Work location : Chugoku district - Hiroshima
Date of publication : 2025/03/28
D125031748
EIKEI UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA
Research field : Others - Others - Career education, Career development
Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Tenure-track - Probationary period absent
Associate Professor : Regular employee - Nontenured - Tenure-track - Probationary period absent
Lecturer level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Tenure-track - Probationary period absent
Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Tenure-track - Probationary period absent
Job description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Eikei University of Hiroshima aims to foster a cadre of young people by enhancing interdisciplinary skills and knowledge to overlook societies, identify problems, find solutions collaborating with others, and create new values, and contribute locally and globally.
https://www.eikei.ac.jp/Work content and job description
〇Courses to be taught
<Major Subjects>
Career development subjects(Career planning,Career design, Entrepreneurship, etc.)
The subject was designed in 2025, piloted outside the regular courses in 2026, and will be offered in the regular courses from 2027.
<Common subjects for all teachers>
Project Based Learning Exercise Courses (Introduction to Project Based Learning, Project Based Learning Exercise I A and I B, Project Based Learning Exercise II, Degree Project)
Experience and practice program subjects (Domestic volunteer Program, Domestic internship
Program A/B, Volunteer Abroad Program, Internship Abroad Program, Short-term Study Abroad program)
〇Internal operations (operations related to academic affairs, entrance examinations,
student recruitment, employment support, etc.)
〇Regional/industry-academia collaboration work (various extramural collaboration courses,
open lectures, etc.)
Assigned department
Existing departments
Department of Social System Design / Social System Design Course
Job type
Research field
Career education, Career development
Wages
Professor level
Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 10 million yen
Starting salary will be determined based on education and work experience.
Associate Professor
Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 10 million yen
Starting salary will be determined based on education and work experience.
Lecturer level
Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 10 million yen
Starting salary will be determined based on education and work experience.
Assistant Professor level
Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 10 million yen
Starting salary will be determined based on education and work experience.
Working hours
Professor level
Working hours :09:00-18:00
Break time :12:30-13:45
Holidays : Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 3)
Overtime and other explanations : Annual paid leave (20 days per calendar year), special leave (marriage, childbirth, bereavement, etc.)
Associate Professor
Working hours :09:00-18:00
Break time :12:30-13:45
Holidays : Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 3)
Overtime and other explanations : Annual paid leave (20 days per calendar year), special leave (marriage, childbirth, bereavement, etc.)
Lecturer level
Working hours :09:00-18:00
Break time :12:30-13:45
Holidays : Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 3)
Overtime and other explanations : Annual paid leave (20 days per calendar year), special leave (marriage, childbirth, bereavement, etc.)
Assistant Professor level
Working hours :09:00-18:00
Break time :12:30-13:45
Holidays : Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 3)
Overtime and other explanations : Annual paid leave (20 days per calendar year), special leave (marriage, childbirth, bereavement, etc.)
Application requirements
Qualifications
Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor / Master
Description
【Eligibility for Application】
A person who meets all of the following requirements
(1) Professor: A person with a doctoral degree or equivalent research achievement.
Associate Professor: A person with a master's degree or equivalent research achievement.
Lecturers: A person with a master's degree or equivalent research achievement.
Assistant Professor:A person with a master's degree or equivalent research achievement.
(2) Those who can promote education and research activities based on the educational philosophy of the university.
(3) Applicants must be able to give classes in Japanese and English.
(4) Those who can manage interactive classes based on active learning pedagogy (Project Based Learning Exercises, group work, etc.).
(5) Those who can conduct education in cooperation with various domestic and international entities such as companies, international organizations, universities, NPOs, and local governments.
(6) Those who can conduct classes in collaboration with faculty members in other fields and external practitioners.
(7) Those who can actively engage in self-development, class improvement, open class, and overall curriculum improvement based on the university's basic FD (faculty development) policy.
(8) National Qualified Career Counsellor, GCDF/CDA or other career counsellor, preferably with a skill level qualification such as the Career Consulting Skills Test Level 1.
(9) Experience working in the career field in the private sector or other companies is desirable.
(10) Those who do not fall under any of the disqualification clauses stipulated in each item of Article 9 of the School Education Law.
Employment Type
Professor level
Regular employee
Full-time
Associate Professor
Regular employee
Full-time
Lecturer level
Regular employee
Full-time
Assistant Professor level
Regular employee
Full-time
Contract period
Professor level
Nontenured - Tenure-track
○In principle, the tenure-track system will be used.In addition, depending on the outcome of the review, those recognised as professors may be subject to a mandatory retirement age from the date of their appointment.
<Tenure track system>
The term of office is within five years, and if you pass the tenure review, you will move to a mandatory retirement system.
In principle, you can take your first review after the two-year anniversary of your date of hire.
If you do not pass the first review, you may take the screening again in the year following the year in which you took the first review.
Probationary period absent
Associate Professor
Nontenured - Tenure-track
○In principle, the tenure-track system will be used.
<Tenure track system>
The term of office is within five years, and if you pass the tenure review, you will move to a mandatory retirement system.
