29.2810, Jobs: English; General Linguistics; Linguistic Theories: Associate Professor, Nagoya University

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Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 10:57:42
From: Kimi Akita [akita.kimi at a.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp]
Subject: English; General Linguistics; Linguistic Theories: Associate Professor, Nagoya University, Japan

 
University or Organization: Nagoya University 
Department: Department of English Linguistics
Job Location: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan 
Web Address: http://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Job Title: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University, Japan
Job Rank: Associate Professor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Linguistic Theories; English Linguistics

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

The Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University, Japan is pleased to
announce a job opening for an Associate Professor starting from April 1, 2019.
This position entails instruction at both the graduate and the undergraduate
levels.

For detailed information, please read the document at the application link
provided below. 

Starting date: April 1, 2019.

Terms of employment: 
Five years, renewable once subject to teaching and academic evaluation.

Primary responsibilities:
- To teach graduate and undergraduate courses in English linguistics
(including “English Linguistics” and “Theoretical English Linguistics”) in the
Department of English Linguistics in the Graduate School of Humanities.
- To teach graduate courses in English linguistics in the Global 30
Linguistics and Cultural Studies Program in the Graduate School of Humanities.
- To teach undergraduate academic English courses.
- To contribute to the research and educational projects of Nagoya University.
- To do other duties including administrative work.

Note: 
The teaching load will be approximately eight 90-minute classes per week. The
classes will include academic English courses in reading, writing,
presentation and communication for undergraduate students of various
faculties; English linguistics courses for undergraduate and graduate students
in the Department of English Linguistics; and English linguistics courses for
graduate international students in the Global 30 Linguistics and Cultural
Studies Program. The position also involves participation in making and
marking the Foreign Language (English) component of the entrance examination
for Nagoya University (undergraduate programs), and student selection for the
Global 30 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Program.

Application requirements:
- To have a doctoral degree.
- To have a specialization in English linguistics (e.g., syntax, semantics,
morphology, or phonetics/phonology).
- To have experience of teaching English as a Foreign Language at the tertiary
level for at least a year. (Experience of working as a teaching assistant can
be included.)
- To be able to teach courses in English linguistics.
- To be a native-speaker of English or to have a native-speaker level of
proficiency in English (both spoken and written).

Working hours and holidays:
Working hours: 
Monday to Friday: 8:30-17:15 Discretionary working-hour system applicable.
Holidays: 
Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, six days from December 29 to January 3,
and two days in August (paid leave). In addition, faculty members are also
entitled to 20 days of paid leave per calendar year.

Applicants are requested to send the documents to the application address
provided below. The application documents must be sent by registered post with
the words "Associate Professor Position (English Linguistics) Application
Enclosed" in red on the application envelope. 

Note: 
All matters concerning employment by Nagoya University will be subject to the
Nagoya University Employee Working Rules:
http://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/extra/kisoku/act/frame/frame110000115.htm. (Japanese
only)



Application Deadline: 21-Sep-2018 
Mailing Address for Applications:
	Professor Jun’ichi Sakuma 
	The Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University 
	B4-5 (700), Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku 
	Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601 
	Japan  
Web Address for Applications: http://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/employment/upload_images/20180703_hum_2.pdf 
Contact Information
	General Affairs Section of the Graduate 
	Email: hum_sou at adm.nagoya-u.ac.jp 


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