Meiji University

May 22, 2017
Job Announcement
Associate Professor (sennin junkyoju) orLecturer (sennin koshi), full-time (tenured)
The School of Information and Communication invites applications for atenured teaching position as follows.
1. Position
A full-time, tenured position of Associate Professor or Lecturer of English
Communication
2. Duties
Successful candidates will be expected to teach classes such as English
Communication, English Phonetics, English Culture and History and otherrelated classes, conduct research in their area, and perform a variety ofeducational, academic, and administrative duties at our School, GraduateSchool and other organs at our university.
3. Qualifications
a. A doctoral degree in English education, English language or a related
discipline, or an equivalent academic qualification
b. Experience in teaching English language at the university or junior college
level.
c. L1 speaker of English or a similar level of proficiency in English.
d. Advanced level of Japanese language proficiency to be able to perform all
the administrative and educational duties

e. Passion and commitment to English education and capacity to teachEnglish language classes (speaking, listening, reading and writing) andacademic English (presentation, writing).
f. Academic achievements: 8 or more academic articles or books including atleast two refereed publications for the Associate Professor level; 3 or moreacademic articles or books including at least 1 refereed publication for theLecturer level
4. Start of employment
April 1, 2018
5. Selection process
Candidates who pass the initial document screening (mid-July) will be invitedfor the final screening tentatively scheduled on August 9. This will involve a
trial class and an academic presentation by the candidate, followed by aninterview. Candidates are required to provide a copy of their diplomas. Travel
expenses will be reimbursed up to 200,000 JPY.
6. Application deadline
Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 17:00 JST
7. Application documents and how to apply
a. Please go to the following link for online application to register yourapplication and download formats for some application documents:
http://www.meiji.ac.jp/infocom/information/2017/6t5h7p00000o9j6g-att/6t5h7p
00000o9j8b.pdf
b. Send the following materials to our school by registered mail by June 27,2017.
1) A resume with photograph in our university’s original format
2) A list of academic achievements in our university’s original format
3) An essay about your future research plans in our School (about 500words)
4) An essay about your course design (about 500 words)
5) Academic publications: five academic articles or books (at least two ofwhich are refereed) for Associate Professor applicants; three academic
articles or books (at least one of which is refereed) for Lecturer applicants6) Two signed letters of recommendation in sealed envelopes
Note:- In sending your materials, please write in red on the envelope:“Application Documents: English Communication (tenured).”- Applications must reach us both online and by registered mail not later
than Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 17:00 JST.
- Submitted materials will not be returned. Candidates who wish to havethem returned are advised to include a self-addressed envelope with
sufficient stamps or in another equivalent way to cover the cost ofregistered mail.
8. Mailing address and contact
Administration Office
School of Information and Communication
1-1 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-8301, JAPANFAX: +81-3-3296-4351
E-mail: infocom@mics.meiji.ac.jp
For further inquiries, please contact us by email or fax and make sure toinclude the following wording: “Full-time (tenured): English
Communication.” Include your name, contact address, phone number, fax
number and e-mail address. Inquiries by telephone will not be accepted.