Associate Professor or Lecturer in Administrative Law or Public Administration

Research field: Administrative Law or Public Administration
Subjects to Teach:
The appointee will teach classes in the following general and specialized areas.
(1) In the case of Administrative Law
General education:
Constitutional Law or Introduction to Law, Perspectives on Contemporary Society, and others as needed.
Specialized education:
Basic Seminar, Basic Synthetic Sciences (Regional Policy) A and B, Foundations of Law, Synthetic Science, Administrative Law (General Theory of Administrative Action), Administrative Law (Administrative Remedies), Seminar in Administrative Law I and II (planned), Advanced Research
Graduate education:
Advanced Administrative Law, Advanced Seminar on Administrative Law, Advanced Research, and others as needed.
(2) In the case of Public Administration
General education:
Political Science, Perspectives on Contemporary Society, and others as needed.
Specialized education:
Basic Seminar, Basic Synthetic Sciences (Regional Policy) A and B, Foundations of Law, Synthetic Science, Public Administration, Political Science (Political Theory), Political Science (Political Process), Seminar in Public Administration I and II (planned), Advanced Research
Graduate education:
Advanced Political Science, Advanced Seminar on Political Science, Advanced Research, and others as needed.

Associate Professor
Annual Salary :

7 million yen
~
9 million yen

Lecturer level
Annual Salary :

6 million yen
~
8 million yen

Description
Qualification for application
Those who meet all the following requirements:
(1) Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree (including a degree awarded in a foreign country) or have research achievements comparable to those of a Ph.D. holder.
(2) Applicants should have the research achievements in the field of Administrative Law or Public Administration.
(3) Applicants should be enthusiastic about research activities and be highly motivated and enthusiastic about education. They should be willing to play an active role in academic affairs.

• Furthermore, what fulfills the following conditions is desirable.

･ Those who have experience of interchanging internationally, and experience of studying abroad etc. in the past.
･ Those who have some educational experience in the past in research institutions, such as universities.
･ Those who are able to teach courses related to Political Science, in the case of appointment in the field of Public Administration.

Associate Professor
Tenured

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Non-tenure track

Lecturer level
Nontenured

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Tenure-track

Supplementary explanation of compensation
1. The salary and working conditions after hiring will be in accordance with the regulations established by Iwate University.
2. Holidays are weekends and holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.

Job content supplemental explanation
1. Position and Number of Positions: 1 (One), Associate Professor (full-time position) or Lecturer (tenure track)
2. Affiliation:
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Regional Policy
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Division of Regional Innovation and Management (Master's Program)
3. Research field: Administrative Law or Public Administration
4. Subjects to Teach:
The appointee will teach classes in the following general and specialized areas.
(1) In the case of Administrative Law
General education:
Constitutional Law or Introduction to Law, Perspectives on Contemporary Society, and others as needed.
Specialized education:
Basic Seminar, Basic Synthetic Sciences (Regional Policy) A and B, Foundations of Law, Synthetic Science, Administrative Law (General Theory of Administrative Action), Administrative Law (Administrative Remedies), Seminar in Administrative Law I and II (planned), Advanced Research
Graduate education:
Advanced Administrative Law, Advanced Seminar on Administrative Law, Advanced Research, and others as needed.
(2) In the case of Public Administration
General education:
Political Science, Perspectives on Contemporary Society, and others as needed.
Specialized education:
Basic Seminar, Basic Synthetic Sciences (Regional Policy) A and B, Foundations of Law, Synthetic Science, Public Administration, Political Science (Political Theory), Political Science (Political Process), Seminar in Public Administration I and II (planned), Advanced Research
Graduate education:
Advanced Political Science, Advanced Seminar on Political Science, Advanced Research, and others as needed.
･ We might ask you to modify the courses you will be in charge of. Please take note of this possibility.
･ In order to establish a university-wide implementation system for General Education Courses, etc., you will be required to be in charge of at least one of the "General Education Courses" or "Specialized Basic Courses" based on your field of employment.
In addition, to meet the diversifying needs of learning and to promote diverse and advanced media utilization, faculty members who are in charge of basic academic knowledge courses* in General Education Courses are required to create on-demand content for remote classes and a video syllabus (overview introduction).

• These are lecture courses in the applicant's research specialization held at a level of academic knowledge that can be understood by lower-year students from faculty other than the applicant's.

On-demand content for remote classes consists of 1 credit (7 lessons of 100 minutes each) × 2 subjects (2 credits) or 2 credits (14 lessons of 100 minutes each) ×1 subject (2 credits) or more.

Application documents (specified forms)
Personal Record of Teaching Staff (Japanese only).doc
Record of Education and Research Achievements (Japanese only).docx
Previous main lesson subjects (lectures) in charge (Japanese only).doc
(Sample)Personal Record of Teaching Staff (Japanese only).pdf
(Sample)Record of Education and Research Achievements (Japanese only).pdf

Attached documents
Other online application forms
Submit application documents by the electronic data via e-mail, in principle.
(1) Curriculum vitae (please use the specific style as shown in the attached document.)
(2) Educational and research achievements (please use the specific style as shown in the attached document.)
(3) PDF files of less than five major publications selected from (2). (However, publication books are acceptable by mail in the form of one copy of the original.)
(4) Abstracts of each major publication of (3) (approximately 400 characters in Japanese: PDF file)
(5) Summary of your previous research activities and future research plans (within 1,200 characters in Japanese, PDF file)
(6) Statement of your educational policy (within 1,000 characters in Japanese: PDF file)
(7) Previous main lesson subjects (lectures) in charge (please use the specific style as shown in the attached document.)

• Please write “Application for Administrative Law Position or Public Administration Position” in the application mail subject name.

Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
020-8550
Iwate
3-18-34 Ueda Morioka
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Iwate University
Koji FUJIMOTO

Selection
(1) The selection criteria are stipulated in the “National University Corporation Iwate University Teacher Selection Criteria” and the “Iwate University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Teacher Selection Criteria" and selection will be made in accordance with these criteria.
(2) After screening the documents, a second screening (an interview and a trial lesson) will be conducted. Please note that the travel expenses will not be paid in the second screening. In some cases, the second screening may be held online. Details about the interview and the trial lesson will be provided in due course of time.
(3) If you wish us to mail back the publication books you submit, please state it, and enclose a cash on delivery slip with a return envelope.
(4) The salary and working conditions after hiring will be in accordance with the regulations established by Iwate University.
(5) Employees of Iwate University receive social insurance, employment insurance, worker accident compensation insurance, and MEXT Mutual Aid Association.
(6) Holidays are weekends and holidays, year-end, and New Year holidays, etc.
(7) All the private data in application for selection and employment is handled in strict confidentiality, and it is not utilized for any other purpose.