In principle, you can take your first review after the two-year anniversary of your date of hire.
If you do not pass the first review, you may take the screening again in the year following the year in which you took the first review.
Probationary period absent
Lecturer level
Nontenured - Tenure-track
○In principle, the tenure-track system will be used.
<Tenure track system>
The term of office is within five years, and if you pass the tenure review, you will move to a mandatory retirement system.
In principle, you can take your first review after the two-year anniversary of your date of hire.
If you do not pass the first review, you may take the screening again in the year following the year in which you took the first review.
Probationary period absent
Assistant Professor level
Nontenured - Tenure-track
○In principle, the tenure-track system will be used.
<Tenure track system>
The term of office is within five years, and if you pass the tenure review, you will move to a mandatory retirement system.
In principle, you can take your first review after the two-year anniversary of your date of hire.
If you do not pass the first review, you may take the screening again in the year following the year in which you took the first review.
Probationary period absent
Work location
Compensation
Various systems
Pay increase system : available
Bonus : available
Retirement allowances : available
Transportation expenses : available
Retirement age : available
Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
Others : JAPAN MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
There is no smoking area on campus.
Supplementary explanation of compensation
It shall conform to the employment rules and regulations of public university corporation,Eikei University of Hiroshima.
※Annual salary system may possibly be apply.
1)Allowances
①Salary will be determined according to personal history(academic background and work experience,etc.)
②Bonus worth 4.4 months'salary will be provided annually(as of 2022 fiscal year record)
③Others(Regional/urban allowance,family allowance,commuting allowance and housing allowance)will be provided when it meets the requirement.
2)Working hours etc.
①There will be 5 working days per week(7 hours and 45 minutes of working hours per day)
②Holidays will be Saturdays,Sundays,year-end and New Year holidays(December 29th-January 3rd)
③20 paid holidays and special leave(marriage,childbirth,bereavement etc.)per year will be granted
3)You will be subscribed of Mutual Aid Association for Public Schools and Hiroshima Prefectural Faculty Members Association.
Application Considerations
Number of hired
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2025/09/01
Starting date : 2025/09/01
Job content supplemental explanation
Scheduled date of employment: September 1, 2025 (Mon.) or as soon thereafter as possible(The date of arrival will be agreed with the successful candidate. However,must be in place by January 1,2026.).
Application period
2025/03/28~2025/05/30 Deadline for receipt
Application method
Application documents (specified forms)
Attached documents
Other Mailing Documents
(1) Application form (Form No. 1): 1 copy
(2) Curriculum vitae (Form No. 2): 1 copy
(3) Education and Research Achievement Report (Form No. 3): 1 copy
(4) Books or major papers (reprints or copies are acceptable)
Please circle the number on the Education and Research Achievement Form in (3).
(5) Aspirations for education and research at the university (A4, 1 page maximum, any
format) 1 copy
(6) A proposal for the Project Based Learning Exercise (A4, about 1 page, any format)
(7) Status of Acquisition of Research Funds (External Funds) (Form No. 4) 1 copy
(If there is no acquisition record, it is not necessary.
(8) Either of the following documents (1) or (2), and (1) should be written on the application form)
(i) Names and contact information for two people who can provide information on the applicant.
(ⅱ) Letter of recommendation (optional format; specify the recommender's affiliation and
position) 2 copies
For both (ⅰ) and (ⅱ), applicants from fields other than the applicant's specialty are
acceptable.
◎ Upon preparation of (2) and (3) above, please refer to the attached "Notes on Preparation
of Application Documents".
◎ Additional materials may be requested when necessary.
Please download the designated form from the university website.
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
730-0016
Hiroshima 1-5, Nobori-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi
Eikei University, Academic Planning Division
Precautions : The application documents should be sent by registered mail or international courier service with "Application for faculty position in Career education, Career development" written in red on the envelope.
* Out of application period.
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Selection / Notification of result
Selection
(1)Documents will be reviewed and interviews will be conducted in accordance with the
University's faculty selection criteria.
(2) The date of the interview will be announced separately to those who are eligible for the interview.
(3) In addition to the interview, the applicant will be asked to give a mock lecture in English (the applicant will be asked to submit the syllabus in English) on the subject to be assigned. (3) In addition to the interview, the applicant will be asked to give a mock lecture in English on the subject to be assigned (an English syllabus will be required), and to give a presentation on his/her aspirations for education and research at the university. If necessary, a second interview will be conducted.
(4) The interview may be conducted online.
(5) Expenses for the interview (including the second interview) will not be paid.
Notification of result
We will contact you by mail regarding the results of the selection process.
Contact details
EIKEI UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA
Academic Planning Division
Strategic Planning Section
0822256312
academic-planning@eikei.ac.jp
Notes
Things to keep in mind
(1) In principle, application documents will not be returned.
(2) The personal information provided in the application documents will be used only for the purpose of selection.
(3) Candidates will be required to submit documents proving the degree they hold (or, for those with other educational backgrounds, documents proving the graduation (completion) of their final educational background).