[HASTS-jobs] Fwd: Could you circulate this job announcement mail? Fwd: Announcement of a New Job Opening with Kyoto Women's University

Tue Jun 13 09:38:25 EDT 2017

Begin forwarded message:
From: Reiko ARAMI <rarami at mit.edu<mailto:rarami at mit.edu>>
Subject: Could you circulate this job announcement mail? Fwd: Announcement of a New Job Opening with Kyoto Women's University
Date: June 12, 2017 at 8:44:06 PM EDT
To: <kgardner at mit.edu<mailto:kgardner at mit.edu>>

Dear Karen Gardner,

Hello, this is Reiko Arami, a visiting scholar of Department of Political Science.
I am sending you this email to ask for a favor.
A professor of Kyoto Women's university asked me to forward this job announcement to MIT community.
If there are graduate students or posdocs who study humanities or social sciences related Japan in your department, could you circulate this email as follows?

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
Reiko

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Dear all,

Hello, this is Reiko Arami, a visiting scholar of Department of Political Science.
I am writing to let you know about this announcement on behalf of the faculty at Kyoto Women's University.

Kyoto Women's University welcomes applications from someone who is a native English speaker specializing in Japan Studies.
ABD is eligible to apply.
Please find the details as follows and feel free to forward this e-mail to any individual or other lists you think would be appropriate.

Sincerely,
Reiko

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Kyoto Women's University Assistant Professor (Limited Term) Application Guidelines

1. Title and Number of Positions: Assistant Professor (Limited Term), Global Studies Course, Department for the Study of Contemporary Society, Faculty for the Study of Contemporary Society: One (1) Position Available

2. Specialization: Japan Studies

3. Expected Teaching Courses: Academic English I & II, Japan Studies 1 & 2, Basic Seminar II, Seminar I & II

4. Commencement Date: April 1, 2018

5. Qualifications:(1) Must satisfy the conditions listed in Articles 6 and 10 of the Kyoto Women's University Regulations for the Screening of Faculty Qualifications

(2) Must be a native speaker of English who is also able to communicate in Japanese. Must possess a doctoral degree or be an ABD status

6. Documents to be submitted: (1) Curriculum Vitae *

Form downloadable from the University Website (see below).

(2) Two (2) copies or offprints each of three (3) publications (books or academic articles) published within the last five (5) years

(3) Essay on applicant’s teaching and research goal at KWU: approx. 1,200 characters in Japanese or 300 words in English

(4) Syllabi for Japan Studies 1 and Japan Studies 2 (each worth two (2) credits (A course consists of fifteen (15) 90-minute lectures.); no set format; please submit your syllabi in English.)

7. Screening Process: A document screening and interview will be conducted in accordance with the Kyoto Women's University Regulations for the Screening of Faculty Qualifications. Interviews are scheduled to be held between Thursday, September 28 and Saturday, September 30 (Applicants from overseas may be interviewed via Skype).

(Each applicant contacted for an interview will be responsible for his/her own travel and accommodation expenses.)

8. Application Deadline: To be received by no later than 5.00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2017

9. Submission Address: Faculty Office (Gakubujimuka), Academic Affairs Division, Kyoto Women's University

35 Kitahiyoshi-cho, Imakumano, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-8501 Japan

(For applications submitted by post, please write “Application Documents for Assistant Professor (Limited Term) of Japan Studies” on the envelope and send by registered mail.)

10. Compensation, etc.: Salary, benefits and other working conditions shall be as stipulated in the Kyoto Women’s University Regulations Concerning Duties of Assistant Professors (Limited Term) and Regulations on the Term of Office of Assistant Professors.

(Employment contracts may be renewed every year, and the total period of employment shall not exceed five (5) years. The period of employment for an individual who turns sixty (60) in a given academic year shall expire on the final day of such academic year.)

Successful Applicant is required to teach ten (10) courses per year (five courses per semester).

11. Other: (1) Any and all personal information collected from submitted application documents will be handled appropriately in accordance with the University’s Regulations on the Protection of Personal Information and will not be used for any purpose other than screening of applicants.

(2) Submitted application documents will not be returned and will be properly disposed of by the University.

12. To request document forms or lodge an inquiry, please contact:

Faculty Office (Gakubujimuka), Academic Affairs Division, Kyoto Women's University

E-mail: gakuji at kyoto-wu.ac.jp<mailto:gakuji at kyoto-wu.ac.jp>

* Application documents listed in 6. (1) can be downloaded from the University’s “Employment Opportunities” page (http://www.kyoto-wu.ac.jp/gakuen/recruit/n6eaci0000001uge.html)

* Please note that the Faculty Office will be closed August 8-16, 2017

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Reiko ARAMI,Ph.D.

Visiting Scholar
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Political Science Department
77 Massachusetts Ave, E53-487
Cambridge, MA 02139
Email: rarami at mit.edu<mailto:rarami at mit.edu>

Associate Professor
Graduate School of Law,Nagoya University
#464-8601 C4-3（700）,Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya,Japan
Tel：+81-(0)52-789-4909
Fax：+81-(0)52-789-2666
E-mail：rarami at law.nagoya-u.ac.jp<mailto:rarami at law.nagoya-u.ac.jp>
HP：http://www.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~rarami

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