Nagoya	   University	   of	   Commerce	   and	   Business	   (<http://www.nucba.ac.jp/en/>)	  seeks	  two	  highly	  motivated,	  collegial,	  responsible	  and	  academically-­‐‑oriented	  English	  language	   teaching	   scholars	   to	   join	   the	   newly	   established	   and	   expanding	   Faculty	   of	  Global	   Studies.	   In	   April	   2018,	   the	   Faculty	   will	   launch	   a	   new	   curriculum	   with	   an	  emphasis	  on	  fostering	  an	  English	  environment	  to	  support	  students	  as	  they	  prepare	  for	   study	   abroad	   or	   overseas	   activity	   requirements.	   The	   Faculty	   welcomes	  applications	   from	   experienced	   teachers	   with	   an	   interest	   in	   developing	   and	  extending	  their	  research	  interests	  in	  EFL.	  	  The	   Faculty	   of	   Global	   Studies	   offers	   a	   B.A.	   degree	   in	   Global	   and	   Interdisciplinary	  Studies	  as	  well	  as	  English	  Studies.	  	  In	  addition	  to	  the	  English	  language	  coursework	  required	   of	   both	   majors,	   all	   students	   acquire	   a	   minor	   in	   business	   and	   complete	   a	  study	  abroad	  or	  overseas	  activity	  programme	  enroute	  to	  graduation.	  The	  Faculty	  of	  Global	   Studies	   is	   also	   responsible	   for	   designing	   and	   teaching	   the	   courses	   for	   the	  MEXT	   English	   teaching	   certificate,	   which	   is	   available	   to	   students	   through	   separate	  application.	  	  Reporting	   to	   the	   Dean	   of	   the	   Faculty	   of	   Global	   Studies,	   the	   open	   positions	   hold	  administrative,	  teaching,	  research/creative	  activity,	  and	  potentially	  some	  leadership	  responsibilities.	   A	   successful	   candidate	   is	   expected	   to	   actively	   participate	   in	   and	  provide	  support	  for	  all	  the	  Faculty’s	  programs	  and	  initiatives.	  A	  successful	  candidate	  will	   also	   demonstrate	   that	   he/she	   embraces	   and	   has	   the	   initiative	   to	   advance	   the	  cross-­‐‑disciplinary	   nature	   of	   the	   Faculty	   and	   its	   interactions	   with	   other	   university	  faculties	  and	  programs.	  The	  position	  is	  at	  the	  rank	  of	  Lecturer	  or	  Assistant	  Professor	  and	   the	   salary	   is	   very	   competitive;	   both	   rank	   and	   salary	   will	   commensurate	   with	  qualifications	  and	  experience.	  	  Rank:	  Lecturer	  or	  Assistant	  Professor	  	  	  Date:	  September	  1st	  2018	  	  Duties	  &	  Responsibilities:	  	  •	   Teaching	   responsibilities:	   7	   classes	   of	   100	   minutes	   each	   per	   week,	   focusing	   on	  English	   language	   and	   cross-­‐‑cultural	   communication	   with	   the	   aim	   of	   increasing	  standardized	  test	  scores	  for	  study	  abroad.	  	  •	  Non-­‐‑teaching	  responsibilities:	  conduct	  and	  publish	  research,	  maintain	  office	  hours,	  provide	   additional	   support	   to	   students,	   and	   participate	   in	   all	   official	   university	  functions	  	  •	   Active	   participation	   in	   curriculum	   reform,	   course	   adaptation	   and	   faculty	  development.	  	  Treatment:	  	  •	   Two-­‐‑year	   renewable	   contract	   with	   a	   highly	   competitive	   salary	   based	   on	  qualifications	  and	  experience	  	  •	  Salary	  will	  be	  paid	  in	  14	  installments	  per	  year	  (inclusive	  of	  a	  bonus	  of	  one	  month	  salary	  paid	  in	  July	  and	  in	  December)	  	  •	  Holidays	  in	  line	  with	  normal	  Japanese	  university	  conventions	  	  •	   Excellent	   benefits	   package	   including	   private	   health	   insurance	   and	   pension,	   a	  generous	   research	   budget	   and	   (with	   approval)	   a	   dedicated	   work	   day	   for	   research	  activities	  	  •	   Individual	   airfare	   for	   a	   single	   one-­‐‑way	   ticket	   to	   Nagoya,	   Japan	   from	   one’s	   home	  country	  of	  residence	  will	  be	  provided	  and	  assistance	  in	  obtaining	  a	  Japanese	  work	  visa.	  	  	  