March 20, 2019

Associate Professor
Graduate School of Humanities,Nagoya University, JapanThe Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University, Japan is pleased to announce a job
opening for an Associate Professor starting from April 1, 2020. This position entails instruction
at both the graduate and the undergraduate levels.

1. Position title: Associate Professor (tenured).

2. Number of positions: 1.

3. Affiliation: The Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University.

4. Starting date: April 1, 2020.

5. Primary responsibilities:(1) To teach graduate and undergraduate courses in classical studies and classical languages(Greek and Latin).
(2) To teach courses for Nagoya University’s liberal arts and sciences education.
(3) To contribute to the research and educational projects of Nagoya University.
(4) To do other duties including administrative work.

6. Application requirements:(1) To have a doctoral degree or equivalent research achievements.
(2) To have a specialization in classical Latin literature.
(3) Please be aware that a native-speaker level of proficiency in Japanese (both spoken andwriting) is required for applicants whose first language is not Japanese.

7. Application documents:(1) Curriculum vitae (with a passport-size photo, phone number and e-mail address).

1(2) List of publications (lists of conference presentations and guest lectures and of competitive
research funds received should be included).
(3) Photocopy of diploma (highest and/or last degree earned).
(4) Three published works and their abstracts (offprints and photocopies are acceptable;
abstracts of journal articles and book chapters should be approximately 300 words in English or
400 characters in Japanese; those of books and dissertations should be approximately 800 words
in English or 1000 characters in Japanese).
(5) Statement of Intent concerning your research and education (up to two pages of A4 paper).

8. Remuneration: Salary and benefits will be subject to the Nagoya University Employee
Working Rules which can be seen at:<http://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/extra/kisoku/act/frame/frame110000115.htm>. (Japanese only)
If the selected applicant is from overseas, the cost of his/her airfare to Japan will be reimbursedby the university (following the Nagoya University Travel Allowance Rules).

9. Working hours and holidays:
Working hours: Monday to Friday: 8:30-17:15.

Discretionary working-hour systemapplicable.
Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, 6 days from December 29 to January 3, andtwo days in August (paid leave). In addition, faculty members are also entitled to 20 days of
paid leave per calendar year.
* Note: All matters concerning employment by Nagoya University will be subject to the Nagoya
University Employee Working Rules mentioned above.

10. Insurance and pension:
Full-time faculty members will be required to participate in the National Public Service
Employee Mutual Aid Association’s health insurance and pension plan, as well as employment
insurance and workers’ accident compensation insurance.

11. Application deadline:
All the application documents must arrive no later than Monday, May 20, 2019.

12. Applicants are requested to send the documents to:2

Professor Jun’ichi Sakuma
Dean, the Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University
B4-5 (700), Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
* Note: The application documents must be sent by registered post with the words, “Associate
Professor Position (Classical Studies) Application Enclosed,” in red on the application envelope.

13. Selection procedure:(1) First screening based on submitted documents.
(2) Second and final screening by a personal interview with successful candidates from the firstscreening.
* Note: Interviews will be conducted at Nagoya University. A short demonstration lecture may
also be requested. Please note that the Graduate School of Humanities cannot bear your travel
expenses to Nagoya University for the interview.

14. Contact information:
For further information regarding this position, please contact by facsimile (+81-52-789-2666):
General Affairs Section of the Graduate School of Humanities
Administration Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagoya University.
* Note: Please write “Inquiry about Associate Professor Position (Classical Studies)” in theheadline.

General Notes:(i) E-mail submission of the application documents will not be accepted.
(ii) Additional documents may be requested during the selection process.
(iii) Personal information in the application will be used only for the purpose of applicant
screening and employment.
(iv) The application documents, including submitted publications, will not normally be returned.
If you wish to have them returned, please include an envelope with the return address written on
it and postage stamps of an appropriate amount or a delivery payment invoice.
(v) Nagoya University is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applications from female researchers
are strongly encouraged. Further information can be found at:<http://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/about_nu/declaration/positive/index.html>.

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