August 8, 2024
Call for application in History of Western Thought at Iwate University
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

1. Position and Number of Positions: 1 (One), Associate Professor or Lecturer
2. Affiliation:
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Human Sciences and CulturalStudies
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Division of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies(Master's Program)
3. Research field: History of Western Thought
4. Subjects to Teach:
The appointee will teach classes in the following general and specialized areas.
Liberal Arts Education:
You will be required to be in charge of at least one of the “General Education Courses”
based on your field of employment.
Specialized education subjects:
Basic Seminar, Basic Synthetic Sciences (Human Culture) A and B, Synthetic Science,
Co-creation for Contemporary Society, Social and Cultural Thought, Topics in Social andCultural Thought A and B, Seminar in Social and Cultural Thought A - D, Logic, Greek,Latin, Advanced Research, and others. (These are divided into single-teacher led courses
and omnibus courses conducted by a group.)
Graduate courses:
Advanced Multicultural Symbiosis, Basic Comprehensive Cultural Studies,
Understanding Cultural Diversity, Advanced Multicultural Social Thought, Advanced
Seminar on Multicultural Social Thought I and II, Advanced Research, and others.
(These are divided into single-teacher led courses and omnibus courses conducted by agroup.)･ The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is planning to reorganize its programs.
Therefore, we might ask you to modify the courses you will be in charge of. Please takenote of this possibility.
･ To meet the diversifying needs of learning and to promote diverse and advanced media
utilization, faculty members who are in charge of basic academic knowledge courses* in
General Education Courses are required to create on-demand content for remote classes
and a video syllabus (overview introduction).
*These are lecture courses in the applicant's research specialization held at a level ofacademic knowledge that can be understood by lower-year students from faculty other1

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On-demand content for remote classes consists of 1 credit (7 lessons of 100 minuteseach) × 2 subjects (2 credits) or 2 credits (14 lessons of 100 minutes each) ×1 subject (2credits) or more.
5.Term of employment:
Associate professor: None (however, the retirement age is the last day of the fiscal year
in which the employee reaches 65 years of age.)
Lecturer: 5 (five) years. Please note that an interim evaluation will be conducted by theday at which three years have passed from the date of employment, and a tenure review
will be conducted seven months prior to the expiration date of the tenure-track faculty
member's term. Tenure (associate professor, without tenure) will be granted if target
values required for granting tenure have been met during the term. In the case of aparticularly outstanding evaluation in the interim evaluation, the eligibility for granting
tenure may be discussed at that time.
6.Qualification for application:
Those who meet all the following requirements:(1) Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree (including a degree awarded in a foreigncountry) or have research achievements comparable to those of a Ph.D. holder.
(2) Applicants should have the research achievements in the field of History of Western
Thought.
*Furthermore, what fulfills the following conditions is desirable.
･Those who are capable of teaching western classical languages (Greek or Latin) in
beginners’ courses.
･Those who are capable of teaching logic or logical thinking.
(3) Applicants should be enthusiastic about research activities and be highly motivatedand enthusiastic about education. They should be willing to play an active role inacademic affairs.
*Furthermore, what fulfills the following conditions is desirable.
･Those who have experience of interchanging internationally, and experience of studying
abroad etc. in the past.
･Those who have some educational experience in the past in research institutions, suchas universities.
7. Starting date: April 1, 2025
8. Workplace Address
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Iwate University, 3-18-34 Ueda Morioka,Iwate 020-8550, Japan
9. Application deadline: September 27, 2024 (Deadline for receipt)

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10.Submission of application documents
Submit application documents by the electronic data via e-mail, in principle.
(1) Curriculum vitae (Please use the specific style as shown in the attached document.)(2) Educational and research achievements (Please use the specific style as shown in theattached document.)(3) PDF files of less than five major publications selected from (2). (However, publication
books are acceptable by mail in the form of one copy of the original.)(4) Abstracts of each major publication of (3) (approximately 400 characters in Japanese:PDF file)(5) Summary of your previous research activities and future research plans (within 1,200
characters in Japanese, PDF file)(6) Statement of your educational policy (within 1,000 characters in Japanese: PDF file)(7) Previous main lesson subjects (lectures) in charge (Please use the specific style asshown in the attached document.)
11. Application document submission method(1) Online Application
E-mail: otokita@iwate-u.ac.jp*Please write “History of Western Thought teacher application” in the application mailsubject name.
(2) Mailed documents
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Human Sciences andCultural Studies, Iwate University, 3-18-34 Ueda Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
Nobuhiro OTOKITA*Please write clearly in red on the front of the mail envelope “History of Western Thought
application documents enclosed”, if by mail.
12. Contact for inquiries
Name: Nobuhiro OTOKITA
E-mail: otokita@iwate-u.ac.jp*E-mail only
13.Others(1) The selection criteria are stipulated in the “National University Corporation Iwate
University Teacher Selection Criteria” and the “Iwate University Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences Teacher Selection Criteria” and selection will be made in accordancewith these criteria.
(2) After screening the documents, a second screening (an interview and a trial lesson)
will be conducted. Please note that the travel expenses will not be paid in the secondscreening. In some cases, the second screening may be held online. Details about theinterview and the trial lesson will be provided in due course of time.
(3) If you wish us to mail back the publication books you submit, please state it, andenclose a cash on delivery slip with a return envelope.
(4) The salary and working conditions after hiring will be in accordance with theregulations established by Iwate University.
3(5) Employees of Iwate University receive social insurance, employment insurance,
worker accident compensation insurance, and MEXT Mutual Aid Association.
(6) Holidays are weekends and holidays, year-end, and New Year holidays, etc.
(7) All the private data in application for selection and employment is handled in strict
confidentiality, and it is not utilized for any other purpose.
14.Comments
Iwate University is promoting diversity and is taking the following measures to increase
and retain diverse researchers.
Initiatives to Promote the Recruitment of Young Faculty Members
The following start-up support funds will be provided to tenure-track faculty members(lecturers) as research expenses.
- Humanities: 1,000,000 yen in a lump sum for 2 years from the date of hire.
Efforts to Promote the Recruitment of Female Faculty Members- Research expenses for settlement support will be provided to female faculty members
who are newly hired at the University in addition to the start-up allowance.
Assistant Professor: 500,000 yen x 2 years
Lecturer: 200,000 yen in a lump sum for 2 years from the date of hire.
- Any maternity, childcare, or family care leave taken before or after childbirth will betaken into consideration during the selection process (regardless of gender, please specify
the period of leave in your resume).
- Various support for work-life balance:
https://diversity.iwate-u.ac.jp/support/wlb/
Dual residence allowance system, next generation development support (support forbalancing childbirth and childcare) and family caregiver support, on-campus childcare
center, on-campus childcare space, etc.
- Career support for female researchers:
https://diversity.iwate-u.ac.jp/support/womenreserchers/
Research supporters/assistants assignment system, buyout system dedicated for female
researchers, overseas dispatch program for female researchers global careerdevelopment, etc.
*Support will be provided as needed through the initiative project for realizing diversity
in the research environment (female leader development type) subsidized by the MEXTfunds: https://iwatewomensleadership.iwate-u.ac.jp/

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