"Instructor, CC (Japanese)"

Job Description

Salary
See Position Description

Location
Honolulu, HI

Job Type
Full-Time Permanent

Job Number
2026-00223

Department
Kapi'olani Community College - Languages, Linguistics & Literature

Opening Date
02/06/2026

Closing Date
2/23/2026 11:59 PM Hawaii

Position Number:
0086832

The University of Hawai‘i, Kapi‘olani Community College, Languages, Linguistics, and Literature Department is seeking applications for the Japanese Instructor.

Position Title: Instructor, CC (Japanese)

Position No: 0086832

Location: Kapi‘olani Community College

Department: Languages, Linguistics, and Literature

Date Posted: February 6, 2026

Closing Date: February 23, 2026, 11:59 PM HST

Bargaining Unit Code: 07

Reports to: Department Chair of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature Department

Rank: 2

Monthly Type: 9-Month

Tenure Track: Tenure

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Full time/Part Time: Full Time

Funding: General

Other Conditions: Contingent on course offerings and student demand, to begin approximately Fall 2026, pending position clearance, availability of funds, and actual staffing requirements. The position may be converted from 11 to 9 months or 9 to 11 months based on operational needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, teach assigned Japanese language courses including design, delivery, and assessment in terms of student-learning outcomes; develop and/or update course content and materials and teaching and assessment strategies and methods to
  • improve student attainment of learning outcomes;
  • address the learning needs of the college's diverse students;
  • integrate thinking and writing skills into course content, as appropriate; and
  • use technology and multimedia resources to support instruction.
• Plan, organize, and independently carry out independent instructional and non-instructional assignments.
• Perform other teaching-related duties that include, but are not limited to, preparing course syllabi and maintaining office hours for academic advising and for conferring with students about course work (one office hour per week per three-credit class).
• Regular workload may include in-person and online, evening and weekend classes, continuing-education classes, distance-education classes, and teaching at off-campus sites.
• Non-teaching duties include
  • working collegially to provide service to the department and college,
  • engaging in public service related to one's professional status and/or expertise,
  • engaging in professional development, and
  • engaging in professional or scholarly activities related to one's discipline or teaching.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Functionally native oral and written fluency in Japanese, the ability to communicate in English, and one of the following:

• Masters degree in Japanese (language or literature); OR
• Masters degree in Japanese as a Second Language; OR
• Masters degree in the study of the culture or history of the people who speak Japanese; OR
• Masters degree in Linguistics, ESL, Education or another language with a minimum of 12 credits of advanced coursework in second language methodology, Japanese literature, Japanese culture, or any combination thereof.

Note: Minimum qualifications must be met by the effective date of appointment.

Desirable Qualifications

• Evidence of experience integrating speaking, writing, technology and thinking skills in the teaching of the Japanese language;
• Successful teaching at the post-secondary level as substantiated by student and peer assessments.
• Evidence of ability to work in a collegial manner with peers, department chairs, and administrators;
• Successful use of technology to support in person, online synchronous, and online asynchronous teaching modalities.
• Demonstrated commitment to the mission and values of the community college with its open-door and multicultural populations;
• Ability to initiate, execute, and complete projects, including setting specific objectives and measuring results;
• Demonstrated evidence of the ability to develop Japanese literature and/or culture courses;
• Familiarity with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) scale.
• Evidence of commitment to Kapi‘olani Community Colleges vision of positioning itself as a model indigenous serving institution whose graduates strengthen the social, economic, and sustainable advancement of Hawai‘i and the world.

To Apply:

Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the required documents. In addition to the Application, applicants must attach the following:

1. A Curriculum Vitae or Resume
2. A one- to two-page statement outlining ways in which you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications;
3. Official graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position (copies of official transcripts are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.) Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. The expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.
   • Academic record/grade summaries will NOT be accepted.
   • Diplomas and copies will NOT be accepted.
4. Optional letters of recommendation.

Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.