Hitotsubashi University

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Title & Institution
Tenure-track or fixed-term Assistant Professor in applied microeconomics,　Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University

Content of job information
[Outline]
The Graduate School of Economics at Hitotsubashi University invites applications for a tenure-track or a fixed-term assistant professor position, starting on September 1, 2021 or April 2022. We are interested in candidates with research interests in the fields of applied microeconomics. The rank of the selected candidate will depend upon the candidate's qualifications.

[Employment status] tenure-track / fixed-term assistant professor
The term of the initial contract of a tenure-track assistant professor is three years and, depending on academic work, the contract can be renewed once for two more years. The tenure decision will be made within the five years on the basis of academic work such as publications in refereed journals and teaching performance. The term of the contract of a fixed-term assistant professor is three years, while the contract cannot be extended nor renewed.
The successful candidate will teach mainly applied microeconomics courses (especially industrial organization, international economics, or development economics) for graduate students and for undergraduate students. In addition, s/he will be expected to teach core course subjects (Basic Microeconomics for undergraduate or Intermediate Microeconomics for graduate students and Introductory Economics for undergraduate students).
A tenure-track or fixed-term successful candidate is expected to teach 4 classes (8 credits) in one academic year on the basis of the candidate's qualification. Note that each class meets 13 times (105 minutes each) twice a week under an academic quarter.

Work location
Naka 2-1, Kunitachi, Tokyo, 186-8601 Japan
Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University

Qualifications
Requirements for the position:
(1) Ph.D. in Economics or complete it within three months after the time of appointment.
(2) Fluent communication skills and teaching skills in English
(3) Candidate must have ability to advise students in Japanese or English and to perform some administrative tasks (such as producing documents and participating in meetings) in Japanese.

Deadline for Application
December 14 (Monday), 2020 (Japan Standard Time)

Application materials
Applications should include (1) a cover letter indicating position (a tenure-track assistant professor position, a fixed-term assistant professor position), (2) curriculum vitae in English, (3) a list of academic works (please specify peer-reviewed publications) and educational activities, (4) three letters of recommendation by supervisors or mentors, (5) a copy of a certificate of the completion of the degrees earned, and (6) electronic file of the Job Market Paper. Reference letters for a candidate without (5) should explain the state of the Ph.D. thesis to show that the candidate will complete the Ph.D. within three months after the time of appointment.

Please send the application packet as a single pdf file to applied-micro-rec2020@econ.hit-u.ac.jp with the subject line “Application for Applied Microeconomics.” The three letters of recommendation should be directly sent to the above email address. Please note that we will not return your application documents. These documents will be used only for selecting a qualified candidate.

Selection process
(1) First Stage: Document screening.
(2) Second Stage: Seminar Presentation and interview.

Contact details
Search Committee (Applied Microeconomics)
Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University
Naka 2-1, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8601, Japan
E-mail: applied-micro-rec2020@econ.hit-u.ac.jp
Please contact us by e-mail using the headline "Inquiry: Position in Applied Microeconomics".