Position Opening for Associate Professor or Lecturer

 

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

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

3. Field of research: Mathematics 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）A teacher’s license for elementary school, junior high school (Mathematics) or senior high school (Mathematics) in Japan

 　（３）Preference for having teaching experience as a full-time teacher at elementary school, junior high school or senior high school

                 （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, irrespective of

　　　　 the successful candidate’s nationality

 

 

5. Courses to teach:

　Undergraduate courses:

Mathematics Education, Teaching Materials in Mathematics Education, Principles of Mathematics Education, Special Lecture on Mathematics Education,

Practical Seminar for the Teaching Profession, Graduation Study, and others

　Graduate courses:

Seminar on School Subject Content for Mathematics, Seminar on Material Development for Mathematics, Studies on Educational Practice (Mathematics), Practical Seminar on Subject Teaching for School Support,

Developmental Practice of Fundamental Ability as Teacher in School Education, Fieldwork for Subject Teaching, and others,

 

6. Date of Employment: April 1st, 2024

 

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

    (The mandatory retirement age is 65.)

 

8. Application deadline: September 1st (Fri.), 2023

   (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 For each of them,

           an abstract 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 with “Application for the position of Mathematics Education

　　” written on the envelope in red. Electronic submissions will not be accepted.

   11. Contact:

        Professor Miyo AKITA,

    Advanced Practice of School Education (School Subjects Education), Mathematics

     Naruto University of Education,

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

   Tel: +81-88-687-6398　　 E-mail: akitam[@]naruto-u.ac.jp

    Any questions regarding remuneration: Tel: +81-88-687-6036・6345   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 candidate 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 or 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, the finalists will be invited for an interview with a teaching demonstration at the university.

　　　The 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.