GREENLIST OF JAPANESE UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY OF AIZU, FUKUSHIMA

NOTE FROM GREENLIST MONITOR:  Now this is more like it!  Tenure-track, equal benefits for high qualifications, regular pay system, and a regular workload.  Troubling is the lack of specific figures for salary, and when the "tenure-track" time limit finishes (worries about perpetual contracting), and whether or not any full-time foreign faculty actually has tenure there now.  Let me know if there is any news either way.  But anyway, bravo University of Aizu!  May your school have a great work environment! --Arudou Debito, Greenlist Monitor


Date:    Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:12:55 +0900
From:    Thomas Orr <t-orr@U-AIZU.AC.JP>
Subject: two tenure-track job openings in Japan

TWO POSITIONS:  Assistant Professor and Associate Professor
STATUS:  Full-time, tenure-track
ENVIRONMENT:  International, multilingual working-environment, with equal opportunities and benefits for faculty of all nationalities

STARTING DATE:  April 1, 2007 (or shortly thereafter)

APPLICATION DEADLINE:   November 6, 2006 (or until job is filled)

QUALIFICATIONS:
DUTIES:  Teach 4-5 classes per semester (one class is 90 minutes per week),
develop original innovative instruction, participate in projects, serve on
committees, conduct research, network internationally, and publish widely
SALARY:  Based on experience and qualifications

BENEFITS:

SUBMISSION PACKAGE:  1)  Cover letter, 2)  CV, 3)  Copies of two best
papers, 4)  Three recent letters of recommendation, 5)  Photocopies of
university diplomas, 6)  URLs of any online work or educational materials

All documents should be sent to the following address (hardcopy or digital)

Professor Kesen
Office of Planning and Management
University of Aizu
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima 965-8580 Japan
Attention:  CLR Faculty Selection Committee

Email: position@u-aizu.ac.jp
URL:  http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp
MAIL EXCHANGE FROM AIZU UNIVERSITY
From:   t-orr@u-aizu.ac.jp
Subject: sent again with ad -- sorry
Date: September 26, 2006 11:57:09 AM JST
To:   debito@debito.org

> Orr.  My name is Arudou Debito, Monitor of the Blacklist and
> Greenlist of Japanese Universities, writing to inform you that I have
> placed your university on the Greenlist--a list of schools which  employ
> non-Japanese full-time faculty on an equal and secure footing  with their
> Japanese colleagues.  Congratulations!
>
> I wanted to send you a copy of the entry, and hope you would clarify  a
> few points:
>
> 1) When does "tenure track" become "permanent tenure"?  Is there a
> specific "up-or-out" system in place?

Under our new system (began April 1, 2006), plans are to have tenure awarded
after one year of employment (for both foreign and Japanese employees).  The
specific criteria are not yet in place, and the time factor may change, but
we pride ourselves in treating all faculty alike, as far as national and
international laws allow.  The only way to create a genuinely first-class
university is to offer equal access and benefits to all faculty,
irrespective of race or nationality.   All of our positions (Assistant,
Associate, and Full Professor; Dean;  Director; Chair; and President) are
open to anyone -- with English or Japanese translation/interpretation
support provided to eliminate any discrimination that may be caused by
requiring mastery of Japanese or English.  The only requirement is expertise
in the professional skills required for the job.

Nearly all of our jobs are tenure-track.  We only hire part-timers to cover
highly specialized courses we decide to offer or to fill in while we are in
the process of recruiting a full-time tenure-track employee.

> 2) How many non-Japanese full-time faculty currently have permanent
> tenure at the University of Aizu?

All who have been here more than one year (currently about 34 out of 35
foreign employees out of 97 total -- according to my rough count from the
latest faculty directory).


> The Greenlist entry follows below with links.  If there are any
> clarifications or corrections that need to be made, please let me  know at
> your earliest convenience.
>
> In a job market full of pitfalls, I wish to thank you and your school  for
> offering jobs that are not discriminatory.  It sets a fine  example I hope
> to encourage nationwide by Greenlisting Aizudai.  With  best wishes,
> Arudou Debito, Greenlist of Japanese Universities Monitor
>
> http://www.debito.org/greenlist.html#aizu
>
> UNIVERSITY: University of Aizu (Public)
> LOCATION: Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima 965-8580 Japan
> GOOD EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE: Offers tenure-track posts with regular  workload
> and [equal] benefits to non-Japanese full-time faculty.  (Let List Monitor
> know if this turns out to be bogus.)
> SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Job advertisement of September 2006.
> http://www.debito.org/aizudata.html

I have changed "generous" to "equal" because generous is rather subjective.
To me, the salary and benefits seem generous, but to someone else, they may
not be.

