TESOL POSITION (School of Science, Kwansei Gakuin University)

23 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Kwansei Gakuin University

Research Field

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

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

31 Jul 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
School of Science, Kwansei Gakuin University, is located on the Kobe-Sanda campus (KSC), Hyogo Prefecture, and has the English section where one tenured staff and four IEFLs (Instructors of English as a Foreign Language) are working for the English Programs. We would like to invite applications for an IEFL position, starting in April, 2025.

[Work content and job description]
1. Preparing and teaching 10 classes of 100 minutes per week
2. Expected to be engaged with some administrative jobs up to 10 hours per week during the semester and up to 15 hours per week during the semester break, but not during official holidays. Those jobs include attending regular meetings with the English teaching team, joint material development and office management.
Note:
We cooperate to prepare teaching frameworks, and develop and share the program materials. Teamwork is essential in this place.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
669-1330 Hyogo 1 Gakuen Uegahara, Sanda City

[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

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:5 million yen
Wages description:1. Annual salary of approx. 5,200,000 yen at the outset with a periodic increase for the next four years
2. Payment for extra jobs as required by the School or University
Working hours:09:00-18:45
Employment type:Contract employee
Employment type description:Instructor of English as a Foreign Language (IEFL)
Full-Time position
The job title “Instructor” corresponds to the job title “Lecturer (full-time) level” at Kwansei Gakuin University.
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:The contract is for one year, renewable by mutual agreement for a maximum of five years. Note that applicants who have worked for Kwansei Gakuin University within the six-month period prior to the commencement date of this position may have some restrictions on the contract according to the University’s “Rules and Regulations for Term Limits on Fixed-Term Employment Agreements”.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems]
Pay increase system:available
Transportation expenses:available
Retirement age:The retirement age is set at 65, allowing employees to renew their contracts annually until they reach the age of 65 within the academic year.
Others:1. Individual research fund: available
2. Subsidies for settlement (only for a let) are provided for those who move from outside of Kansai areas. The expense for one way ticket will be reimbursed; this applies only to a trip from overseas.

[Insurance]
Others:Pension, health insurance (this is extended to dependents living in Japan.), unemployment insurance

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

University policy regarding harassment and violence:
Kwansei Gakuin University verifies employees’ history of being subject to disciplinary action or other punitive measures for reasons such as sexual harassment and sexual violence, in accordance with a notice by the Director-General of the MEXT Higher Education Bureau regarding the promotion of initiatives to prevent sexual violence, including sexual harassment, which was issued on September 29, 2023. Therefore, if you have previously been subject to disciplinary action for reasons such as sexual violence, please be sure to include the details of the disciplinary action and the specific reasons for it in the "Awards and Penalties" section of your resume. If you are found to have seriously falsified your track record in some way, such as misrepresenting your history of disciplinary action, you will be subject to revocation of employment or dismissal on disciplinary grounds.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Kwansei Gakuin University

Country

Japan

City

Hyogo

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124051277&ln_jor=1

STATUS: EXPIRED