Hiroshima University (HU) herewith announces an international job opening and seeks toappoint an Associate Professor with tenure or an Associate Professor/Assistant Professor on
the Tenure Track System in the research areas of English Language Teaching and Second
Language Acquisition. This position is based on the “Policy for recruiting/cultivating excellent
faculty members”. This policy was introduced in order to create a secure environment in whichjunior faculty members are able to play an active role in research and education at Hiroshima
University.
The post above has been newly created at HU to enable the promotion of the applicant to thesenior position of Associate Professor on the condition that he/she passes the tenure-trackreview before the tenure-track period expires. Such a system assumes that the recruited
person is interested in a long-term position so that he/she can dedicate himself/herself toresearch and education in accordance with his/her research plan proposal.
Therefore, when processing an application for recruitment, we evaluate not only eachapplicant’s research/educational achievements, but also the contents and the scope of his/herresearch plan. Thus, we assess whether or not the applicant’s research plan is mid-to-long term
(i.e. about 10 years) in scope, exceeding the tenure-track period. At the time of the review for
the tenured promotion, we comprehensively evaluate the applicant’s achievements duringhis/her term at HU and the future prospects of his/her research.
HU provides startup support money for assistant professors. By assigning a mentor to each
newly-recruited faculty member on tenure track, HU continues to develop an environment
where such a faculty member can engage himself/herself in research activities independently.
In the case that the recruited member does not secure tenure, he/she will be able to extend
his/her term of employment for up to one year as a specially appointed faculty member. The
special appointment starts on the day following the end date of the existing employment
contract for the tenure-track position.
We look forward to welcoming those who are prepared to go along with the principles, longterm vision, and medium-term goals of HU (https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/about), and whoare motivated and able to play key roles by committing themselves to research and education
at HU.
Mitsuo Ochi, President of Hiroshima University

Please refer to the following URL for details about personnel system reform ofHiroshima University.

https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/kyoinkobo

Date: July 13, 2020
Faculty Open Position(s)1. Affiliation (Appointment)
Academy of Hiroshima University (Institute for Foreign Language Research andEducation: FLaRE)
2. Position(s) and number of opening(s)Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, one (1)(Depending on the result of the performance evaluation of the applicant at the time ofhiring, he/she will be employed with one of the following titles: Professor/Associate
Professor with tenure; tenure-track Associate Professor/Assistant Professor.)

3. Date of commencement of employment
April 1st, 2021
4. Terms of employment[Tenure-track position(s) period of employment]

7 years (in the case of Associate Professor)



5 years (in the case of Assistant Professor)(1) Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review within six (6) months prior
to completion of the term of appointment, and those who have successfully passed thereview process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to professor orassociate professor.
(2) Granting a candidate tenure is subject to two review processes: an intermediate and a
final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure following the final review, he/she will
be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
(3) If a candidate has taken a leave of absence because of a life event such as childbirth,childcare or caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to a certain
period according to the length of such leave.
5. Field of specialization
Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language, Applied Linguistics, or a related area.
6. Teaching responsibilities, etc.
(1) Undergraduate level (general education courses): English Communication (4 classes
per semester) and classes utilizing ICT

(2) Curriculum management for English Communication Courses (timetabling and courseimprovement)(3) Classes offered by FLaRE (e.g., extracurricular English classes, the Building English
Professional Skills Program Courses, English Skill-up Courses for graduate students,and advising students when necessary)(4) Educational activities at FLaRE (materials development, project management,etc.)(5) Administration and management at FLaRE(6) In addition to the responsibilities listed above, he or she will be expected toparticipate in university-wide projects.
7. Qualifications
Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements:(1) Have demonstrable enthusiasm for and commitment to language education(2) Hold a doctorate in TESOL or a related field(3) Have the skills, personality, and proficiency in Japanese sufficient to carry out
administrative duties at FLaRE in the future.
8. Application materials required(1) Curriculum Vitae. Please use the official FLaRE form.
(2) A list of research publications. Use the official FLaRE form for listing publications.
(3) A summary of your 3 most important research accomplishments. Include copies of thosepublications. Please type the summary on A4 paper. Do not exceed 300 words for eachaccomplishment.
(4) A short essay on how you believe university English classes can best be taught. Write
your ideas within one A4 page.
(5) Any other information which may be relevant (for example, a letter of recommendation).
Important※Download the official FLaRE forms for (1) and (2) at the following site:
http://www.flare.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/jobs/※For your application, (1) and (2) must be sent by registered mail (書留) as well as uploaded at thefollowing site:
http://www.flare.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/submit-form/
9. Application deadline
All application materials must reach us by [00:00 am/pm on Day of week, mmm dd, yyyy(Japan time)].

10. Please send all application documents to the following address:
Institute for Foreign Language Research and Education, Hiroshima University
1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, 739-8521, JAPAN
Important: Write in red “外国語教育研究センター専任教員応募書類在中” or “Gaikokugo Kyoiku
Kenkyu Center Sennin Kyoin Obo” on the package, and send it by registered mail (書留).

11. Selection procedure(1) Selection will be made based on all application documents submitted.
(2) Interviews will be held as necessary. As a general rule, demonstration lessons will
be conducted in English. Please note that travel expenses will be the responsibilityof the applicant. Applicants who pass the initial document review will be informedof the interview date, time, and format.
(3) Hiroshima University promotes a gender-equal society in accordance with thelegislative intent of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society.
12. Employment status(1) If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System forProfessional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day and38 hours and 45 minutes a week. If not, working hours are from 8:30 to 17:00 (fromMonday to Friday), with a break from 12:00 to 12:45.
(2) Workdays are from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) in principle.
(3) Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle.
13. Salary, etc.
(1) The annual salary system (the new system enforced in April 2020) will be applied
to the successful candidates.
(2) Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip
from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume theirpost in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more
information, please contact us.
14. Evaluation
We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University faculty
members after their employment, and numerically rate their performance; salary andbenefits are commensurate with performance indicators.
15. Employer
Hiroshima University16. Miscellaneous(1) Probationary employment period: six (6) months(2) Personal information obtained from application documents will not be used orprovided to any third party for purposes other than the necessary procedures
related to personnel affairs, salary, and welfare. Application documents ofapplicants whom we have decided not to employ will be returned to those
applicants in an appropriate manner, after the completion of relevant selectionprocesses.
(3) All the faculty members of Hiroshima University belong to the "Academy", whichis the single university-wide faculty organization, and each faculty as a member ofthe Academy of the University is appointed to educational and/or researchorganizations such as an individual undergraduate school, graduate school,
research center or institute.
(4) For each specialized field, Hiroshima University has defined minimum standards
for hiring new faculty (“the minimum standards”). We use the minimum standards
for the initial screening process of the applicants, and only those who have cleared
these will qualify as the candidates for the post concerned. The minimum
standards used for this international job offer can be viewed by clicking thefollowing URL link.
https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/kyoinkobo/(5) HU provides other employment information (research positions, office work, etc.).
If your spouse wishes to work for HU, please refer to the following URL link.
Employment information: https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/
17. Contact
Katsumi IWASAKI, Institute Director
Institute for Foreign Language Research and Education, Hiroshima University
Tel: +81+(0)82-424-6424/5949; FAX: +81+(0)82-424-6400
E-mail: katsuiwa%@%hiroshima-u.ac.jp (delete “%”)