Job: IT System Administrator – HTM Corporation (Tokyo)
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Position: IT System Administrator
Posted by: HTM Corporation
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Status: Full-Time
Overview:
As an IT System Administrator, you will be responsible for providing technical support including installation, configuration, documentation, licensing, monitoring and maintenance for HTM’s systems, networks computers and servers. Ongoing training provided. This is a great opportunity for growth and career development.
HTM is a growing firm based in central Tokyo providing finance and administration services to foreign companies in Japan. HTM is a learning organization where people develop their personal skills and learn international business practices. With many projects run by teams, there are many opportunities to practice leadership skills. In addition an hour is set aside every day for team learning. HTM provides an excellent opportunity to start your career and develop your personal and business skills in a friendly and international environment.
Job: English Instructor – Kobe College High School (Nishinomiya)
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Position: English Instructor
Posted by: Kobe College High School (http://www.kccjee.org/#!about2/c46b)
Location: Nishinomiya, Japan
Status: Full-Time; Two year contract
Salary: 4,691,200 yen (~$38,000US)
Start Date: April 1, 2016 (Contract period from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2018)
Overview:
Gottschalk Teachers of English at Kobe College High School teach students in grades 7-12. The term is for two years, with a possibility of extensions being offered for up to a total of a five-year stay, and begins on April 1st. Subsidized housing, travel and shipping expenses, and language study are provided.
Detailed information regarding salary, accommodations, and vacations can be found here: http://media.wix.com/ugd/ffc365_337c25de33c54103ae4ba97acc8e1d0b.pdf
Kobe College was founded by Congregational missionaries in 1875 for the education of young Japanese women and is located in Nishinomiya, a suburb of Kobe and Osaka. It offers high quality education based on Christian principles and is well known as one of the best women’s schools in Japan. In 2005, its Junior High School division was recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Education and Science for offering one of the very top English language programs in Japanese junior high schools. Read More
JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘Monkey Business Volume 5’
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“Monkey Business is a magnetic force that attracts writers who can create magical kingdoms in a single page.” (A Public Space)
By Brett Rawson (Akita-ken, 2007-09) for JQ magazine. Brett is a writer, translator, and Ramen Runner. He has an MFA in Creative Writing Non-Fiction from The New School, and his writing has appeared in Narratively and Nowhere magazine. He is also co-founder of the quarterly publication The Seventh Wave and founder of Handwritten, a place in space for pen and paper.
After reading Monkey Business Volume 5, the image of a blender might pop into your mind. Perhaps this is because it is almost summer and you have recently begun making smoothies in the early morning. Or perhaps this is because you came across the description Monkey Business as genre-defying, which made you think of cross-genre, blending boundaries, and thereafter, the physical image of the object itself: the blender.
But most likely, this is because you read the opening vignette to Monkey Business, “Photographs Are Images,” by rising Japanese writer Aoko Matsuda, which ends as such:
Everything you’ve read up to this point has been images. […] These strings of letters are images. These chains of words are images. Stories are images. The story you’re reading this very minute is an image.
Carefully selected as the opener to Volume 5, this year’s Monkey Business is all about ways of seeing, and perceiving, images and the imagination, and objects and subjects.
13 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) Office Administrator Position Available at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Full details about the position can be found here
<http://www.smcm.edu/hr/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2015/05/office_administrator_ie.pdf>.
Qualifications for this position include:
– High school diploma or GED equivalency required, Associate’s Degree preferred;
– Proficiency with data entry and spreadsheets, as well as with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher, etc.) and Google products (Gmail, Google docs, etc.);
– Demonstrated experience working with budgets and processing payments, preferably in an international context;
– Great customer service and ability to work with students, faculty, and staff;
– The ability to multitask, and work in a fast-paced environment;
– Strong verbal and written communications skills and good organizational skills;
– A minimum of three years of full-time employment in the secretarial/administration field.
Any combination of education and experience, which has provided the necessary knowledge and skills to fulfill the requirements of this position, may be considered.
Employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
Please follow the application instructions below carefully since only those submitted through the Interfolio system will be considered.
