[EDLING:540] Job: Ass't Prof University of Aizu

[Francis M. Hult]

----- Forwarded message from Thomas Orr <t-orr at U-AIZU.AC.JP> -----
    Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:39:46 +0100
    From: Thomas Orr <t-orr at U-AIZU.AC.JP>
Reply-To: Thomas Orr <t-orr at U-AIZU.AC.JP>
 Subject: New Opening for Assistant Professor
      To: mailall at englund.lu.se

One of our Assistant Professors recently was awarded another position
in our university, which now leaves the following position vacant. See
application procedures below.

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Tenure-Track Position for English Language Educator/Researcher
Position:  Assistant Professor
Starting Date:  April 1, 2005 (or as soon as possible)

QUALIFICATIONS:

* PhD in ELT, ESP, CALL, Technical Communication,
   Applied Linguistics, or related field.
* Scholarly publications.
* Native or near native English-speaker proficiency.
* Ability to teach academic/technical English for computer science
   and computer engineering.
* Teaching experience in higher education.
* Experience with computer-assisted language learning.

DUTIES:  Teaching 4-5 classes per semester (one class is 90 minutes
per week); developing course materials; participating in group
projects; serving on committees; conducting research; and carrying
out other university-related responsibilities.

SALARY: (Prefectural scale based on experience and qualifications)

BENEFITS:
* Subsidized furnished housing in faculty apartments within walking
   distance of the University
* Large, well-equipped private office in modern building
* New-employee allowance for computer equipment
* Well-equipped, air-conditioned, high-tech classrooms
* Annual budget for research, domestic conference travel, academic
   memberships, etc.
* Eligibility for one annual overseas conference trip
* Internal grant opportunities for special research projects/conferences
* Subsidies for special extra-curricular classes
* Winter cost allowance
* Two bonuses per year
* Regular full-time employment till age 65 with retirement and health
   benefits (tenured after three years)
* One-way airfare to Aizu-Wakamatsu
* Shipping expense allowance
* Rural setting less than 30 minutes from nearby ski resorts, hot
   springs, rivers, lakes, mountains, parks, museums, shopping,
   historical district, etc.
* Two and a half hours from Tokyo by train

SUBMISSION PACKAGE:

1)   Cover letter
2)   CV (education, publications, teaching experience)
3)   Copies of best published papers
4)   Three letters of recommendation
5)   Copies of university diplomas
6)   URLs of on-line syllabi or educational materials

All documents should be sent to the following address:

      Faculty Selection Committee
      c/o Personnel Affairs Section
      University of Aizu
      Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Fukushima 965-8580, Japan
      Tel: +81-242-37-2538
      Fax: +81-242-37-2531
      Email: position at u-aizu.ac.jp

***Closing date for applications:  February 18, 2005***

The University of Aizu is the first university in Japan solely
dedicated to computer science and engineering. It has approximately
1,200 students at the undergraduate and graduate level, and about half
of its faculty are non-Japanese, coming from roughly 10 different
countries.  The University is officially bilingual and all official
meetings/documents are conducted/printed in both English and Japanese.

The University of Aizu is located in Aizu-Wakamatsu City, an historic
castle town of scenic beauty with a population of nearly 120,000. For
more information about the university, please visit our web page:
http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/

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