Job: International Student/Scholar Advisor Position – Allegheny College (PA)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: International Student/Scholar Advisor Position
Posted by: Allegheny College
Location: Meadville, PA
Type: full-time
Overview
Allegheny College, a highly selective 4-year liberal arts institution located in northwestern Pennsylvania, invites applications for an International Student/Scholar Advisor in the International Education Office now part of the Allegheny Gateway. The Allegheny Gateway offers opportunities for students to study, live and work abroad; encounter diverse peoples and viewpoints; and become involved in defining and addressing real-world problems and challenges as it prepares them for careers and graduate and professional studies.
Job: Teacher for Dept of Defense (Various, Incl. Japan)
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Thanks to Kyoto JET alum Ryan Wells for passing along this JET-relevant teaching opportunity. Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Teacher
Location: Various, including Japan
Type: Full-Time
Overview:
Do you want to work for an exciting educational organization, with the children of our dedicated U.S. Military members? Our mission is to provide an exemplary education that inspires and prepares all students for success in a dynamic, global environment. Read More
Job: Marketing and Communications Manager – Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (MN)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: Marketing and Communications Manager
Posted by: Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA)
Location: Twin Cities, MN
Type: full-time
Salary: $45,000 ~ $50,000 DOE
Job Duties:
•Communications: Develop and implement an integrated strategic communications plan to advance HECUA’s mission and brand identity; broaden awareness of its programs and program outcomes; and increase the visibility of its programs across stakeholder groups (member schools, non-member schools, faculty advisers, professional staff in off-campus study offices, prospective students and their families). Develop and implement communications plan for Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube; engage with emerging new media and create plan for placement of HECUA in those media. Create and lead organizational strategy for generating stories and content from across the staff, program participants, and others. Train and support staff in effectively using social media to achieve communications goals and create visibility for HECUA and its programs.
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Job: Program Manager – International Programs Office, Duke University (NC)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: Program Manager
Posted by: International Programs Office (IPO), The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Location: Durham, NC
Overview:
The Program Manager serves within the International Programs Office (IPO), part of the Daytime MBA Office. The Program Manager reports to the Director of the IPO, who reports to the Associate Dean of the Daytime MBA program. The Program Manager is responsible for the operational implementation of the IPO’s programs and projects, advising on the department’s operational strategy both in keeping with the department’s mission to increase global reach and enhancing the overall student experience, as well as in support of the Daytime MBA’s internationalization agenda. Read More
Job: Xi’an Resident Director – The Alliance for Global Education (China)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: Xi’an Resident Director
Posted by: The Alliance for Global Education
Location: Xi’an, China
Type: full-time
Overview:
The Xi’an Resident Director is responsible for developing and coordinating all aspects of the Xi’an program. Primary responsibilities include assisting students with academic advising and adjusting to life in China; serving as liaison between the host university in China, the students, and the Alliance U.S. staff; and overseeing the ongoing development and implementation of orientation, the academic curriculum, activities, and excursions.
The RD serves as a cultural resource to students during their time in China. He/she will meet with students, administrators, and teaching faculty on a regular basis. The RD will also be responsible for managing the Alliance Xi’an office and its operating budget. An important part of the RD’s job entails facilitating ongoing interaction between the American students and Chinese students. This position requires someone with strong leadership skills and willingness to adapt easily to change. More information about the Alliance programs may be found at www.allianceglobaled.org.
Job: Director – Robert Bosch Foundation and Cultural Vistas Fellowship Programs (NY)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: International Student Advisor
Posted by: Robert Bosch Foundation and Cultural Vistas Fellowship Programs
Location: New York, NY
Overview:
The Program Director plans, directs, and overseas operations of the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program and Alumni Association, as well as the Cultural Vistas Fellowship.
Job: International Student Advisor – UC San Diego (CA)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: International Student Advisor
Posted by: University of California San Diego
Location: San Diego, CA
Type: full-time
Apply by: April 29, 2014
Overview:
The main responsibility of this position is to provide crucial advising and other vital services to international students and their dependents at UC San Diego, so they can maintain their legal non-immigrant status, and advise on other related issues. Other key responsibilities are to liaise with campus units on bringing international students and their dependents to campus on F or J status, to serve as a resource for the campus regarding procedures, policies, and regulations related to all types of non-immigrant statuses, to produce immigration-related documents relating to F and J status, to assist with federally-mandated compliance requirements related to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) within specified time lines as required by Department of Homeland Security regulations, process I-20s, and to maintain effective working relationships with government agencies, campus departments, and community organizations.
