Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 20:24:08 +0900
Subject: Position teaching Chinese politics at Hiroshima Shudo University
From: Richard Barron Parker <parker@shudo-u.ac.jp>
To: <fukuzawa@ucsd.edu>
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Status: RO

Dear Dead Fukuzawans,

Please circulate the following to those who might be interested.
Note that the appointment is permanent, applications from non-Japanese are
encouraged, and the appointee's teaching can be done in English.

Best regards,
Richard Parker


Applications are invited for a permanent position teaching the politics and
foreign policy of contemporary China in the Department of International
Politics, Faculty of Law, Hiroshima Shudo University. Applicants should
have a PhD or equivalent accomplishment, which may be in political science,
international relations, history, or other relevant social science.

The appointment begins in April, 2001. The position may be filled at any
level, but preference will be given to those who can teach Graduate School
classes. Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and
experience. The salary ranges from 14,000,000 yen to 8,000,000 yen for
Professor (kyoju), 11,500,000 yen to 6,500,000 yen for Associate Professor
(jokyoju), and about 6,500,000 yen for Assistant Professor (koshi). An
additional amount of 826,000 yen per year will be paid for books, travel to
inside and outside of Japan, and research expenses. The appointee can give
his or her lectures and seminars in either Japanese or English and will be
expected to participate fully in regular faculty matters. In accord with
normal Japanese academic practice, the position is permanent upon
appointment. There is no probationary period. Applications from people of
any nationality are welcome.

Informal inquiries on this position can be addressed to Professor Hiroshi
Ueda, ueda@shudo-u.ac.jp; Professor Richard Parker, parker@shudo-u.ac.jp;
and Associate Professor Sachiko Yoshimura, sachiko@shudo-u.ac.jp. Further
particulars and details of the application process are available in Japanese
at: http://cis.nacsis.ac.jp/, or may be requested from Professor Hiroshi
Ueda, Dean of the Faculty of Law, c/o Personnel Department, Hiroshima Shudo
University, 1-1-1 Ozuka-Higashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 731-3195, Japan.
Formal application must be completed by September 20, 2000.