Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese

for the 2027-2028 and 2028-2029 academic years. The position will start in August 2027 and carries a 2/2 teaching load. Responsibilities include a combination of Japanese language teaching, courses in Japanese literature and culture taught in English, and assistance with administration of the Japanese Section. Experience teaching Japanese language in a North American college or university is expected.

We welcome candidates with research and teaching interests in a variety of subfields within Japanese studies, including modern and classical Japanese literature and Japanese linguistics. The Japanese program is a vibrant component of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, offering students four years of rigorous Japanese language instruction, courses in Japanese literature, film, and linguistics, and numerous co-curricular study opportunities. Located in the suburbs of Philadelphia and near Wilmington DE, Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity.

We welcome applications from all candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable experience effectively supporting, teaching, and engaging a highly diverse student body. For more information available to all faculty at Swarthmore, see https://www.swarthmore.edu/provosts-office/welcome-to-provosts-office . College-level Japanese-language teaching experience and fluency in both English and Japanese is expected. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in hand at the time of the appointment; candidates at advanced ABD status may also be considered. .

Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate transcript, three letters of reference, and a statement of teaching philosophy detailing language teaching experience. Candidates are also welcome to include a link to a video demonstrating language teaching with their teaching statement, if available. Apply via Interfolio: apply.interfolio.com/195700 . Questions may be directed to Professor Will Gardner, Search Chair, [email protected] .

Review of applications will begin on February 8, 2027 and continue until the position is filled.