Registration Open: Transitions 2013
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Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki–shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR ALL JETAA AND NON JETAA MEMBERS
The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the JET Alumni Association will be hosting its annual fall event, “Transitions 2013: Opportunities Forum & Networking Expo”. While this event is primarily produced for our members, we welcome anyone from the community at large who are interested in joining the conversation. If you are new to the Northwest, curious about pursuing a graduate degree, looking to switch careers, or recently returned from Japan, Transitions is an event you won’t want to miss.
Transitions seeks to provide a place and space for people to exchange ideas and business cards. There will be keynote speeches on HR, the non-profit sector, and LinkedIn, round-table discussions on pursuing higher education and careers, and a special topics presentation on personal finance. There will also be a panel discussion session followed by a Networking Expo with a variety of local organizations, companies, and universities. Read More
Job: Consultant for Boyd & Moore Executive Search (Tokyo)
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Originally posted on the JET Programme linkedin group. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki–shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Consultant
Posted by: Boyd & Moore Executive Search
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Location: Tokyo
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Start Date: N/A
Overview:
So you’ve come to Japan via the JET program and you’re ready to move on from teaching, now what?
Your JET experience should have helped develop in you certain skills that are readily transferable to a variety of different careers. Your time management, cultural awareness, and communicative abilities (verbal and non-verbal) are only a few examples that immediately stand out. The main draw-back is that you have not been working in an office (business) environment and many employers are hesitant to take a chance on your cultural fit or ramp-up time at their organizations. This generally means that (1) they do not understand how your JET experience could benefit them and (2) they may not have an effective training program. When you consider a number of the organizations who are interested in hiring JET veterans, you will also notice that the pay is not all that great. Read More
Study: Rotary Scholarship – MA in Peace Studies
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Thanks to JET Alum author Nic Klar for sharing this information. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki–shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Posted by: The Rotary Peace Fellowship
Type: Academic
Location: N/A
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Looking to get back to Japan and earn a funded MA in Peace Studies? The Rotary Peace Fellowship might be for you! One of the partnering institutions is ICU in Tokyo. Click the link to learn more:
https://www.rotary.org/en/peace-fellowships
Job: Openings at the Social Science Research Council (Brooklyn, NY)
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Thanks to JETAANY’s New Jersey Subchapter Rep Fernando Rojas for sharing these openings at the Social Science Research Council where he works. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki–shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Several openings
Posted by: Social Science Research Council
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Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Overview:
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) employs a diverse workforce in the United States at our headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, as well as internationally. Benefits include health, dental, vision, disability, life, and gym reimbursement; pension plan and tax savings programs; and generous vacation and sick leave. Student loan and tuition reimbursement are available for all full-time staff, and provisions are made for professional staff to continue their development as professional social scientists.
In addition, the Council offers a wide range of internship opportunities to current, recent, or returning students. Most internships are unpaid or carry small stipends.
We encourage you to apply for the specific openings that have been listed and summarized below. Be sure to follow the link to more detailed information on necessary qualifications, employment terms, and application procedures. Read More
Job: Associate Director (Japan, Asia) for Pharma Research co. (Illinois)
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Posted originally by Steven Sundstrom to the JETAA Chicago LinkedIn group. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Associate Director, Area & Affiliate, (JAPAC) Japan, Asia Pacific
Posted by: AbbVie
Type: Full-time (some travel)
Location: Abbott Park, Illinois
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott. AbbVie combines the focus and passion of a leading-edge biotech with the expertise and capabilities of a long-established pharmaceutical leader to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world’s most complex and serious diseases. In 2013, AbbVie will employ approximately 21,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries.
Primary Function / Primary Goals / Objectives:
Primary contact for Japan and Asia Pacific Region in Regulatory Affairs. Responsible for developing and implementing regulatory strategies for products in assigned therapeutic areas, for filing and MAH approvals in Japan and Asia Pacific Region. in conjunction with Global Regulatory Lead(GRL), Global Regulatory Product Team(GRPT), and affiliate local teams. The Associate Director will ensure application of best practices and compliances on regulatory activities internally and externally for filings and agency interactions. Read More
Job: Executive Director – Japan-America Society of Northern California (SF)
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Thanks to JET Alum Grant Thompkins for passing on this listing. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Executive Director
Posted by: The Japan Society Of Northern California
Type: Full Time
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: Compensation commensurate with qualifications with bonus opportunity; salary range available upon request.
