EU Studies Specialist

Institution: http://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/
Department: http://web.cla.kobe-u.ac.jp/

Outline: Graduate School of Intercultural Studies at Kobe University, Japan, has an opening for a full-time non-tenured instructor who can help enrich the University's Program of Fostering EU Experts

Official title: Limited Term Professor (Tokumei Kyouin), or Limited Term Associate Professor (Tokumei Kyouin)
Field of speciality: EU Studies (society and culture) or its related field of research

Content of work

1. Teaching Responsibility - Teaching classes of EU Studies (society and culture) that aim to foster EU experts at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful applicant will teach approximately six 90-minute classes (fifteen weeks for each) per year in total at the Faculty of Intercultural Studies, and Graduate School of Intercultural Studies of Kobe University.
2. Other duties - Assisting the University’s activities including the development of overseas liaison of our School. The successful applicant will not be a member of the faculty meeting.

Job type: Associate Professor or Professor level
Rank: Full-time (Non-tenured), Limited term of two years and six months
Work area: Kinki district – Hyogo, Japan
Address: 1-2-1 Tsurukabuto, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501 Japan
Number of positions: 1

Qualifications

1. Near Native speaker of EU official languages
2. PhD or Master’s degree in EU Studies (society and culture) or its related area
3. Ability of teaching classes of EU Studies (society and culture) in English language without difficulty

Treatment

• Work hours and payment will be based on the University regulations.
• Salary system: annual salary system
• Salary range: up to JPY 10,000,000 (before tax), subject to previous research and teaching career (non-negotiable)
• Apart from the salary, transfer allowance, some research expense and commuting allowance are provided.
• Paid leave: up to 20 days a year

Deadline for applications: Applications must arrive by 17:00, Japan time, 22 May 2013
Starting date: 2013/10/01

Application materials:

1. CV in English with detailed account of educational and academic career (The titles of doctoral and master theses should be included)
2. List of academic publications
3. Names of two referees (with affiliation, titles, phone numbers and e-mail addresses)
4. Summary of the applicant’s research themes (less than 600 words in English)
5. Reprint of three selected research works (Please mark the most important work)
6. Photocopies of degree certificates

Send to:
Prof. Tetsu SAKURAI
Graduate School of Intercultural Studies
Kobe University
1-2-1 Tsurukabuto, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501 JAPAN

*Please send all the application materials via courier or registered mail, with “Job Application Materials (EU Societies and Cultures) Inside” written in red on the envelope.
*The application materials will not be returned.

Selection process

1. Review of the submitted materials
2. Short listed applicants will be interviewed via Skype

Notification of decision: Each applicant will be informed of the final decision pertaining to himself or herself only.

Contact
Prof. Tetsu Sakurai
Graduate School of Intercultural Studies
1-2-1 Tsurukabuto, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501 Japan
E-mail: gicls-soumu@office.kobe-u.ac.jp

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