Editor for this issue: Justin Fuller <justinlinguistlist.org>
Job Location: Tokyo, Japan
Web Address: https://www.icu.ac.jp/en/academics/undergraduate/major/major20/
Job Title: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor
Job Rank: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor
Specialty Areas: Semantics
Other Specialties: pragmatics, psycholinguistics, and/or first language acquisition
Description:
International Christian University (ICU) is a private, bilingual university that provides a first-class liberal arts education in a culturally and religiously diverse international community of students, faculty and staff. ICU’s educational mission is based on Christian and democratic principles. ICU has approximately 3,000 students and over 150 faculty members from Japan and overseas. The university is located on a wooded campus in the suburbs of Tokyo.
We are pleased to announce an open search for a full-time faculty position in Linguistics with a particular focus on theoretical semantics, and secondary focus on pragmatics, psycholinguistics, and/or first language acquisition. The successful applicant is expected to teach general education, foundation, and area major courses in the College of Liberal Arts, as well as courses in the Graduate School. The expected starting date is April 1, 2026 or September 1, 2026.
Qualifications:
1. Ph.D. or equivalent in Linguistics or a related field is required.
2. Languages of instruction: English and Japanese
3. Christian (of any denomination). In exceptional circumstances, a non-Christian who affirms ICU's Christian ideals and commits to realizing them may be considered.
Application Deadline: 10-Apr-2025
Email Address for Applications: [email protected]
Web Address for Applications: https://faculty-positions.icu.ac.jp/semantics-20250410
Application Instructions:
Applications and supporting materials must be submitted no later than 15:00 April 10, 2025 (JST). (Deadline may be extended until an appropriate candidate is found.)
1. Register your application online and submit all the application materials online as described below.
https://faculty-positions.icu.ac.jp/semantics-20250410
2. After documentary screening, short-listed candidates will be requested to give a lecture and will be interviewed. (Applicants will be notified of the outcome by email.)
Application Materials (In English.)
(1) Curriculum Vitae
(2) List of Academic Publications (Do not submit actual publications unless requested.)
(3) Name and contact information of three academic referees and one church minister/leader who can testify to the applicant's commitment to Christianity. We will approach your referees as necessary. (In the case of non-Christian applicants, please include within your cover letter a statement on your affirmation of ICU's Christian ideals and your commitment to realizing them. In this case, a pastoral reference is not necessary.)
(4) Cover letter describing why you are applying for the position.
⁎ A notification e-mail will be automatically sent after uploading. If online submission is not possible, please write to the contact person below.
File requirements:
- Format : PDF
- Size : Less than 3 MB (per file)
- Combine the documents into one file if possible.
- File name : Family name_All (e.g. Baker_All)
*If it is not possible to combine the documents into one file, name the files as follows.
Family name_CV,
Family name_publication,
Family name_references,
Family name_coverletter
Personal information will be treated with confidentiality.
Contact Information:
Senior Associate Professor Seunghun Lee
Email: [email protected]
Page Updated: 13-Feb-2025
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