if any
    (4) An essay titled “My Aim in Liberal Arts Education” (A4 size, maximum of 1000 words in English)
    (5) Contact details of referee
    Name and contact details of at least one reference
    *Include the mailing address, phone number, email address, and relationship to the applicant of each reference

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

  • Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

    957-8585 Niigata 1270 Tomizuka, Shibata-shi
    Keiwa College College of Liberal Arts, Foreign Language Curriculum Committee Chair Ayako Ooiwa

  • * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    Shortlisted candidates will be informed by the end of February.
    Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview

  • Notification of result

    After the selection by documents, successful applicants will be notified of the interviews by email in early March.

Contact details

Keiwa College

General Affairs Division

Mayu Suzuki

0254263636

somu@keiwa-c.ac.jp

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