Jun 20

Job: Non-Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Law (Nagoya, Japan)

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Thanks to JET alum Brenda McKinney for passing this JET-relevant job listing along. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Non-Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in  Law
Posted by: Nagoya University
Type: Full-time
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Start Date: N/A

Overview:

The School of Law, Nagoya University, seeks to fill a full-time, non-tenure-track, Assistant Professor position to (1) teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Law, and (2) manage “Leading Graduate Schools” program. The successful candidate will teach up to 8 credits a year in English, within our comparative law and political sciences offerings. He/she will hold office hours for students and perform the normal duties associated with teaching. He/she will have co-responsibility in managing our “Leading Graduate Schools” program adopted by the Japanese government, to train and educate future designers of legal system and transplantation.

Minimum qualifications are doctoral degree in Law (J.D. is considered sufficient, but higher degree will be welcomed), sufficient English proficiency to fulfill the task, and research skills and own academic interest in legal field of study. Japanese proficiency, and comparative viewpoint in research will be welcomed. Demonstrated excellence in teaching ability at the undergraduate level with an interest and ability to teach introductory courses preferred.

The initial contract will be starting October 1st, 2012, which lasts until March 31st, 2015, with chance of renewal of 3-year-term. The deadline for application is March 31st, 2012. The final candidates will be called to the interview held in Nagoya in late August.

For the details, please see: http://www.law.nagoya-u.ac.jp/project/en/employment/201202.html , or contact employment@law.nagoya-u.ac.jp (English and Japanese available).