Open Rank/Lecturer in Intellectual Heritage

Researcher (R3) Application Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country: Japan Type of Contract: Permanent Job Status: Not Applicable Hours Per Week: See description Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No Offer Description Background of the recruitment and description of the project OVERVIEW OF TUJ Based in Philadelphia, Temple University is a public Carnegie-designated R1 research university, ranked in the top 50 public US universities by U.S. News and World Report for 2027. With approximately 30,000 students, Temple maintains a multi-campus system extending from Pennsylvania to Rome to Japan. Temple University Japan (TUJ) is the oldest and largest branch campus of a foreign university in Japan, offering a dynamic, multicultural academic environment in both Tokyo and its newly opened Kyoto campus. As part of Temple University in Philadelphia, TUJ delivers world-class, American-style education to a diverse student body representing over 70 countries. Between Fall 2020 and Fall 2026, undergraduate enrollment has tripled to over 4,000 students. The new Kyoto campus, launched in January 2025, expands TUJ’s reach into the Kansai region, offering innovative programs like the hybrid Master of Science in Communication Management. The Hillside Campus in Kawasaki, opened in Fall 2026, offers an immersive first year experience. With record-high undergraduate enrollment and a growing portfolio of undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree programs, TUJ is a leader in international education in Asia and an exciting place to build your career in higher education. We offer fourteen full undergraduate majors ranging from Art to International Business to Psychology. Our faculty and staff are international, with more than 130 full-time faculty joined by experienced administrators and many part-time adjunct faculty from the professions, business, and the arts. TUJ holds classes in the fall and spring semesters (15 weeks) and over a well-enrolled 10-week summer semester. https://www.tuj.ac.jp/joblisting/f-ft-ug-open-rank-intelectual-heritage Work content and job description OVERVIEW OF POSITION The Intellectual Heritage (IH) program invites applications for full-time positions in Tokyo or Kyoto to begin in the Fall term of 2027. We invite applications from experienced and passionate teachers with a background in the humanities or social sciences, especially candidates who have worked with international student populations. We seek instructors to teach the pair of core courses all Temple undergraduates take, IH 1: The Good Life and IH 2: The Common Good. These classes are the foundation of Temple’s General Education curriculum. In these discussion-based seminars, students read primary texts of world literature, philosophy, and religion while investigating important questions of human life, society, and experience. IH invites students to share ideas, ask and debate questions, and actively listen to and engage with their peers’ diverse viewpoints. In the process, they make connections between the course texts and current moral, social, and political issues and beliefs. All IH sections share common texts, though instructors are welcome to include other material as desired. The current required texts for IH 1 are the Daodejing, Sappho’s poetry, Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal, and Alexandra Chang’s Tomb Sweeping. IH 2 instructors cover the Analects of Confucius, bell hooks’ Feminism Is for Everybody, Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass, and Kohei Saito’s Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto. Applicants who hold terminal degrees may be considered for rank-appropriate professorships. These positions teach at least six courses per year with research and institutional service required. Candidates who hold a master’s degree are instead appointed as lecturers, teaching ten yearly courses and contributing to service but with no expectation of research. Assigned department: Existing departments Work location Address: 612-0878 Kyoto Kyoto, Fushimi Ward, Fukakusa Tayacho, １ Number of hired 3 person(s) One or two Open rank/Lecturer in Tokyo, and one open rank/lecturer in Kyoto Additional Information Benefits [Compensation] Annual salary: 5 million yen Wages description: In accordance with the pay-scale determined and used in the program. Support is also offered for conferences, travel, and other research/creative related expenses. Annual bonuses may be possible. Working hours: 09:00-17:30 Break time: 12:00-13:00 Employment type: Contract employee Employment type description: Full-time Contract period: Nontenured Contract period description: 2 years with an extension Probationary period: Probationary period present Probationary period description: Trial period 12 months [Insurance] Employees' Health Insurance: available Employees' Pension Insurance: available Worker's accident insurance: available Employment insurance: available Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: Temple University, Japan Campus Country: Japan City: Kyoto, Tokyo