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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear typlogists,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">My university, Otaru University of Commerce (Otaru, Japan) is hiring a tenured or tenure-track associate/assistant professor who can speak Japanese and teach English
courses. Although I’m not part of the recruitment committee, I would like to personally recommend my institution as your potential destination. Please find below the advertisement (in Japanese).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.otaru-uc.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260401_CGSglocal.pdf">https://www.otaru-uc.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260401_CGSglocal.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Although the position involves teaching English, it is the general norm in Japan for linguists to teach English or other foreign languages and do research on linguistics,
as it is for me as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I can’t answer any questions about this position specifically as I am not involved in the hiring process, but I would be happy to answer your questions about my
own career or life in Otaru.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Otaru University of Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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