Job description
- Background of the recruitment
We are pleased to announce that the School of Management (SOM)
in Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) is recruiting for the Faculty position in Accounting for October 2026 or April 2027.
https://en.apu.ac.jp/home/contents/jobs.html/
- Work content and job description
(1) Language of instruction for subjects to teach
English (Ability to teach in
Japanese is a plus)
(2) Subjects to teach
・Able to teach courses in accounting at the undergraduate level: “Financial
Accounting (English)”, “Taxation (English)”, and “Advanced Accounting (English)”
・Able to teach in English.
Ability to teach in Japanese is a plus.
・Other subjects to teach will be decided upon consultation with the successful candidate and in
consideration to their professional experience, research fields, interests, and educational needs of the university.
・Duties include
generating research publications, supervising students’ research and projects, and providing service to the school.
・Japanese
communication skills are not a requirement, but candidates with such skills will be given preference.
At APU, undergraduate subjects
are offered in both English and Japanese, and graduate subjects are offered entirely in English. Official business on campus is conducted in
either English or Japanese.
(3)Teaching Load
Professor and Associate Professor: 5 class hours (1 class hour is 100 minutes) per
week on average throughout the year
Assistant Professor: 4 class hours (1 class hour is 100 minutes) per week on average throughout the
year
The College of International Management
Job type
* Professor level
* Associate Professor
* Assistant Professor level
Research field
* Business administration
* Accounting
Wages
Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 10 million yen
The estimated annual income for
each type of employment is as follows:
(1) Fixed term faculty (tenure track): between \7,000,000 and \11,000,000
(2) Tenure faculty:
between \7,000,000 and \15,000,000
(3) Specially-appointed faculty: between \6,000,000 and \9,000,000
For more details, please refer
to “Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Terms of Employment (Benefits)” in Recruiting Information, which is posted on jobs page of APU.
Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~ 10 million yen
The estimated annual income for each type
of employment is as follows:
(1) Fixed term faculty (tenure track): between \7,000,000 and \11,000,000
(2) Tenure faculty: between
\7,000,000 and \15,000,000
For more details, please refer to “Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Terms of Employment (Benefits)” in
Recruiting Information, which is posted on jobs page of APU.
- Assistant Professor level
Annual Salary : 5 million
yen ~ 7 million yen
For more details, please refer to “Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Terms of Employment (Benefits)” in
Recruiting Information, which is posted on jobs page of APU.
Working hours
Working hours
:08:45-20:15
Holidays : (1) Sundays (2) Saturdays or days of the week designated as holidays (3) Days stipulated by law as national
holidays (4) Days designated as New Year’s holidays (5) Ritsumeikan University Foundation Day (May 19) (6) Other special business holidays
approved as necessary
Overtime and other explanations : Work hours: Hours concerning class hours and preparation among the work hours
described above Work days: (1) Class days and makeup class days (2) Exam days (3) Other work days stipulated by the Trust
Working hours :08:45-20:15
Holidays : (1) Sundays (2) Saturdays or days of the week designated
as holidays (3) Days stipulated by law as national holidays (4) Days designated as New Year’s holidays (5) Ritsumeikan University Foundation
Day (May 19) (6) Other special business holidays approved as necessary
Overtime and other explanations : Work hours: Hours concerning
class hours and preparation among the work hours described above. Work days: (1) Class days and makeup class days (2) Exam days (3) Other
work days stipulated by the Trust
- Assistant Professor level
Working hours :08:45-20:15
Holidays : (1)
Sundays (2) Saturdays or days of the week designated as holidays (3) Days stipulated by law as national holidays (4) Days designated as New
Year’s holidays (5) Ritsumeikan University Foundation Day (May 19) (6) Other special business holidays approved as necessary
Overtime
and other explanations : Work hours: Hours concerning class hours and preparation among the work hours described above. Work days: (1) Class
days and makeup class days (2) Exam days (3) Other work days stipulated by the Trust
Application requirements
Qualifications
- Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
The
candidate must meet Qualification (1) – (6) below.
