Location:   Japan, Kobe

Position:   Part-Time Instructor

The Year-In-Japan program of the Illinois Consortium (US University Consortium) at Konan University in Kobe Japan is currently seeking adjunct faculty to teach classes in its Japan Studies program for the fall and spring semesters of the academic year 2013-14.  We are especially interested in faculty able to teach classes in English about Japanese history, art, or religion, but faculty with other fields of specialization are also welcome. We would prefer individuals with Ph.D. in hand and prior university-level  teaching experience, but ABDs will be considered.

The Year-in-Japan Program offers advanced undergraduates the opportunity to spend an academic year developing Japanese language skills and expanding their knowledge of Japan through a variety ofcourses. The program was established in 1976 on the campus of Konan University and has educated over 600 students from a number of different American universities. The program is administered by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for a consortium of American universities that includes the University of Arizona, the University of Hawai’i-Manoa, and the University of Pittsburgh.  The program takes place at the Okamoto campus of Konan University in the eastern part of Kobe. Remuneration for each 1.5 hour class meeting is 22,500 yen, including transportation.  Classes meet for 28 sessions (1.5 hours each) per semester.

Contact: If you are interested in applying, please contact Elizabeth Oyler, 2012-13 Resident Director, at eaoyler@illinois.edu.  Please include a CV and sample syllabus.