Announcement of Faculty Position
Institute of Liberal Arts and Science,Kanazawa University
The Institute of Liberal Arts and Science, Kanazawa University invites applications for a tenured faculty
position as professor or associate professor.
1. Open Position: One professor, associate professor, or assistant professor
2. Affiliation: Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, Institute of Liberal Arts and Science
3. Main Duties:
1) Teaching English language courses in the liberal arts curriculum and intermediate/ advanced English
academic literacy courses. (Minimum five to six 90‐minute classes per week.)2) Designing/Planning and coordinating English language classes in the liberal arts curriculum.
3) Conducting join research on foreign language education and on teaching material development for
English language courses in the liberal arts curriculum.
4) Acting as a class advisor for students at the School of General Education and, teaching introductory
classes (Approximately once in every three or four years)5) Taking part in administrative work and institutional projects.
6) Undertaking such other duties as designated by the head of the faculty
4. Academic Fields:
English language education, Culture of English‐speaking regions, English linguistics or its related fields
5. Status of Employment: full‐time, tenured
6. Qualifications:
1) Applicants should have a doctoral degree.
2) Applicants should have teaching experience at university level (teaching experience of university
English language courses preferable) and an ability to teach in English.
3) Applicants should have interests and abilities in the areas of foreign language education andacademic literacy education, as well as a cooperative attitude towards collaboration with otherfaculty, administrative staff, and the local community in conducting education and research.
4) Applicants should have abilities and willingness to take part in administrative works andinstitutional projects.
5) Applicants should have sufficient proficiency in Japanese to communicate in daily business and takepart in administrative work and institutional projects, including the work related to class advisor.
(N1 of JLPT required if Japanese is not the applicant’s first language.)6) A successful candidate is required to reside in Kanazawa or in its surrounding vicinity, whenemployed.

7. Start of Employment: April 1st, 2025
8. Application Documents:
1) Curriculum vitae, including the following:a) Full name, contact address, phone number, and an email address.
b) Educational background from high school graduation to the highest academic degree obtained,
including the year and month of the start and end of each educational program.
c) Employment history, including the year and month of the start and end of each employment.
d) Teaching/research experiences or other long‐term working experiences in English‐speaking

societies (please include names of institutions, locations and periods of time).
e) Scores of test certifying the candidate’s English or Japanese language proficiency, if any. (Copiesof result sheet preferable.)2) List of educational and research achievements (circle the item number for peer‐reviewed papers),
and details of any competitive research grants you have obtained (including the name of the fundingorganization; the research project title; total amount of money granted; year of grant receipt; yourrole in the research project, i.e., principal investigator or co‐investigator). Please list books, articles,
and book reviews and other shorter materials separately. Write the newest publication first followedby older items.
3) A copy of one major research achievement, such as a book, published paper, etc. and itssummary/abstract* Candidates may be asked to submit additional materials.
4) An essay outlining your research interests and achievements, including future research plan atKanazawa University (A4 1 page).
5) An essay on your experiences in education and future aspirations at Kanazawa University (A4 1 page).
6) The names, institutional affiliations, positions, and contact details (telephone numbers and e‐mailaddresses) of two personal references.
9. Application Deadline: June 28, 2024
10. Application Method
Please send all the documents by registered mail, or other delivery services which has a tracing function,
to:Professor Takeshi Koguma
Head of the Faculty of Foreign Language Studies
Institute of Liberal Arts and Science
Kanazawa University
Kakuma‐machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa,
920‐1192, JAPANOn the envelope, write “Job Application (Permanent Position)” in red. Please note that documents,
including books/articles that are submitted, will not be returned. Submission of photocopied books andarticles, if unavoidable, are accepted. Online submission will not be accepted. However, if you encounterany problem sending the application materials because of an extraordinary situation (such as war or
pandemic‐related cancellation of postal services) please contact us.
11. Selection Process:
After the first screening based on the application documents, short‐listed candidates will be called for aninterview and a teaching demonstration around July. Please note that transportation costs will not bereimbursed.
11. Contact Person:
Professor Takeshi Koguma
Head of the Faculty of Foreign Language Studies
Institute of Liberal Arts and Science
Kanazawa UniversityE‐mail: FLSjobs[@]ml.kanazawa‐u.ac.jp (Please delete [ ].)12. Additional Information:
1) English courses offered by Institute of Liberal Arts and Science have common syllabi. For further
information, please see the following website:
https://eduweb.sta.kanazawa‐u.ac.jp/portal/Public/Syllabus/SearchMain.aspx(Select as follows: Faculty [Studies in Liberal Arts and Sciences], Department [GS Language Courses] andtype [EAP] or [TOEIC Preparation] in the subject name section.)
2) Full‐time faculty members are eligible for Kanazawa University sabbatical leave. For furtherinformation concerning the eligibility and other aspects of the sabbatical leave, see the following
university’s website (in Japanese):https://www.kanazawa‐u.ac.jp/kiteishu/act/frame/frame110000110.htm
3) Position Status (i.e., professor or associate professor) and salary are determined depending on thecandidate’s academic and employment experiences. The university has an annual salary system
implemented by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Salary and benefits
are specified in Kanazawa University’s regulations. For further information, see the following website (inJapanese):https://www.kanazawa‐u.ac.jp/university/administration/regulation/rules4) Kanazawa University actively promotes a gender‐equal workplace. For details, see the following website(in Japanese): https://cdl.w3.kanazawa‐u.ac.jp/index.html*While this announcement is made in both Japanese and English, the original Japanese version shall be
relied upon in instances of possible discrepancy or divergent interpretation with that of the English version.