Announcement of Full‐Time Faculty Position
Faculty of Transdisciplinary Sciences (Global Brand Strategy),
Kanazawa University

1. Number of Positions:
One Associate Professor (non-tenured), lecturer (non-tenured) or Assistant Professor (nontenured)

2. Affiliation: Faculty of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation
3. Field of Specialization: Tourism Sciences, International Tourism Management
4. Duties and Responsibility: Education and research in the above-mentioned field ofspecialization(1) Class duties:
Undergraduate specialized education (College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation):"Global Brand Strategy", etc.
Other courses as required by College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation.
Notes: You may be required to provide teaching and supervision of research in

graduate courses.
Some of the above subjects may need to be taught in English.
(2) Non-class duties:
Student guidance, students’ recruitment, admissions, international programs, job guidance,social contribution, etc.
(3) Other necessary duties deemed by the head of the department.

5. Employment

Status: Full-time (Nontenured) Term: 5 years, reappointment (permanentposition) is possible.
However, in the case of those who have been continuously employed by Kanazawa
University, the term of employment will be for the total of no more than 10 years.
Re-appointment Performance Review Criteria(1) Educational activities: such as lectures, practical training, seminars, researchsupervision, and student guidance(2) Research activities: such as presentations of research papers and conferences(3) Research funding and contributions to the university and society
If a tenured faculty member of Kanazawa University is hired, he / she will be count as“transferred” and no fixed term will be given.

6. Qualifications and Requirements: Applicants must meet all the requirements(1) The applicant must have a doctoral degree (including those who are expected to have adoctoral degree by the time of employment) or have educational and research capabilities
equivalent to a doctoral degree.
(2) The applicant must have outstanding research achievements and activities both
domestically and internationally in their respective field and be capable of engaging in
education and research activities related to the specified field after joining the position.
Additionally, they should demonstrate the ability to collaborate with faculty members fortransdisciplinary education and research.
(3) Any nationality is acceptable, but the applicant should be able to give classes and provide
student guidance in Japanese (it is desirable that the applicant can give classes and provide
student guidance in English as well).
(4) The applicant must be able to live in Kanazawa or the surrounding area after being appointed.

7. Application deadline: Must arrive no later than Monday, September 30, 2024.
8. Scheduled date of hire: As soon as possible on or after December 1, 2024.
9. Documents for submission:(1) Curriculum vitae (photo attached, postal code, current address, contact information,
educational background from entering university, degrees, professional experience, academic
society and activities, rewards and punishments in society)(2) List of education and research background (include the field of research, educational
experiences and performance, and research papers)(Categorize Research papers such as books, academic papers (note: Write "refereed" forrefereed papers), oral presentations, etc.)(3) Research activities, educational activities, academic and social activities (within 5 years)(4) Resume listing career and business history for those who have work experience(5) External funding (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi), commissioned research,joint research, donations, etc.)(6) Educational and research aspirations at College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation(1,000 characters in Japanese on a sheet of A4 paper)(7) Past research and educational activities and their status (1,500 characters in Japanese on asheet of A4 paper)(8) Reprints of major papers: Peer-reviewed papers (including research work deemedequivalent) or non-peer reviewed papers (including bulletins, etc.), up to five. (One copy foreach paper. Each paper should be printed on A4 paper.)(9) The names and contact information of two referees (On a sheet of A4 paper).
Notes:For (1) through (3) and 5) through (6), please use the forms posted at the following URL;(4)and (7) through (9) can be submitted in any format.
u.ac.jp/koubo/ (Japanese only)

https://innov.w3.kanazawa-10. Selection Process:
After the application screening, an interview and mock class in Japanese or English may berequested.
Note:
Applicants are responsible for their own travel expenses in Japan and abroad, but please note that undersome circumstances, the interview may be conducted online.

11. Document submission and inquiries
Please send the application documents by e-mail or post.
<Submission address>
General Affairs Division, Interdisciplinary Sciences Administration Department, Kanazawa
University
Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japanemail:yugo-jobs@adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
Notes:
Please write “Application for Full-Time Faculty Position of Global Brand Strategy” in red on thefront of the envelope.
In principle, application documents will not be returned. If you wish to return them, you must
pay on delivery by Fedex if you are applying from abroad. If you wish to return them in Japan,
please enclose a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope (in the case of a courier service, acash-on-delivery invoice).
For inquiries, email: samuta@staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp

12. Additional Information:(1) In the College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation, we aim to develop humanresources for social change by promoting education and research that integrates literary andscience. Please refer to the following URL for College of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Sciences.
https://innov.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/ (Japanese only)(2) The salary shall be in accordance with the salary regulations for employees of Kanazawa
University Educational Corporation. Please refer to the following URL for the details of the salary
regulations and working regulations of Kanazawa University Educational Corporation.
Please refer to the following URL:
https://www.kanazawa-.ac.jp/university/administration/regulation/rules (Japanese only)※Kanazawa University is working to strengthen English education by improving the English teachingskills of its faculty and increasing the number of courses offered in English.
※Kanazawa University promotes the development of diversity in the research and education
environment. For details, please refer to the following URL
https://ipdi.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/※Kanazawa University welcomes applications from female researchers in accordance with thepurport of the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society