Job type

• Associate Professor
• Lecturer level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - English linguistics
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Foreign language education
• Humanities & Social Sciences - English literature and literature in the English language
• Others - Others

  English language education, Culture of English‐speaking regions, English linguistics or its related fields

Wages

• Associate Professor

  Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 9 million yen

  Position and salary are commensurate with the candidate’s academic and employment experiences.
  Salary and benefits are specified in the regulations of Kanazawa University.

• Lecturer level

  Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 8 million yen

  Position and salary are commensurate with the candidate’s academic and employment experiences.
  Salary and benefits are specified in the regulations of Kanazawa University.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  Applicants should have a doctoral degree.

• Work experience

  ・Applicants should have teaching experience at university level (teaching experience of university English language courses preferable) and an ability to teach in English.
  ・Applicants should have interests and abilities in the areas of foreign language education and academic literacy education, as well as a cooperative attitude towards collaboration with other
  faculty, administrative staff, and the local community in conducting education and research.
  ・Applicants should have abilities and willingness to take part in administrative work and institutional projects.
  ・Applicants should possess N1 certification (JLPT) or equivalent proficiency in both spoken and written Japanese, so as to undertake the role of homeroom adviser and handle administrative
  duties, including coordinating with other departments.
  ・A successful candidate is required to reside in Kanazawa or its neighboring municipalities, when employed.

Employment Type

• Associate Professor

  Regular employee

• Lecturer level

  Regular employee

Contract period

• Associate Professor

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period present

  6 months

• Lecturer level

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period present

  6 months

Work location

• 920-1192 Ishikawa Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa

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)

Starting date : 2026/04/01

Application period

• 2025/03/13~2025/06/23 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • ApplicationGuidelines（EnglishLanguageEducation）.pdf

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Mailing

  1) Curriculum vitae, including the following:
  　a) Full name, contact address, phone number, and an email address.
  　b) Educational background from high school graduation to the highest academic degree obtained, including the year and month of the start and end of each educational program.
  　c) Employment history, including the year and month of the start and end of each employment.
  　d) Teaching/research experiences or other long‐term working experiences in English‐speaking societies (please include names of institutions, locations and periods of time).
  　e) Scores of test certifying the candidate’s English or Japanese language proficiency, if any. (Copies of result sheet preferable.)
  Achievements and Activities : Mailing

  2) List of educational and research achievements as follows (each list in reverse chronological order):
  List published papers. Circle the item number of each peer‐reviewed paper.
  List competitive research grants obtained. Specify the name of the funding organization; the research project title; total amount of money granted; year of the grant obtained; role in the research project
  (i.e., principal investigator or co‐investigator).
  List books, articles, and book reviews and other shorter materials separately.

  Other Mailing Documents
  3) A copy of the doctoral degree certificate
  4) A copy of one major research achievement, such as a book, published paper, etc. and its summary/abstract
  * Candidates may be asked to submit additional materials.
  5) An essay outlining your research interests and achievements, including future research plans at Kanazawa University (A4, 1 page).
  6) An essay on your experiences in education and future aspirations at Kanazawa University (A4, 1 page).
  7) The names of two personal references, and their institutional affiliations, positions, and contact details (telephone numbers and email addresses).
  

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

  Please note that documents,
  including books/articles that are submitted, will not be returned. Photocopied books and articles, if unavoidable, are accepted. Online submission will NOT be accepted. However, if you encounter any problem sending the application materials because of an extraordinary situation (such as war or pandemic‐related cancellation of postal services) please contact us.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  920-1192 Ishikawa Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa Head of the Faculty of Foreign Language Studies Institute of Liberal Arts and Science Kanazawa University
  Professor Takeshi Koguma

  Special considerations : Online submission will NOT be accepted. However, if you encounter any problem sending the application materials because of an extraordinary situation (such as war or pandemic‐related cancellation of postal services) please contact us.

  Precautions : Please send all the documents by registered mail, or other trackable delivery services.
  On the envelope, write “Job Application (Permanent Position)” in red.
  

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  After the first screening based on the application documents, short‐listed candidates will be called for an in‐person interview and teaching demonstration around July 2025. Please note that transportation costs will not be reimbursed.

• Notification of result

  Mail or E-mail

Contact details

Notes