Justin’s Japan: Nippon in New York — Nippon in New York: Musicals, origami, the GazettE, Keiko Matsui, Sakura Matsuri
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Japanese Kyogen Theater featuring Manzo Nomura IX comes to Asia Society April 14.
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories.
Spring has sprung in the Big Apple, and that means one thing: a new season of sounds, colors, and spectacular performing arts to match the blossoming sakura trees throughout the city.
This month’s highlights include:
Friday, April 1, 7:00 p.m.
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway
$30 advance, $25 seniors, $35 day of show
Shunzo Ohno, one of the most versatile and influential trumpeters in modern jazz, returns with ReNew, his 16th album as a leader. ReNew injects elements of traditional jazz, hip-hop, spoken word, and free jazz, creating a tapestry of modern jazz that is distinctly his own. With “recovery to discovery” in mind, the genre-defying album is a testament to those affected by catastrophic events that have taken place throughout the world including the 2011 tsunami in Japan. The concert performance will begin with the documentary film Never Defeated: The Shunzo Ohno Story, which is based on Ohno’s powerful life experiences. The music for the film centers on The International Songwriting Competition Grand Prize award song (featured on ReNew), “Musashi.”
April 4-28
Origami in Action: A New Approach to Applied Origami
RESOBOX, 41-26 27th Street (Long Island City)
Free, opening reception Friday, April 8, 7:00 p.m.
Origami is the art of paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese culture. In modern usage, the word “origami” is used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin. The goal is to transform a flat sheet square of paper into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques. Today, origami is truly a global phenomenon. Best known for making pop-up comic books, artist Sam Ita was asked by emerging Italian publisher Nui Nui to create a series of origami books, beginning with paper planes. Continuing the series, he collaborated with two other innovative origamists: jewelry and fashion designer Adrienne Sack, and dragon aficionado and champion pumpkin carver Paul Frasco. Their colorful works will be revealed in this special exhibition.
April 8-23
Japan Sings! The Japanese Musical Film
Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street
$12/$9 Japan Society members, seniors & students EXCEPT screening of You Can Succeed, Too + Opening Night Party: $15/$12 Japan Society members, seniors & students
This spring, Japan Society celebrates the astonishing yet little-known world of Japanese musical films. The series focuses on the golden age of the “popular song film” starring teen idols and TV stars from the ’50s and ’60s. It also reaches back to prewar singing samurai and forward to twenty-first century genre mashups—10 songful cinema gems all on 35mm! Musical performance in these films incorporates Japanese musical tradition as well as the utopian space of the Hollywood musical to create a rich commentary on the intimate and unequal relation between Japan and the U.S. This series is guest curated by Michael Raine, Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Western University, Canada.
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Job: Speed Reporter – Brightwire (Multiple Locations)
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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, an ALT currently living in Toyota City. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Speed Reporter
Posted by: Brightwire
Location: Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, Tokyo
Contract: Full-Time
Brightwire is an innovative and fast-growing financial news, data and technology company. Our clients are the leading investment firms, banks and global institutions. Our Editorial team publishes exclusive and informative news, and our Data and Engineering teams develop next-generation technology that powers our editorial process and provides our clients a superior financial news and information platform. Our mission is to inform the financial and economic world. We are headquartered in New York City and have offices in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul.
Role Description:
- Speed Reporters are fast and efficient reporters who are the first to report the latest breaking news to our subscribers.
- They have a deep understanding of how events and information will impact a company’s financial performance and are exceptional reporters.
- Speed Reporters focus on finding and reporting the information that will help inform our subscribers’ investment research and decisions. They dig deep for information and are always looking for innovative approaches to uncover new and important information. They work in a high-speed team environment with many simultaneous demands on their time and attention.
- Speed Reporters pick up and advance stories from other media sources, develop new stories from original public sources, such as regulatory filings, social networks, industry databases and press releases, and conduct interviews with industry experts and company insiders for deeper insights.
- This role is key to our firm’s success and is a primary driver in achieving our firmwide goals and advancing Brightwire’s mission.
Job: Program Assistant/Office Manager – The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation (Washington, DC)
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Position: Program Assistant/Office Manager
Posted by: The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, a non-profit that promotes understanding and cooperation between the United States and Asia, seeks a full-time program assistant/office manager for its Washington, D.C. office. The program assistant/office manager will have responsibilities in four areas: office operations, website management/outreach, program/executive support, and support for the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program.
