January 29, 2016
Hironori Ito
Dean, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences
Kumamoto University
Open Recruitment of a Full-Time Faculty Position
The Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences is now announcing the open
recruitment of women for the full-time faculty position. Please distribute or post thisannouncement.
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Affiliation

Division of Cultural Sciences, Graduate School of Social and CulturalSciences, Kumamoto University

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Position

One position for Professor or Associate Professor or Lecturer

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Teaching responsibilities and research field(1) Teaching responsibilities・Lectures and seminars centering on the field of secondlanguage acquisition (Course titles are Theory andPractice of Second Language Acquisition, Principles
and Practice of English Language Testing, Special
Seminar in Second Language Acquisition, etc.), andthesis supervision in master’s and doctoral programs
・Undergraduate program (general English education, etc.)(2) Research field
Applied linguistics, second language acquisition

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Required qualifications

Women researchers who satisfy the following requirements(1)Those who have a doctoral degree or equivalent(2)Those who can provide lectures, seminars, and researchguidance in English(3)Nonnative speakers of Japanese are expected to havesufficient Japanese language skills to fulfill professional
responsibilities.

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Planned hiring date

October 1, 2016

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Support for research

The hired woman faculty member will receive material andmotivational support necessary to become an internationallyactive researcher. A faculty member will be assigned as amentor who will provide support for research. One million yen
per year is to be provided as a research allowance in the year thatstarts employment and in the second year. The other funding isto come from the university or an outside subsidy according to
the rule of the faculty.

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Application documents(1)Curriculum Vitae (include educational experiences and a list of all participating
research associations, and attach a photograph.)
If you would like consideration to be given to the period(s) when your primary focus
was on childbirth, child rearing, or care for a family member (full-time or otherwise),please provide relevant explanations.
(2)List of Publications (Forms are optional. In all publications, please include titles,
publication dates, journal and book titles, volume and number, page, single-authoredor co-authored publication, etc., and attach the double-circle mark to the primary
publication and the single-circle mark to the secondary publication. At least one of theprimary and secondary publications must be written in English.)(3)Six copies of two major publications (the primary and secondary publications.)(Photocopies are acceptable. Please attach a summary in Japanese in about 800
characters to each publication.)(4)Statement of reasons for application and plans for education in English in about 800
words and its Japanese translation.

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Deadline for application All materials must be received by March 29 (Tuesday), 2016.

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Where to send application materials
Application materials should be sent by registered mail to Professor Hironori Ito
Dean, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences, Kumamoto University
2-40-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi 860-8555, Japan
Please write ‘Application materials enclosed (Division of Cultural Sciences, Graduate
School of Social and Cultural Sciences)’ in red on the front of the envelope.

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Method of selection

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Inquiry

An interview will be conducted in the middle of May. (Traveland accommodation expenses will not be provided.)

Inquiries about hiring conditions can be addressed to the section ofgeneral affairs, Unit of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kumamoto
University.
TEL: (096)342-2320
e-mail: jsj-somu@jimu.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Inquiries about the special field of research can be addressed toProfessor Toru Yamashita
Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences, Kumamoto
University.
e-mail: yamasita@kumamoto-u.ac.jp

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Other notes (1)Application materials will not be returned to applicants. Publishedbooks will be returned by request.
(2)Kumamoto University promotes gender equality. (For details please
visit the website http://gender.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/ *only in Japanese)
The selection process will be properly conducted in accordance withthe spirit of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society.