Employment of a Visiting Lecturer(Associate Professor/Lecturer), Term Limited (English linguistics)

23 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Kyushu University

Research Field

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

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

30 Jun 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
The Faculty of Humanities, Kyushu University, Japan, announces an opening for a Visiting Lecturer, term limited, from October 1st, 2024.

[Work content and job description]
○teaching English linguistics and other courses
○teach English linguistics and academic writing as a graduate course
○teaching load of approximately five to seven 90-minute classes per week. It is necessary to cooperate in marking of the Kyushu University Entrance Examinations and other office duties

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
819-0395 Fukuoka 744, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka
Ito Campus（744, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan）

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2024-10-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2024-10-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:The Faculty of Humanities, Kyushu University, Japan, announces an opening for a Visiting Lecturer, term limited, from October 1st, 2024.

○The official status will be term-limited visiting lectureship with the teaching load of approximately five to seven 90-minute classes per week. It is necessary to cooperate in marking of the Kyushu University Entrance Examinations and other office duties.

○Term of Employment: one year, renewable

○Remuneration will be approximately 4.5 to 6 million yen per annum before tax depending on age, qualifications, and experience, which will be decided in accordance with the relevant regulations stipulated by Kyushu University. Travel expenses from the selected applicant's present address to Fukuoka will be refunded by the university.

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen - 6 million yen
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:one year, renewable
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems]
Transportation expenses:available

[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 prohibited at Kyushu University.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
○Working hours: Based on Discretionary Labor System for professional work, Kyushu University allows the employee to engage in his/her work while leaving it to his/her discretion to decide the means and the allotment of time for performing the work and regarding them as having worked for the prescribed number of working hours (7 hours and 45 minutes), irrespective of how much time he/she has actually spent on his/her work.

○Days off:Every Saturday and Sunday, national holidays, and other specified days.

○Social Insurance: Health insurance, pension insurance, mutual retirement pension programs of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Society, and employment insurance of Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

○Secondhand smoking measures:Smoking is prohibited at Kyushu University.

For further information on this post, please email [email protected]

Additional comments

○In compliance with the Personal Information Protection Law in Japan, the personal information that we obtain will be used only for the selection of this Fixed-Term position.

○Kyushu University particularly welcomes applications from female researchers and makes an effort to provide a comfortable work environment for them. KyushuUniversity will also select a candidate following the principles of the Basic Act for Gender-Equal Society (Act No.78 of 1999). For more details, please refer to the website of Office for Promotion of Gender Equality, Kyushu University: http://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/index.php .

○Kyushu University will select a candidate following the principles of the Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities (Act No.84 of May 21, 1970), the Act on Employment Promotion etc. of Persons with Disabilities (Act No.123 of 1960) and the Act for Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Act No.65 of June 26, 2013).

○If you have been disciplined in the past for sexual violence, including sexual harassment, against students, please be sure to enter the nature of the disciplinary action and the specific reasons for it in your resume or other documents. False statements may result in cancellation of employment or disciplinary action.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Kyushu University

Country

Japan

City

Fukuoka

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124051023&ln_jor=1

STATUS: EXPIRED