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
Management1 (Japanese) The College of International Management

(1) Type of Employment: Fixed-term faculty member(Tenure Track, under age 65 at the time of appointment)
Position: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor or Professor
(2) Type of Employment: Tenured Faculty member
Position: Associate Professor or Professor
(3) Type of Employment: Specially appointed faculty member(under age 70 at the time of appointment)
Position: Professor

*Assistant professors will be on non-tenure-track employment at the time of appointment but this may be converted to tenure track. Please see below for more details.
*The type of employment and position will depend on teaching and research achievements and work history. The candidate will be notified of the type of employment and position when the hiring decision is made.

  • Can teach "Advanced OB", "Negotiation Skills", and/or "Logic and Critical Thinking".
  • Candidate is required to be able to teach in Japanese.
  • Other subjects to teach will be decided upon consultation with the successful candidate and in consideration to their professional experience, research fields, interests, and educational needs of the university.
  • Duties include generating research publications, supervising students' research and projects, and providing service to the school.
  • Candidate is expected to be able to communicate and interact in English.
    At APU, undergraduate subjects are offered in both English and Japanese, and graduate subjects are offered entirely in English. Official business on campus is conducted in either English or Japanese.
Recruiting Information
Management2 (English) The College of International Management

(1) Type of Employment: Fixed-term faculty member(Tenure Track, under age 65 at the time of appointment)
Position: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor or Professor
(2) Type of Employment: Tenured Faculty member
Position: Associate Professor or Professor
(3) Type of Employment: Specially appointed faculty member(under age 70 at the time of appointment)
Position: Professor

*Assistant professors will be on non-tenure-track employment at the time of appointment but this may be converted to tenure track. Please see below for more details.
*The type of employment and position will depend on teaching and research achievements and work history. The candidate will be notified of the type of employment and position when the hiring decision is made.

  • Can teach "Sustainability Management", "Brand Management","Negotiation Skills", and/or "Logic and Critical Thinking".
  • Candidate is required to be able to teach in English.
  • Other subjects to teach will be decided upon consultation with the successful candidate and in consideration to their professional experience, research fields, interests, and educational needs of the university.
  • Duties include generating research publications, supervising students' research and projects, and providing service to the school.
  • Candidate is expected to be able to communicate and interact in Japanese.
    At APU, undergraduate subjects are offered in both English and Japanese, and graduate subjects are offered entirely in English. Official business on campus is conducted in either English or Japanese.
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

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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