Full-time (Tenured) Position of Applied Linguistics or Related Areas
Beginning in April, 2024,
Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Doshisha University
The Department of English at Doshisha University, located in Kyoto, has an opening for afull-time (tenured) faculty member, beginning in April, 2024.
Position: Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor depending on qualifications.
Academic Field: Applied Linguistics or related areas (e.g., Second Language Acquisition,
Bilingualism, TESOL)
Date of Appointment: April 1, 2024
Qualifications:1) Native English speaker competence2) Ph.D. or an equivalent academic qualification in Applied Linguistics or relatedareas3) Teaching experience at the university level desirable
4) Resident of the Kansai area of Japan from April 1, 2024
5) Sufficient Japanese proficiency for general administrative tasks desirable
Responsibilities:
1) Teaching courses on Applied Linguistics and English-language skill courses in theDepartment of English.
2) Teaching load: A minimum of four 90-minute classes per week.
3) Administrative responsibilities: Involvement in curriculum design and planning;
coordination of classes; contributions to Doshisha’s international exchangeprograms; participation in designated committees; invigilation and entrance
examination duties; and publicity activities.
Application materials:
1) Curriculum vitae (rirekisho) and a list of academic publications (gyosekisho).
Please note that there are no designated forms for these.
2) Two letters of recommendation.
3) One offprint/copy of each of three academic publications, with an English
synopsis (about 500 words) of each publication.
4) Statement in English (about 1,000 words), explaining the reasons for applying,including personal philosophy/comments regarding teaching and research.
5) Photocopies of Bachelor’s degree certificate, Master’s degree certificate andDoctorate certificate.
Deadline for application: Application materials must arrive by Saturday, July 15, 2023,
via registered postal mail (kakitome). No emailed application is accepted.
Interview and lecture demonstration (to be held in September 2023): Applicants who
pass the first screening will be invited to attend an interview and to give a lecture
demonstration on the Imadegawa Campus at Doshisha University, Kyoto (or via Zoom ifthey reside outside of Japan when the interview takes place).

Send applications to:Professor Chiharu KIKUTA, Dean
Faculty of Letters
Doshisha University
Karasuma Higashi-iru,
Imadegawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto
602-8580 Japan

N.B. Please print “Application Documents (Applied Linguistics)” on the front of theenvelope in red.
Inquiries: Inquiries should be directed to: Takako TANAKA (e-mail:do-eibun@mail.doshisha.ac.jp), the chair of English Department, Faculty of Letters,
Doshisha University.
Please note:
1) After receipt of initial application materials, a request may be made for additionalitems.
2) We may request to see the original degree certificates/diplomas.
3) For those candidates who are requested to come to Doshisha for an interview,
partial funding for transportation costs will be considered pursuant to theDepartment’s regulations regarding such funding.
4) Candidates will be notified of the results upon completion of the process.
5) Application materials cannot be returned.
6) Applicants should provide contact details if they are changed after theirapplications.
Doshisha University home page: https://www.doshisha.ac.jp/
Application materials will be retained by the Department of English, and will be safely
disposed of after the selection. Personal information will not be used for purposes otherthan the one here stated, according to the Protection of Personal Information Law of Japan.