Position Opening Announcement
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Position2

Department

Professor/Associate Professor
Department of International Development and Cooperation Studies at the Graduate School ofInternational Development, Nagoya University[Job description (teaching, administration, etc.)]
A successful candidate is expected to carry out:
(Immediately after employment)

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A minimum of two lecture courses related to rural development in developing countries inEnglish;
Seminar courses I and II (year-round) in English;
One lecture each for the common courses entitled “Introduction to InternationalDevelopment” and “Japan’s Development Experience,” taught in English;
A lecture either in English or Japanese for undergraduate students (“InternationalDevelopment Studies” or “International Studies”);
Research supervision for Master’s theses and doctoral dissertations;
Participation in the Overseas/Domestic Fieldwork Programs;

Job description, 7) Administrative work for the graduate school;etc.
8） Other miscellaneous tasks required by the graduate school.
(Scope of Change)
Other duties designated by the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System[Location](Immediately after employment)
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, JAPAN(Scope of Change)
Work location designated by the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System[The number of positions] One vacancy[The start date at the post] April 1st, 2025

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Area

Environmental Science, Humanities & Social Sciences

Discipline

Rural sociology and agricultural structure, Agricultural and food economics,
Agricultural economics, Rural development, Sociology, Area Studies, Cultural
anthropology and folklore, Human geography

Area of research

Full time5

Job type

Tenured position

Contract period: No fixed termApplicants must meet all of the following criteria:

6Qualifications

1) Background in social science research of rural areas in developing countries (including ruraleconomics, rural sociology, area studies, etc.), with experience in field-based research;
2) Ph.D. in a related field or expected to possess it prior to start of the post;
3) Capacity and willingness to teach and supervise students in both English and Japanese (allgraduate-level courses must be taught in English, an undergraduate lecture may be taught either inEnglish or Japanese);
4) Teaching experience at the university level in a relevant field;5) Command of Japanese sufficient to handle administrative work (no restriction on nationality);
6) Willingness to participate in and supervise the graduate school’s Overseas/Domestic Fieldwork
Programs;
7) Ability to commute to Nagoya University campus once employed.

[Salary, working hours, holiday, insurance, etc.]
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Labor regulations and benefits will be determined as per the rules of Tokai National
Higher Education and Research System.
https://education.joureikun.jp/thers_ac/act/print/print110010928.htm (In Japanese)
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Salary and benefits will be determined as per the rules of Tokai National Higher
Education and Research System
https://education.joureikun.jp/thers_ac/act/print/print110001585.htm ( in Japanese )Base annual salary is determined based on professional experience, job responsibilities and otherrelevant factors.

7Compensation

3)
Working hours: The work discretionary labor system for professional work applies: The
working hours are basically the same as those which apply to general employees for 7hour and45minutes per day, with an 8:30 AM work start time and a 5:15 PM work finish time. However,
the method of performing the work and the distribution of hours shall be left up to the discretionof the employee, and the employer shall not give specific directions.
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Leaves: Paid annual leave, sick leave, and special leave5)

Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, Japanese National Holidays, and year-end holidays(from December 29 to January 3 every year)
We may require work on holidays due to make-up classes, entrance exams, etc.

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①Enrollment in health insurance and public pension:
Enrolled in National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association②Application of workers' compensation insurance: Yes③Application of employment insurance: Yes

8Application
periodThe application must reach us no later than on September 30, 2024

[Submission of an application]
The application materials listed below – (1) to (5) - should be bound into one PDF file and sent tothe selection committee at (ruraldevelopment@gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp) as an attachment. The title ofthe e-mail should read “Application for the Professor/Associate Professor of rural development.”
Application documents should include:
1) A curriculum vitae (There is no fixed format. It should provide the applicant’s e-mail address aswell as telephone number. The applicant is not required to specify one’s gender nor affix one’s
photograph if one does not wish to do so.);2) A list of publications. (If an applicant has won any competitive research grants in the past, pleasemention them here with information on their amount and source) ;3) Copies of three publications (books or journal articles), in English or Japanese;
4) A short essay describing how an applicant wishes to conduct teaching and research activities atthe Graduate School of International Development（approximately 1200 words in English or

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Application,selection, andresult
notification

3000 characters in Japanese）;
5) A course syllabus if you were to offer the course entitled “Rural Development in Developing
Countries,” in both English and Japanese, each in one or two A4 pages. (The syllabus should
describe the course objective(s) and structure as well as topics for fifteen classes. It should alsomention textbooks and other reference materials if any);6) Two letters of recommendation (should be sent directly to the selection committee(ruraldevelopment@gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp) by email , with the recommenders’ signature)[Selection and notification of results]
1) Primary selection: document review2）Secondary selection: interview (either on-line or face-to-face) in October 2024. Theinterview includes a mock lecture in English.
※ The selection committee will contact candidates for the secondary selection by phone or e-mail.
The method of the interview will be determined at the same time.
[Inquiry]
The selection committee
The Graduate School of International Development at Nagoya University
E-mail: ruraldevelopment@gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp* Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

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The submitted documents will be used for the purpose of this selection only and will not
be returned.
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Transportation costs for an interview, if incurred, should be borne by the applicant. 3)
Nagoya University proactively recruits women if the evaluation of candidates in research,teaching, social contributions, personal integrity and so on is deemed equal between men andwomen. If gender is not indicated on the submitted CV, we will ensure no disadvantages will
result from this.

10Notes・In November 2021, in accordance with the clarification of the scope of control for “deemedexports" under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (“FEFTA"), some provision of sensitivetechnology to faculty members and students by universities and research institutions has become
subject to control under the FEFTA. Consistently with this change, when applying for faculty
positions or to study at the University, faculty, staff, and students will be required to submit a“Declaration of applicable specific categories" based on the “Flowchart for determining applicablespecific categories" if you meet the conditions.
Faculty, staff, and some students will also be required to submit a “Letter of confirmation" at the timeof their recruitment or admission.
Referencehttps://www.meti.go.jp/policy/anpo/law_document/minashi/en_daigaku_.pdf
Form
https://nuss.nagoya-u.ac.jp/s/8makynSm7qRswjJ
NOTE: Please contact us if you are unsure whether any of the above categories apply. Academic
Research & Industry – Academia – Government collaboration Export Control Division. E-mail:anzen@aip.nagoya-u.ac.jp