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 October 1, 2018. This position entails
instruction at both the graduate and the undergraduate levels.

1. Position title: Associate Professor.

2. Number of positions: 1.

3. Affiliation: The Faculty of Humanities, the Graduate School of Humanities.

4. Starting date: October 1, 2018.

5. Terms of Employment: Five years, renewable once subject to teaching and academic
evaluation.

6. Primary responsibilities:(1) To teach graduate and undergraduate courses in English linguistics (including “EnglishLinguistics” and “Theoretical English Linguistics”) in the Department of English Linguistics inthe Graduate School of Humanities.
(2) To teach graduate courses in English linguistics in the Global 30 Linguistics and CulturalStudies Program in the Graduate School of Humanities.
(3) To teach undergraduate academic English courses.
(4) To contribute to the research and educational projects of Nagoya University.
(5) To do other duties including administrative work.
* Note: The teaching load will be approximately eight 90-minute classes per week. The classes
will include academic English courses in reading, writing, presentation and communication forundergraduate students of various faculties; English linguistics courses for undergraduate andgraduate students in the Department of English Linguistics; and English linguistics courses forgraduate international students in the Global 30 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Program. Theposition also involves participation in making and marking the Foreign Language (English)
component of the entrance examination for Nagoya University (undergraduate programs), andstudent selection for the Global 30 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Program.

7. Application requirements:(1) To have a doctoral degree.
(2) To have a specialization in English linguistics (syntax, semantics, morphology, orphonetics/phonology).
(3) To have experience of teaching English as a Foreign Language at the tertiary level for atleast a year. (Experience of working as a teaching assistant can be included.)(4) To be able to teach courses in English linguistics.
(5) To be a native-speaker of English or to have a native-speaker level of proficiency in English(both spoken and written).

8. Application documents:* The following documents must be submitted both on paper and in PDF format. The PDF files
should be saved on a flash drive or a CD.
(1) Curriculum vitae (with a passport-size photo, phone number and e-mail address).
(2) List of publications (lists of conference presentations and guest lectures and of competitive
research funds received should be included).
(3) List of educational achievements (a list of course titles with brief descriptions -- both
specialized subjects and EFL -- and an additional list of educational achievements if any.)(4) Photocopy of diploma (highest and/or last degree earned).
(5) Three published works and their abstracts (offprints and photocopies are acceptable;
abstracts of journal articles and book chapters should be approximately 100 words in English;
those of books and dissertations should be approximately 200 words in English; each abstract
should be written on a separate sheet of A4 paper).
(6) Statement of Intent (A) concerning graduate education (approximately 500 words inEnglish).
(7) Statement of Intent (B) concerning university-level English as a Foreign Language
education (approximately 500 words in English).
(8) Statement of Intent (C) concerning your research plan (approximately 500 words inEnglish).

(9) One letter of recommendation, and the name, affiliation, position and contact details of one
other recommender.

9. Remuneration: Approximately four to nine million yen per annum (including bonuses) before
tax depending on age, qualifications and experience. If the selected applicant is from overseas,
the cost of his/her airfare to Japan will be reimbursed by the university (following the Nagoya
University Travel Allowance Rules).

10. Working hours and holidays:
Working hours: Monday to Friday: 8:30-17:15*Discretionary working-hour systemapplicable.
Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, six 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:
http://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/extra/kisoku/act/frame/frame110000115.htm. (Japanese only)

11. 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.

12. Application deadline:
All application documents must arrive no later than Monday, May 21, 2018.

13. Applicants are requested to send the documents to: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 (English Linguistics) Application Enclosed,” in red on the applicationenvelope.

14. 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 graduatelevel lecture may also be requested. Please note that the Graduate School of Humanities cannot
bear your travel expenses to Nagoya University for the interview. In the case of overseas
applicants, the interview may be conducted by Skype.

15. Contact information:
For further information regarding this position, please contact by e-mailGeneral Affairs Section of the Graduate School of Humanities
Administration Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagoya University
E-mail: hum_sou@adm.nagoya-u.ac.jp* Note: Please write “Inquiry about Associate Professor Position (English Linguistics)” in thesubject box of the e-mail.

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 applicantscreening 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 encouraged. Further information can be found at:
http://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/about_nu/declaration/positive/index.html