To	  Apply:	  	  	  Please	   gather	   the	   following	   application	   materials	   and	   send	   them	   in	   PDF	   format	   to	  Professor	  Tak	  Uemura	  (Dean,	  Faculty	  of	  Global	  Studies)	  at	  tuemura@nucba.ac.jp	  	  1.	  A	  cover	  letter	  	  2.	   An	   updated	   curriculum	   vitae	   (please	   indicate	   whether	   a	   publication	   was	   peer-­‐‑reviewed),	  including	  a	  recent	  passport-­‐‑type	  photo	  	  3.	  Two	  letters	  of	  recommendation	  from	  current/previous	  employers	  	  4.	   One	   copy	   of	   highest	   degree	   diploma	   (For	   ABD	   candidates,	   please	   also	   submit	   a	  statement	   from	   your	   advisor	   indicating	   an	   approximate	   timeline	   for	   your	   degree	  completion.)	  	  5.	  A	  statement	  of	  teaching	  philosophy	  	  6.	  A	  statement	  of	  research	  goals	  and	  interests	  	  7.	  If	  available,	  current/previous	  student	  evaluations	  of	  classroom	  teaching.	  	  Application	  Deadline:	  May	  1st	  2018	  	  	  Applications	   meeting	   the	   stated	   minimum	   requirements	   will	   be	   reviewed	   upon	  receipt.	  Furthermore,	  applicants	  who	  meet	  the	  stated	  criteria	  will	  be	  contacted	  and	  invited	   for	   an	   interview	   in	   English	   (either	   in	   person,	   or	   by	   Skype	   for	   overseas	  candidates)	   and	   possibly	   a	   teaching	   demonstration	   (in	   person	   if	   in	   Japan,	   or	   by	  video	  if	  overseas).	  	  ***Please	   Note:	   Incomplete	   applications	   and	   applications	   that	   do	   not	   meet	   the	  stated	  minimum	  qualifications	  will	  not	  be	  considered.	  	  Minimum	  Qualifications:	  	  1.	   ABD	   or	   Ph.D.	   /	   Ed.D.	   in	   TESOL	   /Applied	   Linguistics/English	   language	   education	  (candidates	  with	  	  a	  degree	  from	  related	  area	  of	  study	  within	  the	  field	  of	  education,	  e.g.,	   higher	   education,	   educational	   psychology,	   may	   be	   considered	   if	   	   an	   appropriate	  background	  in	  teaching	  English	  can	  be	  demonstrated)	  	  2.	  English	  language	  teaching	  experience	  at	  the	  higher	  education	  level	  	  3.	  High	  level	  of	  English	  proficiency.	  	  Additional	  Desired	  Qualities:	  	  1.	  Experience	  living	  and	  working	  in	  a	  country	  or	  countries	  culturally	  different	  from	  one's	  own	  	  2.	  Knowledge	  of	  and	  interest	  in	  language	  teaching	  and	  learning	  in	  Japanese	  higher	  education	  	  3.	   Practical	   English	   language	   teaching	   qualifications	   (e.g.	   certificates	   and/or	  diplomas	  with	  a	  practicum	  assessment)	  	  4.	  Evidence	  of	  workplace	  collaboration	  and	  collegiality.	  	  	  About	  Nagoya	  University	  of	  Commerce	  &	  Business:	  	  Founded	   in	   1953,	   Nagoya	   University	   of	   Commerce	   and	   Business	   is	   situated	   on	   an	  exceptionally	  beautiful	  campus	  in	  the	  most	  economically	  productive	  region	  of	  Japan:	  Nagoya.	   One	   of	   the	   leading	   business	   schools	   in	   Japan,	   NUCB	   consistently	   receives	  high	  academic	  rankings	  and	  is	  strongly	  committed	  to	  global	  standards	  for	  excellence	  in	   scholarship	   and	   research.	   It	   is	   also	   the	   only	   business	   school	   in	   Japan	   to	   be	  accredited	   by	   both	   AACSB	   International	   and	   AMBA.	   NUCB	   comprises	   of	   just	   over	  3,500	   students	   and	   100	   teaching	   staff.	   About	   30	   of	   the	   teaching	   staff	   are	   from	  abroad.