Responsibilities
- Office Operations
- Maintain office equipment and supplies
- Manage vendor relationships
- Oversee all aspects of IT systems (including hardware, software, and basic support for Foundation staff)
- Oversee D.C. office finances and serve as liaison with Montana-based financial director
- Website Management/Outreach
- Update and maintain Foundation website (using WordPress)
- Manage website upgrades
- Use iContact to distribute Foundation newsletter, announcements, and invitations
- Update and manage office database
- Program/Executive Support
- Provide administrative support for Foundation exchanges and dialogues, including scheduling, logistics, travel arrangements, and program promotion
- Assist President and Vice President with administrative tasks, scheduling, and outreach activities
- Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program
- Assist Associate Director of Programs with day-to-day operations of Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program
Requirements: Competitive candidates will have a degree in Asian Studies, International Relations, or a related field with two or three years of work experience. Japanese language ability strongly preferred. Computer skills and strong written and communication skills are essential. Must be able to work independently and as part of a team. U.S. citizenship or current work visa is required. Position is contingent on continued funding.
WIT Life #299: Portlandia’s Noodle Monster
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WIT Life is a periodic series written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some of the interesting tidbits and trends along with her
own observations.
Last night IFC’s Portlandia Season 6 finale featured a tsukemen ramen monster taking over the town, with potentially disastrous results. This monster was brought to life when leftover tsukemen noodles, intended to be just dipped and not soaked, were dunked into their broth due to a lack of refrigerator space.
At a meeting deconstructing what happened, the Mayor (Kyle MacLachlan) recognizes that it’s as if the noodles were “baptized against their will.” They then realize that the only solution is to dip the noodles again to restore them to their original form, and one proposal is filling a city pool with ramen broth for this purpose. I found the episode’s overall handling humorous, though the Asian cliches felt a bit hackneyed. In conjunction with the episode, IFC is offering the chance to win 10 years worth of ramen!
Job: ESOL Instructor – Chinese-American Planning Council (New York, USA)
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Position: ESOL Instructor
Posted by: Chinese-American Planning Council
Location: Queens, NY
Contract: Part-Time, Monday through Thursday, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m
Started in 1965, the mission of the Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC) is to serve the Chinese-American, immigrant and low-income communities in New York City by providing services, skills and resources towards economic self-sufficiency. CPC’s Adult Literacy Program opened its doors to students in 1998 as an expansion of the successful Workforce Development Division. The impetus for the creation of a literacy program came from the community, by members who were determined to overcome the language barrier in order to assimilate into the American mainstream. Over the last decade, we have experienced enormous growth, both in the number of students we serve and in the scope of our offerings.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Planning, preparing and delivering ESOL training to adult immigrant students
- Managing classroom paperwork – including student attendance sheets, progress notes, student works, make-up session schedules, etc.
- Assisting the Literacy Program Coordinator with student recruitment events
- Working with volunteers and teaching assistants for in-class support and supplemental learning opportunities
- Attending professional development sessions and monthly Literacy Program staff meetings
- Other duties as assigned by the Literacy Program Coordinator
Experience and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Education, English, or related field, with a certificate in TEFL, TESOL, or related English field or Master’s degree preferred
- Minimum of 1 year teaching/classroom experience
- BEST Plus Test Administration Certificate preferred
- Experience with the immigrant community and adult students useful
Application Process: Interested applicants should e-mail a résumé and cover letter to Amy Torres at atorres@cpc-nyc.org with the position’s title and location in the subject line.
