Job Announcement for Associate Professor or Lecturer, Special Needs Education(Special needs education-related or Rehabilitation science-related)

Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Iwate University, Faculty of Education, Special Needs Education

Work content and job description
[Job description (work / duties after recruitment, subject responsible for, etc.)]
The appointee will teach classes in the following general and specialized areas.
【Specialized Education subjects】
General Topics in Education for Children with Speech Impairments,General Topics in Education for the Deaf,Teaching Method of Education for Children with Developmental Disabilities（sharing),General Topics in Education for Children with Severe and Profound Disabilities（sharing）,Basic Seminar（sharing）, Educational Issues in Iwate（sharing）, Special Seminar on Educational Issues in Iwate（sharing）, Graduate Thesis Research etc.
※The subjects to be taught will be determined based on performance. Depending on performance, the appointee may also be assigned to teach subjects required for other special needs school teacher licenses or subjects related to the promotion of inclusive education. In such cases, the subjects may be taught either independently or jointly with other instructors.
※The subjects assigned may be changed due to curriculum revisions.
【Liberal Arts Education】
In order to establish a university-wide implementation system for General Education Courses ,etc.,you will be required to be in charge of at least one of the "General Education Courses" based on your field of employment.
【Graduate Courses（Graduate School of Education, Professional Practice in Education（Professional School for Teaching Education））】
Practices and Challenges in Special Needs Education（sharing）, Educational Practical Research, etc.
※In addition, the appointee may be required to teach lecture‐based and seminar‐based courses in the graduate school (Professional School for Teaching Education).

Associate Professor
Annual Salary :

6 million yen
~
8 million yen

Lecturer level
Annual Salary :

5 million yen
~
7 million yen

Description
[Public qualifications needed in specific field(s), conditions (education, degree, etc.), experience (how many years) and expertise required for specific field(s)]
(1)Must be female
In accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the "Equal Employment Opportunity Law" (special provisions regarding measures related to female workers), we will conduct open recruitment limited to female researchers as a measure to proactively improve the ratio of female researchers.
(2)Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree or have research achievements comparable to those of a Ph.D. holder.
(3) Within approximately 15 years of completion of a master's degree or within approximately 12 years of completion of a doctoral degree.
(4) Those who are capable of teaching and supervising research at the graduate school（Graduate School of Education, Professional Practice in Education （Professional School for Teaching Education））.
(5)It is desirable that the candidate has research achievements related to one or more of the following areas: understanding and support for language development, understanding and support for learning disabilities (LD), or inclusive education.
(6)Must be able to live in Morioka City or its suburbs after employment.

Associate Professor
Tenured

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Non-tenure track

Lecturer level
Nontenured

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Tenure-track

Insurance
Others :
Social insurance: Unemployment insurance, workers' accident compensation insurance, and membership in the Mutual Aid Association of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Job content supplemental explanation
Affiliation：Iwate University, Faculty of Education, Special Needs Education
Official title：Associate Professor (full-time position) or Lecturer (tenure track) 【Female only】
Specialty：Special needs education-related or Rehabilitation science-related

Attached documents
Other online application forms
Application documents will be accepted by mail or via the Internet (e-mail).
(1)Curriculum vitae (according to the University's format. A4 size paper with a photograph attached, using a computer)
(2) A statement of achievements in education and research (according to the university's format. (For those with work experience, practice reports, etc. may also be added to academic papers.) List in chronological order, dividing into educational activities and activities contributing to regional, social, and international exchange. A4-size paper, using a personal computer)
(3)Up to 5 major books, papers, etc. in total (photocopies are acceptable). However, additional papers or other documents may be requested as necessary.
(4) Aspirations for education and research after employment at the University (about 1 sheet of A4 size paper, any format)
(5) Applicant's achievements and other references (name and contact information: 1 person)
※Each application should be sent as a PDF file attached to an e-mail to the e-mail address to which the application should be sent. Attachments should be no larger than 20 MB.
※The subject line of the e-mail should read "Application for Special Needs Education (Special needs education-related or Rehabilitation science-related)". We will reply by email within three days of receiving the documents, so if you do not receive a reply, please contact us.
※When sending documents that cannot be attached to an e-mail, such as books, please write "Application for Special Needs Education (Special needs education-related or Rehabilitation science-related) " in red on the front of the envelope and send it to the address of the mailing form by registered mail (registered mail is also acceptable).
Application address：suzukik@iwate-u.ac.jp

Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
020-8550
Iwate
3-18-33 Ueda, Morioka-shi
Dean, Faculty of Education

Selection
Applicants who pass the document screening will be invited for an interview. Please note that travel expenses will be borne by the applicant.