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
The Executive Director, serving at the will of the Board of Directors, is chief executive officer of the Society with responsibility for day-to-day management and operations of the organization. This includes working with the Board on strategic plans, formulating the annual business plan and budget, gaining approval for said plan by the Executive Committee and the Board, active fundraising, and managing the staff and other resources of the Society to achieve the business plan. The Executive Director is an ex officio member of the Board. Read More
Japan UK Careers Seminar – Tues Nov 12
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Via JETAA UK. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Job: Artisans of Luxury – 4 openings (NYC)
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Thanks to JET Alum Elizabeth Mandel (Yokohama-ken, 1992-93) who works in Sales & Marketing for the company for sharing these JET-relevant listings. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: 4 openings at travel planner Artisans of Luxury
Posted by: Artisans of Leisure
Type: Full Time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview of openings:
1.) Luxury Travel Expert
Artisans of Leisure is looking for extremely knowledgeable, sophisticated, well-traveled professionals to work in our New York City office.
Ideal applicants will have lived, worked, and/or traveled extensively in international destinations. Applicants should be familiar with the main cultural highlights of a wide range of countries in each region as well as be familiar with a variety of special-interest attractions and activities, including local arts, cuisine, history, customs, luxury hotels and resorts. Travel industry experience is not necessary. An ability to articulate your passion for cultural travel within these destinations is.
This creative, multi-tasking position includes the following responsibilities:
•Working one-on-one with affluent travelers to customize private international tours based on firsthand travel expertise and experience
•Product development: designing, costing and creating new tours and related materials
•Writing for tours, newsletters, website, blog and other collateral materials
•Research related to tours and special interests (culture, food, family activities, art, architecture, gardens, historic attractions, etc.)
•Assisting with administrative projects and activities
•Using own initiative to develop new activities, destinations, and partnerships
•Other creative and design projects and sales activities
•Attending events related to travel Read More
Job: ESL Full-time faculty position at American University in Kosovo
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Via the Hunter MA TESOL list serve. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Instructor For Foundational English
Posted by: American University in Kosovo (A.U.K.)
Type: Full Time
Location: Kosovo
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
The Academic Support Center at the American University in Kosovo (A.U.K.) seeks a full-time experienced TESOL teacher to steer the university’s Foundation English program. The Foundation English program prepares students to achieve the high competence in English writing and comprehension skills needed for successful transition to the regular degree courses offered at A.U.K. in conjunction with its partner-institution, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York.
Position & Responsibilities
The university seeks a candidate for a non-tenure track, renewable full-time faculty position to teach foundational English classes to A.U.K. students whose English skills do not meet entry requirements for the higher level RIT English courses. The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching English Foundation and Basic Writing courses, curriculum development, student and faculty workshop development, training and supervising undergraduate English tutors as well as directing and developing the Academic Support Center. Read More
Job: Teacher of History, Geography, Economics and Social Studies – Teikyo School, Buckinghamshire (UK)
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Thanks to JET Alum Nic Klar (author of “My Mother is a Tractor”) for passing along this interesting job listing at a Japanese boarding school in the UK. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Teacher of History, Geography, Economics and Social Studies
Posted by: Teikyo School
Type: Full Time
Location: Buckinghamshire
Salary: Dependent on experience and qualifications
Start Date: April 2014
Overview:
Teikyo is a Japanese boarding school offering a senior high school education to Japanese students aged from 15 to 18 years old. The school follows the curriculum laid down by the Japanese Ministry of Education; all teaching is conducted in the Japanese language.
We require a well-qualified, enthusiastic teacher to start from April 2014 to teach History, Geography, Economics and Social Studies. There may be a requirement to stay overnight in the school dormitory as a duty organiser once a week.
A teaching qualification recognised by the Ministry of Education in Japan and fluency in the Japanese language are essential. Salary is dependent on experience and qualifications but is expected to be in the range of £20,000 to £30,000. Accommodation on site may be available.
Please apply in writing to the Headmaster, Teikyo Foundation UK Ltd, Framewood Road, Wexham, Bucks SL2 4QS.
Closing date: 8th November 2013.
Teikyo Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with previous employers and the DBS.
http://www.tes.co.uk/job/Teacher-of-History–Geography–Economics-and-Social-Studies-170267/s_cid/48
Job: Melbourne Consulate – Political/Economic Research and Analysis Officer (Australia)
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Thanks to Eden Law for sharing this posting. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Political/Economic Research and Analysis
Posted by: The Consulate-General of Japan
Type: Full time position
Location: Melbourne
Salary: Decided according to your personal history and professional experience etc. Wages paid monthly.
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
The Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne is seeking a Political and Economic Research Analyst. Reporting to Japanese Consuls, the successful candidate will examine issues related to Australian political and economic affairs, and discharge other related duties as required.
