Position Opening for Lecturer or Associate Professor

 

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

　　　　　    School Leadership and Management

 

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

 

3. Field of research: Educational Management/Teacher Education

 

4. Qualifications:

　 (1) Doctorate or the equivalent research achievements in the field concerned, 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) Research achievements or professional experience related to development for teachers' abilities

          and development of teachers' training

　 (3)  The ability to provide education and research guidance to graduate students (in-service teachers

　       including administrators) at the professional school for teacher education (including the distance

           learning program)

　 (4) Active participation in the training development for teachers at Shikoku Regional Educational 

          Alliance Center as well as teaching classes at Advanced Practice of School Education

    (5) Active participation in university operations and professional contributions to society

    (6) Japanese ability necessary to perform duties at Naruto University of Education, irrespective of the

         successful candidate’s nationality

 

5. Courses to teach:

　 Graduate courses:

　　Fieldwork for Solving Educational Problems

　　Studies on Educational Practice I/II (School Management)

　　Teacher Development and In-School Training , etc.

 

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 7 (Thu.), 2025

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

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 (http://www.naruto-u.ac.jp/staff.html).

 

10. Mailing address:

　  Hidekazu SAKO, 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 Management” written on the envelope

            in red.

 

11. Contact:

      Professor Hidefumi KUZUKAMI

   School Leadership and Management, Advanced Practice of School Education (School Management and

   Education)

    Naruto University of Education

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

  Tel: +81-88-687-6284　E-mail:kuzukami<@>naruto-u.ac.jp

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

 Tel: +81-88-687-6036・6345   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.