Associate Professor or Assistant Professor in English Literary and Cultural Studies (A scholar who employs Digital Humanities methodologies in their research on English literature and culture.)（For an assistant professor, the position is on an annual salary system with a maximum term of five years. Promotion to a higher rank may be possible.）

Job description

Background of the recruitment and description of the project

A full-time faculty position

Work content and job description

Courses to be taught include specialized undergraduate and graduate courses related to the literary and cultural arts of the Anglophone world (such as seminars and lectures), Digital Humanities-related courses, English language skills courses and general education courses open to all students across the university, etc.

(Scope of Change) The duties determined by the Sophia School Corporation

Assigned department

Existing departments

Department of English Literature, Faculty of Humanities

Job type

• Associate Professor
• Assistant Professor level

Research field

Humanities & Social Sciences - English literature and literature in the English language

Wages

• Associate Professor
  • Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 11 million yen
• Assistant Professor level
  • Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 10 million yen

Working hours

• Associate Professor
  • Working hours :09:00-17:00
  • Holidays : As specified in the academic calendar and academic schedule.
• Assistant Professor level
  • Working hours :09:00-17:00
  • Holidays : As specified in the academic calendar and academic schedule.

Application requirements

Qualifications

Education and Degree Requirements

Ph.D. / Doctor

Description

The applicant must fulfill the following qualifications:

1. A Ph.D. in the specified academic field(s) at the time of appointment.
2. At least one year of teaching or research experience at an overseas institution or earning a Ph.D. abroad.
3. Three years of teaching experience at institutes of higher education.
4. Applicants must be able to teach courses both in Japanese and in English.
5. Applicants are expected to be able to carry out basic administrative duties in Japanese (equivalent to Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2).
6. Understanding of the University’s educational philosophy based on Catholicism
7. Applicants must perform educational, research, and administrative duties related to the operation of the department and faculty, and must participate in admissions-related activities in the Faculty of Humanities.
8. Applicants must also carry out administrative duties as required by Sophia University.

Employment Type

• Associate Professor
  • Regular employee
• Assistant Professor level
  • Regular employee

Contract period

• Associate Professor
  • Tenured - Non-tenure track
  • Probationary period absent
• Assistant Professor level
  • Nontenured - Non-tenure track
  • Maximum term of five years. Promotion to a higher rank may be possible.
  • Probationary period absent

Work location

102-8554 Tokyo 7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku

(Scope of Change) The campuses determined by the Sophia School Corporation

Compensation

Various systems

• Pay increase system : available
• Bonus : available
• 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

Application Considerations

Others

Please note that transportation fee is not paid.

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2028/04/01

Starting date : 2028/04/01

Application period

2026/11/09~2027/02/01 Deadline for receipt

Application method

Attached documents

• Application Form : Mailing
• A cover letter (outlining academic background, research interests, teaching abilities, and administrative experiences)
• Achievements and Activities : Mailing
• A detailed curriculum vitae
• Other Mailing Documents
  • 3 copies each of three major publications
  • The names, affiliation and email addresses of two referees
  • A copy of your degree certificate for B.A./M.A./Ph.D.

Return of application documents

Others

All submitted documents except actual publications and offprints should be typed or photocopied onto A4 sized paper. Application documents will not be returned

Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

102-8554 Tokyo 7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku

Department of English Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Sophia University

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URL of this job posting

https://piloti.sophia.ac.jp/eng/info/employment/20261105_englishliterature/

Selection / Notification of result

Selection

The interview will be held in person at Yotsuya campus. Interviews are scheduled to be held in late February or early March.

Notification of result

We will notify those who have passed the first screening individually for interviews. Unsuccessful candidates will not be contacted.

Contact details

Sophia University

Department of English Literature

Department Office

0332383601

denglit(at)sophia.ac.jp

• Please change (at) to @ and send it.

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