The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (DEALL) at The Ohio State University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor position in Japanese linguistics. We seek candidates whose research focuses on interactional linguisticssuch as sociolinguistics, pragmatics, or discourse analysiswith a strong quantitative background (e.g., AI, large language models, statistics), and who have the ability to teach undergraduate General Education courses on Japanese culture as well as graduate-level courses in Japanese linguistics. Native or near-native fluency in both English and Japanese is required. Performance Objectives:Teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels (e.g., Elements of Japanese Culture, Introduction to Japanese