L.M. Zoller (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.
This rich dessert showcases two of my favorite Japanese flavors for sweets together in a visually impressive cake.
Job: Project Manager – University of Kansas Office of Study Abroad (Lawrence, KS)
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Position: Project Manager
Posted by: University of Kansas Office of Study Abroad
Location: Lawrence, KS
Type: full-time
Overview:
The University of Kansas Office of Study Abroad is seeking applications for the position of Project Manager, Study Abroad Curriculum Integration. Responsibilities include researching and identifying international partners with a strong curricular match to KU’s academic programs, working with academic units to develop major-specific advising and outreach materials, and assessing the success of the curriculum integration initiative on a regular basis.
Required qualifications:
Master’s degree or Bachelor’s Degree plus three years related experience; two years of professional experience in international education, study abroad administration or related field; experience studying, working or living abroad; previous experience with university administrative structures, offices and procedures; and demonstrated excellent written communication skills as evidenced by application materials.
Job: SEVIS Compliance International Student Advisor – NYU
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Position: SEVIS Compliance International Student Advisor
Posted by: NYU Office of Global Services
Location: New York, NY
Type: full-time
Overview:
Administer University’s international students visa compliance program in accordance with US Department of Homeland Securit’s Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) regulations. Act as Designated School Official (DSO) and Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO) to obtain visa certificates and permits for foreign students. Advise foreign students on opportunities, rights and responsibilities under the law. Evaluate applications, and approve or deny extension of stay, transfer of schools, and enrollment adjustment. Conduct informational workshops for foreign students.
Qualifications/Required Education: Bachelor’s degree
Required Experience: Minimum 2 years relevant immigration regulations advisement and compliance experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience teaching/training/presenting.
Preferred Experience: Experience with database management.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to communicate with people from different cultural backgrounds. Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Knowledge of database management. Must be able to communicate detailed instructions clearly. Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Fluency in foreign language and/or experience living abroad.
Quicklink for Posting: www.nyucareers.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=58295
Job: 3 Int’l Admissions Recruiter positions – Univ. of South Florida (Tampa)
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Position: Assistant Director of Study Abroad
Posted by: Southern Methodist Univ.
Location: Tampa, FL
1. Admissions Recruiter Advisor (Job ID#3708) (Latin America territory)
Duties:
Evaluation of applications for admission and supporting academic credentials (secondary and post-secondary foreign credentials) to determine admissibility and scholarship eligibility. Serving as departmental contact with academic colleges, Graduate School, INTO USF, Student Affairs, USF World and other departments related to international students.
Management of an international recruitment territory by providing admission advising, maintaining regular communication with prospective students, applicants, secondary school and university officials, EducationUSA advisors, coordinating admission functions, and representing USF at recruitment fairs. While much of the recruitment will be conducted through the effective use of technology and new media, some international travel may be required;
Assistance with the development of the unit’s recruitment and yield communications plan and initiatives, to include e-mail, chat and telephone campaigns (e.g., e-postcards, calling scripts, etc.). Given that prospective international students come from almost every time zone, flexibility in work schedule to include evenings, late nights, early mornings and occasional weekends will be a must.
Job: International Program Advisor – Oregon University Systems (OUS) Study Abroad Programs
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Position: International Program Advisor
Posted by: Oregon University Systems (OUS) Study Abroad Programs
Location: Eugene, OR
Type: full-time
Overview:
Oregon University Systems (OUS) Study Abroad Programs, a division of International Programs, invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term International Program Advisor position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Director.
The Program Advisor’s responsibility is to provide student advising and student support services to past, present and future IE3 interns, and to potential and current applicants for internships worldwide. In addition, they will facilitate site placement with the host sites assigned providing coordination and utilizing online technology and proven cross-cultural communication skills. This position will be housed with the International Programs and Exchanges (IPE) offices at the University of Washington in Seattle.
