36.591, Jobs: Semantics: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor, International Christian University (Tokyo, Japan)

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Subject: 36.591, Jobs: Semantics: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor, International Christian University (Tokyo, Japan)

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Date: 13-Feb-2025
From: Seunghun Lee [semantics-search at icu.ac.jp]
Subject: Semantics: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor, International Christian University (Tokyo, Japan)


Job Location: Tokyo, Japan
Web Address:
https://www.icu.ac.jp/en/academics/undergraduate/major/major20/
Job Title: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor
Job Rank: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor

Specialty Areas: Semantics

Other Specialties: pragmatics, psycholinguistics, and/or first
language acquisition
Description:
International Christian University (ICU) is a private, bilingual
university that provides a first-class liberal arts education in a
culturally and religiously diverse international community of
students, faculty and staff. ICU’s educational mission is based on
Christian and democratic principles. ICU has approximately 3,000
students and over 150 faculty members from Japan and overseas. The
university is located on a wooded campus in the suburbs of Tokyo.
We are pleased to announce an open search for a full-time faculty
position in Linguistics with a particular focus on theoretical
semantics, and secondary focus on pragmatics, psycholinguistics,
and/or first language acquisition. The successful applicant is
expected to teach general education, foundation, and area major
courses in the College of Liberal Arts, as well as courses in the
Graduate School. The expected starting date is April 1, 2026 or
September 1, 2026.
Qualifications:
1. Ph.D. or equivalent in Linguistics or a related field is required.
2. Languages of instruction: English and Japanese
3. Christian (of any denomination). In exceptional circumstances, a
non-Christian who affirms ICU's Christian ideals and commits to
realizing them may be considered.

Application Deadline: 10-Apr-2025
Email Address for Applications: semantics-search at icu.ac.jp
Web Address for Applications:
https://faculty-positions.icu.ac.jp/semantics-20250410
Application Instructions:
Applications and supporting materials must be submitted no later than
15:00 April 10, 2025 (JST). (Deadline may be extended until an
appropriate candidate is found.)
1. Register your application online and submit all the application
materials online as described below.
https://faculty-positions.icu.ac.jp/semantics-20250410
2. After documentary screening, short-listed candidates will be
requested to give a lecture and will be interviewed. (Applicants will
be notified of the outcome by email.)
Application Materials (In English.)
(1) Curriculum Vitae
(2) List of Academic Publications (Do not submit actual publications
unless requested.)
(3) Name and contact information of three academic referees and one
church minister/leader who can testify to the applicant's commitment
to Christianity. We will approach your referees as necessary. (In the
case of non-Christian applicants, please include within your cover
letter a statement on your affirmation of ICU's Christian ideals and
your commitment to realizing them. In this case, a pastoral reference
is not necessary.)
(4) Cover letter describing why you are applying for the position.
⁎ A notification e-mail will be automatically sent after uploading. If
online submission is not possible, please write to the contact person
below.
File requirements:
- Format : PDF
- Size : Less than 3 MB (per file)
- Combine the documents into one file if possible.
- File name : Family name_All (e.g. Baker_All)
*If it is not possible to combine the documents into one file, name
the files as follows.
Family name_CV,
Family name_publication,
Family name_references,
Family name_coverletter
Personal information will be treated with confidentiality.
Contact Information:
        Senior Associate Professor Seunghun Lee
        Email: semantics-search at icu.ac.jp



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