Job: Colgate University Off-Campus Study Coordinator (NY)
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Posted by Sean Pavlik (Fukui-ken, 2010-12), International Programs Officer for the DC-based Congressional Study Group on Japan. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Colgate University has a job opening for an off-campus study coordinator with responsibility for administering a dynamic portfolio of semester-long and short-term faculty-led programs. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who requires minimal direction to achieve goals and who enjoys being part of a fast-paced, collaborative team. The position is also responsible for advising students throughout all stages of the off-campus study cycle (pre-departure, abroad/off-campus, re-entry). Master’s degree plus experience coordinating faculty-led programs abroad and advising students in an academic setting preferred.
A full position description
<https://careers.colgate.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=157023>
is available on the Colgate University website.
Job: Penn State Education Abroad Adviser
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Posted by Sean Pavlik (Fukui-ken, 2010-12), International Programs Officer for the DC-based Congressional Study Group on Japan. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
The Directorate of Education Abroad at Penn State has a position open for an Education Abroad Adviser. A description of the job and a link to the job application are included for your reference. For priority consideration please apply by November 23rd. Please do not send direct inquiries.
Job Title: Education Program Associate 3 (Education Abroad Advisor)
As the locus for one of the University’s primary strategic goals, the University Office of Global Programs (UOGP) is an area of growth and opportunity for those seeking a career in the field of international education. An Education Abroad Adviser (EAA) provides guidance and information to students on the availability, value, and academic appropriateness of study-abroad programs within the designated geographical regions. The Directorate of Education Abroad (EA) is within the University Office of Global Programs, the EAA reports to the Executive Director of Education Abroad and works closely with the Associate Director of EA and the EA Records Team. The EAA is expected to be committed to the field of international education and to be comfortable with the use of information technology.
Responsibilities are varied and include a mix of the following: preparing and updating information on EA programs within StudioAbroad; advising students both in one-on-one and group sessions; organizing promotional strategies; addressing groups of students, parents, and faculty; coordinating student exchange programs; advising on financial aid policies and education abroad scholarships; responding to inquiries about study abroad; preparing pre-departure information and orientation sessions; assisting Associate Director with application review and student selection; collaborating with appropriate crisis response team members in the case of student emergencies abroad; maintaining supportive and constructive communication with students during the advising, application, study abroad, and return stages. Read More
Job: Emerson College, Boston Campus – Administrative Assistant
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Posted by Sean Pavlik (Fukui-ken, 2010-12), International Programs Officer for the DC-based Congressional Study Group on Japan. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Job Description
- Provide administrative support to the Offices of Internationalization and Global Engagement [IGE], International Study and External Programs [ISEP], and International Student Affairs [ISA].
- Serve as primary intake for all three offices and answer phones, supervise student workers, process time sheets, process purchase order requisitions, make travel arrangements, schedule appointments, order supplies and greet visitors to the office.
- Assists with applicant processing for ISEP programs, maintain and update internal applicant databases, wait lists, organize and maintain program files, generate student emails and correspondence.
- Process ISEP program deposits, payments, and fees and maintains accurate payment records.
- Processes International Student Identity Cards (ISIC).
- Work with colleagues in Los Angeles and in the Netherlands to keep them up to date with current student status and program information.
- Become Designated School Official (DSO) to assist ISA with processing immigration travel documents, SEVIS registration and other related matters.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Education (including hardware, software, and equipment)
Job: Berkeley College – International Admissions Advisor (NYC)
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Posted by Sean Pavlik (Fukui-ken, 2010-12), International Programs Officer for the DC-based Congressional Study Group on Japan. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Job Opening: International Admissions Advisor
Location: Berkeley College, New York City
Position Description: The International Admissions Advisor will work with international applicants and prospective students for all of Berkeley’s Locations. The advisor will be expected to respond to walk-in, phone and e-mail inquiries; meet with those requesting information, offer tours, and continuously work toward the growth of Berkeley’s International Student Population. The Advisor’s role will also involve file review and processing of acceptance packages. Local travel will be expected to ESL schools, college fairs, and high schools.
Candidates should have excellent customer service skills, experience studying or working internationally, attention to detail. Bachelor’s degree required and Master’s degree preferred.
For more information and to apply, click here.
