**Apologies for cross-posting**<div><br></div><div><div>Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA) at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies invites applications for full-time faculty staff positions.</div>
<div><br></div><div>1. Positions: 2 full-time faculty staff positions</div><div><br></div><div>2. Rank: Applications are invited for a position at either of the following ranks:</div><div>a) Associate Professor with tenure</div>
<div>b) Assistant Professor with a five-year limited term appointement</div><div>Note that this position is a tenure-track position. The appointee would be eligible to apply for a tenured Associate Professor position after completing two years of service.</div>
<div><br></div><div>3. Qualifications:</div><div>(a) The applicant must have demonstrated expertise in any of the following areas: linguistics, cultural anthropology, history, or area studies of regions in Asia (excluding Japan) or Africa. Applicants with expertise in linguistics or cultural anthropology are preferred.</div>
<div>(b) Applicants must already have received, or will have received a doctorate by the date of appointment.</div><div>(c) Applicants must have an excellent research program and a demonstrated ability to plan and lead creative, cutting-edge joint research projects.</div>
<div>(d) Applicants must have sufficient proficiency in Japanese for administrative duties.</div><div><br></div><div>4. Appointment to begin April 1, 2013:</div><div> The appointment may, however, start at a later date if there are reasonable grounds for a delay.</div>
<div><br></div><div>5. Application deadline: Wednesday, September 12, 2012. </div></div><div><br></div><div>For details, please visit:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.aa.tufs.ac.jp/en/staff/positions_available" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">http://www.aa.tufs.ac.jp/en/staff/positions_available</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>**************************************************</div><div>Toshihide NAKAYAMA, Ph.D. (Mr)</div><div>Professor</div><div>Research Institute for Languages and Cultures</div><div> of Asia and Africa (ILCAA)</div>
<div>Tokyo U. of Foreign Studies</div><div>3-11-1 Asahi-cho, Fuchu-shi</div><div>Tokyo, JAPAN 183-8534</div><div>tel/fax: +81-43-042-330-5652</div><div>**************************************************</div></div>