27.3181, Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisiton: Asst/Assoc Professor, The University of Aizu

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Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2016 12:36:58
From: Kyoko Okudaira [clr-position at u-aizu.ac.jp]
Subject: English; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisiton: Asst/Assoc Professor, The University of Aizu, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima, 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: Center for Language Research (CLR), University of Aizu, Japan
Job Rank: Asst/Assoc Professor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

CALL for applications: tenure-track position

Job Rank: Associate Professor or Senior Associate Professor (= Asst. Prof or
Assoc. Prof in North America)
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: April 1, 2017 (or as soon thereafter as possible)
Application Deadline: September 23, 2016

Qualifications:

- Doctorate in hand (or proof of imminent completion)
- Experience in teaching English as a foreign language (Experience in EFL for
computer science or engineering students will be viewed favourably)
- Although our primary consideration will be the selection of a candidate with
strength in English language teaching, the CLR has a need for applicants with
training & experience in:
EFL curriculum development
Task-based testing and learning
- Scholarly publications and professional experience
- International experience (preferable for candidate to have lived, studied,
or worked outside one’s 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 fifteen 90-minute periods over a given quarter or
semester; 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
- Transportation allowance moving 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 (Associate Professor or Senior 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:

Professor Kyoko Okudaira
Office for Planning and Management
University of Aizu
Attention: CLR Faculty Selection Committee
(see application email below)

The application deadline is September 23, 2016. Review of applications will
begin on September 24, 2016 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: 23-Sep-2016 
	  
Email Address for Applications: clr-position at u-aizu.ac.jp 
Contact Information:
	Prof. Kyoko Okudaira 
	Email: clr-position at u-aizu.ac.jp 


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