Position Opening for Lecturer or Associate Professor

 

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

                     English Language Education Course

 

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

 

3. Field of research: English Linguistics

 

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)The ability to collaborate with teachers at schools for educational research

(3) Contribution to projects to improve students’ English ability at Naruto University of Education

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

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

     irrespective of the successful candidate’s nationality

 

5. Courses to teach:

    Undergraduate courses:

              English Phonetics, English Linguistics, Introduction to English Language Studies, The English

              Language in Elementary Schools, English (Reading), English Communication, Graduation Study,

              and others

    Graduate courses:

             Basic Seminar on English Language Education, Seminar on School Subject Content for English

              Language Education, Exploration of Educational Issues, Studies on Educational Practice (English

              Language), the courses related to teaching practice, 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. 

                                             (The mandatory retirement age is 65.)

 

8. Application deadline: September 1 (Mon.), 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 (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 English Linguistics” written on the envelope in red.

 

11. Contact:

      YAMAMORI Naoto, Professor

      English Language Education Course,

      Advanced Practice of School Education (School Subjects Education),

      Naruto University of Education

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

      Tel: +81-88-687-6349   E-mail: yamamori<@>naruto-u.ac.jp

      Any questions regarding remuneration:Tel: +81-88-687-6036   E-mail: jinji<@>naruto-u.ac.jp

      *Delete the brackets [] in the email addresses above when sending emails.

 

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.