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A job opening at Kyushu University

A job opening for a position of assistant professor specializing in linguistics, psychology, or cognitive neuroscience at Kyushu University. The application deadline is February 20, 2026.

For details, please visit the site (in Japanese).
URL1: https://kobo.jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp/pdf/20260116154106.pdf
URL2: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?id=D126010988

Mini-symposium on paths to word meaning #5 from JEWEL project “The symmetry contingency bias: A uniquely human cognitive bias that makes language-learning possible”

Mini-symposium on paths to word meaning #5 from JEWEL project “The symmetry contingency bias: A uniquely human cognitive bias that makes language-learning possible”
This symposium will be held via Zoom Webinar on February 13 2026.

For more information, please visit the site.
https://lang-dev-lab.brain.riken.jp/jewel/en/event/

A job opening at Aoyama Gakuin University

A job opening for a position (professor/associate professor) in linguistics at Aoyama Gakuin University, the School of International Politics, Economics, and Communication. The application deadline is February 15, 2026.

For details, please visit the site (in Japanese).
https://www.aoyama.ac.jp/recruit_info/2023/20220629_sipec.html

A job opening at Iwate University 

A job opening for a position of associate professor/lecturer specializing in linguistics at Iwate University. The application deadline is January 30, 2026.

For details, please visit our site (in Japanese).
https://www.edu.iwate-u.ac.jp/news-list/kyouin/2025/8783/

The 26th International Conference of the Japan Second Language Association (J-SLA 2026)

The 26th International Conference of the Japan Second Language Association (J-SLA 2026) will be held at Mie University on 4-5 July 2026 (Sat-Sun). We look forward to receiving your submissions and welcoming your participation.

For more information, please visit the following site:
https://en.j-sla.org/events/j-sla2026

Special Lectures on Japanese Language Science / The 157th NINJAL Colloquium

Special Lectures on Japanese Language Science / The 157th NINJAL Colloquium “On the Uses of the Imperative, Prohibitive and Optative Verb Forms in Old Japanese” will be held at National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL) on December 9, 2025.

For more information, please visit the official website (Japanese).

A job opening at Sapporo Gakuin University

A job opening for a position of associate professor or lecturer specializing in Intercultural Communication Skills and English at Sapporo Gakuin University. The application deadline is December 15, 2025.

For details, please visit the site (in Japanese).
site 1: https://www.sgu.ac.jp/staff/kyouin/ruc15l000002ti0z.html
site 2: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?id=D125102519

Public Lecture of Shinmura Foundation

This year’s public lecture of Shinmura Foundation will be held at Kyoto Garden Palace on November 23, 2025.

For more information, please visit the following site (in Japanese).
https://s-chozan.main.jp/?p=8010

A job opening at Aoyama Gakuin University

Professor or Associate Professor (Discourse Analysis, Conversation Analysis)

Aoyama Gakuin University, Department of English, invites applications for a tenured faculty position, starting on April 1, 2027.

For more information, please visit the following site.
https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail/Changelang?id=D125100114&lang=1

Symposium at Kyoto Sangyo University “Texts Speak: The Fascination of Textual Studies”

The symposium entitled “Texts Speak: The Fascination of Textual Studies” will be held at Kyoto Sangyo University on November 15, 2025.

For more information, please visit the site below (in Japanese).
https://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/events/event-001801.html