Faculty Position Openings in Tourism, Hospitality Management, Business, Economics, Japanese,

Kansai Gaidai University, Japan

Faculty Position Openings for Starting from January 2018 or April 2018

Kansai Gaidai University has been long recognized as one of Japan’s most international universities, with ties to approximately 380 universities and colleges around the world. About one third of our faculty is non-Japanese. Nearly 2,000 of our Japanese students study abroad through various long and short-term study abroad programs, and about 750 non-Japanese come to our campus every year. The University is based at the cultural center of Japan, 25 minutes by train to Osaka and 35 minutes by train to Kyoto. Enrollment: 13,000.

Kansai Gaidai University invites applications for various faculty positions in one of the following disciplines: Tourism, Hospitality Management, Business, Economics, Japanese, Japanology, History and International Relations. We seek candidates who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds.

Position Announcement

1. Positions and Responsibilities:

Sennin positions (tenured, tenure-track, or fixed-term)

Teach 8 class sessions (12 hours) per week per semester. Courses are conducted in English and meet twice weekly. Each session is 90 minutes in length. Sennin faculty members are also expected to attend faculty/committee meetings, participate in university events and other duties as assigned. Retirement age for tenured position is 65.

Tokunin (tenured or fixed-term)

Teach 8-10 class sessions (12-15 hours) per week per semester. Courses are conducted in English and meet twice weekly. Each session is 90 minutes in length. Tokunin faculty members are exempted from university duties except attending faculty meetings. Retirement age for tenured position is 60.

Position depends on the qualifications of the candidate.

For both Sennin and Tokunin positions, teaching duties will be some combination of classes for Japanese students (either in the Asian Studies Program or in the regular undergraduate program) and classes for international exchange students in the Asian Studies Program (http://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/asp/). Both programs operates on a semester system, however, the semester schedules are not identical. The Fall semester in the Asian Studies Program runs from late August through late December, while the Spring semester begins in late January and ends in late May. The University semesters run from April through early August and from September to late January. Course assignments may be in one or both semester programs depending on the type of appointment.

Ph.D. in one of the classified fields with a strong focus on Japan/Asia and teaching experience outside Japan. Candidates with significant industry experience (equivalent to Ph.D) will also be considered for Tourism/Hospitality Management positions.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications.

To Apply:

Send a cover letter addressing your qualifications and statement of purpose for this position, Curriculum Vitae, list of courses previously taught, list of publications, brief summary of three publications to:

Dean of the Academic Affairs

Kansai Gaidai University

16-1 Nakamiyahigashino-cho

Hirakata, Osaka 573-1001 Japan

Tel: International +81-72-805-2801

Fax: International +81-72-805-2866

E-mail: kobo2018@kansaigaidai.ac.jp

Applications will be accepted until positions fill.