Announcement of Job Opening

To Whom It May Concern:

Hokkaido University is pleased to announce an opening for a non-tenured English language teaching position.


1. Position

A full-time specially appointed, non-tenured associate professor or professor in the Research Faculty of Media and Communication, Hokkaido University.


2. Teaching Duties

Teaching English as a foreign language to undergraduate students along with other English language-related subjects.


3. Qualifications

(i) Native speaker of English,

(ii) Master's degree (PhD holder preferred),

(iii) Active research career in Linguistics/TESOL, Area Studies (American Studies, British Studies, Asian/Japanese Studies, etc.) or Media Studies. Research and teaching experience in modern Japanese Studies is particularly desirable.

(iv) Professional qualifications and/or work experience in TESOL.


4. Contract Period

The contract period is four years. Contract renewal is possible depending upon evaluation of work/academic achievements during the contract period. The period of the renewed contract is four years for a total of 8 years maximum.


5. Salary

Roughly 6.4 million yen per year for associate professor, and 7.4 million yen per year for professor.


6. Responsibilities

(i) Teaching a maximum of 9 courses (18 classroom hours) per week,

(ii) Conducting academic research and developing teaching materials,

(iii) Entrance examination preparations and grading.


7. Contract Commencement Date (Scheduled)

October 1, 2020


8. Application Materials (3 documents in total)

To be sent by e-mail attachment

1) An application form (one Word or pdf file) containing:

a) Cover letter (2 pages of A4 maximum) including your reasons for applying, teaching philosophy, and any particular contributions you can make to the department,

b) Resume (include your date of birth),

c) List of publications. List separately those publications in refereed journals and those which are unrefereed articles or conference presentations/proceedings,

d) Contact details (name, affiliation, title, email address, telephone number) of two referees. At least one must be currently employed in higher education.



2) One sample of your research

A pdf file or scan of a published paper, a draft of a conference presentation, or an MA/PhD thesis chapter.


3) A scanned version of the degree certificate of the highest degree obtained.



9. Application Deadline

May 1, 2020 (Japan Time: 5:00 PM)



10. Contact Information

Jeffry Gayman
Professor
Hokkaido University
Email: jeffry.gayman@imc.hokudai.ac.jp
Faculty Website: http://www.imc.hokudai.ac.jp/rfmc/

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