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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">Dear KineJapan list
members (with apologies for cross-listing),<BR><BR>I would like to draw your
attention to a faculty search that is now underway at Kanagawa University, in
Yokohama, to fill an open-rank position in the Department of Cross-cultural
Studies. As you can see in the position announcement given below, the department
is seeking candidates whose interests are in fields related to cross-cultural
communication, and applications would be welcomed from scholars working in such
fields as media studies, film studies, art history, etc. While the
lateness of this post may make application difficult for those encountering this
announcement for the first time here (submission deadline: 9/16), I do hope that
enough time remains for anyone interested to apply.<BR><BR>With best
regards,<BR><BR>Christian Ratcliff<BR><BR><BR><BR><U>Open-rank position in
Cross-cultural Communication</U> (Translation Studies, Media Studies,
etc.)<BR><BR><STRONG>Kanagawa University</STRONG> in Yokohama, Japan, invites
applications for a full-time, open-rank faculty position in the Department of
Cross-cultural Studies, a unit of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, to begin
<STRONG>April 1, 2014</STRONG>. We seek applicants from fields related to
cross-cultural communication, including such areas as Translation Studies and/or
Media Studies. Duties will include the teaching of both specialized and general
English-language <BR>courses. Preference will be given to candidates who have
completed the PhD by time of appointment, or who can show evidence of equivalent
research accomplishments. Candidates who are not native speakers of English
should have completed at least 4 years of study/research at a university or
research institution in an English-speaking country; native speakers of English
must have experience of in-residence study/research at a Japanese university or
comparable institution. All candidates must possess Japanese language ability
sufficient for work at an academic institution in Japan. For a detailed list of
materials to be submitted when applying, the address to which applications
should be sent, and further information regarding the position, please view the
Japanese-language announcement at: </FONT><A
href="http://www.kanagawau.ac.jp/employment/professor/fulltime/pdf/28-1.pdf"><FONT
face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">www.kanagawau.ac.jp/employment/professor/fulltime/pdf/28-1.pdf</FONT></A><FONT
face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">Materials must arrive by
<STRONG>September 16, 2013</STRONG>. Results of the search will be communicated
by the end of December, 2013. Salary is competitive; precise salary level, which
is linked to appointee experience, will be determined according to university
guidelines. In accordance with common practice at Japanese institutions, all
ranks of this open-rank position can be understood as tenured. For more
information, please contact Christian Ratcliff (</FONT><A href=""><FONT
face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">ratcliff@kanagawa-u.ac.jp</FONT></A><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">) or
Eton Churchill (</FONT><A href=""><FONT
face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">eton_c@yahoo.com</FONT></A><FONT
face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">).<BR><BR><BR><BR>.................................................<BR>Christian
Ratcliff<BR>Associate Professor<BR>Department of Cross-cultural
Studies<BR>Kanagawa University<BR>3-27-1 Rokkakubashi<BR>Kanagawa-ku,
Yokohama<BR>Japan 221-8686<BR>Tel: (+81) 045-481-5661, ext. 4257<BR>Fax: (+81)
045-491-7915<BR>Mail to: </FONT><A href=""><FONT
face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">ratcliff@kanagawa-u.ac.jp</FONT></A><FONT face="ＭＳ Ｐゴシック">
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