Job: Admissions Counselor – Syracuse University Abroad (NY)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: Admissions Counselor
Posted by: Syracuse University Abroad
Location: Syracuse, NY
Type: full-time
Overview:
This position is split between two key areas at SU Abroad – Summer Programs and World Partner semester) Programs. The Admissions Counselor will respond to inquiries, advise students, screen applications, assist with visa processing, and recruit prospective students.
JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo’
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“Apparitions succeeds at not only giving historically accurate insight into the Edo period, but also delivers thought-provoking ghost stories that inspire fear and excitement with subtlety and expertly written dialogue and prose.” (Haikasoru)
By Julio Perez Jr. (Kyoto-shi, 2011-13) for JQ magazine. A bibliophile, writer, translator, and graduate from Columbia University, Julio is currently working at Ishikawa Prefecture’s New York office while seeking opportunities with publications in New York. Follow his enthusiasm for Japan, literature, and board gaming on his blog and Twitter @brittlejules.
Miyuki Miyabe is a Japanese author who writes widely popular fantasy, science fiction, and crime fiction for adults and young adults. Some of her works translated into English are Brave Story, ICO: Castle in the Mist, and The Book of Heroes. Published by Haikasoru last November, Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Edo is a collection of Miyabe’s short stories (translated by Daniel Huddleston) about pre-modern Japan depictions of ghosts, oni, and other supernatural events.
Apparitions includes nine short stories that are each unique but all so thoroughly engrossing that you can feel the immediacy of the narrator leaning in to deliver the chilling line foretelling the horrors yet to be revealed. Each of the stories captures the social hierarchy of the Edo period, which is a key element to illustrate in Japanese horror. One of the reoccurring aspects in Japanese ghost lore is an unbearably deep grudge that keeps a person’s spirit lingering after death. Edo society had a very rigid class system that is the source of frustration and resentment among characters, and this very resentment leads to vengeful ghost stories. This is why most ghosts in this genre are servants or women who are taking revenge on unjust masters, and insincere lovers of higher status. In this way, Japanese ghost stories are uniquely powerful in portraying the potential for wickedness in the human heart, whether it is the heart of the living or that of the vengeful dead. The supernatural dangers that appear in these stories all result from the cruel actions and thoughts of normal people that can and do occur every day. This is often exactly what is terrifying about these tales—not the ghosts, but the people.
Job: Outreach Coordinator & Advisor for Short-Term Programs- Trinity College (CT)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: Outreach Coordinator & Advisor for Short-Term Prorams
Posted by: Office of Study Away, Trinity College
Location: Hartford, CT
Type: full-time
Overview:
and non-Trinity students to attend Trinity’s study away programs. These programs include the Trinity College Rome Campus, Trinity in Paris, Trinity / La MaMa (New York City), Trinity in Barcelona, Trinity in Trinidad, Trinity in Vienna, Trinity in Buenos Aires, Trinity in Shanghai, and Trinity in Cape Town, as well as up to 12 Trinity summer programs offered each year.
The Outreach Coordinator has primary responsibility for maintaining and facilitating the update of all marketing/outreach materials produced by the OSA, including program brochures, the office web site, Bantams Away (Trinity’s official study away blog), and other promotional materials as needed. In addition, the Coordinator will develop, in collaboration with the rest of the OSA staff, a social media strategy to maintain a presence on social media outlets and will carry out and maintain that strategy with the assistance of student peer advisors.
Job: Campus Relations Manager – The Education Abroad Network (Chicago)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: Campus Relations Manager
Posted by: The Education Abroad Network (TEAN)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Type: full-time
Overview:
The Education Abroad Network (TEAN) has an opening for a Campus Relations Manager. Preference will be given to those candidates willing to be based out of our head office in Chicago, Illinois. Those candidates seeking to work remotely are welcome to apply, but please include this requirement in your cover letter. The most suitable candidate for this position believes in the life-changing power of studying abroad, and embraces this tenet with total enthusiasm.
