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Position: Asian Studies Program Assistant
Posted by: University of Pittsburgh
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Contract: Full-Time

Thanks to the University of Pittsburgh for passing along the following job opening.

The Asian Studies Center is seeking a Program Assistant to provide administrative and programmatic support for developing community engagement programming in the field of Japan Studies. The Program Assistant will promote Japan Studies across a broad range of disciplines and languages, in engagement activities coordinated with the Asian Studies Center, other units of the University, K-16 teachers and students, local internationally engaged organizations, other major universities, community colleges and Title III/Title V- eligible institutions. The Program Assistant will work with faculty, staff, students, K-16 educators, pre-service and in-service teachers to develop outreach materials about Japan Studies.

Primary duties include:

• 1. Cultivate connections with local community groups.
• Support Japan Studies Faculty activities.
• Organize and implement events and workshops that support dialog and networking to foster a deeper understanding of Japan.
• Assist with all aspects of programming including registration, video conferencing, technical troubleshooting, and recording of online events. The Program Assistant will manage the scheduling, logistics, publicity, and information for a range of Japan Studies activities. The Program Assistant may also be asked to assist the Asian Studies Center with other events and programs as needed.

Application Process: For more information and to apply, please click here – https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_staff_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=23007025&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York

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Position: Counsular Staff, Visa Officer
Posted by: Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Contract: Full-Time

Thanks to JET alum, Kaile Reyes (Hokkaido-ken, 2017-2022) for passing along the following job opening.

General consular matters including security issues Visa-related responsibilities, which include:

• Adjudicate immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications for non-Japanese travelers traveling to visit, work, live, etc. in Japan.
• Answering phone calls including inquiries such as simple application procedures and complex cases regarding Japanese consular policies and regulations, etc.
• Assist visa applicants in completing necessary forms and documentation.
• Review visa applications based on criteria set forth by the office
• Interview applicants to ascertain information pertaining to their visa applications

Application Process: For more information and to apply, please click here – https://www.la.us.emb-japan.go.jp/pdf/position_available202309E.pdf

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Position: Assistant/Associate Professor, Premodern Japanese Literature
Posted by: Yale University
Location: New Haven, CT
Contract: Full-Time

Thank you to our friends at the American Association of Teachers of Japanese for this Job Posting.

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale University seeks to make a tenure-track appointment at the rank of either assistant or associate professor in premodern Japanese literature and/or related humanities fields, to begin July 1, 2024. The search invites applications from scholars whose research focuses on pre-20th century topics and who are able to teach Kobun/Bungo. 

We encourage applications from scholars with any area of specialization in the humanities, including those whose work is interdisciplinary, traverses multiple East Asian languages, and/or is comparative in method. We also welcome scholars whose work engages with forms of premodern language other than Kobun/Bungo and/or have expertise in related fields such as paleography, manuscript cultures, visual and performance cultures, and material history. Applications from early-career scholars are particularly welcome.  The teaching expectation is normally four courses per academic year, plus service to the program.

Requirements:

• The appointee must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree or have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. at time of hire. 
• Applicants should have native or near-native fluency in Japanese.

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Position: Advanced Japanese Conversation Class Teacher
Posted by: Sakura Gakuen Japanese Language School
Location: Remote
Contract: Part-Time

Thank you to our friends at the American Association of Teachers of Japanese for this Job Posting.

Sakura Gakuen, founded in Sacramento in 1903, is seeking a teacher to teach the Fall Term of its adult, Advanced Conversation Class on Zoom.  Classes are currently held on Wednesdays from 5:25 PM to 6:50 PM PST via Zoom.  This is an immediate opening, as we have remaining classes running from 9/6 to 12/13/2023.

Candidate must:

• be a native Japanese Speaker
• have a post-secondary education (BA)
• have teaching experience
• have a green card , working visa, or US citizenship
• must have their own device and wifi to connect with class
• be looking for a long-term position

The Advanced class instructor will be working under the guidance of Masako Thomas Sensei, Dean of the Adult Program.

