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Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/05/20 End date of accepting applications : 2025/07/08
Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/05/20
End date of accepting applications : 2025/07/08

Work location : Kanto district - Saitama

Date of publication : 2025/05/21

Call for one full-time position [ Area Studies, International Relations, or Cultural Anthropology and Folklore ] ( One Professor, Associate Professor or Full-time Lecturer )

D125051338

Private university

Research field : Humanities & Social Sciences - Area studies | Humanities & Social Sciences - International relations | Humanities & Social Sciences - Cultural anthropology and folklore

Professor level : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent

Associate Professor : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent

Lecturer level : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    Our faculty is pleased to announce an open call for a full-time faculty position.

    http://www.bunkyo.ac.jp/faculty/bungaku/

  • Work content and job description

    Educational and research activities, teaching subjects, supervising students, attending meetings and committees, and other school affairs related to the university and faculties
    Courses to teach (undergraduate courses):
    Lecture on Latin American Culture, Latin American Social Theory, Study Abroad Preparation, CLIL (Content Language Integrated Learning), Problem-Solving Workshop, Workshop for Project, Basic Research Seminar, Seminar I(1)/I(2), Seminar II(1)/II(2) and others.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Faculty of Language and Literature, Department of Foreign Languages

Job type

  • Professor level
  • Associate Professor
  • Lecturer level

Research field

  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Area studies
  • Humanities & Social Sciences - International relations
  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Cultural anthropology and folklore

Wages

  • Common to all Job Types

    Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~

    [Common to all Job Types]
    Salary: Salary system per Bunkyo University Regulations.
    Salaries will be determined according to age, academic career, and work experience, etc.
    Allowances will be paid depending on work allocation and duties.

    Examples of an annual salary plus allowances (before tax; in the academic year 2024):
    Average annual salary for a person of the age of 35: about 7,200,000 JPY
    Average annual salary for a person of the age of 40: about 8,500,000 JPY
    NB: This is just a rough guide, and the amount of pay will vary from person to person.

Working hours

  • Common to all Job Types

    Working hours :09:10-18:00

    Overtime and other explanations : [Common to all Job Types]
    Working hours: 9:10-18:00
    Break time: 12:20-13:10
    Overtime and other explanations: The working hours stated above refer to class hours. Actual daily working hours may vary depending on assigned courses, faculty meetings, student supervision, and other duties.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor / Master

  • Description

    All applicants must meet the following criteria.
    (1)Possess deep expertise in fields related to Latin America, along with outstanding research achievements and teaching abilities.
    (2)Possess a high level of English language proficiency.
    (3)Possess advanced Japanese language proficiency sufficient to perform university duties such as committee work without impediment.
    (4) Possess a doctorate or the equivalent research achievements.
    (5) It is desirable to have a high proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese.

Employment Type

  • Common to all Job Types

    Regular employee

    Full-time

Contract period

  • Common to all Job Types

    Tenured - Non-tenure track

    Probationary period absent

Work location

  • 343-8511 Saitama 3337 Minami-Ogishima, Koshigaya-city Bunkyo University

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Pay increase system : available

    Bonus : available

    Retirement allowances : available

    Transportation expenses : available

    Retirement age : available（70 years old）

  • 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

    Passive smoking measures in place(Indoor passive smoking measures: No smoking)

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

    Hiring date : 2026/04/01

    Starting date : 2026/04/01

Application period

  • 2025/05/21~2025/07/08 Deadline for receipt

    Application deadline: July 8, 2025, 5 pm (JST)
    (Application documents must arrive at the university by the date and time mentioned above.)

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Mailing
    　(1) CV/resume (using the designated form with the applicant’s photo attached)
    Achievements and Activities : Mailing
    　(2)　List of professional achievements (using the designated form)

    Other Mailing Documents
    (3) Future research plan and educational aspiration (using the designated form)
    (4)　Five principal publications (books and/or articles); originals, offprints, or photocopies
    　　　NB: The forms designated by the university (CV/resume, list of professional achievements, future research plan and educational aspiration) can be downloaded at the university website .
    　　　NB: Applicants must send the application documents by registered mail, and write in red on the envelope “Application documents enclosed, for Dept. of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Language and Literature.”


  • Return of application documents

    Others

    Application documents are basically not returned to the applicants. Those who would like the documents returned must specify the documents to be returned and enclose a return envelope.

  • Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

    343-8511 Saitama 3337 Minami-Ogishima, Koshigaya-city
    General Affairs Section, Koshigaya Campus

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    （1）First selection stage (document screening)
    Applicants will be notified of selection results by August 2, 2025.
    （2）Second selection stage (interview)
    Applicants who pass the first selection stage will have an interview (including a mock teaching session) on September 13, 2025.

  • Notification of result

    （1）First selection stage (document screening)
    Applicants will be notified of selection results by August 2, 2025.
    （2）Second selection stage (interview)
    Applicants who pass the first selection stage will have an interview (including a mock teaching session) on September 13, 2025.

Contact details

Bunkyo University

Koshigaya Campus,Bunkyo University

General Affairs Section

0489748811

ksoumu(at)stf.bunkyo.ac.jp

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