Job: Sports Coordinator – Lighthouse Global (Tokyo, Japan)
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Position: Sports Coordinator
Posted by: Lighthouse Global
Location: Jimbocho, Tokyo
Contract: 1 year (renewable)
- Salary: 300 man – 360 man
- Language Requirement: Native English, business Japanese
- Contact: Sawada at Lighthouse Global at sawada@lighthouse-gl.com
Job: Program Administrator – Bucknell University (Pennsylvania, USA)
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Position: Program Administrator, Associated Kyoto Program
Posted by: Bucknell University
Location: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Contract: Full-Time
Primary Function(s): Coordinates all US based activities of Associated Kyoto Program (AKP) with activities at the Kyoto Center. Provides general administrative support for the Chair of the Board of Directors as well as the Board Members from the 13 consortium institutions. Anticipated start date: May 2016.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Represent AKP at Study Abroad Fairs providing information on program and admission requirements with prospective students, parents, and member institutions
- Manage application, interview, selection, and enrollment process, arrange student travel and obtain visas
- Coordinate Faculty Fellow and regular faculty application processes
- Liaise with Faculty Fellows regarding housing, visas, travel and stipends, and with Doshisha University International Center about Fellows
- Communicate extensively with Japanese program staff in Japanese and English
- Process all financial requests and disbursements, including international money transfers and compile financial reports for Board of Directors, annual audit, and tax filings
- Coordinate activities with the member colleges, Kyoto Center, and Agent College Comptroller
- Update publicity materials, applications, and handbooks, and maintain the AKP website including alumni database, application, and student evaluations
- Travel to Executive Committee and Board of Directors meetings (July, October, March) and occasionally to Kyoto, Japan
- Supervise student employees and web technician and provide administrative assistance to Chair and Board of Directors
- Develop alumni network and keep alumni records up to date
WIT Life #298: Sake production and dorayaki creation in film
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WIT Life is a periodic series written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some of the interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations.
This weekend I had the chance to see two fabulous Japanese films being screened here in the city, one documentary and one fiction. The former is The Birth of Sake being shown at IFC, and the latter is Sweet Bean playing at Lincoln Plaza Cinema, both through this Thursday, March 24th.
The Birth of Sake, directed by Erik Shirai who was on hand for a post-screening Q&A, has already won awards at Tribeca and other notable film festivals. I had heard of it in passing a few years back when the Kickstarter campaign raising money for the film took place, and the result is a sneak peek inside the normally cloistered world of sake creation. The film takes an in-depth look at this process carried out by the hard working staff of the 144-year old Tedorigawa Brewery in Ishikawa Prefecture. Their business is unique in that everything is done by hand, whereas the majority of modern Japanese breweries are automated.
Tedorigawa’s workers range in age from 20-70, and one requirement of their grueling job is that they must live at the brewery during the sake-producing six months from October until April (and according to Shirai, due to Tedorigawa’s new popularity thanks to his film, this season has been extended to May!). They are willing to taking time away from their families and home lives to make this sacrifice, and many are veterans of their craft looking to cultivate the next generation of workers. Not only will this film educate viewers about the sake-making process, but it offers a rare glimpse of the people behind it. In particular, I loved the scenes humanizing the workers, like when they were splashing each other in the bath, teasing each other while shopping or breaking out into karaoke after a long day of work.
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ctor Naomi Kawase’s 2015 Sweet Bean (あん or an, sweet red bean paste) is a surprisingly tender film about the creation of an equally treasured aspect of Japanese food/drink culture, dorayaki (どら焼き or red bean pancake). This dessert is ubiquitous in Japan, from pre-packaged types found in convenience stores to freshly made dorayaki at food stalls. The film centers on a dorayaki proprietor whose Read More
JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Julia Inisan, CLAIR Programme Coordinator
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“JET Programme participants are in a very good position to match supply with demand by bringing people together, and there are many great examples of ALTs, CIRs and SEAs using crowdsourcing, social networks, recorded videos, and event planning to support their local community.” (Courtesy of Julia Inisan)
By Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata-ken, 2008-10) for JQ magazine. A former head of the JETAA Philadelphia Sub-Chapter, Rashaad is a graduate of Leeds Beckett University with a master’s degree in responsible tourism management. For more on his life abroad and enthusiasm for taiko drumming, visit his blog at www.gettingpounded.wordpress.com.
Julia Inisan (Kagawa-ken, 2013-15) first visited Takamatsu City, the capital of Kagawa Prefecture in Shikoku, in 2011 on a two-week tea ceremony study tour. That excursion served as a life-changing experience for the Frenchwoman as she fell in love with the city and decided to apply for a spot as a CIR there.
As a JET, Inisan has established herself as a valuable member of her local community, working diligently to attract tourism to the area and promote it on a global stage. But Inisan’s work in Japan has been far from limited to just Shikoku: She currently works to support the next generation of JETs as a programme coordinator for CLAIR. JQ caught up with her to discuss her history and blossoming career in Japan.
What attracted you to Japan in the first place?