Application Process: Please email your résumé and cover letter to thomas@sakuragakuen.org.

Sakura Gakuen Japanese Language School was established in 1903 in Sacramento, California.

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Position: Assistant Professor of Japanese, Tenure Track
Posted by: Vassar College, Chinese & Japanese Department
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Contract: Full Time

We seek candidates who specialize in Japanese Language and Literature or related studies. We are particularly interested in candidates whose expertise is premodern Japanese literature and who are able to teach courses in a broader East Asia context. Responsibilities include teaching Japanese language courses at all levels; teaching Japanese Studies courses (in Japanese and in English translation); advising Japanese majors and correlates (minors); and mentoring senior projects/theses as well as independent intensive studies.

Native or near-native proficiency in both Japanese and English is required. Successful candidates must have a doctorate degree in a related field by time of appointment and a record of, or potential for, excellence in college teaching and scholarship.

The Department of Chinese and Japanese at Vassar College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Japanese beginning August 2024.

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Position: Temporary Staff for Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme
Posted by: Embassy of Japan in Jamaica
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Contract: Full Time

Thanks to JETAA Jamaica Country Rep, Orrette Muir (Ishikawa-ken, 2015-2017) for passing along the following job opening.

Core Function: This staff is expected to perform JET Programme related duties including the following –

• Publicizing the JET Programme
• Handling public inquiries
• Assisting with recruiting and selection of candidates
• Planning and assisting with school visits
• Liaising with the Jamaica Japan Exchange Teacher Alumni Association (JETAA)
• Evaluating and improving programme activities
• Assisting with other JET related duties by the Embassy of Japan in Jamaica.

Qualification & Skills:

• A JET Programme alumnus/alumna.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Comfortable with public speaking.
• Be able to work as a team.
• Japanese language ability is an asset, but not required.

Qualification & Skills:

• A JET Programme alumnus/alumna.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Comfortable with public speaking.
• Be able to work as a team.
• Japanese language ability is an asset, but not required.

Application Process: For more information and to apply, please click here – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xYDtn3-LfAksowMBertCeIisJpnvNvOh/view?usp=sharing

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Position: Adjunct Lecturer
Posted by: CIEE Kyoto
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Contract: Full Time; No Visa Sponsorship

Thanks to JET alumna, Michele Fujii (Shiga-ken, 2010-2013) for passing along the following job opening.

CIEE Kyoto is urgently looking for an instructor to teach a course on “International Finance” to US undergraduate students on a short-term study abroad program in Kyoto in Spring 2024 (Jan 4 – Feb 8, 2024).

As we cannot sponsor visas, only candidates currently residing in Japan with a valid work visa will be considered. Priority will be given to those residing within easy commuting distance of Kyoto.

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JET alum Susan Laura Sullivan will be part of a troika of writers discussing the concept of hybridity at this year’s Japan Writer’s conference. The conference, which is free, will take place in Nagoya on Oct. 14-15.

Here’s the official description of her presentation:

Jane Joritz-Nakagawa, Susan Laura Sullivan, & Marcus Grandon
Collisions, Collages, Collaborations: Using Hybridity Effectively in Your Writing
Panel Discussion

This session will focus on how to employ the concept of hybridity to make fiction, memoir, essay, journalistic writing, poetry, or cross-genre work more exciting for its audience. Examples will be given using excerpts from various published writers, including but not limited to works of the presenters. Things that can be added to a work include visuals, quotations, work in a different genre or language, sound, metaphor, musicality, any type of found work, dialogues, and more. This session is intended to benefit any writer working in any genre or style at any level.

Jane Joritz-Nakagawa has lived in Japan since 1989. Currently she lives in Hamamatsu. She is working on her eleventh full length poetry collection, a novel, short stories and essays. She teaches part time at Shizuoka University but frequents Yatsugatake (Minami maki mura, Nagano) whenever possible.

Susan Laura Sullivan publishes across all genres. Co-editor and contributor to the award-winning Women of a Certain Age (Fremantle Press), she was shortlisted for the 2012 TAG Hungerford prize. Her most recent poetry will appear in Limina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies in the near future. She resides in Japan.