To apply, please submit a detailed cover letter outlining your interests in and qualifications for the position, a resume, and a list of three references online at apply.interfolio.com/29599 <http://apply.interfolio.com/29599>. Email inquiries may be sent to Mandy Reinig at arreinig@smcm.edu. College location and additional information may be obtained by accessing our website at http://www.smcm.edu/hr
Review of resumes will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. St. Mary’s College of Maryland (www.smcm.edu) is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
*St. Mary’s College of Maryland is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.*
Job: Director, Investor Relations — United Way Worldwide (DC)
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A great JET-relevant opportunity shared by JET alum Eileen Lin who works for the organization. Posted by Mia Nakaji Monnier, freelance writer and Online Editor of The Rafu Shimpo, a Japanese American daily newspaper based in Los Angeles. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Director, Investor Relations
Posted by: United Way Worldwide
Location: Washington, DC
Status: Full-Time
POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for building relationships to increase support from Strategic Partners in Japan and Korea, implements and manages a comprehensive fundraising plan (actually raises the money) to address community needs. Strong faciliative and strategic leadership skills along with ability to build relationships, drive funding priorities, focus on business development and expand relationships across the corporate platform. Partner with local United Ways to determine strategies and techniques with the appropriate information to help ensure our customers achieve the desired results and to provide necessary information and data to those United Ways to help them achieve their community goals. Identifies emerging business leadership and industry trends and develops corporate alliances to solicit large philanthropic commitments. Based in Tokyo, Japan but frequent domestic and international travel will be required.
Job: English Advisor/Editor — Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN (Switzerland)
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Via JET alum Susan Pegues who is the one leaving the position after 7 years. Posted by Mia Nakaji Monnier, freelance writer and Online Editor of The Rafu Shimpo, a Japanese American daily newspaper based in Los Angeles. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: English Advisor/Editor
Posted by: Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Status: Full-Time
Description:
The Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, is seeking an English Advisor/Editor.
Duties include the following:
・proofreading, editing, and/or drafting speeches and statements written in English on a wide range of issues to be delivered primarily at the conferences of the United Nations and its specialized agencies as well as other Geneva-based international organizations, including the Human Rights Council
・writing/editing various correspondence from the Mission, including press releases, letters, documents, etc.
・advising diplomats on the appropriate wording and tone on diplomatically sensitive issues
・some translation of speeches or documents from Japanese to English
・accompanying diplomats to UN meetings to assist them in gathering information
Qualifications:
Candidates must be native English speakers.
In addition, they must:
・have impeccable English grammar, proofreading, writing, and editing skills. Professional experience a plus.
・be computer literate, especially Windows XP, Outlook, and Word.
・have a university degree in English, journalism, international relations, Japan Studies, or other related field. Graduate degree a plus.
・have at least 2-kyu level qualification on the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test.
・have a strong interest in international affairs and current events.
・have an eagerness to live and work overseas in an international environment. Experience a plus.
Desirable but not necessary:
・prior experience working with a Japanese organization
・prior professional experience translating from Japanese to English
・French language ability
Candidates will be assessed on their writing and translating ability as well as level of experience and education.
Compensation:
Starting salary will depend on educational level and experience.
Health insurance is covered in part by the Mission.
Pension Program available.
Relocation costs will not be covered by the Mission.
No housing allowance will be given.
How and whom to apply:
Please email a one-page cover letter and a resume (CV) of no more than two pages as an attachment to masahiro.tada@mofa.go.jp. Candidates will be notified by e-mail. No phone calls please. Deadline for submission is midnight, 22 June 2015 (Geneva time).
Job: Assistant Correspondent — Hokkaido Shinbun Press (London)
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Great JET-relevant opening received directly from the publication. Posted by Mia Nakaji Monnier, freelance writer and Online Editor of The Rafu Shimpo, a Japanese American daily newspaper based in Los Angeles. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Assistant Correspondent
Posted by: Hokkaido Shimbun Press (Japanese newspaper)
Location: London, UK
Status: Part-Time
Salary: £14,440 (yearly), transportation expenses
Start date: beginning of August 2015
Overview:
The Hokkaido Shimbun Press is looking for an Assistant Correspondent for our London Bureau, which is located on Fleet Street, central London. You will assist the foreign correspondent to prepare articles to be published in Japan, and handle Bureau administration. The Bureau covers political, economic, cultural news from the UK and other European countries.
The Hokkaido Shimbun Press was established in 1942, and its head office is located in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Newspapers are published twice daily. The morning edition has a print run of over 1 million copies, the evening edition approximately 0.5 million.
Flexibility is essential as though you will work for 3 or 4 days a week, you will occasionally be required to work overtime.
Candidates should note that this is NOT a writing position. In addition, although the ability to work in Japanese is a requirement, it should not be your principal reason for applying for this position.
4 Jobs in International Education
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(1) Executive Director for Princeton in Africa
Princeton in Africa is now hiring for the Executive Director position. Intended start date is mid-September. More information is available at www.princetoninafrica.org/about/join-our-team<http://www.princetoninafrica.org/about/join-our-team>
This is a great opportunity to lead a small, dynamic team to make life-changing fellowship opportunities possible across the African continent.
