March 17, 2014
To whom it may concern
Fukushima University
Dean of Faculty of Administrationand Social Sciences
Prof. Shinji Nakagawa

Open Call for Application for Full-time Position

1 Available position:

2 Teaching duties:

Associate Professor or Lecturer

Lectures on Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure

3 Qualifications for application:(1) Applicants should be able to conduct lectures and courses in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure.
(2) Applicants should hold a Master’s degree (including Master’s degree candidates who will graduate next
March) or have an outstanding record equivalent to a Master’s degree (including holders of the degree ofDoctor of Law (specialized occupation), or degree candidates who will graduate next March).
(3) Applicants should have published academic works, or expect to publish at least one research paper (seebelow).
(4) Applicants should be 40 years of age or younger, as of April 1, 2013. The purpose of setting of the age
limitation is to attempt to procure teaching staff who will be committed to a long-term, tenured career. (cf.
Ordinance for Enforcement of the Employment Countermeasures Act, Article1-3, para. 1, (i) 3, (a))(5) Applicants should live in Fukushima City or in its environs if hired
4 Application materials:(1) A Curriculum Vitae
In Japanese, with photograph, telephone number and e-mail address; please use set forms available on themarket.
(2) A list of research publications (one of which should be marked as the main work. A Master’s thesis may
be included).
(3) One copy or offprint of each publication, and one extra photocopy of all publications and intended
publications in the list of (2).
Concerning articles yet to be published, submit an official certificate of intent to publish. Submit a
photocopy of Ph.D. Diploma if a Ph.D. thesis is included in the list.
(4) A summary of the main paper mentioned in (2) above in Japanese (up to 2,000 Japanese letters (“moji”)
on A4 paper).
(5) An essay on Future Research Plans (up to 2,000 Japanese letters (“moji”) on A4 paper)

(6) A syllabus for a Lecture course in Criminal LawⅠ, Criminal LawⅠ, Criminal ProcedureⅠ, Criminal
Procedure Ⅰ, consisting of fifteen 90-minute lessons, and your pedagogical aims for the course.
5 Application deadline:
6 Starting date :June 2, 2014.
April 1, 2015.

7 Application address :Send by registered mail. On the envelope, write ‘Application for Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
Position.’
Dean of Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences,
Fukushima University
1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima Prefecture, 960-1296, Japan
8 Contact information:
Office of General Affairs, Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences
Phone: +81-24-548-8253, Fax: +81-24-548-5174
9 Screening procedure:
Candidates may be invited for an interview during the screening process. Please note that transportationand other related costs will not be provided. Application materials will not be returned.

Additional information
1) The successful applicant will be a member of the Public Law committee in Department of Law,
within the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, and will at the same time be a member ofa broader, inter-faculty “Research System” (to be determined at a later date).
2) Lectures and seminars on Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure are conducted through theDepartment of Law.
3) In addition to the above-mentioned third and fourth-year lectures and seminars, the successful
candidate will be expected to conduct classes for first- and second-year students. These will bedecided at a later date.
4) Fukushima University also provides evening courses for mature students (entitled a “Liberal Arts
Course in Modern Society”). The successful applicant will bear teaching responsibilities for thisevening course.
5) In the event that a candidate is hired as an Associate Professor, he or she may also be asked tosupervise graduate-level work in the field of “Public Policy and Regional Administration.”
6) This announcement has also been made public on the University’s homepage. Please see
http://www.fukushima-u.ac.jp and http://www.fukushima-u.ac.jp/politics/index.html.