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Description The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations (EALC) at the University of Chicago invites applications for a position as Director of the Japanese Language Program with an expected start date of September 1, 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The selected candidate will be appointed at the rank of Assistant Senior Instructional Professor, Associate Senior Instructional Professor, or Senior Instructional Professor, commensurate with experience and qualifications. The initial appointment is for a minimum term of 3 years, although longer initial appointments may be possible depending on the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. The position is renewable upon successful review. The selected candidate will serve as Japanese Language Program Director (LPD), which serves approximately 100 students annually at 4 levels of instruction. The LPD is responsible for overseeing the curriculum and budget for the program, the placement and assessment of students, co-curricular programming, and the supervision and review of a staff of 3 unionized Instructional Professors. The LPD typically teaches 4 courses per year (on the quarter system) in the program, and may be asked to take on limited administrative or management responsibilities outside of the Japanese Language Program. Qualifications Minimum requirements include ACTFL Advanced-High proficiency [...]

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Swarthmore College invites applications for a Lecturer of Japanese. The position will start in August 2025. This is a non-tenure track position; the initial appointment is for one year with an opportunity for multi-year renewal contingent upon a successful review. Responsibilities include the teaching of Japanese at all levels and the participation in Japanese Section meetings and activities. In addition to teaching courses in our main four-year language track, there may be opportunities for teaching elective courses such as Japanese Conversation, Extensive Readings in Japanese, and Japanese Calligraphy. The Japanese program is a vibrant component of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, offering students four years of rigorous Japanese language instruction, courses in Japanese literature, film, and linguistics, and numerous co-curricular study opportunities. Located in the suburbs of Philadelphia and near Wilmington DE, Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to diversity, and actively seeks and welcomes applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world. Applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. [...]

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures in Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies invites applications for a tenure-track position as assistant professor in Japanese literature before the modern period. The position is to begin August 1, 2025. Any scholar working in Japanese materials from earliest literary history to the end of the Edo period is welcome to apply. Expectations include the ability to teach broadly across the whole range of Japanese literature before the Meiji period. The successful candidate will also demonstrate the ability to teach classical Japanese. We have particular interest in those able to teach in translation studies. The scholar in this position will contribute to the undergraduate and graduate programs of the department. The teaching load is two courses per semester. To ensure full consideration, please submit: a cover letter including a description of training, current and future research plans, and teaching capabilities; Curriculum Vitae; a 25-30 page writing sample (published article or work-in-progress); and two (2) sample syllabi, one in the area of specialization and one in a survey literature course for undergraduate students; official transcripts of graduate studies; and contact information for three (3) references who will be asked [...]