24 July 2024

Announcement for Faculty Recruitment
The Ryukoku University Faculty of Business Administration invites applications for one
full-time, tenured position. The faculty would appreciate your sharing this announcement withinterested parties.
1. Main Classes to be Taught: “Contemporary Society and Sports” and “Sports Skill”【Course Overview】
The courses "Contemporary Society and Sports" and " Sports Skill " which are both part of theliberal arts education (under the Sports Science Division of the Center for Liberal Arts
Education), aim to achieve the following objectives:
The course " Contemporary Society and Sports" is designed to foster an understanding of sports
as a cultural phenomenon and provide opportunities to consider the role of sports incontemporary society and the current challenges it faces. The course " Sports Skill " aims tobuild a foundation for a healthy and culturally enriched life through sports practice and offer
opportunities to explore the potential of the human body.
【Other Assigned Courses】
It is desirable to be able to teach "Sports Psychology" and "Special Seminar" (courses within theSports Science Course of the Common Undergraduate Curriculum).
*For more information about the Sports Science Course in the Common Undergraduate
Curriculum, please refer to the following URL:
https://www.ryukoku.ac.jp/faculty/course/sports/
It is also desirable to be able to teach introductory seminar courses and other subjects(specialized courses in the Faculty of Business Administration).
2. Faculty Affiliation: Faculty of Business Administration
3. Position: Associate Professor or Lecturer
4. Number of Positions: One (1)5. Anticipated Start Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
6. Document Submission Deadline: No later than Monday, September 2, 2024
7. Required Qualifications:(1) Individuals who hold a Doctoral degree (including those expected to obtain one) or thoserecognized as having equivalent abilities.
(2) Individuals who are strongly motivated and passionate about engaging in research,education, social contributions, and university administration.
(3) Individuals who respect the founding spirit of our university(https://www.ryukoku.ac.jp/about/spirit.html) and are willing to actively participate ineducational activities and other duties.
(4) The course "Sports Skill" involves practical skills, so it is required that the candidate has theability to instruct in sports practice.
(5) For those whose first language is not Japanese, individuals who possess sufficient Japanese
language skills to perform Faculty and internal administrative duties.
8. Required Documents:(1) Curriculum Vitae with Photo (Ryukoku University Form 1)(2) Educational and Professional Achievement Record including content related to the ability

to instruct in sports practice (Ryukoku University Form 2)(3) Research Achievement Record (Ryukoku University Form 3)- Specify individual and/or collaborative works, including titles, article names, publishers,
journal names, publication dates, and whether they were peer-reviewed.
- Provide a brief summary (approximately 200 words) for each research achievement.
- Mark three major research achievements with a checkmark.
- Copies of the three major research achievements (photocopies allowed)(4) Other Achievements Record (Ryukoku University Form 4)(5) Thesis of Research Achievement with marks(6) An essay of 1,200 Japanese characters (approximately one page of A4 paper) with astatement of intent for one’s education and researchNote:
The required forms can be downloaded from the Ryukoku University website.
https://www.ryukoku.ac.jp/employment/index.htm
9. Selection Process:(1) After considering submitted materials, short-listed candidates may also be asked to give alecture to demonstrate teaching ability, and an interview may be provided online due tosituation.
(2) Short-listed candidates may be asked to submit a syllabus.
(3) Applicants will be directly notified of the results of the selection process after making adecision.
10．Submission Method:
Create a PDF file of your submission, combine them into a single ZIP file with no password, andupload the file in Web Application on JREC-IN Portal.
Regarding required documents (5), create a PDF file of each marked major researchachievements.

[Example: Documents of RYUKOKU Taro]・Curriculum Vitae →RyukokuTaro_1.pdf
・Educational and Professional Achievement Record → RyukokuTaro_2.pdf
・Research Achievement Record → RyukokuTaro_3.pdf
・Documents to be Submitted ④ → RyukokuTaro_4a.pdf，RyukokuTaro_4b.pdf，
RyukokuTaro_4c.pdf
・Other Achievements Record → RyukokuTaro_5.pdf
・Statement of Intent for Education and Research → RyukokuTaro_6.pdf
In principle, we accept online applications. ,If this is difficult, please prepare six copies of all therequired documents and send them by registered mail to the contact address, ensuring they
arrive by the deadline (Monday, 2 September 2024). Please write "Application Documents for
Full-Time Faculty Position in the Faculty of Business Administration Enclosed" in red on theenvelope. If it is difficult to send PDF files of publications, please send one copy of thepublication by registered mail to the contact address by the deadline.
11. Contact Information:
Office of Faculty of Business Administration
Ryukoku University
67 Tsukamoto-cho, Fukakusa, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8577 Japan
Contact Person: Kazuaki Sumida
Tel: +81-(0)75-645-7895 / Fax: +81-(0)75-643-9901
Email: keieikoubo@ad.ryukoku.ac.jp*The office will be closed from Sunday, August 11 to Sunday, August 18 due to the Summer
vacation as well as on Saturdays and national holidays.
12. Others:(1) In general, submitted documents will not be returned.
(2) The personal information provided in your application will be appropriately managed inaccordance with our university's regulations and will not be used for purposes other thanselection and employment.
(3) In accordance with the principles of the Basic Act for a Gender Equal Society, if research,educational achievements, and abilities are deemed equal, female candidates will be given
preference in hiring.
Takeshi Hasegawa
Dean
Faculty of Business Administration
Ryukoku University