Position Opening for Associate Professor or Lecturer

1. Affiliation: Graduate School of Education (Professional Degree Course),
 　　　　　 Advanced Practice of School Education, Natural and Living Sciences Education
　　　　　 (Technology and Information Education)

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

3. Field of research: Information Education

4. Qualifications Required or Preferred:

(1) Doctorate, or the equivalent research achievements in the field concerned
　NB: The successful candidate is expected to teach the Ph.D. program at the Joint Graduate School in the near future.
(2) The teacher’s license for primary school, for technology at junior high school or for information at senior high school in Japan.
(3) In principle, one year or more of teaching experience as a full-time teacher at primary school, junior high school or senior high school
　NB: In the event that the successful candidate who doesn’t have one-year-or-more teaching experience as a full-time school teacher, he or she will, in principle, be required to undergo training at the attached schools.
(4) The ability to collaborate with teachers at schools for educational research.
(5) Active participation in university operations and professional contributions to society.
(6) Japanese ability necessary to perform duties at Naruto University of Education, no matter what the successful candidate’s nationality may be.

5. Courses to teach:

Graduate courses:

Practical Seminar for Professional Teacher Collaboration I and II, Developmental Practice of Fundamental Ability as Teacher in School Education I and II, Seminar on School Subject Content for Teaching ICT Education (Information) A and B, Classroom Instruction and Lesson Design for Teaching ICT Education (Information) A and B, Studies on Educational Practice (Information) I and II, Fieldwork for Identifying Problems in Subject Teaching, Fieldwork for Solving Problems in Subject Teaching I and II, Fieldwork for Subject Teaching, and so on.

Undergraduate courses:

Technology and Society, Fundamental Information Education, Practical Information Education I, Basic Seminar in the Practice of Primary and Secondary Education, The Practical Teaching of Primary and Secondary School Subjects III, Practical Seminar for the Teaching Profession, Teaching Practice for Primary Teacher’s License/Guidance before and after Teaching Practice, Information Processing, Multimedia and Educational Technology, Graduation Study, and so on.

6. Date of Employment: April 1, 2021

7. Length of Contract: The initial contract is for three years, with the possibility of tenure.
                                    (The mandatory retirement age is 65.)

8. Application deadline: August 31 (Mon.), 2020
                                     (The required documents should 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) Five principal publications (books and/or articles); originals, offprints or photocopies
       A summary of each of these in Japanese (approximately 200 characters) is required.
   (4) Teaching and research plans at Naruto University of Education in Japanese (approximately 1,200 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:
     Kazuo YAMASHITA, President,
     Naruto University of Education,
     748 Nakajima, 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 Information Education”  written on the envelope in red.

11. Contact Chair:
     Professor Yosuke ITO,
     Advanced Practice of School Education,
     Natural and Living Sciences Education (Technology and Information Education),
     Naruto University of Education,
     748 Nakajima, Takashima, Naruto-cho, Naruto City, 772-8502, Japan
     Tel: +81-88-687-6553   E-mail: ito@naruto-u.ac.jp
      Any questions regarding remuneration: Tel: +81-88-687-6036   E-mail: jinji@naruto-u.ac.jp

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 to be Held by Independent Administrative Institutions.
     (3)  In principle, finalists will be invited for an interview with a teaching demonstration at Naruto University of Education. Finalists’ expenses for travel and accommodation for the interview will not be reimbursed.
     (4)  Naruto University of Education 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.