Project Assistant Professor

Context

The University of Tokyo is currently looking for an enthusiastic scholar with a commitment to high-quality education to join our international team in the ALESS and ALESA programs. The ALESS and ALESA Programs teach compulsory English courses at the University of Tokyo. In ALESS writing classes, science students design and conduct a simple controlled experiment, and write a scientific essay in the IMRaD format. In ALESA writing classes, social sciences and humanities students conduct research on a topic and write an argumentative essay using proper scholarly apparatus. 

Term of Employment

1 September 2024 or later to 31 March 2025. Following the initial term of employment, the employment agreement may be renewed annually in 12-month contracts. 

Required Qualifications

Applicants should hold a PhD (or ABD with strong record of publication) in the natural or social sciences, medicine, or engineering (ALESS), or in a subject field within the humanities or social sciences (ALESA). All applicants must possess a very high (native or near-native fluency) level of English proficiency. Prior experience teaching academic writing, scientific writing, or English as a Foreign Language is an advantage. 

Responsibilities

The applicant will teach six 105-minute English classes ( https://ale2.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ale_web/ ) and one senior division class (Global Liberal Arts https://globe.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/globalliberalarts.html ) each week from the 2024 A semester. There are 13 to 14 weeks per semester and two semesters per year. The courses taught include academic writing for first-year undergraduates (science students in the case of ALESS, humanities students in the case of ALESA), workshops designed to improve fluency in academic discussion, and a Global Liberal Arts course. The appointee will also participate in curriculum development and regular program meetings. 

Application Procedure

Application Documents:

1. Cover letter;
2. CV;
3. List of publications by category (books, articles, etc.);
4. Two major publications;
5. Contact details for two academic referees;
6. A 500-word essay in English describing applicant's teaching philosophy and experience teaching either English academic writing or English spoken fluency to university students. (Applicants lacking such experience should describe how they would plan and teach one of these courses.) 

Submit the requested documents as PDF files via the form (Google sign-in required):

Name each PDF file as follows:

202409ALE_Lastname_Givenname_XXXXX*.pdf

*Replace XXXXX with “cover letter," "CV," etc., as appropriate.

ALESS/ALESA Personnel Committee

c/o Center for Global Communication Strategies

Komaba Intl. Building for Education and Research (KIBER)

College of Arts and Sciences

The University of Tokyo

3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902

search[at]*cgcs.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp

*Replace [at] with @. 

Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. (JST) on 12 April 2024. After the screening of application materials, interviews will be conducted with selected applicants in mid-May. Applicants will be interviewed by video conference. Applicants may expect to be notified of the results by late June. 

For more information, see the following link. 

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