RECRUITMENT NOTICE Tenured Position in Cultures in English-Speaking Regions (Anglophone Studies) The Department of International Studies, Faculty of International Studies, Meiji Gakuin University - April 1st, 2027

・Position and Rank: One full-time (tenured) position with the rank of Professor, Associate Professor or Junior Associate Professor.
・Place of Employment: Meiji Gakuin University’s Yokohama Campus, with occasional duties at the university’s Shirokane Campus.
・Starting Date: April 1st, 2027 
・Compensation: As per Meiji Gakuin rules, in addition to the salary, the university provides a pension plan and allowances 
　for specific needs and administrative duties.
・Duties and Teaching Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be asked to teach two Japanese courses from among the following:
“Cultures in English-Speaking Regions”, “Intercultural Communication” and “Introduction to Anglophone Literature”, as well as seminars, graduation theses, field studies and graduate school courses. The selected candidate may also be assigned to teach courses conducted in English. Please note that due to planned curriculum revisions, the actual course titles may differ from those listed here.

Qualifications:
(1) Candidates must have a Ph.D. or have attained an equivalent record of achievement and ability.
(2) Candidates are expected to be specialized in Cultures in English-Speaking Regions (Anglophone Studies), Intercultural Communication, or Anglophone Literature with published research in relevant fields.
(3) Preference will be given to candidates with experience of managing English language programs or teaching English at institutions of higher education.
(4) The position is open to any applicant regardless of nationality or first (native) language, but candidates should have a sufficient level of Japanese proficiency for education and routine administrative tasks.
(5)Applicants must have the willingness and ability to play an active role in the management of the faculty and department.

Application Materials:
(1) Curriculum Vitae.*
(2) List of academic and educational publications.* (On the list, indicate your most significant publication with a ◎ mark by the title. Indicate two other important publications with a 〇 mark). The three works should be closely related to the areas of Cultures in English-Speaking Regions (Anglophone Studies), Intercultural Communication, or Anglophone Literature.
(3) Copies of the three works indicated in (2). In addition to the abstracts (ca. 200 characters in Japanese for each publication) to be included in (2), i.e., the list of academic and educational publications, provide a ca. 1,000-character summary in Japanese for works published in Japanese. For works published in English or any other non-Japanese language, provide a ca. 500-word summary in English.
(4) Two syllabi in Japanese among the courses: “Cultures in English-Speaking Regions (Anglophone Studies)”, “Intercultural Communication”, and “Anglophone Literature”. Meiji Gakuin University’s class periods are one hundred minutes long. Both courses meet 14 times a semester.
(5) An essay on the applicant’s aspirations and vision for education and research at the Faculty of International Studies at Meiji Gakuin University (ca. 2,400 characters in Japanese or ca. 1,200 words in English).
(6) The names and contact details of two academic referees who are familiar with the candidate’s academic skills and abilities. This information should include their affiliation, position and email address.

*Items (1) and (2) require the applicant to use the university’s standardized forms that can be downloaded from this link: URL:https://www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/assets/CV1-202603.docx

Format the other documents for A4 sized paper. Convert all files to .pdf and compress them into a single zip file with “the applicant’s last name_first name.zip” as the file name.
Submitted materials will not be returned to the applicants. All materials will be strictly protected and used only for the selection process. 
Use the Western calendar for all dates. 
If you are submitting books, such as monographs, as your main publications, please include the .pdf version in the zip file above mentioned if available; if no .pdf version is available, please submit two copies (photocopies are acceptable) by post. If you wish to have the books returned, please enclose a self-addressed envelope.

Application Submission Method:
Email the documents (i.e. the zip file as an attachment) to the below address using “Anglophone Studies_the applicant’s name” as the title of the email. If you need to post some of the required documents, please state in your email that you will be sending them separately*: fisapp26@k.meijigakuin.ac.jp
The email message should be addressed to “Dean Masanaga Kumakura, Faculty of International Studies, Meiji Gakuin University”.
The applicant will receive an email confirming receipt of the documents. If you do not receive one within a week, please contact us.
* As a rule, the application materials will be accepted as a zip file. Only in the case that they cannot be attached to an email, they may be sent by postal mail. Mailing address:
Faculty of International Studies Office
Meiji Gakuin University
1518 Kamikurata-cho, Totsuka-ku
Yokohama-shi
Kanagawa 244-8539, JAPAN

Write in red on the envelope: “Application Materials for Anglophone Studies Faculty Position.”
Send by registered mail, Letter Pack, or EMS (for international applicants).

Submission Deadline:All application materials must arrive by Sunday May 24, 2026, 11:59 pm (JST).

Selection Process:
1. The first review round will be completed by the beginning of June 2026. 
2. Candidates placed on the shortlist and selected for the second round will be asked to come for an interview (and as necessary also a demonstration lecture) scheduled for June 20 (Sat.) 2026. They will be notified by email by June 10, 2026.
* Interviews will be conducted on the Meiji Gakuin’s Yokohama Campus. In accordance with university regulations, the university will reimburse the candidates’ travel expenses. For those residing overseas, we plan to conduct an online interview.

Contact Information: 
For further inquiries about the application, please e-mail the Faculty of International Studies Office
(Email: fisapp26@k.meijigakuin.ac.jp). 

Notes:

*Meiji Gakuin University’s founding spirit of nurturing human character is based on Christian values. The university hopes candidates will understand the spirit of Meiji Gakuin’s educational foundation.
* The retirement age at our university is 68 years old for Professors and 65 years old for Associate Professors and Junior Associate Professors.
* We may send applicants correspondence from a different email address on our university domain to the one listed above.