Instructor, CC (Japanese) (0086832)

Position No:0086832

Location:Kapiolani Community College

Department:Languages Linguistics and Literature

Bargaining Unit Code:07

Reports to:Department Chair of Languages Linguistics and Literature Department

Rank:2

Monthly Type:9-Month

Tenure Track:Tenure

Temporary/Permanent:Permanent

Funding:General

Other Conditions:Contingent on course offerings and student demand to begin approximately Fall 2026 pending position clearance availability of funds and actual staffing requirements. The position may be converted from 11 to 9 months or 9 to 11 months based on operational needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Under general supervision teach assigned Japanese language courses including design delivery and assessment in terms of student-learning outcomes; develop and/or update course content and materials and teaching and assessment strategies and methods to

  • improve student attainment of learning outcomes;

  • address the learning needs of the colleges diverse students;

  • integrate thinking and writing skills into course content as appropriate; and

  • use technology and multimedia resources to support instruction.

• Plan organize and independently carry out independent instructional and non-instructional assignments.

• Perform other teaching-related duties that include but are not limited to preparing course syllabi and maintaining office hours for academic advising and for conferring with students about course work (one office hour per week per three-credit class).

• Regular workload may include in-person and online evening and weekend classes continuing-education classes distance-education classes and teaching at off-campus sites.

• Non-teaching duties include

  • working collegially to provide service to the department and college

  • engaging in public service related to ones professional status and/or expertise

  • engaging in professional development and

  • engaging in professional or scholarly activities related to ones discipline or teaching.

• Perform related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Functionally native oral and written fluency in Japanese the ability to communicate in English and one of the following:

• Masters degree in Japanese (language or literature);OR

• Masters degree in Japanese as a Second Language;OR

• Masters degree in the study of the culture or history of the people who speak Japanese;OR

• Masters degree in Linguistics ESL Education or another language with a minimum of 12 credits of advanced coursework in second language methodology Japanese literature Japanese culture or any combination thereof.

Note:Minimum qualifications must be met by the effective date of appointment.

Desirable Qualifications

• Evidence of experience integrating speaking writing technology and thinking skills in the teaching of the Japanese language;

• Successful teaching at the post-secondary level as substantiated by student and peer assessments.

• Evidence of ability to work in a collegial manner with peers department chairs and administrators;

• Successful use of technology to support in person online synchronous and online asynchronous teaching modalities.

• Demonstrated commitment to the mission and values of the community college with its open-door and multicultural populations;

• Ability to initiate execute and complete projects including setting specific objectives and measuring results;

• Demonstrated evidence of the ability to develop Japanese literature and/or culture courses;

• Familiarity with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) scale.

• Evidence of commitment to Kapiolani Community Colleges vision of positioning itself as a model indigenous serving institution whose graduates strengthen the social economic and sustainable advancement of Hawaii and the world.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILLNOTBE CONSIDERED(Read the To Apply section carefully)

To Apply:

Click on the Apply button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the required addition to the Application applicants must attach the following:

1. A Curriculum VitaeorResume
2. Aone- to two-page statementoutlining ways in which you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications;
3. Official graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position (copies of official transcripts are acceptable; however original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.) Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services Inc. verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. The expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.
   • Academic record/grade summaries will NOTbe accepted.
   • Diplomas and copies will NOTbe accepted.
4. Optionalletters of recommendation.

Incomplete applications willNOTbe considered.

NOTE:

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