Job:Travel Sales Specialist – Japan / Asia (Encinitas, CA)
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Thanks to Xander Peterson, JET Program Coordinator at the Consulate in SF, for passing on this interesting jet relevant job 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: Travel Sales Specialist Japan / Asia
Posted by: Global Basecamps
Type: Full-time
Location: Encinitas, CA
Salary: 40K – 65K annually
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
A small travel company is looking for a highly motivated pro-active individual to join our team as a Asia Travel Specialist. The ideal candidate will work directly with customers in sales capacity, building, booking, and selling international trips. This is a full time position with competitive performance based compensation and benefits. Located North of San Diego in Encinitas but is open to the right candidate working remotely. Read More
Job: Education Content and Communications Manager (NY)
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Via The Foundation Center. 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: Education Content and Communications Manager
Posted by: AFS Intercultural Programs
Type: N/A
Location: New York, New York
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Working with a large number of internal and external stakeholders around the world, your job is to help foster a network of learners and educators, focusing on content development and communications/visibility for the AFS Education; Intercultural Learning (ICL) Services Department. You will be a key representative of AFS helping to build our educational efforts and enhance our value proposition; preparing people to live, work and lead in an increasingly interconnected world; in service of the AFS mission and within the context of the larger global education marketplace. You have a strong background in intercultural relations theory and practice, as well as strategic communications (including marketing/public relations/advocacy), and are an excellent communicator; both verbally and visually; who sees both the big picture as well as fine details. Read More
Job: Administrative Coordinator, Japan Studies
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Via JETAA Chicago. 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: Admin – Secretary and Administrative Assistants
Posted by: Johns Hopkins University – Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Type: Full Time
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Start Date: N/A
Overview Position:
The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a leading graduate school of international relations, educating students for professional careers in government, business, journalism, international organizations, academia and nonprofits. SAIS enrolls about 600 full-time students in Washington, D.C., primarily in the school’s two-year Master of Arts program. Approximately 30 percent of the students are non-U.S. citizens coming from more than 70 countries. About 190 students study at the Bologna Center in Italy while about 200 students attend the Hopkins-Nanjing Center in China. To learn more about SAIS, visit www.sais-jhu.edu. Read More
Job: Manager of Overseas Admissions Counseling (Student Recruiting) based in Tokyo
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Via JETAA Chicago. 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: Manager of Overseas Admissions Counseling (Student Recruiting) based in Tokyo
Posted by: Temple University, Japan Camps
Type: Full Time
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Start Date: August 1, 2013
Overview Position:
Lead and manage the Overseas Admissions Counseling Office which is responsible for all aspects of recruiting students from overseas for TUJ’s Undergraduate Program and assist in achieving the university’s targets and goals
Primary Responsibilities:
•Develop and execute overseas recruiting strategies.
•Increase the number of inquiries and applications for the Undergraduate Program while improving the overall quality of new students.
•Supervise and coach other members of the Overseas Admissions Counseling team.
•Manage the budget for Overseas Admissions Counseling.
•Provide information about TUJ programs to prospective students, parents, teachers, administrators at high schools and community colleges, and others.
•Plan, organize, and complete recruiting trips overseas throughout the year visiting high schools, community colleges, and international schools, and attending conferences and fairs. Read More
Shizuoka sardine curry
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Tom Baker (Chiba, 1989-91) is writing a 47-part weekly series of posts on his Tokyo Tom Baker blog, in which he samples and comments on a curry from a different prefecture each week. Here’s an excerpt from his seventh installment, about Shizuoka Prefecture.
Shizuoka Prefecture, southeast of Tokyo, includes Japan’s highest point (the 3,776-meter summit of Mt. Fuji) and its deepest bay (the 2,500-meter deep Suruga Bay), for a total altitude difference of 6.2 kilometers (just shy of four miles). And the Shizuoka curry I sampled this week had a very Japanese flavor: umami.
In case the word umami is new to you, here’s the basic concept: Humans enjoy eating salty things because we need a certain amount of salt to live, and we enjoy sweet things because natural sweetness indicates that a food contains readily available energy. Similarly, the flavor known as umami is appealing because it indicates that a food is protein-rich. Meat, seafood and cheese all have their own special kinds of deliciousness that cannot be characterized as sweet, salty, sour or bitter. That category of flavor is called umami.
