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[Emily]

Hi,

I have an MA in English, a B.Ed., and CELTA and would love to find a job in a college or university. Where are they most often advertised and when? I know the academic year starts in April; would it be advisable to take a job with, say, Westgate (?), just to get to Japan and make some contacts? I don't have the three academic publications some colleges are asking for.

Thanks.

Emily

[PAULH]

[PAULH]

[PAULH]

July 7, 2004

Announcement of Job Opening (Revised)
Aichi Prefectural University, Aichi, Japan

The Faculty of Letters within Aichi Prefectural University invites applications for one non-tenure track status English teaching position, beginning April 1, 2005.

Rank: Open (commensurate with qualifications and experience)

Contract period: One year, beginning April 1, 2005. Subject to yearly review, the initial contract may be renewed for up to five more years (until March 31, 2011)

Qualifications: A prospective candidate for this post must:
(1)be a native speaker of English
(2)not have been resident in Japan for any purpose between September 14, 2002 through the September 15, 2004 application deadline for this post
(3)be less than 50 years old at the commencement of employment
(4)have a Master�s degree or its equivalent in an academic field closely associated with the educational, linguistic and cultural nature of the post (e.g. English or foreign language pedagogy, applied linguistics, TESOL, etc.)
(5)have received formal training in TESOL at the certificate and/or degree level and possess extensive experience in teaching English as a second or foreign language to multicultural populations of university undergraduates

Note to applicants: The Aichi Prefectural Government has mandated condition number 2 above and therefore continued funding for this post is contingent upon this requirement being met fully.

Responsibilities

(1)teaching seven 90-minute classes a week (some of which are evening classes) to English majors in subjects such as Academic English Conversation, Academic English Composition, Research Writing, and Comparative Culture
(2)participating in the ongoing educational and research activities carried out by the Department of English
(3)assisting several departmental committees in producing university entrance examinations on a yearly basis
(4)temporarily carrying out any other duties officially assigned by the university and/or department to its staff

Salary: Salary will be commensurate with age, employment experience and highest degree held at the time of appointment. The salary range for this post is between: 5,520,240 yen to 8,588,680 yen (note: if the applicant selected for the post leaves Japan after his/her term of employment at this university ends, a small lump sum payment will be paid to him/her in compensation for all of the pension payments he/she made as an Aichi Prefectural University employee).

Benefits

(1)traveling expenses to Japan from the selected candidate�s present country of residence will be paid after initiation of employment
(2)traveling expenses from Japan back to the selected candidate�s former country of residence will be paid upon satisfactory completion of all contractual obligations related to their employment
(3)living accommodations for the teacher and his/her family to use will be provided at a reasonable charge

Documents to be submitted

(1)A curriculum vitae with exact dates for each job held, accompanied by an applicant�s photograph (4cm�~3cm)
(2)Copies of all diplomas/certificates earned
(3)A complete list of academic publications
(4)Summaries/abstracts for three major publications
(5)One copy each of these three publications
(6)A written statement providing both reasons for your application and your philosophy of education, particularly as it pertains to teaching English to Japanese students (note: typed in English, no more than 2 pages long on Letter or A4-sized paper)
(7)A cassette tape recording of the candidate�s �self-introduction to the first class meeting of a first year class at The Department of English in Aichi Prefectural University� (note: this description should be approximately 5 minutes long)
(8)At least 2 recent letters of professional recommendation
(9)A list containing the names of 2 or more professional references with e-mail addresses and phone numbers for each person
*Please note that the documents submitted cannot be returned.

Application deadline/result:
Complete applications must be received no later than 5pm on September 15, 2004.

Applicants will be informed of the result by the middle of November 2004. When applying, please also mention where you saw this ad.

Address for application submissions:
Prof. Yoshinobu KATO, Dean of the Faculty of Letters
Aichi Prefectural University
1522-3 Kumabari, Nagakute, Aichi
480-1198 JAPAN

Contact Information for further inquiries:
Prof. Matsutoshi IRI, Chair of the Department of English
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 0561-64-1106

Aichi Prefectural University�s Official Web page: http://www.aichi-pu.ac.jp