Japanese lecturer position

Detailed Job Description

The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at Rochester Institute of Technology seeks applications for a Japanese lecturer position starting in August 2025. Candidates will possess a Ph.D. in Japanese, East Asian studies, or a related field, along with a minimum of three years of successful college-level Japanese language teaching experience. Exceptional candidates with amaster’s degree and extensive experience will also be considered. Native or near-native proficiency in both Japanese and English required.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Teaching undergraduate Japanese language courses at all levels through communicative-based methods, creating teaching materials, assisting with events related to Japanese language and culture, and holding office hours.
• Teaching and updating or developing Japanese culture courses in English and courses related to the candidate’s field of specialization
• Contributing to interdisciplinary courses
• Serving on departmental, college, and institute committees andattending related meetings.

A successful applicant is skilled in conducting classroom communicative activities in Japanese, in which students are rigorously engaged in speaking. Those who have experience in team-teaching are preferable. We are looking for a candidate with a strong commitment to growing the Japanese curriculum and fostering the continuing growth of the Japanese track within the B.S. in Applied Modern Language and Culture

We are seeking an individual who has the ability and interest in contributing to a community committed to student-centeredness; professional development and scholarship; integrity and ethics; respect, diversity and pluralism; innovation and flexibility; and teamwork and collaboration. Select to view links to RIT’s core values, honor code, and statement of diversity.

Department/College Description

The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures offers a B.S. inApplied Modern Language and Culture with tracks in Chinese,French, Japanese, and Spanish, in addition to minors, immersions, and general education courses in American Sign Language andDeaf Cultural Studies, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian,Japanese, Latino/Latina/Latin American Studies, Language Science,Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. The Department houses aModern Language Technology Center where faculty and students actively integrate technology in language teaching and learning. The College of Liberal Arts is one of nine colleges within RochesterInstitute of Technology. The College has over 150 faculty in 13departments in the arts, humanities and social sciences. The College currently offers fourteen undergraduate degree programs and five Master degrees, serving over 800 students. A new Ph.D.program in Cognitive Science, with Language as one of the areas, is broadly interdisciplinary with several partner units across the university. We encourage the creation, development, dissemination, and application of human knowledge in the arts, humanities, and social sciences by promoting innovative teaching, scholarship, and research, thus providing a comprehensive education for all RIT students. We strive to prepare students for a lifetime of personal growth and responsible citizenship in an increasingly technological and rapidly changing society by maintaining and promoting the intellectual climate on campus, contributing to students’ awareness and understanding of diversity, and enhancing students’ abilities to reason critically and communicate effectively. We value a rigorous liberal arts education that encourages innovative experiential learning and active scholarship, the highest ethical standards, the educational and social benefits of diversity and global awareness, an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment of openness and academic freedom, a working environment in which all staff and faculty enjoy respect and recognition, and the active and meaningful participation of all members of the College community.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Japanese or a related field. Exceptional candidates with a master’s degree and extensive experience will be considered.
• Native or near-native proficiency in Japanese and English
• At least three years of successful college-level Japaneselanguage teaching experience
• Experience in teaching Japanese through communicative-based methods
• Evidence of successful teamwork and collaboration in teachingand/or projects, and literacy in technology
• Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, collaboration, and administrative skills and adaptability
• Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college’s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences.

How To Apply

Apply online (Keyword Search 9308)

• Link to a teaching demo video of speaking-centered class(speaking-centered session of beginning or intermediate preferred)
• Teaching portfolio (at least one syllabus and a teaching plan)
• A brief teaching philosophy
• The names, addresses and phone numbers for three references
• Contribution to Diversity Statement

You can contact the search committee with questions on the position at: Yukiko Maru yxmgsl@rit.edu

The review of application starts on December 20, 2024 and continues until the position is filled.

Additional Details

In compliance with NYS’s Pay Transparency Act, the salary range forthis position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by HumanResources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provide sequal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under theRehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New YorkHuman Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to hr@rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.