Musashi University

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Hiring Institution
The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Musashi University is looking for suitably qualified candidates with a proven history of teaching excellence and successful research publication in the fields of Statistics/Econometrics to apply for a tenured, tenure-track, or fixed-term faculty position (dependent on experience).

Job Details
Teaching and administrative responsibilities:
1. Teaching undergraduate courses in the fields of statistics, econometrics and related area (see below)
2. Contributing to the administration and curriculum development of the SLAS
3. Duties pertaining to university entrance examinations and committees
4. Academic supervision and pastoral care of students

Courses to be Taught:
As a member of the full-time faculty, you will be required to teach 5 undergraduate classes per week in total. For this particular position, the course load will include the following.
1. Advanced Statistics: Distribution Theory
2. Advanced Statistics: Statistical Inference
3. Mathematical Methods
4. Other lectures and seminars at undergraduate level

Please refer to the web sites below for the parallel degree programme (PDP) with the University of London and Musashi University.
PDP: https://www.musashi.ac.jp/manabi/parallel_degree_programme/gaiyou.html (in Japanese)
You can also explore University of London's web site for details of each of the modules.
https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate

In the case of a tenure-track appointment, the initial period of employment will be for up to three years, during which a decision will be made regarding tenure.

Qualifications
（1）Successful candidate should have completed Ph.D., be expected to earn Ph.D. by the time of appointment, or its equivalent in publication of research and/or experience.
（2）Applicants should have sufficient command of English to teach effectively in English at the university level.
A high level of Japanese proficiency is preferred, although not required; applicants must have the language skills to perform their academic duties in a Japanese university environment effectively.

Treatment
Salary and benefits will be determined in accordance with the university's salary regulations (based on the recommendations of the National Personnel Authority). Allowances are provided towards dependent care, housing, and commuting costs, as well as a fixed personal research stipend (200,000 yen); additional personal research expenses are covered up to a yearly maximum of 400,000 yen.

Starting Date
September 1, 2024 (negotiable).

Application Documents
(1) Cover letter
(2) Curriculum vitae
(3) Complete list of publications
(4) Reprints or copies of up to three publications considered most relevant to the position applied for
During the selection process, we may ask applicants to submit documents such as a copy of the final degree certificate/diploma, as well as additional research achievements.
(5) A summary in English (about 400 words) for each of the three publications.
Candidates for the final stage interview may be required to submit further documentation, including copies of degree as well as additional publications.
(6) Name, affiliation, contact information, and e-mail address of two people who can be referred to for their opinions about the applicant (We may contact her/him when necessary)

Selection Procedure
Review of application materials followed by a panel interview (short-listed candidates only). Short-listed candidates only will be notified of the interview schedule and details of subsequent stages of the appointment process will be explained to candidates who are successful at the interview stage.

Application Method
Please submit your application in electronic format using the JREC-IN Portal Web Application.Please submit all application documents (in principle in PDF format) in a zipped file (maximum 20MB). The name of the file should be "Submission Date Name.zip" (all single-byte alphanumeric characters, no spaces).
Example: For submission on May 20: “0520NerimaHanako.zip”

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail/Changelang?id=D123111630&lang=1

Contact Details
Administrative Affairs Division
Musashi University
1-26-1 Toyotama-kami, Nerima-ku,
Tokyo, 176-8534 Japan
Written queries should be made via e-mail (job5@sec.musashi.ac.jp).