Department of Language and Information Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Tenured full-time faculty positions as professor or associate professor in second/foreign language education or second/foreign language acquisition.

Institution

Department of Language and Information Sciences
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The University of Tokyo, Komaba

Field of specialization

Second/foreign language education or second/foreign language acquisition.

Teaching responsibilities

Undergraduate courses in English (reading, writing, presentation, etc.); undergraduate and graduate courses in second/foreign language education, second/foreign language acquisition; etc.

Title

Professor or Associate Professor
Full-time (tenured)

Address

Department of Language and Information Sciences
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8902
Japan

Number of positions

Qualifications

Doctorate in one of the specified fields (already received or expected to be received before the date of appointment).
Citizenship of any country.
Experience teaching and supervising students in the applicant's field of specialization at the university level.

Employment conditions

The salary and other employment conditions shall be as prescribed by the University of Tokyo's regulations.

Deadline for applications

Applications must be received no later than March 28, 2011.

Start of employment

April 2012

Application documents

For first stage of selection process

Applicants applying on their own behalf must submit one copy each of the following:

(1) CV in the University of Tokyo's standard resume format. (The necessary form and instructions for completing it can be downloaded at the following URL: http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/per01/r01_e.html )
(2) Proof of receipt of most advanced degree. (Photocopy acceptable.) (If the degree has not yet been received, documentation (e.g., a letter from the applicant's doctoral advisor) confirming the expected date of the granting of the degree.)
(3) A list showing research accomplishments and teaching experience. (Any format is acceptable. Indicate three major accomplishments with circles.)
(4) Three major research papers or other research accomplishments (original copy, reprint, or photocopy), including at least one item in English.
(5) Summaries in English of the three major accomplishments indicated in (3). (Each summary should be about one page in length on A4 or letter-size paper.)
(6) A detailed description in English of the applicant's teaching experience. (About one page on A4 or letter-size paper.)
(7) The names, affiliations, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of two references.

Recommendations of potential candidates by others are also welcome. In such cases, the recommender should submit a letter of recommendation (about two A4 or letter-size pages in any format) as well as a brief resume of the candidate and a list of the candidate's major research publications and other accomplishments. The deadline for such recommendations is the same as for regular applications.

Applicants who pass the first stage of the selection process will be asked to submit the following for the second stage:

(8) Additional research accomplishments (original copies, reprints, or photocopies).

How to apply

Submit all of the required documents together by mail or parcel delivery service.

Print "Application for faculty position in second/foreign language education/acquisition" in red on envelope containing application documents.
Materials submitted for the first stage of the selection process cannot be returned.

Address for application submission