Call for application Associate Professor (full-time position) or Lecturer (tenure track) in English Language Education or English Linguistics: Extension of application period

31 Aug 2023
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Iwate University

Research Field

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

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

2 Oct 2023 - 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
To enhance education and research.

[Work content and job description]
1. Research field
English Language Education or English Linguistics

2. Teaching responsibilities
The appointee will teach classes in the following general and specialized areas.
Liberal Arts Education:
Comprehensive English, Basic Seminar and others as needed.
Specialized education subjects:
Language Acquisition A and B, Seminar in English Acquisition A - D, Teaching Methods for English Language I and II, Advanced Research, Cultures of the Anglosphere, International Studies, Basic Synthetic Sciences (Human Culture), Synthetic Science, and others (These are divided into single-teacher led courses and omnibus courses conducted by a group.)
Graduate courses:
Advanced English Language Acquisition, Advanced Seminar on English Language Acquisition I and II, Advanced Research, and others.
*The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is planning to reorganize its programs. Therefore, we might ask you to modify the courses you will be in charge of. Please take note of this possibility.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
020-8550 Iwate 3-18-34 Ueda Morioka Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Iwate University

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2024-04-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:1. Associate Professor (full-time position) or Lecturer (tenure track) (1 position available), women's quota

2. Affiliation
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Division of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies (Master's Program)

3. Research field
English Language Education or English Linguistics

4. Teaching responsibilities
The appointee will teach classes in the following general and specialized areas.
Liberal Arts Education:
Comprehensive English, Basic Seminar and others as needed.
Specialized education subjects:
Language Acquisition A and B, Seminar in English Acquisition A - D, Teaching Methods for English Language I and II, Advanced Research, Cultures of the Anglosphere, International Studies, Basic Synthetic Sciences (Human Culture), Synthetic Science, and others (These are divided into single-teacher led courses and omnibus courses conducted by a group.)
Graduate courses:
Advanced English Language Acquisition, Advanced Seminar on English Language Acquisition I and II, Advanced Research, and others.
*The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is planning to reorganize its programs. Therefore, we might ask you to modify the courses you will be in charge of. Please take note of this possibility.

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:5 million yen - 8 million yen
Wages description:The salary will be determined based on background.
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Tenured
Contract period description:Associate professor: None (however, the retirement age is the last day of the fiscal year in which the employee reaches 65 years of age.)
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:5 million yen - 7 million yen
Wages description:The salary will be determined based on background.
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:Lecturer: 5 (five) years. Please note that an interim evaluation will be conducted by the day at which three years have passed from the date of employment, and a tenure review will be conducted seven months prior to the expiration date of the tenure-track faculty member's term. Tenure (associate professor, without tenure) will be granted if target values required for granting tenure have been met during the term. In the case of a particularly outstanding evaluation in the interim evaluation, the eligibility for granting tenure may be discussed at that time.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems]

[Insurance]
Worker's accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available
Others:available
MEXT Mutual Aid Association

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
No smoking on campus

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
1. The salary and working conditions after hiring will be in accordance with the regulations established by Iwate University.
2. Holidays are weekends and holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.

Additional comments

Iwate University is promoting diversity and is taking the following measures to increase and retain diverse researchers.

Initiatives to Promote the Recruitment of Young Faculty Members
The following start-up support funds will be provided to tenure-track faculty members (lecturers) as research expenses.
Humanities: 1,000,000 yen in a lump sum for 2 years from the date of hire.

Efforts to Promote the Recruitment of Female Faculty Members
Research expenses for settlement support will be provided to female faculty members who are newly hired at the University in addition to the start-up allowance.
Assistant Professor: 500,000 yen x 2 years
Lecturer: 200,000 yen in a lump sum for 2 years from the date of hire.
Any maternity, childcare, or family care leave taken before or after childbirth will be taken into consideration during the selection process (regardless of gender, please specify the period of leave in your resume).
Various support for work-life balance: https://diversity.iwate-u.ac.jp/support/wlb/
Dual residence allowance system, next generation development support (support for balancing childbirth and childcare) and family caregiver support, on-campus childcare center, on-campus childcare space, etc.
Career support for female researchers:
https://diversity.iwate-u.ac.jp/support/womenreserchers/
Research supporters/assistants assignment system, buyout system dedicated for female researchers, overseas dispatch program for female researchers global career development, etc.
*Support will be provided as needed through the initiative project for realizing diversity in the research environment (female leader development type) subsidized by the MEXT funds: https://iwatewomensleadership.iwate-u.ac.jp/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Iwate University

Country

Japan

City

Iwate

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D123081449&ln_jor=1

STATUS: EXPIRED