As an elementary school student, I was fascinated by mythology and folklore and started reading classics like the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) translated into French. I was also moved by the aesthetics expressed in works such as Murasaki Shikibu’s novel The Tale of Genji and Hayao Miyazaki’s movie Princess Mononoke, and I decided to study Japanese in high school to learn more about the archipelago’s traditional culture.
I then had the opportunity to study for one year at Higashi High School in Kitakata, where I fell in love with Fukushima Prefecture’s gorgeous landscapes, and later at Kyoto University, another life-changing experience. What kept me coming back each time was the kindness of the locals, which helped me feel at home despite the cultural differences.
What made you decide to become a CIR, and what was that like compared with your previous experience living in Japan?
I was a CIR in Takamatsu City from 2013 to 2015. I had always wanted to work for the Japanese local government and promote lesser-known areas of Japan, which is why I applied for the job. As I already had strong connections to Takamatsu, receiving my acceptance letter was one of the happiest moments of my life.
I was Takamatsu City Office’s first CIR. Without a predecessor, it was difficult for me to grasp the extent of my responsibilities at first. Fortunately, I received great advice from the CIRs working at Kagawa Prefecture and from my JET Programme sempai. Finding a good balance between work, volunteering, and private time was also challenging, but my experiences with the local community have been incredibly rewarding.
You currently work as a programme coordinator for CLAIR in Tokyo. How did that opportunity come about, and what kinds of things are you responsible for?
When my two-year contract ended in Takamatsu, my contracting organization encouraged me to apply to be a programme coordinator job at CLAIR. I felt very grateful to the JET Programme and wanted to contribute to its development while supporting Japan’s local communities at a global level. I am learning a lot from my Japanese and foreign coworkers at CLAIR, and most of all from the feedback we receive from JET participants.
I currently work on a wide variety of projects, such as planning content for Post-Arrival Orientations and the CIR Mid-Year Conference, revising publications like the CIR Handbook, and directing workshops at ALT Skill Development Conferences. Last year, I was fortunate to work in cooperation with Kagawa Prefecture to welcome back Sophie Le Berre (CIR Kagawa-ken, 1995-97), one of the 12 JET Programme alumni who returned to their former places of work as part of CLAIR’s Satogaeri Project.
I am also part of the team in charge of the JET Programme Video Contest, which started in October last year. We have received lots of awesome submissions from current and former JET participants promoting their regions from their points of view. I am greatly impressed by the quality and creativity of the videos, which you can view and vote for on the contest’s website. I hope more and more JET participants will participate in this initiative, as these videos are helping tourists discover amazing areas of Japan they’ve never heard of. If you are interested in the contest and missed the deadline for the Autumn/Winter edition, don’t worry: from April 7, 2016, you can still participate in the Spring/Summer edition.
4 Jobs in International Education
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Via Carleen Ben (Oita). Posted by Sophia Chan (Sapporo-shi, 2009-2014). If interested in more job listings, join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
(1) COIL Project Coordinator at the SUNY COIL Center
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> Unit: State University of New York Center for Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL Center)
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> Position: COIL Project Coordinator
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> Location: SUNY COIL Center, 18th Floor, 42nd Street, New York, NY
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> Who We Are: The COIL Center is a leader in the emerging field of collaborative online international learning, a teaching and learning methodology that fosters course-based interchange between faculty and students with peers abroad through Internet-based communication tools. The COIL Center has developed a Global Partner Network of higher education institutions around the world committed to this format, through which it supports the development of COIL course partnerships. COIL classes may be fully online but are more often offered in blended formats with face-to-face sessions at both schools, while collaborative student work takes place online.
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> General Function:
> The COIL Project Coordinator will contribute to the success of the COIL Center’s ongoing projects, most notably by providing pedagogical, administrative and logistical assistance for all areas of our Stevens Initiative-supported project. This will involve facilitating faculty and institutional partnerships between members of the COIL Center’s Nodal Network of SUNY campuses and international institutions in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. The Project Coordinator will also support our program of professional development for faculty and staff as they construct COIL courses and programs, contribute to content and resources available on the COIL Center website, and development of pedagogical best practices.
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> Qualifications:
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> Educational Background – Baccalaureate or equivalent required. Master’s or other advanced degree is preferred.
