Position Opening for Associate Professor or Lecturer

 

1. Affiliation: Advanced Practice of School Education (School Management and Education),

                      Development on Practice of Learning Guidance and Application of ICT

 

2. Job type and the number of positions: One full-time Associate Professor or Lecturer

 

3. Field of research:Educational Technology or Teacher Education

 

4. Qualifications:

　   (1) Doctorate or the equivalent research achievements in the field concerned to educational technology or teacher education,

            and educational abilities

            NB: The successful candidate is expected to teach the Ph.D. program at the Joint Graduate School in the near future.

　   (2) The ability to instruct and supervise graduate students (in-service teachers) in Advanced Practice of School Education

           (including online-education program students).

　   (3) The ability to handle operations of Self-Design Learning Center as an adjunct faculty,

             including teaching first-year education courses and other related subjects.

      (4) Active involvement in university operations and professional contributions to society,

            particularly in collaborative research with schools on instructional practices and the use of ICT in learning.

      (5)  Japanese ability necessary to perform duties at Naruto University of Education,

             irrespective of the successful candidate’s nationality.

 

5. Courses to teach:

　 Graduate courses:

　 Research on Educational Issues I

    Development Abilities for Practice of Study Guidance

    Studies on Educational Practice I (Development of Learning Guidance)

    Fieldwork for Educational Practice

    Learning guidance reflectionⅠ, and others  

　Undergraduate courses:

　First Step as a Student of Naruto University of Education: Self-Design Learning

   Self-Design Learning I for a Student of Naruto University of Education, and others

 

6. Date of Employment: April 1, 2026

 

7. Length of Contract, etc.: The initial contract is for five years, with the possibility of tenure. 

 

8. Application deadline:August 15 (Fri), 2025

                                 　(The required documents must arrive at the university by 17:00 on the day.

                                      Considering recent postal conditions, we would greatly appreciate it if you could ensure

                                      your submission arrives well in advance of the deadline.)

 

9. Documents to submit:

       (1) CV/resume (using the designated form with the applicant’s photo attached)

       (2) List of professional achievements (using the designated form)

       (3) Three principal publications (books and/or articles); originals, offprints, or photocopies

            A summary of each of them in Japanese (approximately 200 characters) is required.

      (4) Teaching and research plans at Naruto University of Education in Japanese (approximately 1,000 characters)

            NB:  The forms designated by the university (CV/resume and List of Achievements) can be downloaded at

                    the university website (https://www.naruto-u.ac.jp/staff.html).

　

10. Mailing address:

　   SAKO Hidekazu, President,

　   Naruto University of Education,

　   748 Nakashima, Takashima, Naruto-cho, Naruto City, 772-8502, Japan

　   NB: The application documents should be sent by registered mail (electronic submissions will not be

              accepted), with “Application for the position of Educational Technology or Teacher Education”

              written on the envelope in red.

11. Contact:

      Professor FUJIHARA  Nobuhiko,Professor

      Development on Practice of Learning Guidance and Application of ICT, Advanced Practice of School Education

      (School Management and Education)

　   Naruto University of Education

　   748 Nakashima, Takashima, Naruto-cho, Naruto City, 772-8502, Japan

　   Tel: +81-88-687-6592   E-mail:fujihara<@>naruto-u.ac.jp

　   Any questions regarding remuneration, etc. should be addressed to the personnel department:

      Tel: +81-88-687-6036   E-mail: jinji@naruto-u.ac.jp

       NB: When sending emails, please replace <@> with @ in the mail addresses above.

 

12. Additional information:

     (1) It is suggested that the successful applicant should dwell in the vicinity of Naruto after employed.

　 (2) The application materials will not be returned. If the applicant wishes to have them returned, he/she must request

          so beforehand. The personal information the university has acquired in the selection process will be

          treated confidentially according to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.

　 (3) In principle, finalists will be invited for an interview with a teaching demonstration at the university.

          Finalists’ expenses for travel and accommodation for the interview will not be reimbursed.

　 (4) The university has a policy for recruitment in which the decision is not to be influenced by applicants’ nationality or gender.

          In cases where two or more finalists are equal in qualifications and achievements, the university will give preference to

          female applicants.

　 (5) Even if the successful candidate is a local government employee prior to employment at the university,

          the university will not count his or her years of service as a local government employee in the calculation of his or her

          retirement allowance from the university.