Thanks to JET alum, and owner of Howalnd Tutoring Service, Todd Swenson 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: In Home Tutor
Posted by: Howland Tutoring Service
Type: part time
Location: Westchester County, NY
Salary: $34/hour, $44/hour if English/Japanese bilingual
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Howland Tutoring Service provides one-on-one ESL and schoolwork tutoring to Japanese students with limited English ability ranging from kindergarten age to adults. The tutoring is done in the client’s home, so tutors must provide their own automobile transportation. Our students live in the Rye/Harrison and Scarsdale areas of Westchester County, NY and the Greenwich, CT area. Tutoring is done during after school hours and in the evenings. We are looking for experienced, knowledgeable, energetic and friendly tutors to work with our students on a regular, long-term basis.
Qualification:
Tutors should minimally have a college degree, but ESL and or teacher certification and experience working with Japanese students is preferred.
Closing Date:
December 31, 2013 (Tuesday)
Application Procedure: Please forward your resume to Todd Swenson at swenson.howland@gmail.com
Posted by Celine Castex (Chiba-ken, 2006-11), currently programme coordinator at CLAIR Tokyo.
CLAIR is currently in the process of revising and updating the Teaching Material Collection, a compilation of teaching resources from current and forme
r JET participants. We are interested in collecting activity reports for our new section on Special Needs Schools from current and past JET participants. We are looking for original ideas for activities which you have used in your classes and which you feel could be effectively used in other JET participants’ classrooms for special needs students.
Please describe and outline your activity in accordance to the following format when filling out each section.
– Activity Title
– Submitted by: [Write your first and last name here.]
– Contracting Organisation: [Put the name of your current/past contracting organisation.]
– Target Group: [e.g. “ES 5th year,” “JHS,” etc.]
– Target Disability Group: [Visually impaired students, Hearing impaired students, Health impaired students]
– Difficulty Level: [Fundamentals: alphabet, colors, simple sentences, etc.; Basic Conversation: simple dialogue, direction giving, etc.; Conversational: attempting actual, guided conversation on a given topic; Other: to be precised, etc.]
– Activity Objective: [Write the goal of this activity. Example: “To practice asking and giving directions.”
– Procedure: [Explain the activity in clear and concise terms.]
– Materials and Preparation: [List the materials needed for the activity and how they are to be prepared and used.]
– Division of Roles for JET and JTE: [Write what the JET should be responsible for doing and what the JTE should be responsible for doing in terms of preparation and execution of the activity.]
– Suggestions and Advice: [Write any practical tips or advice you may have for making the activity run more smoothly and effectively. Also, if you have any troubleshooting advice, please write it here.] Read More
Job: University Job openings in China
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Via Hunter College 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: English Instructors
Posted by: Nanyang Normal University
Type: Contract term
Location: China (Henan)
Salary: 6500-7000 Yuan per month depending on qualifications and experience
Start Date: The beginning of September 2013
Overview:
University Job openings in China Nanyang Normal University is an undergraduate institution of higher learning in Henan Province of China. The university has about 1400 full-time faculty and 23,000 full-time students.
The main course the English teachers will teach is Oral Communication. You will be free to develop your own curriculum based on your experience and the needs of the students. The teaching requirement is 20 teaching periods a week (one period is 45 minutes). Class sizes are normally 15-25 students. Read More
Posted by Gemma Villanueva (Fukushima, 2008-11) on behalf of fellow JET alum Vinnie Burns.
JET alum Vinnie Burns is doing a critical study for his masters programme. His topic is on the motivation and job satisfaction of ALTs on the JET Programme. His particular interest will be to investigate what school leaders and managers can do to improve the motivation and job satisfaction of ALTs.
If you are interested in participating in his study, he has two different questionnaires — one for current ALTs and one for former ALTs. You only need to fill out the one which applies to you.
Former ALTs: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nLXFph_DFKldFPP0vmqtXg-lrOVjNp6ptSFbeHxzj6k/viewform
Current ALTs: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-die2kh_-THKKTqlI6ofGxmx3_DwRFPkMSi9vB8bETk/viewform
Job: Director, Stanford Program in Kyoto
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Thanks to JETAANY Board Member Clara Solomon 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: Director, Stanford Program in Kyoto
Posted by: Stanford University
Type: Full Time
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Salary: N/A
Start Date: Target of November 1, 2013, or sooner
Overview:
The Bing Overseas Studies Program at Stanford University is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Director for its program in Kyoto, Japan. Applicants are encouraged to respond promptly. This is an immediate opening with a target start date of November 1, 2013, or sooner.
Stanford University is one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions and is known for its entrepreneurial character and its relationship to Silicon Valley. Areas of excellence range from the humanities to social sciences to engineering and the sciences.
The Stanford Bing Overseas Studies Program offers study abroad programs for Stanford undergraduates to enhance their overall educational experience. Now in its 54th year, the program sends about 50 percent of each graduating class abroad during their time as undergraduates.