Princeton in Africa (PiAf) is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission to develop young leaders committed to Africa’s advancement. Since 1999, PiAf has placed nearly 400 Fellows in 35 African countries with more than 70 organizations. The program is open to graduates from any accredited U.S. college or university, and is highly selective, with an approximately 10% placement rate. Learn more at www.princetoninafrica.org <http://www.princetoninafrica.org>
The new Executive Director should be a dynamic leader with strong initiative who can lead Princeton in Africa as it continues to strengthen the fellowship program and plan for strategic growth. Please see attached job description or visit our website<http://www.princetoninafrica.org/about/join-our-team> for more information.
The application deadline is June 30th, but we are encouraging people interested in the position to apply earlier as candidates will be reviewed on a rolling basis. To apply, please email a resume, cover letter, and salary history to piafjobs@gmail.com<mailto:piafjobs@gmail.com> Read More
Justin’s Japan: Nippon in New York — Pokémon Symphony, Hiromi, Kamijo, ‘ROBOT,’ AnimeNEXT
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“Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions” debuts at the Theater of Madison Square Garden June 6. (Princeton Entertainment)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories.
After an unusually chilly spring, it’s finally starting to feel like summer. Enjoy some seasonal events this month that celebrate the best of both fine art and pop art.
This month’s highlights include:
June 4-5, 6:30 p.m.
New York Japan CineFest 2015: Program 1 & Program 2
Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue
$12, $10 students/seniors, $8 members
Co presented by Asia Society and Mar Creation, Inc., New York Japan CineFest highlights some of the most exciting new voices in cinema, presenting two nights of short films by emerging Japanese and Japanese American filmmakers. The first night features all-new works made within the last year, while the second night’s program spotlights female directors and is followed by a Q&A with Ema Ryan Yamazaki (Monk by Blood) and Hazuki Aikawa (Reflection). The first night’s program is followed by a reception.
June 4-7, 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Hiromi Trio Project featuring Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips
Blue Note Jazz Club, 131 West Third Street
$40, $55
Part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival! A native of Hamamatsu, Japan, Grammy-winning pianist and composer Hiromi Uehara is one of the world’s top young international performers in jazz. As part of the Trio Project with bassist Anthony Jackson (Paul Simon, the O’Jays, Steely Dan, Chick Corea) and drummer Simon Phillips (the Who, Judas Priest, David Gilmour, Jack Bruce), her passionate and incendiary keyboard work has been a shining light on the jazz landscape since her 2003 debut. She takes up a four-night residency at the Blue Note in support of her latest album with the Trio Project, Alive, which was released in 2014.
June 5-6. 7:30 p.m.
Kota Yamazaki/Fluid hug-hug OQ
Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street
$25, $20 Japan Society members
Global traditions flow together in this latest work by Bessie Award-winning choreographer Kota Yamazaki. Inspired by Japanese ritual poetry readings held at the Imperial Palace, Yamazaki’s OQ (ōkyu is the phonetic reading of the Japanese word for “palace”) features dancers from diverse cultural and dance backgrounds including Western contemporary, butoh and hip-hop. Within a space designed by award-winning New York architect collective SO-IL that complements the dancers’ fluid motions, Yamazaki’s palace, with its own rituals and customs, comes to life before your eyes. The Friday, June 5 performance is followed by a MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception.
For the complete story, click here.
I’ll Make It Myself!: Ful Medames with Fresh Fava Beans
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L.M. (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11) is the editor of The Ishikawa JET Kitchen: Cooking in Japan Without a Fight. Ze works in international student exchange; writes I’ll Make It Myself!, a blog about food culture in Japan and the US; curates The Rice Cooker Chronicles, a series of essays by JETs and JET alumni on the theme of cooking/eating and being alone in Japan; and admins The JET Alumni Culinary Group on LinkedIn.
Fresh fava beans one of the delights of spring in Japan. Learn how to measure and prepare them in this Japan-friendly recipe!
Japan Local: Inakadate Rice Field Art
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Mel T (Aomori-ken, 2007-2012) is a Canadian living and working in Towada City, Aomori. For more information about events, sightseeing, restaurants, etc. in Towada City, and around Aomori Prefecture & Japan, visit her blog at http://towada-city.blogspot.com.
2014 Inakadate Rice Field Art
Inakadate Village (Aomori Prefecture) has a long history relating to rice. The site of an ancient rice field dating back to the mid-Yayoi Period (300 B.C.～300 A.D.), the Tareyanagi Iseki was discovered in Inakadate in 1981. This was a significant find as until its discovery, it had been believed that rice fields were not cultivated in Tohoku during the Yayoi Period. The Tareyanagi Iseki was designated a National Historic Site on April 11, 2000.
