Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Others - Others

  American Studies Discipline: Humanities, American Studies (from a humanities perspective)

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Unspecified

Wages

• Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

  <35 years old, assistant professor equivalent> 6.4 million yen -
  The above is an approximate amount (it does not include various allowances that fluctuate depending on the person's circumstances, such as the number of hours they teach and whether or not they have any dependents).

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor / Others

  Ph.D.degree or equivalent qualification in American Studies in the humanities.
  or
  Academic achievement is based on the field of American Studies and has been enrolled in a doctoral course of the graduate school for 3 years or more, or has an equivalent background
  

• Description

  Applicants must meet the following conditions (1) or (2), and also meet conditions (3) and (4).
  (1) Ph.D.degree or equivalent qualification in American Studies in the humanities
  (2) Academic achievement is based on the field of American Studies and has been enrolled in a doctoral course of the graduate school for 3 years or more, or has an equivalent background
  (3) Publications in refereed academic journals
  (4) Excellent proficiency in both Japanese and English

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  From April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2031 (nonrenewable)
  However, the upper limit is the end of the acacemic year in which the person reaches 65 years of age.

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 602-0898 Kyoto Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-city

  Karasuma Campus (Imadegawa Campus)
  (Scope of change) Work location as determined by The Doshisha

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available

  Bonus : available

  Retirement allowances : available

  Transportation expenses : available

  Retirement age : Yes

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

  Others : Social insurance:
  Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  Other regulations of the university shall apply.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2026/04/01

Starting date : 2026/04/01

Application period

• 2025/06/16~2025/09/10 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • Eng.pdf
  • ENG.xls

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Mailing

  （Required information to be included）
  ・Date of creation of Curriculum Vitae
  ・Full name
  ・Gender
  ・Date of birth
  ・Age as of the date of employment
  ・Address
  ・Telephone number
  ・Email address
  ・Educational background
  (graduation, completion, withdrawal)
  (Please fill in all education after the age of 15)
  ・Employment history and dates
  (Please fill in all the work experience after the age of 15).
  ・Rewards and punishments
  (Please list any awards from public institutions, etc or disciplinary actions received. If you have been disciplined for harassment or sexual violence against students, faculty, or staff, please describe the disciplinary action and the specific reasons for it. Even if there is nothing to report, please write “None.”)
  Achievements and Activities : Mailing

  （Required information to be included）
  ・Date of creation of the lists
  ・Full name
  ・Degree
  ・Date of acquisition of degree
  ・Name of degree-awarding organization
  ・Master's thesis (year and title)
  ・Doctoral thesis (year and title)
  ・Academic publications (papers, writings, etc.)
  Future achievements should not be included.
  

  Other Mailing Documents
  Brief description of Research history and a research proposal, each in Japanese and English (paper size must be A4 or letter size, maximum 3 pages)
  Two recommendation letters
  Resume of Career History within The Doshisha
  Official certificate of the most recent degree you received in your academic background
  
  * Those who have passed the document screening stated above will be asked to submit his/her major publications (no more than 5 publications, 3 copies of each publication). The submission date will be notified to the relevant person from late September to early October.

• Return of application documents

  Others

  All submitted documents will not be returned except for the original copy of his/her major publications. (Copies will not be returned in principle.)
  For the publications to be returned, please enclose a self-addressed envelope or parcel with a cash-on-delivery slip and a message that you wish the publication to be returned.
  All personal documents will be retained by International Institute of American Studies, and will be safely disposed.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  602-0898 Kyoto Kamidachiuri-agaru, Karasuma-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Doshisha University
  Masumi IZUMI, Director, International Institute of American Studies,

  Precautions : Please write “Application for a full-time researcher” in red on the envelope or parcel and send it by registered mail (post).

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  After the document screening, interviews will be conducted in person (or online) from October to November. The shortlisted applicant will be examined and interviewed.

• Notification of result

  Mail of Email

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