Tenured Position in Peace and Conflict Studies
The Department of International Studies, Faculty of International Studies, Meiji Gakuin University
One full-time (tenured) position with the rank of Professor, Associate Professor or Junior Associate Professor.
【Starting Date】
April 1st, 2023
【Duties and Teaching Responsibilities】
The successful candidate will be asked to teach courses in Japanese, entitled “Peace and Conflict Studies,
” and “Peace Studies,” which focus on disarmament and peace. In addition to these, he/she
will be in charge of seminar courses and field trips for domestic and international students.
【Compensation】
As per Meiji Gakuin University policies, in addition to the salary, the university provides a pension plan and
allowances for specific needs and administrative duties.
【Qualifications】
(1) The candidate must have a Ph.D. or have attained an equivalent record of achievement and ability.
(2) The position is open to any applicant regardless of their nationality or their first (native) language,
but candidates should have a sufficient level of Japanese proficiency for education and routine administrative tasks.
(3) The candidate must have a keen interest in the management of the Department and Faculty and be able to
actively undertake those duties.
【Place of Employment】
Meiji Gakuin University’s Yokohama Campus
【Application Information】
(1) Curriculum Vitae.*
(2) List of publications.* On the list, indicate your most significant publication with a ◎ mark by the title.
Indicate two other important publications with a 〇 mark.
(Accepted publications are also accepted as achievements if accompanied by certificates of acceptance.)
(3) Publications and summaries for the three works indicated. (Provide a summary in Japanese for each of
your selected publications. Each summary should be between 1000 and 2000 characters long)
(4) A personal statement on your suitability for the position as well as your teaching and research aspirations
(2000 characters in Japanese).
(5) A syllabus for the “Peace and Conflict Studies” or “Peace Studies” course in Japanese.
(Meiji Gakuin’s class periods are ninety minutes long and the class meets 30 times a semester.)
(6) Names and contact information of two academic referees who are familiar with your academic skills and abilities.
*Items (1) and (2) require you to use the university’s standardized forms. You can download them from this link:
http://www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/personnel/faculty_member_log/attachment/CV1-19.doc
Except for (3) all of the documents should be in the A4 paper format.
Use the Western calendar for all dates. Submitted materials will not be returned to the applicants.
Please send all documents in PDF format. Compress all files into a single zip file with your
(last name _first name.zip) as the file name.
【Submission Deadline】
All application materials must arrive by Thursday, August 25, 2022, 11:59 PM.
【Application Submission Method】
Email Address for Submitting Materials: k01apply@mguad.meijigakuin.ac.jp
The email title should read “Peace and Conflict Studies recruitment + your name”
The email message should be addressed to Dean Aoi Mori, Faculty of International Studies, Meiji Gakuin University.
You will receive an email confirming the receipt of your documents. If you do not receive one within a week,
please resend it. Please note that we will not be able to contact you during the university’s summer vacation
period (August 9-16, 2022), and we will contact you after August 17.
【Mailing address if your publications cannot be attached to your application email】
The Faculty of International Studies Office
Meiji Gakuin University
1518 Kamikurata-cho, Totsuka-ku
Yokohama-shi
Kanagawa 244-8539
Tel: 045-863-2200
https://fis.meijigakuin.ac.jp
https://fis.meijigakuin.ac.jp/en/
*Please indicate in your email that you will send your publications separately.
【Selection Process】
All the applications will undergo a document screening process, after which selected candidates
will be invited to an interview. They will be asked to provide a demonstration lecture in Japanese
on “Peace and Conflict Studies”, too. Details of the interview and the demonstration lecture
will be provided to the selected candidates in early September. The interviews and lectures are presently
scheduled for Saturday, September 24, 2022.
The interviews will be conducted on the Meiji Gakuin’s Yokohama Campus. Depending on the spread
of the COVID-19, these interviews may be held online. In accordance with university regulations,
the university will reimburse the candidates’ travel expenses.
For further inquiries about the application, please e-mail the Faculty of International Studies Office
(Email: kokusai@mguad.meijigakuin.ac.jp).
*All materials will be strictly protected and used only for the selection process.
They will be discarded after the process is completed.
*The retirement age of the University is 68 for Professors, 65 for Associate Professors,
and 65 for Junior Associate Professors.
*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.