Position Opening for Associate Professor or Lecturer

 

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

 

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

 

3. Field of research: Art Education

 

4. Qualifications:
　(1)  Doctorate or 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)  Teacher’s license for elementary school, for Art at junior high school or for Art at senior high school in Japan
　(3)  Preferably, 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:
　Arts and Crafts Education, Principles of Art Education,Special Lecture on Art Education Theory,　Graduation  Research, and others　
　Graduate courses: 
　Classroom Instruction and Lesson Design for Teaching Arts and Crafts (Art) A, Fieldwork for Subject Teaching, Studies on Educational

　Practice I (Art),and others

 

6. Date of Employment: April 1, 2023

 

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 5 (Mon.), 2022(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 1,200 characters)
　　　NB: The forms designated by the university (CV/resume and List of Professional 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 Nakjima, Takashima, Naruto-cho, Naruto City, 772-8502, Japan
　NB: The application documents should be sent by registered mail with “Application for the position of Art Education” written on the envelope

　　　in red. Electronic submissions will not be accepted.

 

11. Contact: 
    Professor Yoshiaki YAMADA, 
　Advanced Practice of School Education (School Subjects Education and Integrated Studies), Art Education
　Naruto University of Education,
　748 Nakajima, Takashima, Naruto-cho, Naruto City, 772-8502, Japan
　Tel: +81-88-687-6636   E-mail: yyamada[@]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 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 Held by Incorporated Administrative Agencies, etc.
　(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.