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The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at The George Washington University (https://eall.columbian.gwu.edu/ ) invites applications for a full-time, specialized faculty appointment at the rank of Teaching Assistant Professor in Japanese Language expected to begin Fall 2025. The initial term is 3 years and the position is renewable upon successful review. The successful candidate is expected to teach all levels of Japanese language with a 4-3 teaching load and to be actively engaged in contemporary teaching approaches and use digital technologies and social media in teaching and service. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to curriculum and program development and academic and student events. Minimum Qualifications: Doctoral degree in the field of Japanese language and culture, native or near native fluency in Japanese and English, and evidence of excellence in teaching Japanese at the college level, as demonstrated by evaluations. ABD applicants will be considered but must have PhD in hand by date of appointment. Salary of $75,000-$80,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience. The successful candidate will be eligible for GW’s employee benefits including medical, dental, and retirement. A full explanation of those benefits is available at https://hr.gwu.edu/benefits To apply: Complete the online faculty application at https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/116363 [...]

The Department of World Languages & Cultures at Old Dominion University invites applicants for an Assistant Professor of Japanese to begin in Fall 2025. This is a 10-month annual tenure track appointment. The area of specialization is open, but the department strongly encourages applications from qualified candidates who can contribute to equity, diversity, and inclusion through their teaching, mentoring, and service. This Assistant Professor will teach 9 credit hours of Japanese classes per semester (3:3 load) at the undergraduate level, including Advanced Japanese Language and content courses in the appointee's specialization. They will also contribute to program development for the new Japanese major. The Japanese program focuses on communicative competence. Additional required service includes committee work, curriculum development, and mentoring students through extra-curricular activities. A significant record of publications is expected for tenure and promotion. Minimum Qualifications: Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Japanese by no later than August 2025. Native or near-native Japanese. Experience teaching Japanese at all undergraduate levels. Demonstrated use of ACTFL proficiency guidelines and the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages in the classroom. Preferred Qualifications: Specialization in Sociolinguistics. Demonstrated excellence in teaching Japanese language and culture using communicative methods. A growing publication record. Interested candidates should [...]

Position Summary: The Foreign Language department is seeking a Japanese adjunct professor to substitute and/or teach Elementary and Intermediate level Japanese language courses in the evening on Zoom or in person. JCCC is located in Overland Park, KS, the second largest city in the state of Kansas and part of the greater Kansas City Metro. The Kansas City Metro is known for its museums, restaurants, and music and art scenes. JCCC is similarly dedicated to creating and maintaining a rich cultural community, with an award-winning contemporary art museum and center for the performing arts located on campus. The Foreign Language Department is part of the Communications Division. Many of our students are non-traditional, military veterans, immigrants, international and first-generation college students. JCCC has a diverse student population and is dedicated to increasing its diversity. The successful applicant for this job will teach the equivalent of 5-10 credit hours per semester in Japanese or will serve as a substitute for day and/or evening courses. This person will perform other duties expected of adjunct faculty, to include collaborating and working successfully with other full-time and adjunct faculty in the Foreign Language department and other duties as assigned. For more details visit:  https://careers.jccc.edu/en-us/job/497103/adjunct-japanese-professor

Haverford College invites applications for a full-time Visiting Instructor position in the Japanese Language Program in the Bi-College Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (joint program with Bryn Mawr College), to begin in the Fall semester of 2025. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal, depending on staffing needs, funding, and positive evaluations. The Bi-College Japanese Language Program offers four levels of language instruction for Haverford College and Bryn Mawr College students. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to engaging a diverse student body and creating an inclusive classroom environment in a liberal arts context. The successful candidate will teach courses collaboratively and independently, develop online learning/testing resources, and engage in program-related activities/tasks, which vary depending on immediate needs. Preference will be given to candidates who have taught Japanese in a liberal arts college setting, especially those familiar with the textbooks “Genki” (The Japan Times) and “Tobira” (Kurosio Publishers). Also desirable are: full professional proficiency in both English and Japanese; competence in developing teaching materials; successful experience in team-teaching; advanced computer skills; and the ability to teach an Advanced Japanese course. The topics of such a course might include literature, classical Japanese, translation, science/technology-related topics, [...]

Position Advertisement: World Languages and Literatures. Position No. 00700125. The Department of World Languages and Literatures in Dedman College at Southern Methodist University seeks a full-time, non-tenure-track lecturer in Japanese beginning fall semester 2025 on a three-year renewable contract. Normal teaching load is twelve credit hours per semester. We seek innovative and inclusive educators with demonstrated excellence in teaching a variety of language and culture courses at the university level and training in second language acquisition and pedagogy. The lecturer’s primary responsibility will be coordinating the curriculum for and teaching the beginning, intermediate, and advanced sequences of Japanese, as well as serving as the area chair for Japanese. Some additional area chair responsibilities include maintaining and updating existing courses in accordance with the university curriculum, advising students minoring in Japanese, and preparing class schedules. The lecturer will also have the opportunity to collaborate on the Asian Studies Minor program. SMU is a global research university located in the heart of Dallas, the nation's fourth largest metroplex. The Department of World Languages and Literatures is a dynamic department housing eleven languages and fourteen undergraduate degree programs, and it serves all of SMU's 6000 undergraduates through the university-wide language requirement. The department collaborates with interdisciplinary programs on [...]

The University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, invites applications for an Instructor of Japanese.  This is a non-tenure track and annually renewable, dependent on satisfactory performance.  Appointment to begin August 1, 2025. For more information and to apply, please follow this link: https://go.hawaii.edu/aCw

The University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (EALL), invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor of Japanese specializing in Japanese Sociolinguistics. Appointment to begin August 1, 2025 pending position clearance and availability of funds. The Department of EALL is among the largest departments of its kind in the country and offers a curriculum unparalleled in its breadth and scope in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language, linguistics, literature, and culture. We offer BA in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean; MA & PhD in EALL, with a concentration on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Linguistics and Literature. For more information and to apply, please follow this link:  https://go.hawaii.edu/5Ua