29.669, Jobs: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; TESOL: Rank Open, The University of Aizu

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Subject: 29.669, Jobs: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; TESOL: Rank Open, The University of Aizu

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 12:25:45
From: Kyoko Okudaira [clr-position at u-aizu.ac.jp]
Subject: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; TESOL: Rank Open, The University of Aizu, Japan

 
University or Organization: The University of Aizu 
Department: Center for Language Research (CLR)
Job Location: Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan 
Web Address: http://web-ext.u-aizu.ac.jp/clr/position.html
Job Title: Tenure-Track Position, Center for Language Research, University of Aizu, Japan
Job Rank: Rank Open

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; TESOL, Second Language Acquisition


Description:

Job Rank: Full Professor, Senior Associate Professor, or Associate Professor
(= Full Prof, Assoc. Prof, or Asst. Prof in North America)

Specialty Areas: TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition

Department: Center for Language Research (CLR), University of Aizu

Website: http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/clr

Location: Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan – (about 200 km north of Tokyo)

Tenure-Track Probationary Period: 3 years (with tenure review taking place
approximately 2.5 years after commencing the position)

Mandatory Retirement Age: 65 (as defined by Japanese labour law)

Starting Date: October 1, 2018 or April 1, 2019

Application Deadline: March 31, 2018

Qualifications:
- Doctorate in hand (or proof of imminent completion)
- Experience in teaching English as a foreign language (Experience in EFL for
computer science, engineering, or science students will be viewed favourably)
- Our primary consideration will be the selection of a candidate with strength
in English language teaching.
- Scholarly publications and professional experience
- International experience (preferable for candidate to have lived, studied,
or worked outside their native country; experience in Japan will be viewed
favourably)

Duties: Teach 8-9 undergraduate courses per year, including one Thesis Writing
course (some of the others are multiple sections of the same course), with
each course meeting for fourteen 100-minute periods over a given quarter;
develop instruction; serve on committees; conduct and publish research

Salary: Highly competitive, and based on the university's established salary
scale

Benefits:
- Subsidized furnished housing in faculty apartments
- Large, well-equipped private office in modern building
- New-employee allowance for computer and research equipment
- Well-equipped, high-tech classrooms
- Campus-wide wireless network
- Annual budget for research, business travel, academic memberships, etc.
- Consulting and other business activities permitted
- Winter utilities allowance
- Full-time employment with retirement and health benefits
- Subsidy on overseas moving cost to Aizuwakamatsu

Submission Package: Please include the following documents combined into a
single PDF file in the prescribed order below. Multiple file submissions will
not be considered. Please do not use an online CV service.
- Cover letter (in English) - Please clearly indicate which job rank you are
applying for (Full Professor, Senior Associate Professor, or Associate
Professor)
- CV (in English)
- Copies of two representative publications (in English)
- Name, affiliation, and contact information (including email and telephone
number) of three people who will recommend you. (Please do not send letters of
recommendation until asked.)
- Photocopies of all university diplomas (with English translations if not
originally in English)
- URLs of any online work or educational materials (in English)

All documents should be sent only by email (attached in a single PDF file) to:

clr-position at u-aizu.ac.jp
Professor Kyoko Okudaira
Office for Planning and Management
University of Aizu
Attention: CLR Faculty Selection Committee

The application deadline is March 31, 2018. Review of applications will begin
on April 1, 2018 and continue until the position is filled. Successful
applicants may first be interviewed via Skype and then invited to the campus
for a face-to-face interview and presentation.



Application Deadline: 31-Mar-2018 
	  
Email Address for Applications: clr-position at u-aizu.ac.jp 
Contact Information:
	Professor Kyoko Okudaira 
	Email: clr-position at u-aizu.ac.jp 


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