Job Information
Organisation/Company: Waseda University
Department: School of Political Science and Economics
Research Field: All
Other
Researcher Profile: Leading Researcher (R4)
Established Researcher (R3)
Application Deadline: 15 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (UTC)
Country: Japan
Type of Contract: Temporary
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
Inviting applications for a tenure-track or tenured position in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.
Work content and job description
Field:
Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
Courses to be taught:
The successful candidate will teach Chinese-language courses and seminars for undergraduate programs.
Assigned department
Existing departments
Work location
Address
169-8050 Tokyo 1-6-1 Nishi Waseda, Shinjuku-ku
Number of hired
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Job content supplemental explanation: The Faculty of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language to begin in the spring of 2027 (or a mutually agreed later date).
Waseda University, founded in 1882, is a leading private research university located in central Tokyo. As part of its globalization efforts, The Faculty of Political Science and Economics (the “FPSE”) established a “Foreign Language Regional Minor” in 2019 and has since promoted the use of a second foreign language to enable students to conduct specialized research on regional political and economic phenomena. The successful applicant is expected to serve as a link between the teaching of the French language and that of political science and economics.
Position rank and title:
Professor (tenured), Associate Professor (tenured), Associate Professor (tenure-track), or Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Job title "Koshi (Full-time Lecturer)" is equivalent to the English job title "Assistant Professor" at Waseda University.
Please refer to the recruitment information found on the Job posting URL regarding general idea of the tenure-track positions at the FPSE.
Scheduled start of employment:
April 1, 2027, or September 1, 2027 (or a mutually agreed later date)
Where to apply
Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126070450&ln_jor=1
Additional Information
Benefits
Compensation
Annual salary: 4 million yen - 13 million yen
Working hours: 09:00-18:00
Break time: 12:00-13:00
Employment type: Regular employee
Employment type description: Full-time
Contract period: Tenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description: A tenure-track position at FPSE shall be appointed either as Assistant Professor (tenure-track) or Associate Professor (tenure-track), for three years in the first term, followed by two years of reappointment and an additional two years of reappointment, for a total of up to seven years. The interim review shall be carried out in the second semester of the third year following the appointment and completed within the first three-year term on the tenure track. When a tenure-track faculty member passes the interim review, the first reappointment of two years shall be confirmed before the end of the initial appointment. The final review shall be carried out in the second semester of the fifth year and completed by the end of the fifth year on the tenure track. When the tenure-track faculty member passes the final review, the faculty member will become a tenured faculty member from the following semester. For detailed information, please make sure to see the "Job posting URL".
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
Various systems
Pay increase system: available
Bonus: available
Retirement allowances: Retirement benefits will be paid to tenured Professors and tenured Associate Professors in accordance with university regulations. No retirement benefits will be provided to Associate Professors (tenure-track) and Assistant Professors (tenure-track). However, if they continue to serve as tenured faculty members after the term as tenure-track faculty members, retirement benefits will be provided in accordance with university regulations. The period of service for calculating the retirement benefits of a tenured faculty member is counted from the date of appointment as an Associate Professor (tenure-track) or Assistant Professor (tenure-track).
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
Supplementary explanation of compensation
■Working conditions:
･Salary, allowances, and commuting expenses are commensurate with qualifications and are based on Waseda University pay scales.
･The workplace will, in principle, be on a Waseda University campus.
･Scheduled working days and working hours (starting/finishing times and rest periods) are based on university regulations. The discretionary labor system for professional work will be applied to research work. Considering the nature of research work, working hours are at the discretion of each faculty member.
･Holidays
Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays, New Year's holidays, legally recognized public holidays, and compensatory holidays appointed by the University for holding classes on public holidays and the anniversary of the University's founding. Holidays prescribed as working days determined by the University in advance will be excluded. There may be cases where classes and other types of FPSE work will be scheduled on holidays. Employees may take compensatory holiday(s) for those occasions. The academic calendar of the university is available on the web.
･Leave
Leave is determined by the Labor Standards Act and other related laws, including days that are designated by the University as leave days.
･Social insurance
Pension, health insurance, labor insurance, and employment insurance are provided based on university regulations.
･Research Funding
Individual research allowance: 215,000 yen (per year)
Academic conference traveling subsidies: 90,000 yen (per year)
International academic conference traveling subsidies: 110,000 yen (per year)
Other competitive research funds are available at Waseda University.
Additional comments
For detailed information, please make sure to see the "Job posting URL".
Waseda University is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusion. In all matters related to faculty recruitment and promotion, the University prohibits any form of discrimination on the basis of sex, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, creed, and age.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Waseda University
Country: Japan
City: Tokyo
Contact
City: Tokyo
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