Position
Adjunct Faculty in Academic Writing Instruction
Department
Undergraduate
Position Type
Part time (one semester-based contract)
Location
Kyoto (Fujinomori station)
Visa Requirement
This position is only available to applicants who are eligible to work in Japan (the position does not include visa sponsorship).
Period
Spring and/or Fall semester 2027 with the possibility to continue in subsequent semester(s).
Work Hours
Classes offered at TUJ meet three times a week on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule, or twice a week on a Tuesday and Thursday schedule.
Salary & Benefits
In accordance with the pay scale determined and used in the program.
OVERVIEW OF TUJ
Based in Philadelphia, 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. With approximately 30,000 students, 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. As part of Temple University in Philadelphia, TUJ delivers world-class, American-style education to a diverse student body representing over 70 countries. Between Fall 2020 and Fall 2026, undergraduate enrollment has tripled to over 4,000 students. The new Kyoto campus, launched in January 2025, expands TUJ’s reach into the Kansai region, offering innovative programs like the hybrid Master of Science in Communication Management. The Hillside Campus in Kawasaki, opened in Fall 2026, offers an immersive first year experience. With record-high undergraduate enrollment and a growing portfolio of undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree programs, TUJ is a leader in international education in Asia and an exciting place to build your career in higher education.
We offer fourteen full undergraduate majors ranging from Art to International Business to Psychology. Our faculty and staff are international, with more than 130 full-time faculty joined by experienced administrators and many part-time adjunct faculty from the professions, business, and the arts. TUJ holds classes in the fall and spring semesters (15 weeks) and over a well-enrolled 10-week summer semester.
Overview of Position
The position involves teaching either Introduction to Academic Writing and/or Analytical Reading and Writing courses to first-year undergraduate students from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Teaching Fields: Freshman Composition, TESOL, ESL Academic Writing.
Qualifications & Experience
- Instruction is in English and fluency in English is required
- Master’s degree in TESOL, English rhetoric, composition, linguistics, or other related subjects
- At least three years of experience teaching writing/composition in an American university
- Be available to teach in-person classes
- To teach online classes, online teaching experience at the university level is required. Successful applicants will be expected to complete Temple’s Online Teaching Institute prior to the semester.