The Program Advisor is an integral part of the IE3 Global Internships team charged with program promotion, assessing student qualifications for a successful international internship, providing comprehensive support to interns throughout the program, evaluating their experience, and supporting the day-to-day management of an international internship program. The Program Advisor assesses the students’ abilities to succeed abroad in a professional work setting and coordinates with other IE3 Program Advisors and the IE3 Program Director to determine the best host site match possible to fit students’ academic, professional and cultural goals.
Please visit the job listing for more information and to apply.
Job: International Learning Coordinator – Purdue University
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: International Learning Coordinator
Posted by: Purdue University
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Type: full-time
Overview:
Job: Student Exchange Coordinator – Oklahoma State University
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Student Exchange Coordinator
Posted by: Oklahoma State University
Location: Stillwater, OK
Type: full-time
Overview:
The Student Exchange Coordinator is a unique position within the Study Abroad Office that balances time spent working directly with outbound and inbound exchange students advising and processing their program application materials with time spent on detailed course evaluation and equivalency assessment. The ideal candidate will have experience in student advising, study abroad programming, and comparative education/curriculum mapping. Oklahoma State University embraces the traditional land-grant university mission of teaching, research and outreach, which is reflected in our growing study abroad programs.
Full details on the position and application instructions can be found at https://jobs.okstate.edu/ under job number 10338.
Job: Study Abroad Program Coordinator – University of Chicago
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Study Abroad Program Coordinator
Posted by: University of Chicago
Location: Chicago, IL
Type: full-time
Overview:
Study Abroad Program Coordinator: Responsible for coordinating and administering all phases of assigned study abroad programs. The Study Abroad Program Coordinator is the key contact person for faculty, students and personnel abroad regarding University of Chicago programs in a dynamic office with growing program portfolios. This position requires both broad vision for international education and attention to detail, as well as strong communication and organizational skills. The Program Coordinator should be both meticulous and flexible, and able to work cooperatively with international partners and scholars, as well as staff from other units of the University, faculty, and students. The Program Coordinator (PC) is a 12-month position and requires the ability to travel domestically and internationally.
Job: On-Site Coordinator, BRIC Program – Babson College (Boston)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: On-Site Coordinator, BRIC Program
Posted by: Babson College
Location: Boston, MA; China; Russia; and India
Type: This is a temporary, non-benefits eligible position working June-December
Overview:
The On-site Coordinator serves as a professional on-site resource for students and faculty participating in the Babson- sponsored program “BRIC: The Foundation of the New Global Economy.” The On-Site Coordinator is specifically responsible for providing support in the areas of program coordination and delivery, academics, student support, and health and safety management. S/he must also work effectively with a team of faculty leaders, local resident staff, participating students, and visiting constituencies. For a full position description, please see http://babson.peopleadmin.com/postings/2790
Interested individuals should apply through the Babson College Office of Human Resources website at: http://babson.peopleadmin.com/postings/2790
Located 17 miles west of Boston, Babson College is recognized internationally for its entrepreneurial leadership in a changing global environment. Babson College prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, and veteran or other protected status.
Job: SUNY FIT – Temporary Student Services Representative II-Intl Programs (NYC)
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Position: Temporary Student Services Representative II
Posted by: International Programs at SUNY
Location: New York, NY
Type: temporary
Overview:
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), an internationally renowned college of Art and Design, Liberal Arts and Business and Technology, of the State University of New York (SUNY), invites nominations and applications for a temporary Student Services Representative II for International Programs.
Duties:
- Provide support to incoming and outgoing Study Abroad students
- Plan and coordinate social events to facilitate intercultural communication
- Manage OIP website, blogs and facebook for all Study Abroad programs
- Provide content and manage electronic information board
- Design and create content for all Study Abroad visual materials
- Design and prepare Study Abroad Student Handbooks
- Assist in the planning of student re-entry programs
- Represent the OIP at special orientation events such as Accepted Students Day, Parent’s Day, etc.
