(Reference No.: FAH/DJP/SII/04/2026)

Academic Staff

The Department of Japanese (DJP) of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities invites applications for the position of Senior Instructor/Instructor in the following discipline:

Japanese Studies: Open specialization, although Japanese Language Education would be preferred.

The Department of Japanese is an established and distinguished scholarly community with a strong international tradition for the teaching of Japanese language and courses in Japanese Studies. In addition to its undergraduate BA programme in Japanese Studies, the department offers an undergraduate Minor Programme in Japanese Studies, as well as possible PhD supervision across the range of the department’s expertise. The department has particular strengths in Japanese Linguistics, Japanese History and Japanese Language Education. In addition to undergraduate teaching, graduate-level teaching and supervision may be possible within related areas.

Qualifications

Applicants must possess a Master’s degree or above in the field of Japanese Language Education or other areas of Japanese Studies from an accredited programme and experience and/or qualifications in teaching Japanese language to non-native students. Applicants should have their degree in hand upon application. Successful candidates also need to possess excellent organizational abilities, strong communication skills, and effective leadership qualities. Excellent command of Japanese language is expected. Ability to speak Chinese (Putonghua or Cantonese) may be an advantage, but more important are abilities to work well with a multicultural staff. Applicants with a proven academic research record and administrative experience are especially welcome.

The selected candidate is expected to assume duty in August 2027.

Remuneration

A taxable annual remuneration starting from MOP559,300 (approximately USD69,050) will be commensurate with the successful applicants’ academic qualification and relevant professional experience. The current local maximum income tax rate is 12% but is effectively around 5% – 7% after various discretionary exemptions. Apart from competitive remuneration, UM offers a wide range of benefits, such as medical insurance, provident fund, on-campus accommodation/housing allowance and other subsidies. Further details on our package are available at:

https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/learn-more/.

Application Procedure

Applicants should visit https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/ for more details, and apply ONLINE. The application documents should include 1) a cover letter and a curriculum vitae; 2) 3 recommendation letters; 3) a teaching portfolio that includes a statement of teaching philosophy and sample teaching materials; 4) institutional-administered teaching evaluations of recent two years (if any); 5) academic certificates and 6) graduate transcripts. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Applicants may consider their applications not successful if they are not invited for an interview within 3 months of application.

Human Resources Section, Office of Administration

University of Macau, Av. da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China

Website: https://career.admo.um.edu.mo/;  Email: vacancy@um.edu.mo

Tel: +853 8822 8699;  Fax: +853 8822 2412

The effective position and salary index are subject to the Personnel Statute of the University of Macau in force. The University of Macau reserves the right not to appoint a candidate. Applicants with less qualification and experience can be offered lower positions under special circumstances.

***Personal data provided by applicants will be kept confidential and used for recruitment purpose only***

** Under the equal condition of qualifications and experience, priority will be given to Macao permanent residents**