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> Required Qualifications:
> * At least three years background working in education, preferably in supporting faculty and/or teaching and learning in a higher education context
> * Experience using instructional design concepts, Web 2.0 applications, and learning management systems (e.g. Blackboard, Angel, Moodle, etc.) in an educational context
> * High level of competence in Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel and Word
> * Direct knowledge of international education and cross-cultural exchange
> * Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with a variety of stakeholders
> * Demonstrated exceptional written, verbal, and presentational communication skills
> * Strong organizational and project-management skills and ability to balance multiple priorities
> * Willingness to travel both within New York and in the MENA region as assigned
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> Preferred Qualifications:
> * Teaching experience involving collaborative online international (or similar) courses, ideally at the higher education level
> * Moderate fluency in Arabic
> * Research and publications in the field of collaborative online international learning
> * Experience with leading and/or supporting language teaching in the online environment
> * Experience living, studying or working abroad, ideally in the MENA region
> * Past involvement in the organization and preparation of grant budgets and reports
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> Specific Responsibilities:
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> Stevens Initiative Project Responsibilities
> * Contribute to the development of the Stevens Initiative project’s goals and activities
> * Contribute to project administration including writing quarterly reports, managing project budgets and booking plane tickets and hotels for travelers
> * Facilitate partnership building between faculty/institutions in the MENA region and SUNY
> * Participate in outreach and intake process for new participant campuses in the MENA region
> * Support the pedagogical and professional development of the project (as outlined below)
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> Professional Development Responsibilities
> * Providing pedagogical, instructional design, and process support for faculty and staff developing COIL-enhanced courses with international partners, including developing, expanding and refining in-person and online training materials and workshops
> * Serve as facilitator for COIL Center’s professional development projects
> * Contribute to development of outcomes-based assessment criteria for COIL-enhanced courses/programs
> * Other duties as assigned
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> Project Coordination Responsibilities
> * Ongoing correspondence with Nodal Network and MENA region coordinators and other institutional stakeholders
> * Organization of COIL Center visits to potential and existing MENA and COIL Network campuses
> * Contribute to content, resources and community building activities on COIL Center websites
> * Assist in development of program marketing materials (e.g. brochures, website content, etc.)
> * Other duties as assigned
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> Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Excellent benefits
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> *Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter. To view the full listing and application please visit http://systemrf.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=69467. Please feel free to email coilinfo@suny.edu if you have any questions. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. More details on careers at the Research Foundation for SUNY can be found at http://www.rfsuny.org/About-Us/Careers/.
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> As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, the Research Foundation will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin and veteran or disability status.
Life in Japan: How a 1 Year Stay Becomes a Decade
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By Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12) from his podcast Discussions with Dao. Jon works as a speech coach and personal trainer.
For the people who want to go to Japan, what’s your story? For the people who left, how’d you know you had enough? For the people who continue to stay, what’s your reason?
In this episode, Andy Morgan shares his ties to Japan. This is a great listen for anyone who’s planning to stay in the country after they finish JET. (Hint: learn the language!)
Andy’s first appearance detailed more of his roots and Intermittent Fasting knowledge. If you enjoyed that, be sure to check out the varying degrees of fitness talk in his second appearance,third appearance, and fourth!
Job: International and Graduate Affairs Fellow – Ohio State University (Ohio, USA)
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Position: International and Graduate Affairs Fellow
Posted by: Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Contract: Full-Time
Job: Assistant Director, Outreach and Publicity – Institute of International Education (New York, USA)
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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Assistant Director, Outreach and Publicity
Posted by: Institute of International Education
Location: New York City, New York
Contract: Full-Time
IIE is among the world’s largest and most experienced international exchange organizations, dedicated to increasing the capacity of people to think and work on a global and intercultural basis. Founded in 1919 as an independent, non-profit organization, IIE is committed to delivering program excellence to a diverse range of participants, sponsors and donors.
The Assistant Director, Outreach and Publicity is a new position with the dynamic Fulbright Outreach and Publicity team. The Fulbright Student Program Outreach team is responsible for the recruitment to the U.S. Student Program, print / digital media and publications, and press for the Fulbright Student program. This position is an exceptional opportunity for someone with fantastic team and project management skills and proven experience with social media marketing strategy. The position focuses on four key areas: day-to-day management of the Fulbright Student Outreach Division; ensuring that key milestones and deliverables are met; managing two to three direct reports; and responding to time sensitive ad hoc reports as requested by the sponsor or IIE senior management.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright Program operates in over 160 countries worldwide. Approximately 8,000 grants are awarded annually. Since its inception in 1946, more than 360,000 Fulbrighters have participated in the program.