- Assist in the implementation of a student program assessment tool
- Serve as front desk receptionist providing accurate information
- Respond to telephone and email inquiries or direct inquiries to the appropriate staff
- General Office Work
JQ Magazine: Book Review – ‘Cool Japan: A Guide to Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku and Japanese Culture Past and Present’
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“Cool Japan focuses on giving an inside look into the enduring and captivating qualities of Japan’s culture and history and how it can be discovered by visiting Kyoto, Tokyo, and the Tohoku region.” (Museyon Guides)
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 http://brittlejules.wordpress.com and Twitter @brittlejules.
When was the last time you picked up a non-fiction book and felt like you were escaping to a faraway land? Cool Japan (Museyon Guides) is the special kind of guidebook that does just that.
The author, Sumiko Kajiyama, is a journalist and scriptwriter residing in Japan. Her other books include Ghibli Magic, The Man who Changed Animation Business, The Way of Work by Top Producers, and Important Things to Enjoy Your Work and Life.
In any bookstore you will find Frommer’s, Lonely Planet, and Fodor’s travel guidebooks. You may own a few already from trips you have taken in the past. While these guides are meticulously researched and written to suit a traveler’s needs, there is an inherent problem that they all have in common: over a relatively short amount of time, prices for services or goods can change, hostels can move or go out of business, and new ones can pop up in yet undiscovered places. For these reasons, and many that need not be mentioned, the Internet has become an invaluable tool for anyone planning a trip. Many digital communities of travelers have evolved for the exchange of current information. Furthermore, smartphones allow today’s travelers to access all of this information on the go.
So you may be wondering, why buy a guidebook at all? There are many reasons to buy the ones listed above, despite the weakness of having an ever-decaying reliability of information. Cool Japan is a special because it does not squander space listing information that may no longer be relevant by the time it gets into your hands, but instead Cool Japan focuses on giving an inside look into the enduring and captivating qualities of Japan’s culture and history and how it can be discovered by visiting Kyoto, Tokyo, and the Tohoku region.
I’ll Make It Myself!: Honey Cream Scones with Nuts
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L.M. Zoller (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.
Here’s an easy and delicious recipe you can make in your oven range in Japan!
I had extra cream from the Sailor Uranus cake, so I decided to try a cream scone recipe. Cream scones use heavy cream in place of the egg and butter, which makes them light and airy–and there’s no need to deal with cutting flour into cold butter. Very easy.
Job: Education Associate – Japan Society (NYC)
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Thanks to JETAANY’s Christy Jones, who works for Japan Society, for passing along this JET-relevant job listing. 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: Education Associate
Location: NYC
Overview:
The Education Associate, working in cooperation with the Education Program team, helps organize, develop and administer programs and websites for families and K-12 teachers and students. Read More
Job: Assistant Japan Business Manager at Under Armour (Baltimore, MD)
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Thanks to JETAA Florida’s Tom Gregorich (himself an Associate Producer for The Golf Channel in Orlando) for passing along this highly JET-relevant listing from a colleague of his. The position reportedly involves working with Under Armour’s Japanese partners and requires strong Japanese skills. 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: Assistant Business Manager
Location: Baltimore, MD
Overview:
It’s an entry level position really good for someone coming out of school, or still young in their career that is looking to get into the sporting goods/apparel industry. The position works directly with several cross functional teams at Under Armour, and will have a strong focus on meeting interpretation, Japanese email communication, and supporting Japanese guests when they are at our head offices in Baltimore. We really need someone who has strong Japanese and English communication skills, and preferably someone who has spent some time in Japan. Read More
I’ll Make It Myself! Kickstarter: Amy’s Mochi (Seattle)
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L.M. Zoller (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.
Look at these luscious hand-made mochi! I found this Kickstarter via Have You Nerd? and, readers, I need this in my life. Amy’s Mochi is fundraising to cover the costs of starting up in Seattle – kitchen equipment, website, marketing, research and development – with the intent to sell them at weekly events (farmers’ markets) and/or pop-up shops. Kickstarter here: Amy’s Mochi by Amy Eam — Kickstarter. Ends March 28, 2014!
