Professor or Associate Professor, Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, Applied Ethics (Ethics in the Education of Children with Intellectual Disabilities, AI Ethics, Media Ethics, etc.)

The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, invites applications for a professor or associate professor in the field of Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, Applied Ethics (Ethics in the Education of Children with Intellectual Disabilities, AI Ethics, Media Ethics, etc.).

Work content and job description
■ Field of specialization
Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, Applied Ethics (Ethics in the Education of Children with Intellectual Disabilities, AI Ethics, Media Ethics, etc.)
■Teaching responsibilities
(1) Undergraduate level (general education courses): Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students, Peace from the Perspective of Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, etc.
(2) Undergraduate level (discipline specific courses): Introduction to Philosophy and Thought, Lecture on Japanese Ethical Thought, Special Seminar on History of Ethical Thought, Graduation Thesis etc.
(3) Graduate level (master’s programs): Research Method and Ethics for Humanities and Social Sciences, Introductory Seminar on Applied Ethical Thought, Study of the History of Ethical Thought, Special Research, etc.
(4) Graduate level (doctoral programs): Special Research, etc.
Note: The subjects you are responsible for may be changed or added.

Professor level
Annual Salary :

7 million yen
~

Associate Professor
Annual Salary :

6 million yen
~

Description
■ Qualifications
Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements:
(1) Hold a doctorate or an equivalent degree by the time the appointment begins.
(2) ●Hold more than one book (monograph) published and/or more than published twenty academic papers (including more than seven refereed papers) [in the case of Professor].
●Hold more than one book (monograph) published and/or more than published ten academic papers (including more than three refereed papers) [in the case of Associate Professor].
In addition to each position requirement described above, the applicant must fulfill the Hiroshima University minimum standard, depending on the relevant field.
(3) Be able to teach and supervise research in the Doctoral program
(4) Be able to teach classes and supervise students and carry out administrative duties in Japanese.

Professor level
Tenured

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Non-tenure track

Associate Professor
Nontenured

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Tenure-track

Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free from January 2020.

Supplementary explanation of compensation
・We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University faculty members after their employment, numerically rate their performance, and salary and benefits are commensurate with performance indicators.
・All the faculty members of Hiroshima University belong to the "Academy", which is the single university-wide faculty organization, and each faculty as a member of the Academy of the University is appointed to educational and/or research organizations such as an individual undergraduate school, graduate school, research center and institute.
・Faculty members may also be assigned to teaching and/or research activities in other organizations of Hiroshima University and university-wide projects.
・For each specialized field of faculty, Hiroshima University has defined Minimum standards for hiring new faculty (“the minimum standards”). We use the minimum standards for the initial screening process of the applicants, and only those who have cleared the minimum standards will qualify as the candidates for the post concerned. The minimum standards used for this international job offer can be viewed on our university's website.
・HU provides other employment information (research job, desk job and etc.).
If your spouse wishes to work for HU, please refer to our university's website.

Description
Depending on the result of the performance reviews of the applicant at the time of employment, he/she may be decided on any of the following titles: Professor with tenure; Associate Professor with tenure; Associate Professor on Tenure Track System.

Application documents (specified forms)
Resume(Include 2 sheets)(202306～)英語.xls
Guidelines for Completing the Resume Form.docx

Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
739-8522
Hiroshima
1-2-3 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima
Professor Osamu Imahayashi, Head of Humanities Program, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University

Selection
■Selection procedure
(1) Selection will be made based on all application documents submitted.
(2) Interviews will be conducted as needed. As a general rule, we will conduct simulated lessons in English. In such cases, please note that travel expenses will be the responsibility of the applicant. Applicants who pass the initial document review will be informed of interview date, time and format.
(3) Hiroshima University promotes a gender-equal society in accordance with the legislative intent of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society.