Faculty Recruitment for "Global Economy"

28 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Research Field

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

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

5 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
We are pleased to announce that the College of Asia Pacific Studies in Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) is recruiting for the Faculty position in Global Economy.
https://en.apu.ac.jp/home/contents/jobs.html/

[Work content and job description]
(1)Language of instruction for subjects to teach:
English and Japanese

(2)Subjects to teach:
・The candidate must be able to teach the undergraduate subject “American Economy J/E” and the Liberal Arts subject “World Economy and Global Issues J/E”.
・In addition to these subjects, the candidate will be asked to teach several subjects from among the Liberal Arts subject “Introduction to Economics J/E” and the undergraduate subjects “Analysis of Global Economy J/E”, “Econometrics J”, “Development Economics J”, and “APS Field Study J/E”.
* J/E refers to lectures being conducted each in Japanese and English.
* “American Economy” will cover North America or Central and South America.
* Being able to teach “Econometrics J” or Development Economics J” is preferable.
* Depending on the candidate’s knowledge and experience, they may be asked to teach subjects other than those listed above.

【Teaching Load】
Assistant Professor: 4 class hours (1 class hour is 100 minutes) per week on average throughout the year

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
874-8577 Oita 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu, Oita 874-8577 Japan

[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:Starting date： April 1, 2025

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
* Recognised Researcher (R2)
Annual salary:5 million yen - 7 million yen
Wages description:Assistant Professor: between \5,000,000 and \7,000,000
For more details, please refer to "Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Terms of Employment (Benefits)" in Recruiting Information, which is posted on jobs page of APU.
Working hours:08:45-20:15
Holidays :(1) Sundays
(2) Saturdays or days of the week designated as holidays
(3) Days stipulated by law as national holidays
(4) Days designated as New Year's holidays
(5) Ritsumeikan University Foundation Day (May 19)
(6) Other special business holidays approved as necessary
Overtime and other explanations:Work hours: Hours concerning class hours and preparation among the work hours described above
Work days: (1) Class days and makeup class days (2) Exam days (3) Other
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Type of Employment: Fixed-term faculty member
Position: Assistant Professor
* Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University operates an assistant professor system as a position for development for those employed as faculty members shortly after obtaining a PhD or directly before obtaining a PhD. After being appointed as an Assistant Professor, internal reviews will be conducted regarding achievements in areas such as teaching and research. If the screening
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:Five years
【The Tenure Track System】
Fixed-term faculty members hired under the APU tenure-track system are subject to an internal review of their performance in education, research, and university administration around the third year after their appointment. As a result of the review, if the faculty member meets the review criteria in accordance with university regulations, their position type will be changed to a tenured position until retirement under a new contract.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:5 million yen - 7 million yen
Wages description:Assistant Professor: between \5,000,000 and \7,000,000
For more details, please refer to "Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Terms of Employment (Benefits)" in Recruiting Information, which is posted on jobs page of APU.
Working hours:08:45-20:15
Holidays :(1) Sundays
(2) Saturdays or days of the week designated as holidays
(3) Days stipulated by law as national holidays
(4) Days designated as New Year's holidays
(5) Ritsumeikan University Foundation Day (May 19)
(6) Other special business holidays approved as necessary
Overtime and other explanations:Work hours: Hours concerning class hours and preparation among the work hours described above
Work days: (1) Class days and makeup class days (2) Exam days (3) Other
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Type of Employment: Fixed-term faculty member
Position: Assistant Professor
* Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University operates an assistant professor system as a position for development for those employed as faculty members shortly after obtaining a PhD or directly before obtaining a PhD. After being appointed as an Assistant Professor, internal reviews will be conducted regarding achievements in areas such as teaching and research. If the screening
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:Five years
【The Tenure Track System】
Fixed-term faculty members hired under the APU tenure-track system are subject to an internal review of their performance in education, research, and university administration around the third year after their appointment. As a result of the review, if the faculty member meets the review criteria in accordance with university regulations, their position type will be changed to a tenured position until retirement under a new contract.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems]
Bonus:available (Twice per year, provided in June and December)
Transportation expenses:available (Fixed amount of \20,000 per month)

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:available
Employees' Pension Insurance:available
Worker's accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available
Others:Nursing insurance provided

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
Based on regulations, smoking is prohibited on campus grounds for faculty and staff.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
・Housing allowance, allowance for education and childcare support (excluding specially-appointed faculty members), work duty allowance, overtime allowance, graduate school allowance, allowance for degree review (PhD and Master's), system for off-campus funds application advisory available
・Moving allowance provided (\500,000 for relocation from overseas, \300,000 (*) for relocation from within Japan)
(*) Only for cases in which the distance from the nearest public transportation of the address prior to relocation to the nearest public transportation of the address of relocation is more than 80 km

Additional comments

Important Notes:
* Please download the prescribed forms from the APU public call page on JREC-IN.
* (1), (2), and (5) above should be created and submitted in both Japanese and English.
* All submitted files should have the applicant’s [Full Name] included at the beginning of the file name.
* You may be requested to provide additional documents relating to research achievements during the screening process if necessary.
* Please note that we do not return any submitted documents. Any personal information provided as part of the application process will be handled appropriately in accordance with university regulations. The information will not be used for any purpose other than screening candidates for employment.

Please submit documents by online application through JREC-IN.
① Please attach your [full name] to the heading of each application document file name.
(Ex.) 1. 【SATO HANAKO】Form1-EN.docx
② Please add all application documents other than (8) above to a single compressed folder. [Compression: Zip format / data capacity: 30 MB max]
③ Please make the compressed folder title your name in roman characters (half-width alphanumeric characters). (Ex.) SATOHanakko.zip
④ Please apply online through the JREC-IN Portal.

* If applications cannot be made from the JREC-IN Portal, the data capacity has possibly been exceeded (maximum of 30 MB) or characters not permitted for use are possibly being used in the compressed folder title.
Please submit the documents upon confirming that the data capacity is below 30 MB and half-width alphanumeric symbols are being used in the compressed folder title.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Country

Japan

City

Oita

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124030971&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Oita

STATUS: EXPIRED