Recruiting

Position Announcement

The Graduate School of International Management (GSIM) at the International University of Japan (IUJ) seeks a tenure-track faculty in the Strategic Management, Business Management, and Financial areas. The positions are open to all ranks (Associate or Assistant Professor, Full Professor). The appointment starts from September 2026.

1. Strategic Management Area

• Ph.D. in Business Administration or a related field.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching and research.
• Credentials that meet AACSB accreditation requirements.

Examples of core courses include:

• Strategic Management
• Corporate Strategy

• Compensation is commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience.
• Minimum salary levels: Assistant Professor: 7 million JPY/ Associate Professor: 8 million JPY/ Full Professor: 9 million JPY
• Adjustments may be made based on qualifications and achievements.
• Additional payments are available for teaching beyond the minimum requirements or in executive education programs (often amounting to approximately 1 million JPY annually).
• Teaching load: 96 hours per academic year, all at the MBA level in English. Each course runs for eight weeks.
• GSIM provides research funding and subscribes to major databases including ScienceDirect, EBSCO, ProQuest, Capital IQ, LSEG Database, and Eikon with Datastream.

Applications will be considered until the position is filled, with a tentative deadline of March 31, 2026.

Interested candidates should submit electronic copies of the following materials:

1. Detailed resume or C.V.
2. Motivation Letter: A cover letter explaining interest in IUJ and Japan.
3. Teaching statement, including teaching experience and course evaluations.
4. Research statement, one to three representative publications.
5. Three letters of recommendation.

Submit applications at: https://forms.gle/epKmvXPQvrngDhHU8

2. Business Management Area

A candidate should hold a Ph.D. in Business Administration or its related fields and demonstrate excellence in teaching and research capabilities. The specific areas of the candidate teaching are follows:

Example of core courses:

• Organizational Behaviors
• Human Resource Management

Example of specialized courses:

• Organizational Effectiveness
• Organizational Design & Innovation
• Team Management in Remote and Virtual Environment
• Leadership and Organizational Change
• Strategic Communication and Leadership
• Negotiation Strategy
• Cross-cultural & Global Management
• Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility
• Human Resource Practices in Japan
• Japanese Industry Overview
• Sustainability, Ethical & Green Organizations

Compensation is commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience. The teaching load is four courses per academic year, all at MBA level in English. Each course lasts eight weeks. Based on experience and interest, additional teaching opportunities are also available in the growing executive education programs. GSIM also offers research funding. The school subscribes to major databases such as Lexis Advance, EBSCO, ProQuest, Capital IQ, Eikon with Datastream, etc. Applications will be considered until the position is filled, but we want to set a tentative deadline for March 31, 2026.

Interested candidates should submit electronic copies of the following material:

1. Detailed resume or C.V.
2. Cover letter explaining the candidate’s interest in IUJ and Japan.
3. Teaching experience and courses evaluation.
4. Evidence of scholarly research (list of scientific publications including Impact Factor and ABDC ranking classification)
5. Research agenda for the next two to three years.
6. Three letters of recommendation.

To: https://forms.gle/hVwuiQNFL7UZaE2L6

A contract-based compensation is commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience. Salary levels are summarized as follow:

• Assistant Professor 7 million JPY
• Associate Professor 8 million JPY
• Full Professor 9 million JPY

Depending on the applicant’s qualification and past achievement, additional payment is possible.

If the applicant teaches more than the minimum teaching requirements or for the executive programs, substantial extra payment will be added. The total amount of extra payment will of course depend on each faculty’s participation in extra teaching and often amount to one million JPY a year.

Ph.D.

3. Financial

• Applicants should have completed a PhD in Accounting (or Finance with accounting emphasis) prior to the start date of the position.
• The successful applicant will be responsible for teaching the following MBA courses: “Financial Accounting”, “Managerial Accounting”, and “Financial Statement Analysis”.
• Previous industry experience and a professional license are preferred but not necessary.
• The language of instruction is English. Competence in the Japanese language is not required.

The teaching load is four eight-week courses per academic year (96 hours in total). Compensation is commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience, which are in line with the Japanese academic market. The minimum compensation for Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor will be 7 million JPY, 8 million JPY, and 9 million JPY, respectively. Research grants are also available through GSIM, contingent upon academic achievement.

Ph.D./ Doctor

Interested candidates should fill out the form and upload PDF files consisting of the following information
via https://forms.gle/ZppgsEQxnMwwiLEn6 :

1. Cover letter.

2. Curriculum vita (CV).

3. Research papers (Maximum 5).
   (If any paper in item (3) is forthcoming or in the status of revise-and-resubmit in an academic journal, a proof for such status, such as editor’s letter)

4. The certificate of a PhD or an equivalent degree.

5. Names and contact information for at least two referees. Letters of recommendation will be requested following initial screening.

6. Supporting documentation, including course syllabi and teaching evaluations.

Document review of applicants will begin immediately. The search committee will invite the short-listed candidates for an online interview and job talk. The reviewing process will continue until the position is filled.