Teacher of Social Studies (geography and history)

Ritsumeikan Trust – Specially Hired Tenured English Teacher (Social Studies)

The Ritsumeikan Trust is hiring a Specially Hired Tenured English Teacher for Ritsumeikan Uji Junior and Senior High School in Uji City, Kyoto, Japan. The position is for a Social Studies (geography and history) teacher. The start date for the position is April 1, 2026. Interested teachers can visit the following link for full information:

https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/file.jsp?id=537526

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful applicant will be a Primary School and Junior/Senior High School Tenured Teacher. Duties include:

• Teaching classes and managing a home room (HR) class.
• Developing teaching materials and managing student behavior.
• Engaging in duties related to entrance examinations, school events, and extracurricular club activities.
• Communicating with parents and guardians and attending meetings.
• Participating in workshops and performing other necessary duties as instructed by the principal.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the requirements in Table A and one of the requirements in Table B.

Table A Requirements:

• Be able to begin work on April 1, 2026.
• Hold at least a Bachelor’s degree.
• Speak English as a first language or have equivalent ability.
• Have at least one consecutive year of full-time teaching experience in the same subject.
• Be able to manage a home room class and teach IBDP (Geography and History).

Table B Requirements (must meet one):

1. Have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in geography or history.
2. Hold both a Japanese junior high school and a senior high school teaching license (Class 1 or Specialist) in Geography and History.

It is also preferred that applicants hold a teaching license from their home country and have sufficient Japanese language proficiency to handle daily administrative tasks and communicate in classes.

Application Method

To apply, please submit the following documents via the designated online recruitment system:

• A completed application form (using the designated form from the employment website or a similar format).
• A work experience resume (one A4 page).
• Copies of your final degree certificate or a letter from the university stating you are a graduate.
• Copies of English proficiency certificates (TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, EIKEN, etc.), if applicable.
• Copies of any teaching licenses from your home country.
• Copies of any workshop completion certificates issued by the IBO, if applicable.

Selection Process

The application period is from Sunday, September 28, 2025, to Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 11:59 PM (Japan Standard Time). The selection process includes three stages:

1. Application Screening: The results will be sent to the provided email address by Friday, November 7.
2. Sample Lesson and Interview: To be held on Saturday, November 15, or Sunday, November 16.
3. Aptitude Tests and Final Interview: To be held on Saturday, December 6, or Sunday, December 7, at the Ritsumeikan Suzaku Campus in Kyoto City.