An n ou n ce m e n t of Fa cu lt y Posit ion I n st it u t e of Libe r a l Ar t s a n d Scie n ce ,
Ka n a z a w a Un iv e r sit y
The I nst it ut e of Liberal Art s and Science, Kanazaw a Univ ersit y inv it es applicat ions for a facult y posit ion as a professor or an associat e pr ofessor .
1 . Ope n Posit ion : Pr ofessor or associat e pr ofessor ( fiv e- year fixed- t er m cont r act ) Any prom ot ion or reappoint m ent w ill be decided upon rev iew at com plet ion of t he t er m . Based on t he result s of an int er nal r eview by Kanazaw a Univ er sit y
concer ning educat ional and r esear ch achievem ent s, t he prom ot ion t o t enur ed pr ofessor ship or t he r eappoint m ent as t enur ed associat e pr ofessor s is possible. St andards for t enure w ill be based on: ( 1) bot h educat ional and research
achievem ent s in t he candidat e’s academ ic fields ar e r ecognized as excellent ; ( 2) t he candidat e has obt ained sufficient com pet it iv e research funding and conduct ed appr opr iat e and r esponsible r esear ch act ivit ies; ( 3) cont r ibut ions t o t he univer sit y and societ y ar e r ecognized as sufficient .
2 . N u m be r of Posit ion : One
3 . Affilia t ion : Facult y of Global St andard Educat ion at t he I nst it ut e of Liberal Ar t s and Science
4 . Spe cia lt y : Principles of phy sical educat ion or Hist ory of phy sical educat ion 5 . M a in D u t ie s:
1) Teaching “ Exer cise and Spor t s” and “ Sport s Science” in t he liberal art s cur r iculum
2) Designing/ planning and coor dinat ing “ Exer cise and Spor t s” and “ Spor t s Science” classes in t he liberal ar t s cur r iculum
3) Developing t eaching m at er ials for “ Exer cise and Spor t s” and “ Spor t s Science” classes in t he liberal ar t s cur r iculum
4) Tak ing part in adm inist rat iv e w ork and inst it ut ional proj ect s 6 . Qu a lifica t ion s:
Applicant s should hav e:
1) A doct oral degree or equiv alent qualificat ions.
2) Teacher ’s license on physical educat ion at j unior high schools or senior high schools.
3) Specialt y on Principles of phy sical educat ion or Hist ory of phy sical educat ion, and abilit y t o t ak e charge of ‘Hist ory of Sport s’ ( class of “ Sport s Science” ) .
4) Teaching abilit y on various sport s ex ercise of ball gam es, out door spor t s et c. 5) Ex t ensiv e educat ional ex periences and prov en abilit ies in t he liberal art s
7 . D a t e of Em ploy m e n t : Oct ober 1, 2018 ( negot iat ion for lat er dat e is possible)
8 . Applica t ion D ocu m e n t s:
1) Cur r iculum vit ae w it h a r ecent phot ogr aph of t he face, descr ibing pr esent addr ess, phone num ber , e- m ail addr ess, academ ic car eer , r esear ch car eer , pr ofessional car eer and ot her s.
2) Det ails of educat ional ex periences and fut ur e aspir at ions at Kanazaw a Univer sit y ( t w o sheet s in fr ee for m at )
3) List of research act iv it ies, including original scient ific papers, book chapt ers, ot her publicat ions, present at ions in scient ific m eet ings, aw ar ds and ot her s. Not e; nam es of t he co- aut hor s in individual paper s should be indicat ed in appear ance or der .
4) Offpr int s of m ain published paper s ( m axim um num ber of paper is five, har d copy is accept able)
5) A descr ipt ion of t he applicant ’s r esear ch int er est s and achievem ent s and am bit ion for fut ur e r esear ch ( t w o sheet s in fr ee for m at )
6) List of r esear ch support ( t im e per iod, nam e of gr ant , t it le of educat ion/ resear ch, and am ount of m oney should be included.)
7) List of spor t s t eaching and com pet it ive spor t s exper iences
8) Tw o reference persons’ cont act det ails, including t heir nam es, affiliat ions, official posit ions, cont act addr esses, phone num ber s, and em ail addr esses 9 . Applica t ion D e a dlin e :
Applicat ion docum ent s m ust ar r ive no lat er t han Apr il 16, 2018. Please send all t he docum ent s by r egist er ed m ail t o:
Chair of t he Facult y of Global St andar d Educat ion, I nst it ut e of Liber al Ar t s and Science at Kanazaw a Univ er sit y
Kakum a- m achi, Kanazaw a, I shikaw a 920- 1192, Japan
The applicat ion docum ent s should be m ark ed “ Job Applicat ion for Ex ercise and Sport s” in r ed on t he envelope.
The subm it t ed docum ent s w ill not be ret urned unless request ed. Applicant s w ho w ish t o have t heir docum ent s r et ur ned m ust enclose a self- addr essed, st am ped envelope.
1 0 . Se le ct ion Pr oce ss:
Aft er t he fir st scr eening based on t he applicat ion docum ent s, shor t - list ed candidat es w ill be called for an int erv iew and a t eaching dem onst rat ion in English around May 2018. I f an on- sit e int erv iew is not feasible, an int er view via t he I nt er net is possible.
1 1 . Con t a ct Pe r son :
Takayuki Mur ayam a, Associat e Pr ofessor
Facult y of Global St andard Educat ion, I nst it ut e of Liberal Art s and Science at Kanazaw a Univer sit y
E- m ail: t m ur a@st aff.kanazaw a- u.ac.j p
TEL: + 81 76 264 5863, FAX: + 81 76 264 5996 1 2 . Addit ion a l I n for m a t ion :
1) I nst it ut e of Liberal Ar t s and Science and our liberal art s curriculum are being pr esent ed at t he follow ing univer sit y w ebsit e ( in Japanese) .
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2) Kanazaw a Univ ersit y is endeav oring t o im prov e t he qualit y of educat ional opport unit ies av ailable in English as w ell as t o increase t he num ber of classes and cour ses t aught in English, in addit ion t o cour ses in Japanese.
3) Posit ion and salar y ar e com m ensur at e w it h t he candidat e’s academ ic and em ploym ent exper iences. Salar y and benefit s are specified in t he Kanazaw a Univ ersit y ’s regulat ions. For fur t her infor m at ion, see t he follow ing univer sit y’s w ebsit e ( in Japanese) :
ht t p: / / w w w .k anazaw a- u.ac.j p/ univ ersit y / adm inist rat ion/ regulat ion/ rules
4) Kanazawa Univ er sit y act ively pr om ot es a gender- equal w orkplace. For det ails, see t he follow ing univer sit y's w ebsit e ( in Japanese) :
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5) Japanese language abilit y for daily com m unicat ion lev el or m ore w ill be highly appreciat ed.
* While t his announcem ent is m ade in bot h Japanese and English, t he or iginal Japanese ver sion shall be r elied upon in inst ances of possible discr epancy or diver gent