15 August: fyi -- English, Japan
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invites applications for a tenure-track position as lecturer or associate
professor in foreign language pedagogy (ESL/EFL concentration) or applied
linguistics, including, but not limited to, areas such as curriculum
development, testing, CALL, TEFL methodology, and teaching English to
children. The position will start April 1, 2006.
By the time of appointment, applicants must: (1) be about 35 years of age
or younger; (2) have completed the coursework for a Ph.D., OR have a
master's degree and 3 years of experience or more in research and/or
teaching, OR have qualifications equal to or higher than those stated
above; and (3) have considerable expertise and experience in English
language education. Non-native speakers of Japanese must have a sufficient
command of Japanese to carry out campus-wide duties, such as communicating
with office staff and participating in faculty meetings. Responsibilities
include teaching English language-related courses, and lecture and seminar
courses in EFL research and pedagogy and applied linguistics. Salary is
commensurate with qualifications and experience, based on the University's
pay scale.
Applicants should send, in hard copy and by registered mail with
'Application for English Teaching Position' written in red on the
envelope: (1) a curriculum vitae and a list of publications and
presentations (use forms prepared by the University), (2) up to 3 of your
publications (those in English preferred; 1 copy each) and a letter of
recommendation from someone such as your academic supervisor, and (3) an
essay on 'How You Can Contribute to Education in the Department of English
at Hokusei Gakuen University?' (in approximately 1,000 characters in
Japanese or 700 words in English), to: Professor Tadao Noguchi, Dean,
School of Humanities, at the address below.
Please request application forms from the Education and Research Support
Office or visit our web site (http://www.hokusei.ac.jp/).
* Please be aware that Hokusei Gakuen University is founded on Christian
(Protestant) principles. For further details, visit our web site
(http://www.hokusei.ac.jp/).
Address for Applications:
Dean Tadao Noguchi
School of Humanities, Hokusei Gakuen University
2-3-1 Oyachi-nishi, Atsubetsu-ku
Sapporo 004-8631
Japan
Application Deadline: 30-Sep-2005
Contact Information:
Dean Tadao Noguchi
Email: gakumu@hokusei.ac.jp
Phone: +81-(0)11-891-2731
Fax: +81-(0)11-894-3690
Website: http://www.hokusei.ac.jp/
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