Job: Voltage, Inc. – Game Translation (Remote)
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Thanks to JET alum Alyssa Hoey of Voltage for letting us know that her company is looking to hire again. See below for details. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Bi-Lingual English/Japanese Advisor
Posted by: The Creative Group
Location: Remote
Voltage, Inc. is looking to expand its lineup of translated games and is in need of Japanese to English translators who have experience translating scripts for video games. Voltage is a pioneer in the field of romance simulation apps for a female audience in Japan and continues to lead the industry.
Japanese: http://koi-game.voltage.co.jp/
English: http://koi-game.voltage.co.jp/romance/index.html Read More
Job: Jobs @ Center for Applied Linguistics (D.C.)
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A few openings at the Center for Applied Linguistics in DC. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Posted by: The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
Location: Washington D.C.
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) currently has the following job vacancies:
Language Testing Specialist, Grades 6-8
Language Testing Specialist, K-12
Post Doctoral Psychometrician
Professional Development Specialist New
Test Development Assistant New
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Let’s Talk Japan, Episode 26 – DISCO International Bilingual Recruiting
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Let’s Talk Japan is a monthly, interview format podcast covering a wide range of Japan-related topics. Host Nick Harling (Mie-ken, 2001-03) lived in Japan from 2001 until 2005, including two great years as a JET Program participant in Mie-Ken. He practices law in Washington, D.C., and lives with his wife who patiently listens to him talk about Japan . . . a lot.
In this episode, Nick speaks with JET Program alumni Catherine Rackley (Chiba-ken 2005-06) of DISCO International, a human resources firm specializing in Japanese-English bilingual recruitment. Whether you’re currently job searching or just curious about bilingual employment possibilities, this episode is full of useful information.
If you have not already done so, be sure to follow the podcast on Twitter @letstalkjapan and leave a positive rating/review in iTunes.
Job: Bi-Lingual English/Japanese Advisor – The Creative Group(NJ)
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Via Indeed. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Bi-Lingual English/Japanese Advisor
Posted by: The Creative Group
Location: Essex County, NJ
Type: Full-time
Job: Full-time Driver, Administrative Section – Japan Consulate (Chicago)
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Via JETAA Chicago webletter. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Full-time Driver, Administrative Section
Posted by: Japanese Consulate at Chicago
Location: Chicago, IL
Type: Full-time
Responsibilities
Drive official car safely.
Other duties as assigned. Read More
Job: Assistant, Economic Affairs Section – Japan Consulate (Chicago)
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Via JETAA Chicago webletter. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Assistant, Economic Affairs Section
Posted by: Consulate General of Japan at Chicago
Location: Chicago, IL
Type: Full-time
Key Responsibilities
・ Monitor economic developments in 10 Midwest states
・ Assist in an annual survey of Japanese companies in the Midwest
・ General office matters, including Japan-related inquiries and correspondence Read More
JQ Magazine: The 18th Japanese Film Festival — More Films, More Countries
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The 18th Japanese Film Festival. Better than any other Japanese Film Festival in the Northern Hemisphere except Japan. (Courtesy of JFF)
By Eden Law (Fukushima-ken, 2010-11) for JQ magazine. Taking full and outrageous advantage of being a JETAA member, Eden returns again this year to watch and review the 18th Japanese Film Festival, now covering both Australia and New Zealand, with more films than ever. It’s so big that both himself and Rafael Villadiego (Nagasaki-ken, 2010-13) will shoulder the burden of covering this, the biggest and best method of (legally) watching Japanese films outside of Nippon.
The 18th Japanese Film Festival continues in Auckland (6-12 Nov), Sydney (13-23rd Nov) and Melbourne (27 Nov-7 Dec).
The 18th Japanese Film Festival became a pan-Oceanic film festival this year with the inclusion of New Zealand, making it the largest Japanese film festival in the world. The program includes over 60 films, some of which have barely just made it to the movie theatres in Japan, such as Samurai of the Dead, Japan’s action-packed foray into zombie lore, mixed with the historical legend of the Shinsengumi. And speaking of a connection to that famed group, the guaranteed draw card would be the Rurouni Kenshin trilogy, shown in their complete collection for the first time. The live-action adaptation of the manga and anime series about the itinerant samurai hero with a bloody past screened to sold-out venues in some cities.
