37.2059, Jobs: English, Japanese; General Linguistics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Syntax, Text/Corpus Linguistics: Assistant/Associate Professor of Linguistics, University of Kitakyushu

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Date: 12-Jun-2026
From: Yukina Oyama [gaikokugogakubu at kitakyu-u.ac.jp]
Subject: English, Japanese; General Linguistics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Syntax, Text/Corpus Linguistics: Assistant/Associate Professor of Linguistics, University of Kitakyushu


Job Location: Kitakyushu, Kyushu, Japan
Web Address:
https://www.kitakyu-u.ac.jp/department/faculty/foreign/english/
Job Title: Assistant/Associate Professor of Linguistics
Job Rank: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Lecturer
Salary: Annual salary: ¥5,000,000 or above

Minimum Education: Ph.D.

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics;
Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics

Specialty Language(s): English (eng, stan1293)
                       Japanese (jpn, nucl1643)

Other Specialties: Use of AI in language study
Description:
The Department of English of the University of Kitakyushu offers
students three programs in English: Language & Education, Culture &
Society, and Global Business. The Language & Education Program is
currently staffed by four full-time faculty members specializing in
linguistics and language education. To maintain the educational and
research capacity of the department with the retirement of one faculty
member, we are seeking a specialist in linguistics who can teach core
linguistics courses and contribute to the development of the
curriculum. Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics are core courses essential
to a systematic grounding in linguistics, and the department must
maintain a stable, ongoing offering of these subjects. In addition to
sociolinguistics, expansion into new specialist areas—such as corpus
linguistics and the use of AI in language study—is anticipated as a
means of further developing the department's educational and research
capacity.
Against this background, this recruitment seeks an individual who
possesses the teaching and research competence to cover linguistics
broadly, including sociolinguistics and pragmatics, and who brings new
insights and educational breadth to the department. In particular, we
welcome candidates who are able to teach and conduct research in
linguistics in English and who can contribute to strengthening the
department's international and practice-oriented educational
environment.
Courses to be taught:
Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, Seminar A1, Seminar A2, Seminar B1,
Seminar B2, English Listening (2 sections), Graduation Project,
Communicative English V (2 sections) [10 courses per year in total,
with one course=90 min]
 - There is a possibility of teaching other courses in the Language
and Education program or new courses to be offered in the future.
 - Faculty will be responsible for departmental administrative duties
(entrance examinations, public relations, committee activities, etc.).
 - The successful candidate has the chance to teach graduate school
classes.
Secondary Employment:
Permitted with prior institutional approval.
Working Hours:
All Positions
Working hours: 08:30–17:15
Break: 12:15–13:15
Days off: Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, December 29 – January 3
Additional leave including paid leave, bereavement leave,
maternity/paternity leave, volunteer leave, and other special leave is
available.
Overtime and other notes: Under a discretionary work system for
specialized duties, employees are deemed to have worked 7 hours and 45
minutes per day.
Contract Period:
All Positions
No fixed term (non-tenure-track)
Probationary period: 6 months
Workplace:
802-8577
4-2-1 Kitagata, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
Kitakyushu University, Kitagata Campus
Benefits and Conditions:
Various Systems
Salary increase system: Available (refer to salary regulations)
Bonus system: Available (refer to salary regulations)
Retirement allowance system: Available (refer to retirement allowance
regulations)
Commuting allowance: Available (refer to salary regulations)
Mandatory retirement: Available (age 65)
Insurance:
Health insurance: Public School Mutual Aid Association
Employees' pension: Public School Mutual Aid Association
Workers' accident compensation: Local Government Officials Disaster
Compensation Fund
Employment insurance: Available
Passive Smoking Prevention Measures at the Workplace:
Smoking prohibited on all premises.
Benefits — Supplementary Notes:
The hired rank (Associate Professor or Lecturer) will be determined
taking into account the applicant's achievements and background.
Other employment conditions are governed by the employment regulations
and other rules of the Public University Corporation Kitakyushu
University.
Number of Positions:
1 person

Application Deadline: 31-Aug-2026
Mailing Address for Applications:
        802-8577
        4-2-1 Kitagata, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
        Kitakyushu University, Kitagata Campus
        Attention: Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Kaori
Shinozaki, Kitakyushu University
        Japan
Web Address for Applications:
https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekTop?ln=1
Application Instructions:
Description:
(1) Applicants must hold a doctoral degree or have research
achievements equivalent to one.
(2) Since teaching in English is required, applicants who have
completed graduate-level study at an English-speaking university are
preferred.
(3) Nationality is not a criterion for selection.
(4) Applicants must have Japanese language proficiency sufficient to
carry out administrative duties without difficulty (JLPT N2 level or
above).
(5) Applicants who have a record of obtaining external research
funding such as KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) or who
are actively committed to doing so are preferred.
Required Application Materials:
(1) Curriculum vitae: Electronic submission or postal mail
In English or Japanese (with a copy of highest degree certificate
attached). Any format is acceptable.
 - Applicants whose first language is not Japanese must attach a
document certifying Japanese language proficiency or a
self-declaration (JLPT N2 level or above).
 - Applicants who graduated from or completed study at a university or
graduate school in an English-speaking country must attach
documentation to that effect. Those without such documentation must
attach a self-declaration stating their ability to teach in English.
(2) List of research achievements: Electronic submission or postal
mail
In English or Japanese (no separate document necessary if #1 contains
this information)
Additional Electronic Submission Materials:
(3) Copies of three books, journal articles, or other publications.
Number them 1–3 in order of importance. Attach a Japanese or English
abstract for each.
(4) A short essay in Japanese or English on current research
activities and future research plans (approximately 1–2 A4 pages).
(5) A short essay in Japanese or English describing the applicant's
educational philosophy (approximately 1 A4 page).
Personal information provided in the application materials will be
used solely for faculty recruitment purposes and will not be used for
any other purpose.
If wanted, you may mail:
(3) Copies of three books, journal articles, or other publications.
Number them 1–3 in order of importance. Attach a Japanese or English
abstract for each.
Personal information provided in the application materials will be
used solely for faculty recruitment purposes and will not be used for
any other purpose.
Return of Application Materials:
All application materials will be responsibly disposed of by our
office.
Please note that application materials will not be returned regardless
of the selection outcome. However, applicants who wish to have their
books/papers returned may enclose a self-addressed return envelope
with the recipient's address clearly stated and postage stamps of the
same value as the original postage affixed.
Submission Method for Postal Mail Materials:
802-8577
4-2-1 Kitagata, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
Kitakyushu University, Kitagata Campus
Attention: Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Kaori Shinozaki,
Kitakyushu University
Important Note:
Please write in red ink on the front of the envelope: "Application
materials for Faculty of Foreign Languages, Department of English and
American Studies (Linguistics field)" and send by registered mail.
JREC-IN Portal web application: Accepted
Email application: Not accepted
Recruiting institution web application: Not accepted
Selection and Notification of Results:
Selection Process:
First stage: Document screening.
In the second stage, interviews (conducted in both English and
Japanese) and a demonstration lesson (in English) will be held.
Applicants who pass the document screening will be required to prepare
a sample syllabus for one designated linguistics-related course and to
conduct a 15-minute demonstration lesson during the interview.
Interviews are planned for September 2026.
Notification of Results:
Selection results will be communicated directly to all applicants.
Contact Information:
        Yukina Oyama
        Email: gaikokugogakubu at kitakyu-u.ac.jp
        Phone: TEL: 081-(0)93-964-4031



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