Advanced Assistant/Associate Professor of Japanese

The Department of Asian Languages and Literatures at Pomona College (Claremont, CA) invites applications for a tenure-track position in Japanese at the rank of Advanced Assistant/Associate Professor.

Anticipated start date: July 1, 2025

Application deadline: Monday, October 7, 2024

Position description: The teaching commitment is four courses per academic year, including three language courses and a course taught in English on Japanese linguistics or modern/contemporary Japanese culture and society (in the candidate’s area of specialization).

Required Qualifications:

·         Native or near-native proficiency in Japanese and English.

·         Ph.D. in hand at the time of appointment in an area related to modern/contemporary Japan/Japanese, i.e. Japanese linguistics, culture, media, literature, etc.

·         A minimum of two years of teaching Japanese language courses beyond the Ph.D.

Preferred Qualifications:

·         Demonstrated experience in (or willingness to engage in) coordinating Japanese language programs, creating new courses, defining and assessing learning outcomes, curriculum design, and textbook evaluation.

·         Evidence of mentoring undergraduate students from diverse academic, cultural, and social backgrounds.

·         Strong commitment to teaching and supervising undergraduate research activities at all levels.

Application requirements:

·         CV

·         Transcripts from graduate school if applying for Assistant level

·         Cover letter

·         Research statement

·         Statement of teaching philosophy and experience

·         Statement of past contributions to and future plans for advancing diversity and inclusive excellence. 

·         Teaching evaluations

·         Reference letters from a minimum of three individuals

Please upload your application materials to: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28004

Any questions?

Please address queries to the search committee chair, Kyoko Kurita kyoko.kurita@pomona.edu Priority will be given to applications received by October 7, 2024, at which time review of applicant files will begin; applications may be accepted until the position is filled.

Compensation for this position includes a comprehensive benefits package and a salary commensurate with rank and experience. For advanced assistants, the salary range is $95,000-$130,000; associate, $115,000-$130,000.

About the Department of ALL:

The Department comprises Chinese and Japanese Sections and offers language instruction up to the fourth-year level, as well as courses on linguistics, literature and culture. A diverse body of students from the five colleges in the Claremont Consortium enroll in our courses. Please visit the following site for more information: https://www.pomona.edu/academics/departments/asian-languages-literatures

Pomona College:

Pomona College is a highly selective liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 1700 students, all undergraduates. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty and are committed to building a culturally diverse workplace. We value candidates who have experience working with students from varying backgrounds and who are able to demonstrate a commitment to improving higher education for underrepresented students through their teaching, scholarship, and service.

Pomona College is located in southern California, within commuting distance of Los Angeles and  is the founding member of the Claremont Colleges, which also include Claremont McKenna, Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd, Claremont Graduate University, and Keck Graduate Institute. Collectively, the Claremont Colleges constitute an academic community of approximately 9,000 students. As a result, Pomona students enjoy both the personalized instruction and close faculty-student interactions afforded by a small liberal arts college as well as the intellectual and extracurricular resources typically found at much larger universities. In collaboration with the Claremont Colleges Consortium, Pomona College offers a variety of professional development, mentorship, and networking opportunities for faculty including the opportunity for entering assistant professors to apply for a fully funded leave in their fourth year at the College.