Job: Socio-Cultural Coordinator – ELI (Canada)
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Positions: Socio-Cultural Coordinator
Posted by: ELI
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Contract: Full-Time
The ELI seeks to provide language instruction, introduce Canadian culture, and encourage intercultural understanding and interaction among students from different countries. The Coordinator researches, develops and implements an overall plan to complement the formal instructional component of the program through a wide range of out of class activities and the creation of an appropriate environment in the ELI building. This position is responsible for the planning, direction, leadership, supervision and evaluation of every facet of the Socio-Cultural area. The Coordinator is responsible for hiring UBC students as Cultural Assistants and otherwise promotes the interaction of our students with UBC students. Reports to the Managing Director, manages 1 Head Cultural Assistant, 1 Program Assistant and a team of 15 to 25 cultural and student assistants.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Responsibilities
- Researches, plans, implements, manages and evaluates all socio-cultural activities and events.
- Oversees program expenses/budgets and informs Administrative Director of any large variances.
- Consults with Directors, Coordinators and Head Teachers to design socio-cultural programs for each ELI program.
- Ensures activities are appropriate for international student’s language levels.
- Recruits, trains, supervises, evaluates, and mentor/coach Socio-Cultural staff.
- Develops and implements a training program for cultural assistants.
- Communicates and implements ELI objectives, standards, policies and procedures.
- Develop and communicate socio-cultural program goals to staff, ELI Executive and other stakeholders.
- Reviews and revises policies and procedures, explaining policies and procedures to staff and students .
- Develops & updates handbooks and guidelines for cultural program staff as required.
- Recommends rules and procedures for the encouragement/requirement of the use of English by English language students on the ELI premises and at all ELI events.
- Ensure students’ understanding of their Health Insurance coverage in BC. Liases with other UBC iMED stakeholders and other ELI program/department coordinators to implement health insurance policy.
- Creates socio-cultural content for ELI marketing and social media.
- Develops a system to ensure that all payments are received, recorded and deposited; determines refunds and/or authorizes changes to activity selection, if necessary.
- Liaises between students and cultural assistants, instructors and program coordinators.
- Liaises extensively with businesses and tourist attractions in B.C. and UBC Faculties, departments, International Student Centre, UBC clubs, etc., to research, develop and implement new Socio-Cultural programs.
- Represents Socio-Cultural Programs Office and the ELI at meetings and functions, both on and off campus.
- Represents the ELI locally, nationally and internationally as required.
- Other duties as required.
WIT Life #297: 人魚に会える日 (Girl of the Sea)
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WIT Life is a periodic series written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some of the interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations.
Last week I returned from a short business trip in Japan when Tokyo was enjoying unseasonably warm weather. People were in t-shirts over the weekend, and with 梅 (ume, or plum blossoms) already in bloom an early 桜 (sakura, or cherry blossom) season is predicted for this year (if only I could have stuck around for a few more weeks…). However, this morning’s Japan news reported the weather dipping back down to chillier temps, so who knows when actual blooming will take place. Stay tuned to the 桜前線 (sakura zenzen, or cherry blossom front)!
While in Tokyo I had the chance to check out the film 人魚に会える日 (Ningyo ni aeru hi or Girl of the Sea), made by 20-year old Okinawan director and Keio University student Ryugo Nakamura. He made his debut at age 13 with the film やぎの冒険 (Yagi no bouken or The Catcher on the Shore), and has produced over 30 movies, amazingly prolific for his young age! After debuting in Okinawa, Girl of the Sea had a limited four-day run at the cool venue Eurolive in Shibuya (which also houses the Tokyo Film Academy). Nakamura created the film in collaboration with his classmates over two weeks of their summer vacation.
In the Q&A after the movie he detailed how in addition to the efforts of these classmate volunteers, the actors were kind enough to drive themselves from Naha (Okinawa’s capital city) to the northern city of Nago when they realized how limited the film’s resources were. I was particularly starstruck by the participation of one of my favorite Japanese singers/songwriters, the Okinawan artist Cocco. Nakamura recounted how during an intense scene Cocco has with two high schoolers who were overwhelmed to be acting with her, she put them right at ease.
Girl of the Sea deals with the theme of the proposed Futenma Marine Corps Base relocation and how the base issue affects Okinawans, especially young people. This topic is of extreme interest to me since I Read More
