The official job announcement for this position and many others are online at the Japanese government's academic job search website: http://jrecin.jst.go.jp/. The reference number for this position is D112091240. The following explanation of the position is based on the official version. If discrepancies exist, the official version takes precedence.
The contract is 3 years with an MA and 4 years with a PhD with an opportunity for renewal (the length of the renewed contract is undecided pending legislation). Renumeration is approximately 6,400,000 yen per year.
We seek vibrant individuals who (a) are have a high level of English proficiency, (b) have an MA or PhD, (c) have an active research career in linguistics, TESOL, TEFL, area studies (such as Japanese, Asian, or American studies), or media studies, and (d) have professional qualifications or experience in TESOL or TEFL, particularly at the tertiary level.
Language proficiency in Japanese is not required, but is a definite advantage on and off campus. Given the nature of language learning, it would behoove instructors to demonstrate their art by acquiring non-native languages.
Work starts on 1 April 2013. In Japan, the school year starts in April. Hokkaido University is on the semester system (two terms per year). First week of April through the last week of July is spring semester. Last week of September through the last week of January is fall semester. The last week of February is entrance exams. During these three periods instructors perform the duties of (a) teaching up to 9 courses (18 classroom hours) per week in TEFL or subjects related to English language, (b) developing teaching materials, (c) conducting academic research, and (d) preparing and grading entrance examinations.
Applications should include the following: (a) a cover letter stating your reasons for applying, teaching philosophy, and any particular contributions you can make to the department (up to 2 A4 pages), (b) your curricula vitae, including your current employer, total years of TEFL experience, and date of birth, (c) your list of publications, which should be divided into (c1) books, (c2) articles in refereed journals or book chapters, (c3) non-refereed articles or conference proceedings, and (c4) conference presentations or talks, (d) the names, affiliations, titles, email addresses, and telephone numbers of two references, at least one of whom must be currently employed in higher education, (e) a sample of your research, which may be a published paper, a draft of a conference presentation, or a chapter from your MA or PhD dissertation, and (f) a certificate of your highest academic degree. All this material should be submitted electronically in either PDF or Microsoft Word format. Documents may be scanned. No hardcopies please. Email all material to goh@imc.hokudai.ac.jp.
Applicants should not limit themselves to submitting only the material mentioned above. Applicants are encouraged to enclose any supportive material that shows their strengths, such as video recordings of their teaching practice, comments from their ELLs (English language learners), examples of courseware that they developed, or screenshots of CALL systems that they use. Significant achievements such as teaching excellence awards should definitely be highlighted. If your material is large (say, over 20 megabytes) then contact us to arrange an online depository that we can share.
The first round of hiring closes on 9 November 2012.
For general information on Hokkaido University: http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/en/pickup/accesstocampus.html
For details regarding benefits (paid leave, research budget, health care), local schools, living environment, and more, contact us at: goh@imc.hokudai.ac.jp
Information on visiting or living in Sapporo city is at the official tourism and municipal government websites: http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/english/index.html http://www.city.sapporo.jp/city/english/index.html
Source: http://careers.tesol.org/jobs/4953357/non-tenured-associate-professor-or-professor
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