The Center for Language Research is inviting applications for a tenure-track faculty position

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: TENURE-TRACK POSITION

Job Rank: Open (any rank, including entry level)

Specialty Areas: TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition

Department: Center for Language Research (CLR), the University of Aizu

Website: https://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/labs/clr/

Location: Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima-ken, Japan - (about 200 km north of Tokyo)

Tenure-Track Probationary Period: 3 years (with tenure review taking place approximately 2.5 years after commencing the position)

Mandatory Retirement Age: 65

Application Deadline: August 31, 2024

Starting Date: April 1, 2025, or on or about December 1, 2024 (candidate's choice)

Qualifications:

1. Doctorate in hand (or proof of imminent completion)
2. Native or near-native speaker of English
3. Experience in teaching EFL; experience specifically in EFL for computer science, engineering, or science students in not necessary but will be viewed favorably
4. Primary consideration will be the selection of a candidate with strength in English language teaching; knowledge/experience in the use of AI tools for language teaching/learning will be viewed favorably
5. Scholarly publications and professional experience
6. International experience (preferable for candidate to have lived, studied, or worked outside their native country; experience in Japan will be viewed favorably)

Duties: Teach an average of 2 courses per quarter over 4 quarters (= 8 courses per year, usually 5 unique courses plus 3 repeated sections); courses include EFL courses and a Thesis Writing course; serve on committees; conduct and publish research; assist with entrance-exam related tasks

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications/experience by University of Aizu regulations

Annual salary including bonuses (*1, *2):

• Full Professor（教授）: approx. 6,500,000 - 9,000,000 yen
• Senior Associate Professor（上級准教授）: approx. 5,500,000 - 7,500,000 yen
• Associate Professor（准教授）: approx. 5,000,000 - 7,000,000 yen

(*1) Other allowances are paid in addition to the base salary

(*2) Social security premiums, taxes, etc. will be deducted from the salary

Holidays: Weekends, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (Dec. 29-Jan. 3); 20 paid holidays per year

Benefits:

　- Insurance: Japan Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers

　- Pension and severance payment systems are in place

　- Subsidized furnished/unfurnished housing in faculty apartments (2.5 km from campus)

　- Very large, well-equipped private office (approx. 27 m²)

　- New-employee allowance for computer and research equipment

　- Well-equipped, high-tech classrooms

　- Annual budget for research, business travel, academic memberships, etc.

　- Opportunities to apply for more internal and other external funding

　- Consulting and other business activities permitted

　- Subsidy on overseas moving cost to Aizuwakamatsu (according to regulations)

Submission Package: Please include the following documents combined into a single PDF file in the prescribed order below. Note that the online application system will not accept more than a single PDF attachment, so be sure to combine the documents into a single file.

1. Cover letter (in English) - Please include information on where you saw the advertisement for the position
2. CV (in English) - Please clearly list all university degrees and the year each was completed
3. Copies of two representative publications (in English)
4. Name, affiliation, and contact information (including email and telephone number) of three people who will recommend you. (Please do not send letters of recommendation until asked.)
5. Photocopies of all university diplomas (with a certified English translation if not originally in English)
6. URLs of any online work, educational materials (in English), and academic author profiles such as Google Scholar, ORCiD, Scopus, etc., if available

The single PDF (of all combined documents above) should be uploaded to:

　　　　https://opmext.u-aizu.ac.jp/opmoas/webapp/

The application deadline is August 31, 2024. Review of applications will begin on September 1, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Successful applicants based on a document review will then be invited to an online interview via Zoom. Those applicants passing the Zoom interview will then be invited to the campus for a face-to-face presentation, model lesson, and interview.

Inquiries can be addressed to: clr-position@u-aizu.ac.jp