The Department of Language Communication of Aichi Shukutoku University invites applications for the posts of full-time professor or associate professor beginning on April 1, 2005.

1. Responsibilities
Teach a minimum of six courses in Communication Studies or Applied Linguistics (Sociolinguistics, English Linguistics for TESOL, etc.) at both the Undergraduate and Graduate level. Advise and serve on committees for graduate students. Serve on Departmental, Faculty, and/or University wide committees.

2. Qualifications
(1) Native speaker of English
(2) Earned doctorate
(3) (i) Professor of Communication Studies: Two or more years teaching at the Graduate level. 14 publications or more (including non-refereed and “vanity” publications), or 20 points or more (3 points for books, 2points for refereed papers and 1 point for non-refereed papers)
(ii) Associate Professor or Professor of Applied Linguistics: Four or more years experience of teaching at the Undergraduate level. 8 publications or more, or 12 points or more
(4) Sufficient ability in written and spoken Japanese to participate in faculty affairs. (Otherwise the candidate should be willing to learn Japanese and pass the 2nd level of the Japanese Proficiency Exam within 5 years to renew the contract).

3. Documents to be submitted
(1)Curriculum vitae with exact dates
(2)List of publications with short abstracts, dates, and pages
List the publications in chronological order under the headings of “books” and “research papers”
(3)Two letters of recommendation
(4)Photocopies of degree certificates
(Application documents cannot be returned, and the department reserves the right to ask the short-listed candidates for additional documentation).

4. Address for applications
The Chair of the Department of Language Communication
Aichi Shukutoku University
9 Katahira, Nagakute, Aichi
480-1197 Japan

5. Application deadline
September 15, 2004

6. Application inquiries
Dr. Dan Molden
Professor of Communication Studies
Email: dmolden@asu.aasa.ac.jp

7. Information about Aichi Shukutoku University
Aichi Shukutoku University (ASU) is a private university that was established in 1975 as part of the Aichi Shukutoku Gakuen. ASU offers undergraduate programs in six different faculties (Faculty of Letters, Faculty of Studies in Contemporary Society, Faculty of Communication Studies, Faculty of Creativity and Culture, Faculty of Business, and Faculty of Medical Welfare) across two different campuses. ASU also offers graduate level programs in four different faculties (Graduate School of Letters, Graduate School of Communication Studies, Graduate School of Studies on Contemporary Society, and Graduate School of Creativity and Culture). The Department of Language Communication in the Faculty of Communication Studies is located on the Nagakute Campus of ASU. Nagakute is a suburb of Nagoya, Japan’s fourth largest city. Despite its closeness to a large urban area, the Nagakute campus is located in a quiet area next to the Idaka Green Belt.
(URL: http://www.aasa.ac.jp/)