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About the Role
The Intellectual Heritage (IH) program invites applications for full-time positions in Tokyo or Kyoto to begin in the Fall term of 2027. We seek instructors to teach the pair of core courses all Temple undergraduates take, IH 1: The Good Life and IH 2: The Common Good. These discussion-based seminars are the foundation of Temple’s General Education curriculum, exploring primary texts of world literature, philosophy, and religion while investigating important questions of human life, society, and experience.
Responsibilities
- Teach the pair of core courses IH 1: The Good Life and IH 2: The Common Good.
- Teach courses relevant to their academic specialization as part of the institution’s broader General Education curriculum.
- Collaborate with the IH Coordinator and Director of General Education on yearly course offerings.
- Teach traditional in-person classes, online classes, or Hyflex classes.
- For Professor rank: conduct research and institutional service.
- For Lecturer rank: contribute to service.
Requirements
- PhD or terminal degree in a relevant field of the social sciences or humanities for Professor rank.
- Master’s degree for Lecturer rank.
- Experience and excellence in teaching.
- Experience teaching in an American university setting is preferred.
- Commitment to students and their success.
- Experience using educational technologies.
- Fluency in English is required.
- A cover letter highlighting relevant experience and what appeals to you about the position.
- A curriculum vitae with three references and their contact information.
- A representative writing sample of approximately 10-20 pages.
- A teaching portfolio that includes a statement of teaching philosophy, a sample syllabus, a summary of course evaluations, and a list of courses previously taught, as well as a list of courses the candidate is qualified to teach.
Skills
- Teaching
- Research
- Educational technologies
- English fluency
Location
- Tokyo (City Campus in Sangen-jaya station / Hillside Center in Mizonokuchi station)
- Kyoto (Fujinomori station)
Work Type
- Full-time
- Fixed term contracts
- Potential for indefinite contract after five years
- In-person classes
- Online classes
- Hyflex classes
Experience Level
- Open Rank Professor or Lecturer
- Successful review for contract extension
- Eligible for indefinite contract after five years and a positive fourth year review
- Solid record of research and strong publication profile appropriate to rank for Professor rank
- No research expectations for Lecturer rank
Education Level
- PhD or terminal degree in a relevant field of the social sciences or humanities for Professor rank
- Master’s degree for Lecturer rank
Salary/Compensations
- Subject to pay scale of this program and experience.
Benefits
- Support for conferences, travel, and other research/creative related expenses.
- Annual bonuses may be possible.
About the Company
- Temple University is a public Carnegie-designated R1 research university, ranked in the top 50 public US universities by U.S. News and World Report for 2027.
- Temple maintains a multi-campus system extending from Pennsylvania to Rome to Japan.
- Temple University Japan (TUJ) is the oldest and largest branch campus of a foreign university in Japan, offering a dynamic, multicultural academic environment in both Tokyo and its newly opened Kyoto campus.
- TUJ delivers world-class, American-style education to a diverse student body representing over 70 countries.
- Undergraduate enrollment has tripled between Fall 2020 and Fall 2026.
- The new Kyoto campus, launched in January 2025, expands TUJ’s reach into the Kansai region.
- The Hillside Campus in Kawasaki, opened in Fall 2026, offers an immersive first year experience.
- TUJ is a leader in international education in Asia and an exciting place to build your career in higher education.
- TUJ offers fourteen full undergraduate majors.
- Faculty and staff are international, with more than 130 full-time faculty joined by experienced administrators and many part-time adjunct faculty.
- TUJ holds classes in the fall and spring semesters (15 weeks) and over a well-enrolled 10-week summer semester.
Equal Opportunity
- Temple University Japan is committed to equal opportunity employment, and to increase diversity and inclusivity in both its community and curricula.
- All qualified applicants shall receive full and equal consideration for employment.
- The university does not discriminate against candidates and employees because of their disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status under the law.
- Candidates who can contribute to the institution's goals are strongly encouraged to apply.