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CLAIR Magazine “JET Plaza” Series: Christopher Chong (Chiba)
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Each month, current and former JET participants are featured in the “JET Plaza” section of the CLAIR Forum magazine. The March 2014 edition includes an article by current JET participant Christopher Chong. Posted by Celine Castex (Chiba-ken, 2006-11), currently programme coordinator at CLAIR Tokyo.
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Originally from London, U.K., Christopher Chong (Chiba-ken, Sosa-shi, 2011-present) holds a master’s degree in Music Composition and Composition for TV/Film from Royal College of Music. He came to Japan for the first time to study illustration in a manga school. He applied to the JET Programme after realizing that all his areas of interest revolved around Japan. Christopher currently works as an ALT in rural Chiba and is actively involved in his community, as an AJET leader and a tourism ambassador as well.
International Power Ranger
“Being a JET has shown me that I have so much more to offer than I realised, and in ways I had never even imagined”
Jan… Ken… Pon! “I knew it! You’re not Japanese!” the child exclaimed. I’d been exposed. Despite the bright red spandex uniform and custom made Power Ranger helmet, my style of playing ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ had given away the fact that I am, indeed, a foreigner in Japan. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with a costume or without, I am an international Power Ranger. And I call myself, ‘ALT’.
Volunteering at the town festival to dress up as my city mascot, a kind of ‘Super Sentai,’ was a fantastic experience. It wasn’t a working day and I wasn’t in a classroom, but I was doing what JETs do best, making myself present. Every minute of every day is another chance to interact with people. I wasn’t studying, and I wasn’t teaching. I was part of cultural exchange, and that can happen in any place, at any time.
Even after a great English class, it’s the next 10 minutes that are really special. Quickly I am surrounded by 30 bag-grabbing, iPad-tapping, glasses-snatching children. For only 10 minutes I have the chance to answer questions about my recent trip to France, let children strum my electric guitar or even award stickers to the winners of the iPad English quiz game I have created for my students to play. The time is short, but precious.
It wasn’t always this way. When I first began my work as an ALT, I had expected that returning to school as a teacher would make me feel powerful and important. Instead, I felt awkward, nervous and I often worried that I was getting in the way. I would hide in the western style toilet stall and think to myself, ‘I’m too different. Nobody likes me. I’m not supposed to be here.’
I was wrong. One day, even though I was scared, I tried to eat lunch with students, and then everything changed! Students that had never spoken to me during class talked about games, asked me about England, and even made me laugh! That day, I learned a lesson about my job that would later define every aspect of my life in Japan. No matter how great or small, every encounter is precious. I realised that I must make it easier for students to approach me. So, I greeted students at the school entrance, I stood in the corridor between classes, I cleaned classrooms with students and before I knew it, I was no longer worried that I didn’t belong. Read More
Job: Publishing Manager for Japanese Market at Riot Games (Santa Monica)
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Thanks to LA-based JET alum Janelle Jimenez and NY-based JET alum Carleen Ben for passing on this interesting and JET-relevant opening with video game company Riot Games. Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Publishing Manager
Location: Santa Monica
Type: Full-Time
Overview:
- Support Riot Games Japan and Riot Games HQ teams by raising visibility for website, game and user experience issues for Japanese players
- Conduct market research and build strategy plans for initiating and growing Riot Games’ publishing presence in the Japanese market
- Own a strategic international functional discipline, such as Product Marketing, Pricing and Promotions or esports, and coordinate with other regions to ensure optimal execution
Job: Business Developer at Japan Experience (Los Angeles)
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Another JET-relevant job listing received directly from Japan Experience, a travel company. Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Business Developer
Location: Los Angeles
Type: Full-Time
Overview:
As a Business Developer of Japan Experience for the US, you will be in charge of the following missions: Read More
Job: Bilingual Travel Guide for Japan Experience (Hiroshima)
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A nice JET-relevant job listing received directly from the company. Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Bilingual Travel Guide
Location: Hiroshima
Type: Full-Time
Overview:
As a Travel Angel of Japan Experience, you will be in charge of the following tasks: Read More