(1)Possesses a doctoral degree in a discipline related to the position of interest (or
is scheduled to obtain one within one year of appointment) and has experience publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals. In the case of
ABD (All But Dissertation), the candidate must have passed the dissertation plan review and be eligible to submit the
dissertation.
(2)Demonstrated ability to publish academic or practice-oriented research
(3)Must be fluent in the primary language of
instruction (English). The ability to teach in both English and Japanese would be an advantage, but it is not mandatory.
(4)Ability and
willingness to work in a culturally and academically diverse environment.
(5)Commitment to assurance of learning and meeting the
standards for accreditations, including AACSB and AMBA.
(6)Demonstrated ability to engage students in learning and to translate theory
into practice.
Employment Type
Regular employee
Type of Employment to be
Recruited
①Fixed-term faculty member (Tenure Track)
②Tenured Faculty member
③Specially Appointed Faculty Member
*The type of
employment and position will depend on teaching and research achievements and work history. The candidate will be notified of the type of
employment and position when the hiring decision is made.
Regular employee
Type of
Employment to be Recruited
①Fixed-term faculty member（Tenure Track)
②Tenured Faculty member
*The type of employment and position
will depend on teaching and research achievements and work history. The candidate will be notified of the type of employment and position
when the hiring decision is made.
- Assistant Professor level
Regular employee
Fixed-term faculty member
Contract period
Nontenured – Tenure-track
Tenured Faculty member: Tenured
Fixed-term
faculty member: Five years
Specially Appointed Faculty Member: One Year (Contracts may be renewed up to four times. )
【The Tenure
Track System】
FFixed-term faculty members hired under the APU tenure-track system are subject to an internal review of their performance
in education, research, and university administration around the third year after their appointment. As a result of the review, if the
faculty member meets the review criteria in accordance with university regulations, their position type will be changed to a tenured
position until retirement under a new contract.
Probationary period absent
Nontenured
– Tenure-track
①Fixed-term faculty member（Tenure Track):Five years
②Faculty member（Tenured):Until mandatory retirement
【The Tenure Track System】
Fixed-term faculty members hired under the APU tenure-track system are subject to an internal review of
their performance in education, research, and university administration around the third year after their appointment. As a result of the
review, if the faculty member meets the review criteria in accordance with university regulations, their position type will be changed to a
tenured position until retirement under a new contract.
Probationary period absent
- Assistant Professor level
Nontenured – Non-tenure track
Fixed-term faculty member : 5 years
Our university operates an assistant professor system
designed to recruit and nurture faculty members who have recently obtained their doctoral degree or are near completion of their doctorate.
After being appointed as an assistant professor, candidates undergo an internal evaluation of their performance in teaching, research, and
other relevant areas. Upon successfully meeting the assessment standards set forth in university regulations, they are eligible for
promotion to associate professor with a fixed term. The tenure-track system is applicable to these fixed-term associate professors, enabling
them to transition to tenured faculty status through the tenure-track process.
Probationary period absent
Work location
* 874-8577 Oita 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu, Oita 874-8577 Japan
Compensation
Pay increase
system : available (For Tenured Faculty member only. Once per year, salary increase in April)
Bonus : available (Tenured Faculty
member and Fixed- term faculty member only. Twice per year, provided in June and December)
Retirement allowances : available (Tenured
Faculty member only)
Transportation expenses : available (Fixed amount of \20,000 per month)
Retirement age :
available
Tenured Faculty member (Professor) and Fixed-term faculty member
Tenured Faculty member (Associate Professor)
Specially
Appointed Faculty Member
Employees’ Health Insurance : available
Employees’ Pension Insurance :
available
Worker’s accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
Others : Nursing insurance
provided
- Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University is a
smoke-free campus. There are no smoking areas on campus.