To celebrate and promote its history of rice production, Inakadate began offering rice planting experience tours. In order to make the experience more interesting, they decided to use different coloured rices to draw a picture of Mt. Iwaki with the words 弥生の里いなかだて (Yayoi no sato Inakadate) meaning “Yayoi Village Inakadate.” This was the humble beginning of rice field art–although at the time it was not referred to as “art” but simply as “rice characters” (稲文字 ine moji）.
Since its beginnings as “rice characters,” the drastic improvement in technological and artistic levels have made Inakadate’s rice art an increasingly popular site for both domestic and international tourists. It has proved so popular that in 2012, a second rice field art site was started at the Michi no Eki (Roadside Station) Inakadate “Yayoi no Sato.”
The theme for 2015’s rice field art is “Gone with the Wind” for the main site and “Star Wars” for the second site (Michi no Eki Inakadate “Yayoi no Sato”).
15 Jobs in International Education
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(1) Study Abroad Advisor & Outreach Coordinator, University of Southern California
The Office of Overseas Studies in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is accepting applications for the position of Study Abroad Advisor & Outreach Coordinator (Student Programs Advisor I).
Description: The Study Abroad Advisor & Outreach Coordinator serves as the primary advisor for all aspects of an assigned portfolio of study abroad programs; manages relationships with partner institutions; plans and executes pre-departure orientations; collaborates with faculty members and academic advisors in academic planning, curricular integration, and articulation; coordinates services with other offices on campus; facilitates problem resolution; contributes to the unit’s risk management and responds to health and safety issues; collects and analyzes data for various types of reports; conducts program reviews; and assists in new program development. The person in this position takes the lead in promoting study abroad programs to students; fosters support from faculty, academic advisors and others; plans and executes outreach/promotion that values inclusion and diversity; takes charge of the unit’s website and print materials; organizes events such as study abroad fairs; organizes re-entry programming; and recruits and manages a team of study abroad ambassadors. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The University reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.
Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree, two or more years of experience in education abroad advising and/or program coordination, one year or more studying and/or working abroad, a high level of proficiency in at least one foreign language, outreach/marketing experience, and experience creating and managing web content.
The University of Southern California values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.
Instructions: Please apply via the USC Careers website at https://jobs.usc.edu/. The job requisition number is 1003482. No phone calls or emails please. Read More
Job: Travel Consultants — InsideJapan (Japan, UK, Colorado)
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Thanks to AJET’s Ashlie O’Neill for forwarding this on, a request from InsideJapan Tours who have posted to JETwit before. Posted by Mia Nakaji Monnier, freelance writer and Online Editor of The Rafu Shimpo, a Japanese American daily newspaper based in Los Angeles. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Travel Consultants
Posted by: InsideJapan
Location: Bristol, UK; Boulder, CO, USA; Nagoya, Japan
Status: Full-Time
“InsideJapan Tours are again hiring Japan experts for a fantastic opportunity in one of our three offices, Bristol UK, Boulder USA and Nagoya Japan. The job is the ideal next step for those departing Japan, or those keen to extend their stay in Japan and try a new challenge.
Details are below. Closing date is 1st June, and jobs start 10th Aug.
https://www.insidejapantours.com/about-us/jobs/
We would love to hear from JETs and ex-JETs!”
Job: Associate TV News Producer – Tokyo Broadcasting System (NYC)
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Received directly from the company. They mentioned that they’ve hired JET alums in the past and had good experiences. Posted by Mia Nakaji Monnier, freelance writer and Online Editor of The Rafu Shimpo, a Japanese American daily newspaper based in Los Angeles. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Associate TV News Producer
Posted by: Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
Location: NYC
Status: Full-Time
Start Date: Immediate position available.
Payment: Entry level position with full time and overtime payment.
Company: Tokyo Broadcasting System International, Inc.
The New York News Bureau of Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) is seeking an energetic, professional individual to fill an Associate TV News Producer position.
TBS is one of the oldest and largest television and radio broadcasting networks in Japan and broadcasts nationally via 28 affiliate stations. The New York Bureau covers news primarily in the United States for broadcast in Japan.
Job: Publicity Coordinator — JICC, Embassy of Japan (DC)
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Position: Publicity Coordinator
Posted by: Embassy of Japan
Location: DC
Status: Full-Time
“JETAADC Community,
This is David Baasch (Hokkaido 2008-2013) the new Technology Chair.
I am just letting everyone know that the Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC is looking for a new Publicity Coordinator. See details and instructions on how to apply below.”