Marcus Grandon is a multimedia artist, writer, musician, researcher, and educator. His work has been exhibited internationally and won awards in multiple genres. He’s a Teaching Fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK, and a university instructor in Japan. Marcus’ artwork is in private collections of people around the world. Marcus presents at conferences internationally and travels frequently. He makes his home in Shizuoka City, Japan. www.marcusgrandon.com.

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Position: Japan-U.S. Exchange Programs Coordinator
Posted by: Embassy of Japan
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time; No Visa Sponsorship

Thanks to the Embassy of Japan for passing along the following job opening.

The Embassy of Japan is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented individual for the Japan-U.S. Exchange Programs Coordinator position at the Public Affairs Section. This individual is primarily responsible for managing the schedules and assisting the activities of the diplomats in the Public Affairs Section, as well as coordinating the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program.

This position’s minimum monthly base salary is $3,500 USD, commensurate with experience.

Application: For more information and to apply, please click here – https://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/job-exchange-programs-coordinator.html

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JET alum and poet Warren Decker will be in the lineup at an Oct. 14 event in Nagoya to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Isobar Press. He and other poets will read from and discuss their work as part of this year’s Japan Writers Conference. The conference, which is free, will take place in Nagoya on Oct. 14-15.

Here’s the official description of the Isobar event:

Isobar Press: Tenth Anniversary Reading

The first publication from Isobar Press, a small press specialising in English-language poetry and poetic translation from Japan, was a book by founder Paul Rossiter, From the Japanese; it was published on 14 October 2013. Ten years and forty-five books later, on 14 October 2023, eight poets and translators published by Isobar, each with their own strikingly different style, gather from Miyazaki, Kobe, Osaka, Shizuoka, Tsukuba and Tokyo to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the press. Paul Rossiter will speak briefly about the history of the press and the motivation behind it, and each author will briefly introduce and read from their work. We hope you will join us for this celebratory reading!

Paul Rossiter has published eleven books of poetry since 1995. After retiring from teaching at the University of Tokyo, he founded Isobar Press, which specialises in publishing English-language poetry from Japan, and English translations of modernist and contemporary Japanese poetry. More information can be found at: https://isobarpress.com

For biographies of the individual readers, please see their author pages on the Isobar Press website:
Janine Beichman: https://isobarpress.com/authors/janine-beichman/
Yoko Danno: https://isobarpress.com/authors/yoko-danno/
Warren Decker: https://isobarpress.com/authors/warren-decker/
Gregory Dunne: https://isobarpress.com/authors/gregory-dunne/
Jane Joritz Nakagawa: https://isobarpress.com/authors/jane-joritz-nakagawa/
Philip Rowland: https://isobarpress.com/authors/philip-rowland/
Eric Selland: https://isobarpress.com/authors/eric-selland/
Christopher Simons: https://isobarpress.com/authors/c-e-j-simons/

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Position: Counsular Staff, Visa Officer
Posted by: Counsulate General of Japan in Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Contract: Full-Time

The Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles is seeking a full-time Consular Staff (specified in VISA-related matters). For those who are interested, please send your response via email by Sep. 22nd. 

Job description General consular matters including security issues Visa-related responsibilities, which include: 

• Adjudicate immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications for non-Japanese travelers traveling to visit, work, live, etc. in Japan 
• Answering phone calls including inquiries such as simple application procedures and complex cases regarding Japanese consular policies and regulations, etc. 
• Assist visa applicants in completing necessary forms and documentation
• Review visa applications based on criteria set forth by the office 
• Interview applicants to ascertain information pertaining to their visa applications 

Working Environment 

• Venue: Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles 
• Hours: Mon-Fri (except holidays) 9:30am-5:00pm (There could be over-time duties when necessary) 
• Salary: $50,000～$55,000 per year (The salary of newly hired staff will be determined depending on their background, experiences, and skills) 
• Benefits: Group Medical insurance policy is available with “NIPPON LIFE” (80% of the premium is paid by the Consulate)

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Position: Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Operations Manager
Posted by: University of Colorado Boulder
Location: Boulder, CO
Contract: Full-Time; $50,000 – $54,000

Thanks to JET alum, Adam Lisbon (Hyogo-ken, 2004-2007) for passing along the following job opening.

