Offer Description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
We will hire one Associate Professor or Lecturer who is in charge of Pedagogy of social studies for elementary- and secondly-school students and Geography
Work content and job description
Job details (duties, subject responsible for, etc.)
Affiliation:
- Research body: Faculty of Education, Institute of Human and Social Sciences
- Educational body: School of Teacher Education
- You will have to participate in a (cooperative) research project of KU School of Teacher Education: “Humanities Education” Group.
Field of specialization: Pedagogy of social studies for elementary- and secondly-school students and Geography
Subjects to Teach:
- General Education: asked at the employment
- School of Teacher Education: “Methods of Teaching Social studies at Primary School I/II”, “Methods of Teaching Social studies, Geography and History Ⅰ/II/Ⅲ/VI (partial charge)”, “Fundamentals of Social Studies B (partial charge)”, “Educational Practices in Ishikawa PrefectureⅠ (partial charge)”, “Introduction to Digital Transformation in Education B (partial charge)”, “Future-Design Education (partial charge)”, “Teaching Practicum”, and “Research Project”, Other courses related to geography, such as “Regional Geography I/II ” including lectures, seminars, and fieldwork.
- The classes above are from the present curriculum. They may be modified along with university reorganizations.
- All classes are of 8 week and 1 credit.
- A common subject for the school of teacher education may be required to teach.
- Since our school is operating the Joint Institute of Teacher Education with department of education in University of Toyama, students from University of Toyama may attend the classes above. The classes are provided online.
- The classes above may be required to teach in English.
Assigned department
Existing departments
Work location
Address
920-1192 Ishikawa Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa
Number of hired
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Hiring date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Starting date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation: [Available positions (Job title, number of positions, etc.)]
One Associate Professor (tenured) or Lecturer (five-year fixed-term contract*)
*The term of lecturer is set for 5 years at the time of employment. (If you are currently working at our university and work continuously, the total term of office, from the current term to the next term, cannot exceed 10 years.) The candidate will be converted to adequate tenured status, based on the following achievements, which is to be implemented during the term.
- Educational achievements (Lecture, Practicum, Seminar, Research guidance, etc.)
- Research achievements (Research papers, Presentations at conferences, Research grants)
- Contribution to the university and society, and so on
Additional Information
Benefits
Compensation
Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary: 6 million yen - 8 million yen
Wages description: Annual salary system will be applied.
Working hours: 08:30-17:00
Break time: 12:00-12:45
Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays
Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary labors system is applied, and the employee is considered to have worked 7.75 hours a day.
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Tenured
Probationary period: Probationary period present
Probationary period description: Trail period 6 months
Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary: 5 million yen - 7 million yen
Wages description: Annual salary system will be applied.
Working hours: 08:30-17:00
Break time: 12:00-12:45
Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays
Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary labors system is applied, and the employee is considered to have worked 7.75 hours a day.
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Nontenured
Contract period description: The term of lecturer is set for 5 years at the time of employment. (If you are currently working at our university and work continuously, the total term of office, from the current term to the next term, cannot exceed 10 years.) The candidate will be converted to adequate tenured status, based on the following achievements, which is to be implemented during the term.
Probationary period: Probationary period present
Probationary period description: Trail period 6 months
Various systems
- Pay increase system: available
- Bonus: unavailable
- Retirement allowances: available
- Transportation expenses: available
- Retirement age: available
Insurance
- Employees' Health Insurance: available
- Employees' Pension Insurance: available
- Worker's accident insurance: available
- Employment insurance: available
Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
There are designated smoking areas.
Supplementary explanation of compensation
Additional comments
- For the salary, see: https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/university/administration/regulation/rules/ (in Japanese)
- Kanazawa University aims to improve professors’ pedagogical skills in English and increase the number of English-medium classes.
- Kanazawa University promotes the development of diversity in the research and education environment. For details, see: https://ipdi.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp (in Japanese)
- Institute of Human and Social Studies at Kanazawa University welcomes applications from female researchers in accordance with the purport of the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society. When evaluations of research achievements and qualifications of applicants are equal, the priority will be given to female researchers.
- Institute of Human and Social Sciences provides a support system for female researchers.
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