Full-time Tenured Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor at Kansai University (Cultures of the English-Speaking World)

27 Feb 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Kansai University

Research Field

Religious sciences
Criminology
Communication sciences
Anthropology
Arts
Language sciences
Literature
Sociology
Political sciences
Philosophy
Management sciences
Juridical sciences
Psychological sciences
History
Educational sciences
Cultural studies
Ethics in social sciences
Geography
Ethics in health sciences
Demography
Ethics in natural sciences
Ethics in physical sciences
Economics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Leading Researcher (R4)
Established Researcher (R3)

Application Deadline

8 Apr 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]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The Faculty of Letters at Kansai University seeks to recruit a new faculty member as described below. The recruitment process is in accordance with the intent of the Equal Opportunities Act for Men and Women and the Basic Law for a Gender-equal Society. Female applicants are especially welcomed.
https://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/Fc_let/faculty/course/eibei.html

[Work content and job description]
Creation and teaching of specialist departmental (e.g. seminars and lectures on American and British Cultural Studies, and Cultures of the English-speaking World), introductory (e.g. “Navigating Knowledge” (study skills), general education and postgraduate courses

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
564-8680 Osaka Kansai University (Senriyama Campus) 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka-fu, JAPAN

[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

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126021220&ln_jor=1

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen - 14 million yen
Wages description:Professor rank: annual income from 8 million yen
Associate Professor rank: annual income from 7 million yen
Assistant Professor rank: annual income from 4 million yen
Salaries are determined in accordance with the university’s salary regulations. Please note that the annual income amounts shown are merely examples and are subject to change.
Working hours:09:00-17:50
Break time:12:10-13:00
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Tenured
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems]
Pay increase system:In effect
Bonus:Provided
Retirement allowances:Provided
Transportation expenses:Provided
Retirement age:Mandatory at 65

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:Provided
Employees' Pension Insurance:Provided
Worker's accident insurance:Provided
Employment insurance:Provided

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
Senriyama campus is completely non-smoking except for two designated smoking areas.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

As a general rule, application materials will not be returned. However, physical books and other materials that cannot be easily converted into PDF files and were submitted by post will be returned to applicants who request it, after the screening process is complete. If you wish to have your books or other materials returned, please make a request as follows.
(1) Indicate “Request for Return” on the entry sheet.
(2) If requesting return, include a pre-paid return envelope (an envelope with the address pre-printed and postage paid, or a courier envelope with the necessary details filled out and a collect-on-delivery label attached) when mailing your books or other materials. However, please note that the university cannot be held responsible for non-delivery or loss due to accidents during return shipping. Applicants should select for return-shipping method with this in mind (return-shipping costs are the applicant’s responsibility).
Return of documents will begin sequentially around late August.

Applicant inquiries should be made to this email address (bunkoubo27@ml.kandai.jp ), with the subject line “Inquiry Concerning the Full-Time Tenured Position Available in the Department of American and British Cultural Studies.” Please do not make inquiries via phone.

Kansai University is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applications from a diverse range of candidates are welcomed.

In accordance with Article 8 of the Equal Opportunities Act, Kansai University strives to increase the number of female faculty members. Accordingly, a female applicant will be preferentially employed in the case where applicants’ abilities to perform the prescribed duties are deemed to be equivalent on the basis of an impartial assessment.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Kansai University

Country

Japan

City

Osaka

Contact

City

Osaka

STATUS: EXPIRED

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