Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Position

Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Department

Undergraduate

Position type

Full-time

Location

Tokyo (Sangen-jaya station)

Work hours

37.5 hours per week

Report to

Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost

Visa Requirement

Temple University,
Japan Campus (TUJ) is able to sponsor a visa for this position.

Salary & Benefits

Salary commensurate with
experience.

11 days paid vacation in the first fiscal year (July-June) increasing to 20 days after 6 years of employment, plus 5 paid
“personal and sick days” each year. In addition, approximately two weeks company-wide break over Christmas/New Year, Japanese social
insurance and pension, commuting allowance, and tuition benefits for Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) programs.

About Temple
University, Japan Campus

Based in Philadelphia, Temple University is a public Carnegie-designated R1 research university that
ranks in the top 500 of all universities worldwide according to Times Higher Education (2023). It is ranked in top 50 of all U.S. public
universities by U.S. News and World Report. With over 33,000 students worldwide, Temple maintains a multi-campus system extending from
Pennsylvania to Rome to Japan.

Temple University, Japan Campus (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, TUJ delivers world-class, American-style education to a diverse student body representing over 90 countries. With record-high
undergraduate enrollment and a growing portfolio of undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree programs, TUJ is a leader in international
education. TUJ offers undergraduate programs to a broad mix of approximately 3500 Japanese and non-Japanese degree-seeking students who will
earn their Temple University degrees through the Japan campus. Every semester, additional undergraduate students from Temple’s main campus
and other universities converge at TUJ for study abroad experiences.

The new Kyoto campus, launched in January 2025, expands TUJ’s
reach into the Kansai region, offering undergraduate studies, Temple’s Honors Program, the Global Leadership Academy, as well as innovative
graduate programs like the hybrid Master of Science in Communication Management. TUJ is committed to academic excellence, cross-cultural
exchange, and community engagement—making it an exciting and meaningful place to build your career in higher education.

TUJ’s
strategic priorities and key objectives are accessible at: Strategic
Priorities & Key Objectives. TUJ is expanding, financially healthy, and has just hired over 50+ new full-time faculty members in the
last two years, with more additional lines currently advertised this academic year. Faculty and staff are international, with over 100
full-time faculty joined by experienced administrators and many part-time adjunct faculty from the professions, business, and the arts. TUJ
faculty and staff enjoy the vibrancy and safety of Japan while taking advantage of the affordable cost of living and close proximity to
travel destinations within Japan and throughout Asia.

Overview of position

Reporting to TUJ’s Provost, the Associate
Provost for Faculty Affairs (APFA) at the Japan Campus of Temple University is a new leadership position that will play a critical role in
fostering TUJ’s uniquely diverse and vibrant faculty community. The Associate Provost is tasked with overseeing the full faculty life cycle,
from hiring to onboarding to promotion to retirement, collaborating with both Academic Chairs/Directors and Human Resources to foster
faculty talent. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to design, evaluate, and streamline initiatives and processes that
support well-being and achievement at all stages of a faculty member’s career.

Key Responsibilities

• Early Career
  Development: The rapid growth of TUJ’s faculty body provides the APFA with a unique opportunity to shape formative experiences for new
  faculty at TUJ. The APFA will enhance existing hiring and onboarding processes to help new faculty build a strong foundation and trajectory
  for a successful career at TUJ.

• Renewal and Promotion Review: The APFA will provide information, clarity, and guidance
  as a neutral party for both candidates and reviewers during the contract review and rank promotion process. At TUJ, adjunct faculty are also
  ranked and eligible for promotion.

• Visiting Faculty: The APFA will play an integral role in Temple University’s
  Provost’s Visiting Faculty Program, which provides Temple Main Campus faculty members with a unique opportunity to live, teach, and research
  at TUJ for semester or a year. Launched in 2023, this highly competitive program has already hosted over two dozen Main Campus visiting
  faculty members at TUJ. A faculty exchange program with Temple’s Rome Campus is also in development.

• Faculty Personnel
  Records: The APFA will work closely with Academic Chairs/Directors and the Academic HR Specialist to ensure the accurate maintenance of
  faculty personnel records, e.g. teaching loads, annual review, promotion and review clocks and outcomes, offer letters and contracts. The
  APFA will serve as the Provost’s designee for the review and approval of faculty contracts, stipends, and payments.

• Faculty Professional Development: The APFA will serve as a thought-partner and collaborator for the Provost, Academic Chairs/Directors, the
  Director of Teaching Practices, and the Director of Research in identifying and exploring professional development initiatives for faculty.

• Strategic Planning and Cross-Campus Integration: The APFA will support long-term faculty planning in collaboration with
  the President and Provost, including forecasting faculty needs based on enrollment growth, new programs, and accreditation requirements.
  This may also include developing dashboards or annual reports on faculty trends, retention, promotion outcomes, and instructional capacity.
  The APFA will also serve as a key academic liaison across TUJ’s current and future campuses.

• Quality Assurance: Support
  the Provost in preparing documentation for accreditation and other quality assurance reviews and helping lead special initiatives related to
  faculty affairs and new program launches.

• Teaching: it is anticipated that the APFA will also hold a faculty title and
  teach two or three courses per year in their area of expertise.

TUJ is in a period of unparalleled growth; this new position
will provide the inaugural APFA with an incredible opportunity make a lasting impact on TUJ and the careers of our faculty.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• PhD or other terminal degree
• Five years of full-time faculty
  employment or Associate Professor rank
• Experience in faculty development or in an academic leadership role that entails hiring,
  mentoring, and reviewing faculty.
• Strong leadership, communication, and management skills in a fast-paced, multicultural
  environment. Desire and ability to collaborate across the institution, including with administration, faculty, and staff.
• Ability to
  organize, prioritize, and follow multiple projects through to completion with high attention to detail and timelines.
• Experience
  working with employment contracts, legally binding agreements, and sensitive HR information.

Application Process

Review of applications will begin immediately with a planned start date in July 2026.

Required application materials to be
submitted:

1. Letter of application detailing interest in and qualifications for the position
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. contact information for three references

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.