The Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo announces an opening for a position in comparative politics (comparative political institutions, including the study of Japan) at the Associate Professor level. This is a "non-term" post, roughly equivalent to a tenured Associate Professorship in the American system. The successful applicant will possess a PhD or its equivalent, a research career of
20 years or less (calculated from time of entry to graduate study), the ability to communicate effectively in Japanese (though the applicant need not be of Japanese nationality), and a distinguished publication record. The deadline for applications is February 28, 2013. For details, please refer to the official job announcement at http://jww.iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp/recruitment/recruit130228.html