However, there are other notables this year as well, such as the award-winning Pecoross’ Mother and Her Days, called the best film of 2013 by domestic Japanese film magazines. Watching a parent deal with dementia is not exactly feel-good movie material, but audiences have responded positively to its poignant and lighthearted treatment of the subject, which is based on the best-selling autobiographical manga of the same name. In a less lighthearted tone, Kiyoshi Sasabe returns with two films, one of which is Tokyo Refugees, based on the novel Tokyo Nanmin by Tetsuzo Fukuzawa, and explores the world of the homeless in Tokyo through the life of one character whose life spirals out of control.
No festival like this would be complete without anime entries, and this year sees strong entries from two different generations: from the master Osamu Tezuka (he of Astro Boy fame) comes the second Buddha film in the ongoing adaptation of his epic, 10-year work on the story of Siddharta; and from the brash new generation (with an assist from Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo), an anthology of four shorts called Short Peace, billed as “reclaiming anime for grown-ups.” Studio Ghibli’s The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (read JQ’s review here) is also showing, although in smaller cities, probably to avoid conflict with the Studio Ghibli mini-festival that overlaps with this event in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
“Visually, the film is a treat, as the animators have combined elements of Japanese anime with Hollywood CGI-style animation.” (Walt Disney Pictures)
By Lyle Sylvander (Yokohama-shi, 2001-02) for JQ magazine. Lyle has completed a master’s program at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and has been writing for the JET Alumni Association of New York since 2004. He is also the goalkeeper for FC Japan, a New York City-based soccer team.
When the Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment in 2009, it became inevitable that the superheroes in the comic book canon would find themselves headlining their own Disney movies. That notion came to fruition in 2012 when Disney released Marvel’s The Avengers, followed by the Thor, Iron Man and Captain America sequels. The lesser-known comic book superheroes collectively known as the Guardians of the Galaxy made their debut in 2014 and grossed an astounding $765 million worldwide.
Coming on the heels of that release is the latest Disney-Marvel collaboration, Big Hero 6—the first to be produced by its animation division. Unlike the other films, Big Hero 6 is aimed at the family audience so that it can entertain young children as well as teenagers and adults. It shares more in common with another Disney subsidiary named Pixar than its Marvel brethren. While it does not attain the high standards set by Pixar in such films as Toy Story, Monsters Inc. and The Incredibles (let’s face it—nothing does), it is an entertaining and fun movie.
Presumably the characters in Big Hero 6 are not well known outside the realm of comic book fandom—they don’t have the name recognition of Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, etc. But the absence of brand recognition comes with a pair of trump cards: low preconceived expectations and the element of surprise. Many in the audience will be introduced to the characters and world of Big Hero 6 for the first time—and it is a remarkably innovative world.
Job: Programme and Administrative Services Officer – UNU-IAS (Tokyo)
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Via Idealist. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Programme and Administrative Services Officer
Posted by: United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Type: Full-time
Overview:
Grad: Graduate Assitanceship for Colorado State U’s Global & Sustainable Enterprise MBA (Colorado)
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Rocky Mountain JETAA member Shelby Sacks (Nagano-ken, 1996-99) is specifically seeking a JET alum to participate in this very unique opportunity. This was originally posted a few weeks ago and is being posted again to make sure JET alums are aware of it. Please feel free to contact Shelby with any questions.
Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Posted by: Colorado State University – Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA
Location: Colorado
Overview:
A JET Alumni is now a Program Manager for a very unique MBA and is reserving a graduate assistantship for the right JET alumni.
As a JET alumni, I know you are starting to think “What’s next?” I also know a few things about JET’s…We have a passion for making the world a better place, we’ve seen a lot in our travels and aren’t happy with the status quo, we welcome opportunities to reach beyond our comfort zone and we enjoy working on tough challenges with a close-knit group of like-minded people. Read More
Job: Operation Staff and Sales Rep positions with Japanese conference room rental company (NYC)
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Two positions via Actus Consulting. If you apply, please make sure to indicate that you learned of the listing via JETwit. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Operation Staff
Posted by: Japanese conference room rental company
Location: New York, NY
Type: Full-time
Company Information: a pioneer in the meeting and event venue industry in Japan. We provide a wide range of venues to fulfill diversified customers’ needs from social gatherings to corporate events. Founded in 2005, and headquartered in Tokyo and today comprises of over 120 conveniently located conference centers nationwide. Has international conference centers in Shanghai and Hong Kong. We now introduce our first location in New York. Read More
