Dear SSJ-Forum Members,


Please see below the advertisement for an assistant professor position (Contemporary Japanese Society) in the Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore.


Thank you,


Hendrik Meyer-Ohle

Associate Professor

Department of Japanese Studies

National University of Singapore


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Assistant Professor in Contemporary Japanese Society (focus on Gender Studies preferred)



The Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore, invites applications for a position of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in contemporary Japanese society (focus on gender studies preferred) beginning January 2019.



Applicants should have a relevant Ph.D. in sociology, anthropology, cultural or area studies, with a focus on Japan. They should be able to demonstrate strong academic, teaching and administrative abilities, and willingness to promote a collaborative departmental culture.



Candidates will be expected to teach courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Duties will also include supervising undergraduate and graduate independent study. Candidates should also be willing to contribute to the team-taught, interdisciplinary modules offered by the Japanese Studies Department. Fluency in English and Japanese is required.



The Department of Japanese Studies was founded 35 years ago and currently has ten colleagues specializing in a variety of fields such as anthropology, business, politics, history, popular culture, literature, linguistics and geography. The Department belongs to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) that combines disciplinary departments with area studies departments in Asian Studies, and is supported by a comprehensive Japanese language programme in the university's Centre for Language Studies.



The National University of Singapore is consistently ranked as one of the world's best universities and has an active research culture. Colleagues collaborate within FASS in research clusters such as urban studies, religion, health, migration, environment or science, technology or society, as well as with the university's Asia Research Institute (ARI).



An attractive salary and benefits package that includes medical benefits and housing arrangements will be determined according to qualifications. Application starts with immediate effect and will close on 31 July 2018. Please email a full CV, contact details of three referees, writing samples, past teaching evaluations (if applicable), and a statement indicating research and teaching interest to Ms. Irene Ng (jpssec@nus.edu.sg <mailto:jpssec@nus.edu.sg>) as a single, clearly labelled .pdf file or post (Dept. of Japanese Studies, FASS, NUS, Block AS8 Level 5, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260).



Further information on the Department of Japanese Studies is available at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/jps/ <http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/jps/>. You can also contact the Japanese Studies Department acting head Associate Professor Timothy Amos at jpshead@nus.edu.sg <mailto:jpshead@nus.edu.sg> if you require information prior to your application.

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