> GREENLIST OF JAPANESE UNIVERSITIES
> UNIVERSITY OF AIZU, FUKUSHIMA
>
> NOTE FROM GREENLIST MONITOR:  Now this is more like it!  Tenure- track,
> generous benefits for high qualifications, regular pay system,  and a
> regular workload.  Troubling is the lack of specific figures  for salary,
> and when the "tenure-track" time limit finishes (worries  about perpetual
> contracting), and whether or not any full-time  foreign faculty actually
> has tenure there now.  Let me know if there  is any news either way.  But
> anyway, bravo University of Aizu!  May  your school have a great work
> environment! --Arudou Debito, Greenlist  Monitor
>
> Date:    Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:12:55 +0900
> From:    Thomas Orr <t-orr@U-AIZU.AC.JP>
> Subject: two tenure-track job openings in Japan...

I've pasted a cleaner copy of our ad below.
 
Center for Language Research
School of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Aizu

SUBJECT:  Faculty Job Openings

TWO POSITIONS:  Assistant Professor and Associate Professor
STATUS:  Full-time, tenure-track
ENVIRONMENT:  International, multilingual working-environment, with
equal opportunities and benefits for faculty of all nationalities

STARTING DATE:  April 1, 2007 (or shortly thereafter)

APPLICATION DEADLINE:   November 6, 2006 (or until job is filled)

QUALIFICATIONS:
·  Doctorate in Applied Linguistics, Technical Communication, ELT,
ESP, EST, or related field
·  Scholarly publications, presentations, and professional experience
·  Native or near-native English-speaker proficiency
·  Ability to teach/research academic and workplace English for
students, faculty, and working professionals in computer science, IT,
and related technical/business fields
·  Intelligent, personable, innovative, and enthusiastic

DUTIES:  Teach 4-5 classes per semester (one class is 90 minutes per week), develop original innovative instruction, participate in projects, serve on committees, conduct research, network internationally, and publish widely

SALARY:  Based on experience and qualifications

BENEFITS:
·  Subsidized furnished housing in faculty apartments within walking
distance of the university
·  Large, well-equipped private office in modern building
·  New-employee allowance for computer equipment
·  Well-equipped, air-conditioned, high-tech classrooms
·  Annual budget for research, domestic conference travel, academic
memberships, etc.
·  Eligibility for one annual overseas conference trip
·  Internal grant opportunities for special research
projects/conferences
·  Consulting and other business activities permitted
·  Subsidies for special extra-curricular classes
·  Winter utilities allowance
·  Two bonuses per year
·  Full-time employment till age 65 with retirement and health
benefits
·  One-way transportation costs to Aizuwakamatsu
·  Shipping expense allowance
·  Scenic setting close to ski and hot spring resorts, national parks,
rivers, lakes, mountains, museums, castle, historical district,
shopping
·  Two and a half hours from Tokyo by train

SUBMISSION PACKAGE:
1)  Cover letter
2)  CV
3)  Copies of two best papers
4)  Three recent letters of recommendation
5)  Photocopies of university diplomas
6)  URLs of any online work or educational materials

All documents should be sent to the following address (hardcopy or
digital)

Professor Kesen
Office of Planning and Management
University of Aizu
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima 965-8580 Japan
Attention:  CLR Faculty Selection Committee

Email: position@u-aizu.ac.jp

The University of Aizu is the first university in Japan solely dedicated to computer science and engineering. It has approximately 1,200 students at the undergraduate and graduate level, and about half of its faculty are non-Japanese, coming from roughly 10 different countries. The University is officially bilingual and all official meetings/documents are conducted/printed in both English and Japanese.

The University of Aizu is located in Aizuwakamatsu City, a historic castle town of scenic beauty with a population of nearly 120,000. For more information about the university, please visit our web page:
http://www.u-aizu.ac.jp/

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