Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor with tenure, or Assistant Professor (tenure-track) or Associate Professor (tenure-track): 19th-century British literature (prose).

28 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Waseda University

Department

Department of English Language and Literature

Research Field

Geography
Sociology
Literature
Psychological sciences
Political sciences
Management sciences
Language sciences
History
Philosophy
Juridical sciences
Religious sciences
Ethics in physical sciences
Educational sciences
Demography
Ethics in social sciences
Cultural studies
Anthropology
Criminology
Arts
Ethics in health sciences
Communication sciences
Economics
Ethics in natural sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Leading Researcher (R4)
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

7 May 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor with tenure, or Assistant Professor (tenure-track) or Associate Professor (tenure-track): 19th-century British literature (prose).

[Work content and job description]
(1) Undergraduate: Teaching specialized subjects ("History of English Literature I/II", "Studies in the English Novel", "Seminar in English Language and Literature I/II", "Introduction to Literature and Culture", "Introduction to Academic Writing", etc.), English language classes, teacher training courses, etc.
(2) Postgraduate: Teaching subjects (“Special Studies in English Literature I-1/I-2,” etc.)
(3) Evaluating MA theses and PhD dissertations in the Graduate School of Education; being part of oral examination committees
(4) Education and research activities other than classes
(5) Duties relating to the operations of the Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
169-8050 Tokyo Nishi-Waseda 1-6-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050
Primarily Waseda Campus

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2025-04-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2025-04-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:Decision regarding full-time or tenure-track will be made after initial hiring decisions based on a comprehensive assessment of research and educational achievements.

(1) Status if hired as a full-time faculty member: Professor, Associate Professor, or Assistant Professor (Lecturer, "Koshi")
(2) Status if hired as a tenure-track faculty member: Assistant Professor (Lecturer, "Koshi" tenure-track)
(3) When hired as a full-time faculty member: No fixed term *Retirement age: 70
(4) When hired as a tenure-track faculty member: 3 years
4-1) After the expiration of the term, reappointment may be made up to two times for a period not exceeding two years each time. The total period of continuous employment as a tenure-track faculty member may not exceed seven years.
4-2) The method for determining reappointment as a tenure-track faculty member or change of status to a full-time faculty member shall be in accordance with the regulations of the University and the internal rules of the Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences. Details of the assessment summary will be provided after the decision to hire is made.
4-3) The individual will be subject to an upper limit on their period of continuous employment if the following two conditions apply:
1) regardless of employment status, the individual has had an employment contract with the university subsequent to April 2013 and
2) has not ceased employment with the university for a period of six months or longer prior to the hiring date for this position. Therefore, in some cases, the statements above may not apply with regard to the contract period and the availability and duration of reappointment. In addition, depending on the continuous duration of an individual’s employment contract, there may be cases in which the individual will not be considered eligible for selection for the status in question (i.e., the tenure-track position).

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
* Leading Researcher (R4)
Annual salary:6 million yen
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Break time:12:00-13:00
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Tenured
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:6 million yen
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Break time:12:00-13:00
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Tenured
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:4 million yen
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Break time:12:00-13:00
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Tenured
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Leading Researcher (R4)
Annual salary:4 million yen
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Break time:12:00-13:00
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:3 years
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Recognised Researcher (R2)
Annual salary:4 million yen
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Break time:12:00-13:00
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:3 years
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:4 million yen
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Break time:12:00-13:00
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:3 years
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* First Stage Researcher (R1)
Annual salary:4 million yen
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Break time:12:00-13:00
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:3 years
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems]
Pay increase system:available
Bonus:available
Retirement allowances:available
Transportation expenses:available
Retirement age:available (regular retirement at age 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 is not permitted on the Waseda University campus except in designated outdoor smoking areas.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
1. Working hours
Regular working days and working hours (starting and ending times, rest periods) shall be in accordance with Waseda University regulations. The discretionary labor system for professional work (8 hours of deemed work per day) will apply, and decisions on the means of performing work duties and time allocation for research will, due to the nature of research work, be left to the discretion of the individual.
2. Salary, allowances, and commuting expenses
As prescribed in the Waseda University regulations.
3. Holidays
Saturdays, Sundays, year-end and New Year holidays, national holidays, compensatory holidays when classes are held on some national holidays, and the Anniversary of the University Founding. Excluded: days on which the university has determined in advance that classes will be held.
4. Leave
Leave as stipulated by the Labor Standards Act and other relevant laws and regulations, and days specifically designated by the university.
5. Social insurance
Workers’ Compensation Insurance, and Employment Insurance. If hired as full-time faculty: To be paid in accordance with the Waseda University regulations.
6. Severance / retirement benefits
If hired as tenure-track faculty: Not paid. However, if the individual concerned is subsequently hired as a tenured faculty member, the period of employment on which the basis of the retirement allowance for full-time faculty members is calculated shall be counted from their date of appointment as a tenure-track faculty member before the change of status.

Additional comments

(1) Applications will be kept strictly confidential (However, applicants are assumed to have given their consent to be contacted by unencrypted email, including notification of acceptance or rejection).
(2) The Faculty may make inquiries to an applicant’s referees.
(3) Transportation and accommodation expenses for the interview will not be provided.
(4) Waseda University is working to promote diversity and inclusion. We have established a policy not to discriminate in any way on the basis of gender, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, creed, or age in the hiring or promotion of faculty members.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Waseda University

Country

Japan

City

Tokyo

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124030970&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Tokyo

STATUS: EXPIRED