Jobs

Faculty Positions

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University is looking for faculty members to support new academic endeavors.
The positions available are shown below.

Field College Position Courses to be Taught, etc. Documents
International education and Educational pedagogies Education Development and Learning Support Center ①Fixed-term faculty member(tenure track, under age 65 at the time of appointment) or tenured faculty member(Associate Professor)
②Fixed-term faculty member(Assistant Professor)

①Language of instruction
Japanese and English (Ability to teach in both Japanese and English is preferred.)
※Not to be construed as precluding the hiring of non-Japanese speakers.

②Subjects to teach
Responsibilities will include Multicultural Collaboration Workshops, Student Success Workshops, and Global Leadership subject groups, as well as placement in Career Courses, Advising, and FD/SD, depending on faculty qualifications and background. In addition, we expect educational development and delivery in the 2027 curriculum, DEI, EdTech, competency-based education and modularization, and extramural collaboration and delivery.

* Depending on the candidate’s knowledge and experience, they may be asked to teach subjects other than those listed above.

Recruiting Information
International Relations 1 Asia Pacific Studies Fixed-term faculty member (tenure track, under age 65 at the time of appointment)
or tenured faculty member (Professor)

(1) Language of instruction for subjects to teach:
English

(2) Subjects to teach:
A person who can teach lectures for the Liberal Arts subjects “Introduction to Comparative Politics”, “Introduction to Political Science”, “Introduction to International Relations”, and “Peace, Humanity, and Democracy”, and the undergraduate subjects “International Political Economy”, “Development Policy”, “Comparative Political Economy of the Asia Pacific”, “International Conflict Resolution”, “History of International Politics”, “Ethnicity and the Nation State”, “International Relations Theory”, “Identity and Politics”, “Violence and Terrorism”, “Political Theory”, “Politics of Development”, “Human Rights”, and “Geo-Politics and Post Cold War Conflicts” in English..

*The candidate may also be asked to teach graduate school subjects, which are all taught in English.
*Depending on the candidate’s knowledge and experience, they may be asked to teach subjects other than those listed above.

Recruiting Information
International Relations 2 Asia Pacific Studies Fixed-term faculty member (Assistant Professor)

(1) Language of instruction for subjects to teach:
English (E) and Japanese (J)

(2) Subjects to teach:
A person who can teach lectures for the undergraduate Common Liberal Arts subject “Legal Studies” and the undergraduate Major subjects “International Law”, “Human Rights”, and “Globalization and Law” in Japanese and English.

*Depending on the candidate’s knowledge and experience, they may be asked to teach subjects other than those listed above.

Recruiting Information
International Relations 3 Asia Pacific Studies Fixed-term faculty member (Assistant Professor)

(1) Language of instruction for subjects to teach:
English (E) and Japanese (J)

(2) Subjects to teach:
A person who can teach lectures for the Liberal Arts subjects“Introduction to Comparative Politics”, “Introduction to Political Science”, “Introduction to International Relations”, “Peace, Humanity, and Democracy” and the undergraduate subjects “International Political Economy”, “Comparative Political Economy of the Asia Pacific”, “International Conflict Resolution”, “History of International Politics”, “Ethnicity and the Nation State”, “International Relations Theory”, “Identity and Politics”, “Violence and Terrorism”, “Political Theory”, “Politics of Development”, “Human Rights”, and “Geo-Politics and Post Cold War Conflicts” in Japanese and English.

*Depending on the candidate’s knowledge and experience, they may be asked to teach subjects other than those listed above.

Recruiting Information
Global Economy Asia Pacific Studies Fixed-term faculty member(Assistant Professor)

(1) Language of instruction for subjects to teach:
English (E) and Japanese (J)

(2) Subjects to teach:

  • The candidate must be able to teach the undergraduate subject “American Economy J/E” and the Liberal Arts subject “World Economy and Global Issues J/E”.
  • In addition to these subjects, the candidate will be asked to teach several subjects from among the Liberal Arts subject “Introduction to Economics J/E” and the undergraduate subjects “Analysis of Global Economy J/E”, “Econometrics J”, “Development Economics J”, and “APS Field Study J/E”.

* J/E refers to lectures being conducted each in Japanese and English.
* “American Economy” will cover North America or Central and South America.
* Being able to teach “Econometrics J” or Development Economics J” is preferable.
* Depending on the candidate’s knowledge and experience, they may be asked to teach subjects other than those listed above.

Recruiting Information
English Center for Language Education Part-time Lecturer English Recruiting Information
Japanese Center for Language Education Part-time Lecturer Japanese Recruiting Information
Chinese Center for Language Education Part-time Lecturer Chinese Recruiting Information
Korean Center for Language Education Part-time Lecturer Korean Recruiting Information
Thai Center for Language Education Part-time Lecturer Thai Recruiting Information
Spanish Center for Language Education Part-time Lecturer Spanish Recruiting Information
Malay/Indonesian Center for Language Education Part-time Lecturer Malay/Indonesian Recruiting Information

Staff Positions

APU has about 200 staff of 11 different nationalities actively supporting students from 84 countries and regions across the world. This is your opportunity to join our leading international campus in the picturesque tourist destination of Beppu City, Oita Prefecture.

> Recruitment of Permanent Staff (NB: external link)

> Recruitment of Tokutei Shokuin (PDF)

> Specialist Contract Employee Recruitment (PDF)

> Recruitment of Contract Staff (PDF)

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