Primary Accountabilities:
a) Analysis and preparation of reports on relevant political and economic issues. Monitoring the media and important press releases to keep watch of important political and economic events.
b) Liaison with various government departments and other bodies.
c) General support to Consuls, including arranging meetings and drafting correspondence.
d) Preparation of speeches and letters.
e) Other duties as required.
f) Working at consulate events. Read More
Job: JTB – Online Content Coordinator (Sydney, AU)
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Via JETAA New South Wales. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Online Content Coordinator
Posted by: JTB Australia
Type: Full Time
Location: Sydney (CBD, Inner West & Eastern Suburbs)
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
JTB is an established international travel company with a strong presence in Australia. We pride ourselves on providing our customers with the best possible travel experience.
We are currently seeking an Online Content Coordinator to join our web team in Sydney CBD Office. The successful candidate will have a great understanding of the online world and be a self starter, motivated, organized and have great interpersonal skills. Read More
Job: Senior Advisor Clinical – Japanese Fluency (CA)
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Via JETAA Northern California. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Senior Advisor Clinical – Japanese Fluency
Posted by: Abbott
Type: Full-time/ Day shift
Location: Santa Clara, California
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Abbott is a global healthcare company devoted to improving life through the development of products and technologies that span the breadth of healthcare. With a portfolio of leading, science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott serves people in more than 150 countries and employs approximately 70,000 people.
Primary Job Function:
A senior-level scientist that is fluent in reading, writing, and speaking formal Japanese is needed to provide clinical science support for both coronary and core medical devices in Japan. This support consists of (a.) actively participating in Japan strategy meetings, (b.) writing/translating protocols or Informed Consent Forms (or amendments), clinical study reports, and publications, (c.) providing clinical trials.gov updates for all Japan clinical trials (required by US Public Law 110-85), (d.) attending clinical trial team meetings (conducted in Japanese), (e.) addressing PMDA regulatory questions about clinical data, (f.) liaising with top interventional cardiologists to provide scientific support, (g.) updating investigator brochures or IFUs, (h.) supporting Japan audits, (i.) providing scientific support to the commercial team, and (j.) attending Japanese investigator or advisory board meetings. Read More
Around Japan in 47 Curries: Yamanashi Fruit
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Tom Baker (Chiba, 1989-91) is writing a 47-part series of posts on his Tokyo Tom Baker blog, in which he samples and comments on a curry from a different prefecture almost every week. Here’s an excerpt from his 14th installment, in which he explores whether or not Yamanashi Prefecture fruit is a good curry ingredient:
Grapes and wine are Yamanashi’s most famous products. The cultivation of grapes dates back about 1,300 years, apparently beginning with a monk who had a vision of Buddha holding a bunch of them. Wine production didn’t get started until the 1868-1912 Meiji era, but there are now more than 80 wineries in the prefecture, making about 40 percent of Japan’s domestic wine.
In 2007, the prefecture was No. 1 in grape production, at 51,400 tons, well ahead of second-place Nagano with 30,700. It was also first in peaches (54,100 tons, ahead of then second-place Fukushima at 27,800) and plums (6,660, ahead of second-place Wakayama at 3,280).
While driving through Yamanashi Prefecture a couple of weeks ago, I picked up some grape and peach curries at a highway rest stop…
Autumn Widdoes at the Japan Writers Conference
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Autumn Widdoes (Okinawa, 2010 – present) is “a teacher, a writer, and a performance/hybrid-theater artist whose work explores the multiple intersections between written and spoken language and movement/dance.” She recently finished a dance theater video that will soon appear on her website, but you can also see it here. Her upcoming projects include a Nov. 2 lecture and workshop at the 2013 Japan Writers Conference titled “Performative Words: Writing for and Making Performance.” Here’s the official description:
Autumn Widdoes (photo by Melissa Campenile)
How do you enter into a new language with only the performative words that you know? This performace lecture will discuss how to create work for performance in Japan (performance art, poetic narratives for movement/dance theater, and plays), how to find both non-Japanese and Japanese collaborators/actors/performers to stage the work, and how to cultivate an audience, with a particular focus on doing this outside of the major cities and without networks. Additionally, we’ll discuss how to incorporate and enfold personal experience, the writing and unwriting of oneself into the texts, working with translations (and “anti translations”), and engaging with new language(s) and their complexities in one’s work without using it/them as simplistic ornamentation.
For details on the Japan Writers Conference, visit its site HERE.
To learn more about Autumn, visit her site HERE.
