Innovation or Marketing (Instruction of classes in Japanese)
- Employer
- Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
- Location
- Japan
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Apr 6, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Business & Management, Marketing & Sales
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
April 5, 2021
ALCANTARA Lailani L.
Dean, College of International Management
Dean, Graduate School of Management
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
To whom it may concern:
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University: Call for Faculty
Applications
I hope this letter finds you well. The College of International
Management, which is among the upper
echelon of business schools worldwide accredited by the Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business (AACSB), is currently recruiting faculty for the following
positions. I kindly request that you
provide this information to any interested individuals.
1. Field, Number of Positions, and Type of
Employment:
Field : Innovation or Marketing (Instruction of classes in
Japanese)
Number of Positions:1
Type of Employment
Fixed-term (tenure-track) faculty member
* The candidate may be hired as a tenured faculty member depending
on his or her work experience and achievements.
Position
Professor, Associate Professor, or Assistant Professor
* The position will depend on work history and achievements. The
candidate will be notified of the position when the hiring decision
is made.
Subjects
Can teach innovation and marketing related subjects, including
Production Management, Service
Management, International Logistics, Entrepreneurship and/or other
related subjects.
Can teach Fundamental Mathematics or Statistics.
Can supervise undergraduate theses.
Can contribute to the university’s research profile by conducting
international research in the stated field.
Committed to assurance of learning and fulfilling the standards for
accreditation.
Ability to teach in English is an advantage, but not required.
Application Requirements
The candidate must meet Requirement (1) or (2) as well as
Requirement (3) below.
(1) Possesses a doctoral degree in the field of marketing or
innovation (or is scheduled to obtain one within one year of
appointment) and has experience publishing articles in
peer-reviewed journals.
(2) Possesses a master’s degree in management and at least five
years of practical experience in a management position (Director
(bucho in Japanese) or higher) in a government agency,
international organization, or company and has experience
publishing books, articles, and/or reports in the field of
management.
(3) Agrees with the basic ideals, key objectives, and unique
features of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and is enthusiastic
about teaching at APU.
2. Appointment Date: April 1, 2022 or October 1,
2021
3. Period of Appointment:
Five years (fixed-term faculty member in accordance with the Act
on Term of Office of University
Teachers, etc.)
The Tenure-Track System
The fixed-term faculty members hired under the tenure-track
system are subject to an internal review of their performance in
education, research, and university administration around the
fourth year after their appointment. If the results of the review
meet the criteria set out in the internal regulations, the faculty
member may be eligible for a change of status to tenured faculty,
which guarantees them stable employment without fixed term until
their retirement age, or for reemployment as a fixed-term faculty
member (it depends on the position at the time of appointment). The
evaluation of research performance at our university will be based
mainly on peer-reviewed publications.
The retirement age for tenured faculty is 65 for professors and 60
for associate professors.
4. Employment Conditions:
Based on University regulations. Support for research is also
available (e.g., payment of
individual research material expenses and research travel
expenses).
5. Affiliation: College of International
Management
6. Expected Qualifications:
(1) Because the university employs a dual language education
system, candidates are expected
to be able to communicate in both Japanese and English to fulfill
their official duties.
(2) Candidates are also expected to partake in university
administration in addition to teaching
and research.
7. Required Documents: Please submit one copy of
each of the required documents.
Please download items (1) through (6) and (13) as well as
instructions for their completion from the
homepage below.
URL: www.apu.ac.jp > “Jobs at APU”
(1) Curriculum vitae with applicant's signature or printed name
with a seal (hanko) [Form1]
(2) Education, Employment and Research Experience [Form 1]
(3) List of Major Education/Research Projects and Other
Achievements [Form 2]
(4) Microsoft Word files of Items (1) through (3) on CD-R (no need
for signature and seal (hanko))
(5) Language Proficiency Report [Form 3]
(6) Potential Courses of Instruction [Form 4]
(7) Statement of Intent for Application [No set format]
(8) Teaching Statement (explaining teaching beliefs, learning
objectives, and practices)
[No set format]
(9) Copies of three major publications (books, theses, articles
etc.) Photocopies are acceptable.
(10) Summary of the publications indicated in Item (9)
Length: Up to 100 words in English or 400 characters in Japanese
for each publication
[No set format]
(11) Letters of Recommendation: At least 2 (The letters must denote
the relationship
between recommender and candidate. Please submit original versions
of the letters in
sealed envelopes.) [No set format]
(12) Proof of highest level of education (Copy of diploma is
acceptable)
(13) Checklist for Document Submission [Form 5]
* After sending the items (1) through (13) by post, please respond
promptly to the
following survey replying that you have submitted them.
https://survey2.apu.ac.jp/limesurvey/index.php/798883?lang=en
Important
* Application documents can be submitted in either Japanese or
English, but to facilitate the
screening process, English versions of Items (1), (2), (3), (7),
(8), and (10) are required. Please
submit documents in both languages where possible.
* If required during the screening process, candidates may be
requested to provide additional
details on past educational and research achievements.
Once a decision has been made on a candidate’s appointment, he or
she will be required to
complete a health check using the university’s official form.
* Please note that all documents you submit cannot be returned. Any
personal information that has been provided in the application will
be handled with the utmost care in accordance with
university regulations. The information will not be used for any
other purpose than to screen
candidates for employment.
8. Application Deadline: Friday, May 14, 2021
(Applications must be sent by post and arrive by this date)
9. Please submit completed application packets
to:
Attn.: Personnel Affairs Supervisor, Academic Office
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu City, Oita Pref. 874-8577
* Please be sure to send your application by registered mail (e.g.,
kakitome yubin in Japan) and
mark "APM (Innovation or Marketing) Faculty Member Application
Enclosed" in red on the
envelope.
* Inquiries: NAGAMATSU
Academic Office
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Email: frecruit@apu.ac.jp
Subject: Application for APM (Innovation or Marketing) Faculty
Position
10. Other:
(1) During your interview, you will be asked to give a mock lecture
to the interviewers.
(2) Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University is a smoke-free campus.
There are no smoking areas
on campus.
Please refer to the APU homepage (www.apu.ac.jp) for more
information on the university.
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