Assistant Professor of Japanese

Assistant Professor of Japanese

Department of Foreign Languages

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Japanese in the Department of Foreign Languages to begin August 2022.

Strong scholarship and a commitment to excellence in teaching and student engagement is expected of all faculty members in the Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences at KSU. The standard teaching load is 3/3. Faculty in the Department teach in a variety of modalities, including face-to-face, hybrid, and online.

This nine-month tenure track position includes the following responsibilities:

• Teaching undergraduate Japanese language and culture courses at all levels in the Modern Language and Culture B.A. program and in face-to-face, hybrid, and online modalities
• A consistent agenda of scholarship/creative activity including peer-reviewed publications
• Service to the department, college, university, profession, and community
• Contributions to Student Success initiatives at the department, college, and university levels
• Sustained efforts to recruit, retain, and mentor students in a growing Japanese program

Required Qualifications Include

• An earned Doctorate, or the foreign equivalent, in Japanese or a closely related field. ABD will be considered; however, degree must be earned before start date.
• Native or near-native fluency in both Japanese and English

Preferred Qualifications Include

• Evidence of scholarship/creative activities
• Demonstrated experience in teaching Japanese at the college level in the S.
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum and materials development for Japanese language teaching
• Demonstrated experience in use of technology, and/or use of online platforms for Japanese language course delivery
• Evidence of teaching and working with a culturally and an ethnically diverse community
• International experience

For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta, and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia’s largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to

broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional and national level. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu

For a full description of this position, application deadlines, and application procedures, visit https://hr.kennesaw.edu/careers.php.

Kennesaw State University, a member of the University System of Georgia, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and/or veteran status. Georgia is an Open Records state.