"Law" or "Politics" Full-Time Tenured Position (Associate Professor or Professor)

Ritsumeikan University is a leading private university in Japan with campuses in Kyoto, Osaka and Shiga. Under the concept of "Gateway of Asia", we have opened our new Osaka Ibaraki Campus in April 2015 located between the cities of Kyoto and Osaka. We have been continuing to actively enhance our research and internationalization activities.

Applications are being taken for a full-time tenured positon (Associate Professor or Professor) at the College of Global Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University. This new college is being established in April, 2019 in Osaka Ibaraki Campus.

Prospective applicants should refer to the followings.

The College of Global Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University, in accordance with the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace, strongly encourage female candidates to apply.

 

1. Area of Specialization:

Law or Politics

Qualification Requirement:

Applicants must meet ALL of the following eligibility requirement:

(1) A deep understanding of Ritsumeikan University’s Founding Spirit and Educational Philosophy;
(2) Ability to achieve the educational aim of the college and to facilitate the growth of the students;
(3) D. degree or equivalent research achievement;
(4) Committed participation in the educational administration of this new college based on the understanding of the aim of founding this college;
(5) Professional proficiency in English for education and research;
(6) Ability to build international networks in purpose of education and research;
(7) Research achievements in investigating the multiplicity of modernity from comparative historical perspectives.

Teaching Responsibilities:

“History of Modern World”, “Evolution of Governance” (Undergraduate Level)

* The successful candidate is responsible for five classes (ninety minutes/class) per week each semester in principle, and might also be assigned to teach other courses through inevitable circumstances.

Position: Full-time tenured Associate Professor or Professor

Number of Position: One

Commencement Date: April 1, 2019

Compensation:

1) Employment Status: Full-time tenured
2) Annual salary: Determined by the relevant regulations of Ritsumeikan University.
3) Social Insurance: Private School Mutual Aid

Interview Notice for Short-listed Candidates:

Short-listed candidates who pass the document screening will be called for an interview, conducted in English and Japanese. In addition to the interview, they will be asked to give a mock lecture in English, based on the submitted course syllabus. The course syllabus should be written in English, and requested to submit after the document screening. Details will be sent to the email address shown in the Form 1.

Application Deadline: All materials must arrive no later than 5:00 p.m., June 23, 2017 (JST).

Application Materials:

(A) Materials sent by post

(1) Curriculum Vitae (four sets)

One set consists of the four designated documents (Form 1, Form 2, Form3 and Form 4). Each document should be placed in order and the upper left part of the set should be stapled. These documents should be submitted by email as well.

(2) Research Achievement of three major publications (four hardcopies each)
(3) Certificate of the final academic background (one original and three hardcopies)

Four hardcopies are also acceptable. In this case, please bring the original to an interview.

(4) Essay on your thoughts, opinions, and vision on the liberal arts education. (four hardcopies)

Essay should be written in English within one A4-sized paper.

(B) Materials sent by email

“(1) Curriculum Vitae” should be submitted also by email. The other materials are not acceptable.

Submission Address:

(A) By post (Your postal mail must be registered and recorded)

Faculty Recruitment Team

Development Office of College of Global Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University

1 Nishinokyo-Suzaku-Cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-8520, Japan

(Note)  Please label an envelope in red ink “Application for Faculty Position ‘H’ enclosed”

(B) By email

To: glaapply@st.ritsumei.ac.jp

Title: Application for Faculty Position “H” (YOUR NAME)

Contact:

Noritaka Hashimoto (Mr), Assistant Administrative Manager

Development Office of Global Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University

Email：glaapply@st.ritsumei.ac.jp

Notice:

(1) Subsequent to the approval of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to launch this new college, the employment shall be subject to all of the conditions. (*This new college is set to launch in April, 2019.)
(2) All submitted documents will not be returned.
(3) Personal information collected from applicants will be handled in accordance with the relevant regulations of Ritsumeikan University.
(4) The age of mandatory retirement is 65 years for Professors and 60 years for Associate Professors.

 

For further information and specified forms can be available at our website http://en.ritsumeikan-trust.jp/info/employment/gla/

 

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