Announcement of Tenured Faculty Position
Foreign Language InstituteKanazawa University
The Foreign Language Institute, Kanazawa University invites applications for atenured faculty position as associate professor or assistant professor.

1. Open Position: Associate professor or assistant professor
2. Number of Position: One
3. Affiliation: Foreign Language Institute, Kanazawa University
4. Main Duties:
1) Teaching English language classes in the common education (liberal arts)
curriculum2) Designing/planning and coordinating English language classes in the commoneducation (liberal arts) curriculum3) Developing teaching materials for English language classes in the commoneducation (liberal arts) curriculum4) Taking part in administrative work and departmental projects5) Undertaking such other duties as the head of the institute may deem necessary
5. Qualifications:Applicants should have:
1) A doctoral degree or equivalent qualifications in English education, appliedlinguistics, literature, cultural studies, or their related fields
2) Experience in English education and the ability to teach in English
3) Research interests including the areas of English language education,intercultural communication, or study abroad
4) Japanese language ability to undertake administrative duties
The successful candidate is required to reside in Kanazawa or in its surrounding areas
during employment.
6. Period of Employment: Tenured, form April 1, 2016
7. Application Documents:
1) Curriculum vitae (three copies)

2) List of publications (three copies)3) Three copies of three major publications, such as a book, published paper,
teaching material, etc. and three copies of the summaries/abstracts* Candidates may be asked to submit additional materials.
4) A description of the applicant’s research interests and achievements (1 page ofA4 size paper, three copies)
5) An essay on the applicant’s experiences in foreign language education andfuture aspirations at Kanazawa University (1 page of A4 size paper, three copies)6) Two reference persons’ contact details including their names, affiliations, officialpositions, contact addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses
8. Application Deadline:
Application documents must arrive no later than July 31, 2015.
Please send all the documents by registered mail to:
Shigeyasu, SAWADA, Professor
Director of the Foreign Language InstituteKanazawa University
Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, JapanThe application documents should be marked “Faculty Position (A)” in red on theenvelope.
The submitted documents will not be returned unless requested. Applicants who wish
to have their documents returned must enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
9. Selection Process:
After the first screening based on the application documents, short-listed candidates
will be called for an interview and a teaching demonstration in English around October,
2015.
Kanazawa University cannot provide funding for travel and accommodation expenses
for the interview and teaching demonstration.
10. Contact Details:Position (A) selection committee, the Foreign Language InstituteE-mail: flijimu@adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
Fax: +81 076 264 5993
For inquiries, please write “Faculty Position (A)” in the subject line.
11. Additional Information:

1) Position and salary are commensurate with the candidate’s academic andemployment experiences. Salary and benefits are specified in the Kanazawa
University’s regulations. For further information, see the university’s website(in Japanese):
http://www.adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/ad_syomu/jyouhoukoukai/soshiki/pay1.pdf
For Kanazawa University’s working regulations, see the university’s website (inJapanese):
http://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/university/administration/regulation/rules2) Kanazawa University actively promotes a gender-equal workplace. For details,
see the university's website (in Japanese):
http://cdl.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/index.html