CASUAL - Japanese Language Instructors

Title:

(Casual Hire) Japanese Language Instructors

Position Number: CASUAL

Hiring Unit:
Outreach College, International Programs

Location:

Manoa Campus

Date Posted:
November 19, 2025

Closing Date: continuous

Salary: $39 – 47, hourly

Full Time/Part Time:
Part-time

Temporary/Permanent:
Temporary

Applicants seeking short-term or part-time work with the University of Hawai’i may apply for Casual Hire appointments, which include administrative, professional, and technical (APT) or instructional-type positions. Because of the temporary nature of these appointments, Casual Hire employees are not eligible for most benefits provided to regular Board of Regents or Civil Service employees. Casual Hire appointments may last for up to 89 days for full-time employees, and up to 1 calendar year for part-time employees.

• For placement in Instructor applicant pool for 2026, and future semesters.
• Positions are for short-term, part-time, non-credit instructors with International Programs.
• Contingent upon registration, position availability, course offerings, departmental need, and funding.

• Instructors:
  Prepare for and teach all scheduled classes according to the established curriculum guidelines.
• Instructors:
  Develop lessons and curriculum as needed.
• Instructors:
  Assist students with course material outside of regular class hours as needed.
• Instructors:
  Complete program-related administrative responsibilities (keep attendance records, communicate with office, help plan and participate in program events).
• Instructors:
  Participate in faculty meetings as assigned.
• Assistant Lead Instructor:
  Assists other instructors with their courses.
• Assistant Lead Instructor:
  Distributes course fliers for posting.
• Lead Instructor:
  Assists other instructors with their courses.
• Lead Instructor:
  Distributes course fliers for posting.
• Lead Instructor:
  Coordinates handling of Japanese conversation partners.
• Lead Instructor:
  Communicates with staff for planning and running the courses.

• Functionally native oral and written fluency in Japanese.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English.
• A minimum of one year of experience in teaching Japanese.
• Bachelor's in Education or Linguistics, or Bachelor's from a four-year higher education institution in Japan/US in related fields to the Japanese language/culture.
• Familiarity with Zoom application.
• Demonstrated ability to work with adult learners and communicate clearly.
• If qualified applicants are not available, those not meeting the minimum qualifications may be considered on an exception basis.

• A few years of teaching experience at post-secondary level of education.
• Master's in Japanese, Linguistics, Education, or Second Language Studies, or Master's in the study of the culture or history of the people who speak Japanese.
• Certificate in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (TJFL) or Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language (TEFL/TESL).
• Familiarity with communicative language teaching approaches.

Saori Doi, saori

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