The Stanford Program in Kyoto was founded in collaboration with the School of Engineering, and has since provided students of engineering and other disciplines the opportunity to fit language immersion and practical classroom experience into their busy schedules. The program welcomes students in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The program is hosted on the Doshisha University campus, located at the heart of Kyoto. Doshisha is one of Japan’s leading private universities with over 25,000 students and a diversity of programs. Read More
Job: ESL student services coordinator position – Kansas State University
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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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Position: Student Services Program Support Coordinator
Posted by: KSU Office of International Programs
Type: N/A
Location: Manhattan, KS
Salary: $32,000-$34,000 based on education and experience
Start Date: Tentative: August 2013
Overview:
Kansas State University, Office of International Programs, invites applicants for the position of Student Services Program Support Coordinator. This position reports to the Assistant Director in the English Language Program.
Job Responsibilities: Student Service Coordination (80%)
•Assist in pre-placement and placement meetings; assist with academic advising of students; and assist with the teacher and student appeals of placement (internal to the ELP).
•Improve retention by advising the probation/dismissed/reinstated students (internal to the ELP).
•Assist students in special non-life-threatening situations such as traffic tickets, housing problems, roommate problems.
•Help students with issues that affect their academic success such as study habits, absences and cultural adaptation.
•Help identify learning opportunities outside the ESL classroom, such as conversation partners, volunteer activities and auditing classes.
•Conduct follow-up interviews with students to determine if their needs have been met. Read More
Job: Actus – Business Development Coordinator @NPO (Midtown NY)
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Via Actus Consulting. 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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**Note: If you apply, please make sure to mention that you learned of the listing via JETwit.**
Position: Business Development Coordinator
Posted by: Actus Consulting
Type: N/A
Location: Midtown, NY
Salary: $37K
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
A non-profit Japanese government related organization that promotes trade and investment opportunities for business and companies in the United States and Japan. Provide clients with vital market entry information and a strong support system in order to help them successfully expand their operations overseas. Helped an array of US companies successfully launch their business in Japan, and help business succeed overseas. Read More
Job: Job opening up at the Consulate General of Japan (San Francisco)
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Thanks to JET alum Alexander Peterson (Miyazaki-ken, 2009-12) 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: Cultural Affairs Coordinator
Posted by: Consulate General of Japan
Type: N/A
Location: San Francisco
Salary: Starting salary is commensurate with experience
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
The Japan Information Center (JIC) is the educational, cultural and public affairs division of the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco serving Northern California, Central California and Nevada. Its primary role is to promote a better understanding and deeper appreciation of Japan and its culture by providing information and educational programs to the public. JIC facilities include an internal research library, multimedia archive, conference space and display area for Japanese cultural artifacts and artwork by Bay Area and Japanese artists. Read More
Job: Language Center Director (Teaneck, NJ)
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Via Indeed.com. 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: Language Center Director
Posted by: ELS
Type: Full-Time/Part-Time
Location: Teaneck, NJ
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
If you are looking to make a difference in students’ lives, join our team at ELS! Over the past 50 years, ELS has helped one million students meet their English language study goals by providing a unique experience and intensive English immersion programs of the highest caliber. ELS English programs are offered for students who wish to attend a college or university in the USA or Canada, need Business English to further their career or simply want to explore. With over 60 locations across North America, ELS allows our students to select the study environment and program that is right for them. Read More
Job: Director of ESL/PALS (NJ)
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Via Indeed.com. 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: Director of ESL/PALS
Posted by: Rutgers University
Type: N/A
Location: Newark, NJ
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Reporting to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, directs the Program in American Language Studies (PALS), which provides English language instruction and services as necessary to approximately 400 intensive ESL students enrolled annually in PALS and, as needed, to the approximately 1000 international students enrolled at Rutgers-Newark. This position supervises a Program Coordinator and Program Assistant who assist with program administration. This position manages all PALS academic, administrative, financial, and personnel operations. As Director of a financially self-supporting academic unit, this position develops and implements marketing strategies, actively engages in recruitment, and seeks and develops new program opportunities that meet the instructional needs of internal and external stakeholders and that generate new sources of revenue. The position oversees the successful delivery of services to students; fosters and maintains communication with partners within and external to the University. This position oversees TOEFL and IELTS test administration; coordinates English language proficiency testing of undergraduate and graduate students in coordination with academic units. This position is responsible for recruiting, hiring, and training instructional and support staff; ensures professional treatment of staff; regularly evaluates staff and instructor performance. Read More
