Full-time Position in Visual Culture of Contemporary Japan (Assistant Professor)

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The Faculty of Liberal Arts (FLA), Sophia University, invites applications for a position in popular visual culture of contemporary Japan, in principle at the level of Assistant Professor.
https://fla.sophia.ac.jp/

[Work content and job description]
The successful applicant will teach in the undergraduate Art History and Visual Culture field of the Comparative Culture area and in the Graduate Program in Global Studies. Teaching responsibilities will include: 1) an introductory course on popular visual culture of modern and contemporary Japan; 2) other courses that reflect the applicant’s research focus; 3) a required writing-intensive undergraduate course in critical thinking; and 4) one course in the Japanese Studies degree in the graduate program. The teaching load is four courses the first year, and five courses the next year, on a two-year rotation.

Faculty must fulfill educational, research, and administrative duties in the operation of the department and faculty and participate in admissions duties in the FLA. Faculty must also carry out administrative duties required by Sophia University.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
102-8554 Tokyo 7-1, Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Yotsuya campus

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Job content supplemental explanation:The appointment begins in April or September 2025.