September 13, 2021

Yasushi KAWAI

Dean

Research Faculty of Media and Communication

Hokkaido University

*Announcement of JobOpening*

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.

(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*. Trial period*

1 month

6*.* *Salary*

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

7.*Working Arrangements *

Seven hours and forty-five minutes per day under the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work

8.*Health Insurance, Etc. *

Covered by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association, Welfare Pension, worker's compensation insurance, employment insurance

9.*Name of Recruiter *

Hokkaido University

10. *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

11. *Contract Commencement Date (Scheduled)*

April 1, 2022

12. *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.

13. *Application Deadline*

November 5, 2021 (Japan Time: 5:00 PM)

14. *Submission Address *

*Applications should be sent to the following address: *

*Email: TEFL2021@imc.hokudai.ac.jp <mailto:TEFL2021@imc.hokudai.ac.jp>*

*_Please write "TEFL Position" in the subject line of the email message. _*

15. *Contact Information*

*All inquiries should be made by e-mail only to: *

*Email: TEFL2021-inquiry@imc.hokudai.ac.jp <mailto:TEFL2021-inquiry@imc.hokudai.ac.jp>*

Faculty Website: https://www.imc.hokudai.ac.jp/rfmc/ <https://www.imc.hokudai.ac.jp/rfmc/>

*Hokkaido University is a non-smoking environment, except in designated outdoor smoking areas.