- Supplementary explanation of compensation
・Housing
allowance, allowance for education and childcare support (excluding specially-appointed faculty members), work duty allowance, overtime
allowance, graduate school allowance, allowance for degree review (PhD and Master’s), system for off-campus funds application advisory
available
・Moving allowance provided (\500,000 for relocation from overseas, \300,000 (*) for relocation from within Japan)
(*) Only
for cases in which the distance from the nearest public transportation of the address prior to relocation to the nearest public
transportation of the address of relocation is more than 80 km
Application Considerations
Number of hiring
1
person(s)
Starting date： October 1, 2026 or April 1, 2027
Application period
- 2026/01/13~2026/03/03 Deadline for
receipt
Application Deadline: March 3, 2026 (Tuesday) 23:59 (JST)
Application method
- Application documents
(specified forms)
Other online application
forms
Documents
(1)Curriculum Vitae ・Education, Employment, and Research Experience【Form 1】Microsoft Word
(2)List of Major
Education/Research Projects and Other Achievements 【Form 2】Microsoft Word
(3)Language Proficiency Report 【Form 3】Microsoft
Excel
(4)Potential Courses of Instruction 【Form 4】Microsoft Excel
(5)Statement of Intent for Application (Reason for applying to work
at APU, etc.) 【Form 5】Microsoft Word
(6)Copies of three major publications (books or articles) in PDF format
(7)Summary of Major
Publications in (6) 【Form 6】Microsoft Word
(8)Two Letters of Recommendation 【Any Format】 Recommendation letters must clearly state the
relationship between the referee and the applicant. Please ask your referees to send their recommendation letters directly to the email
address below. Only letters of recommendation sent directly from referees will be accepted.
Email: apm-ap@apu.ac.jp
Please send emails with the subject “APM
(Accounting)”.
Submitted letters after the Application Deadline will not be acceptable.
(9)Proof of Final Education in PDF
format (Copy of Diploma) For ABD applicants, please submit proof of ABD.
(10)Document Submission Checklist 【Form 7】 Microsoft
Excel
Important Notes:
*(1), (2) and (5) above should be created and submitted in English; submission in Japanese is encouraged, if
possible, but not required.
*All submitted files should have the document number and applicant’s [Full Name] included at the
beginning of the file name.
*You may be requested to provide additional documents relating to research achievements during the screening
process if necessary.
- Return of application documents
Others
Please note that we do not return any
submitted documents. Any personal information provided as part of the application process will be handled appropriately in accordance with
university regulations. The information will not be used for any purpose other than screening candidates for employment.
JREC-IN
Portal web application
Accept
https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?id=D126010163&ln=1
E-mail Application
Not
available
Recruiting Institution’s Web application system
Not available
URL of this job
posting
Selection / Notification of result
(1)Document Screening
(2)Interview (*The candidate will conduct a presentation about their research as well
as a mock lecture with the interviewers acting as students in English.)
Notification of
acceptance or rejection will be sent by email in late July, 2026.
Contact details
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Academic Office
Personnel Affairs
+81-977-78-1122
frecruit(at)apu.ac.jp
* Please change (at) to @ and send it.
Please send emails with the subject “APM (Accounting)”.
Notes
【How to submit】
①Please include the document number and your [full name] at the beginning of each application file
name.
(Ex.) 1.[SATO HANAKO]Form1-EN.docx
②Please add all application documents other than (8) above to a single compressed folder.
[Compression: Zip format / data capacity: 30 MB max]
③Please make the compressed folder title your name in roman characters (half-width
alphanumeric characters).
【Others】
* Please apply online through the JREC-IN Portal.
https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?id=D126010163&ln=1
* If applications cannot be made from the
JREC-IN Portal, the data capacity has possibly been exceeded (maximum of 30 MB) or characters not permitted for use are possibly being used
in the compressed folder title. Please submit the documents upon confirming that the data capacity is below 30 MB and half-width
alphanumeric symbols are being used in the compressed folder title.
* We value faculty diversity and look forward to receiving
applications from individuals with various backgrounds and work experience.
