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This may not be the best place to post this, but I'd really like to get the
attention of experts in TechCom / TechWriting / Tech Anything, who may be
interested in a university job in Japan that allows them to continue
business activities on the side. We are really short of experts here, and
thus there is plenty of opportunity to make twice here what someone can make
in Silicon Valley or anywhere else.
Thanks for allowing me to post this,
Thomas Orr, Director
Center for Language Research
School of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Aizu
SUBJECT: Faculty Job Openings
TWO POSITIONS: Assistant Professor and Associate Professor
STATUS: Full-time, tenure-track
ENVIRONMENT: International, multilingual working-environment, with
equal opportunities and benefits for faculty of all nationalities
STARTING DATE: April 1, 2007 (or shortly thereafter)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 6, 2006 (or until job is filled)
QUALIFICATIONS:
· Doctorate in Applied Linguistics, Technical Communication, ELT, ESP,
EST, or related field
· Scholarly publications, presentations, and professional experience
· Native or near-native English-speaker proficiency
· Ability to teach/research academic and workplace English for
students, faculty, and working professionals in computer science, IT, and
related technical/business fields
· Intelligent, personable, innovative, and enthusiastic
DUTIES: Teach 4-5 classes per semester (one class is 90 minutes per week),
develop original innovative instruction, participate in projects, serve on
committees, conduct research, network internationally, and publish widely
SALARY: Based on experience and qualifications
BENEFITS:
· Subsidized furnished housing in faculty apartments within walking
distance of the university
· Large, well-equipped private office in modern building
· New-employee allowance for computer equipment
· Well-equipped, air-conditioned, high-tech classrooms
· Annual budget for research, domestic conference travel, academic
memberships, etc.
· Eligibility for one annual overseas conference trip
· Internal grant opportunities for special research projects/conferences
· Consulting and other business activities permitted
· Subsidies for special extra-curricular classes
· Winter utilities allowance
· Two bonuses per year
· Full-time employment till age 65 with retirement and health benefits
· One-way transportation costs to Aizuwakamatsu
· Shipping expense allowance
· Scenic setting close to ski and hot spring resorts, national parks,
rivers, lakes, mountains, museums, castle, historical district, shopping
· Two and a half hours from Tokyo by train
SUBMISSION PACKAGE:
1) Cover letter
2) CV
3) Copies of two best papers
4) Three recent letters of recommendation
5) Photocopies of university diplomas
6) URLs of any online work or educational materials
All documents should be sent to the following address (hardcopy or digital)
Professor Kesen
Office of Planning and Management
University of Aizu
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima 965-8580 Japan
Attention: CLR Faculty Selection Committee
Email: position -at- u-aizu -dot- ac -dot- jp
The University of Aizu is the first university in Japan solely dedicated to
computer science and engineering. It has approximately 1,200 students at
the undergraduate and graduate level, and about half of its faculty are
non-Japanese, coming from roughly 10 different countries. The University is
officially bilingual and all official meetings/documents are
conducted/printed
in both English and Japanese.
The University of Aizu is located in Aizuwakamatsu City, a historic castle
town of scenic beauty with a population of nearly 120,000. For more
information about the university, please visit our web page: http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/
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