University Libraries encourages applications for an Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Operations Manager! The Manager is responsible for leading all aspects of daily ILL Borrowing and digital document delivery operations for the CU Boulder Libraries. These activities include determining workflow and developing procedures, organizing new initiatives, training staff, taking ownership for daily assignment and processing of queues, resolving problems, processing requests for the section’s purchase on demand program, and managing physical materials borrowed from other institutions.

The position is also responsible for supervising and training student assistants and coordinating various other resource sharing services.
This application will close on September 10th.

Application: For more information and to apply, please click here – https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=51253

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Position: Head of Business, Earth Sciences & Map, Gemmill & Music Branch Services
Posted by: University of Colorado
Location: Boulder, CO, USA
Contract: Full-time; $65,000 – $73,250

hanks to JET alum, Adam Lisbon (Hyogo-ken, 2004-2007) for passing along the following job opening.

University Libraries encourages applications for a Head of Business, Earth Sciences & Map, Gemmill & Music Branch Services! This role provides vision for and oversight of the implementation of all user-facing service points distributed across the Business, Earth Sciences & Map, Gemmill and Music branches.

They own the creation and development of a coherent shared vision for reports who manage operations and supervise students in these locations and the development of a shared body of practices that coexists with and grounds services to the focused user groups that are constituents of these branches. The role brings service point staffers from Business, Earth Sciences and Map, Gemmill and Music libraries together to problem solve and build community within the section.

Ideally, you would have some library experience under your belt already for this position.

Application: For more information and to apply, please click here – https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=51252

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Position: Assistant News Producer
Posted by: TV TOKYO America, Inc.
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
Contract: Full-Time; $45,000.00 – $50,000.00 per year

Thanks to TV TOKYO America, Inc. for passing along the following job opening.

Description:

TV TOKYO America has an immediate opening for a new assistant news producer in our Washington DC bureau, covering a wide range of issues including US politics, foreign policy, economics, and general-interest stories. This full-time position involves working closely with correspondents from Japan to assist in all aspects of the reporting process. Join us to cover press conferences of U.S. government agencies, international conferences abroad, and next year’s presidential election.

You should have:

Familiarity and interest in topics related to US domestic politics and foreign policy, East Asian regional affairs, and current events.
Strong English communication skills and the ability to quickly digest a lot of information.
Ability to work under deadline pressure.

You will be expected to:

• Attend regularly-scheduled press briefings (including the White House, congressional hearings, and panel discussions around DC, taking note of pertinent information and conveying that to correspondents.
• Do research and fact-checking for breaking news and day-of stories.
• Work with Japanese correspondents to conceive and develop ideas for long-form feature stories.
• Book interviews, arrange shoots, and facilitate logistics for domestic and international travel, accompanying camera crews to other locations as necessary.
• Assist with on-site news production and in-house recording, logging, and editing of video feeds.
• Have conversational level Japanese language ability.

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Interpreter/Translator/Writer Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03) presents WIT Life, a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as art, film, food and language. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she offers some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations.

I’ve been on the road for the majority of this month interpreting for the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. I’m traveling with a six-person group from Japan here in the U.S. to study technology transfer and commercialization of biotechnology. Our three-week journey is an East Coast tour that has taken us from Washington D.C. to Boston and Philadelphia, followed by our current final stop of Orlando (where we were almost derailed by Hurricane Idalia!).

During our time in Philly, I was delighted to discover a previously unknown Isamu Noguchi sculpture. Philly has a robust public art program, including a wide variety of murals all throughout the city. This Noguchi work called A Bolt of Lightening refers to Benjamin Franklin’s famous experiment flying a kite in an electrical storm. It rises above what seemed to be a construction site so at first I thought it was some sort of crane, but upon closer look it revealed itself to be a stainless steel structure supported by cables.

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