Job: Senior Administrative Assistant – Study Abroad Office, Kansas 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: Senior Administrative Assistant
Posted by: ACCENT San Francisco Center
Location: Manhattan, KS
Type: full-time
Overview:
You can find the job listing here: http://www.k-state.edu/hr/employment/vac.html (Requisition Number – 176813)
Here is a link to the job description: http://www.k-state.edu/hr/pdescription/W0041681.pdf
Submit: Letter of Interest and Resume by e-mail attachment to employment@ksu.edu and Complete Application online<https://www.da.ks.gov/ps/esummary/es_online/frmes1.asp>
Joe Milostan, M.A.
Assistant Director of Study Abroad
Office of International Programs
Kansas State University
304 Fairchild Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-5990
Fax: 785-532-6550
E-Mail: milosta1@ksu.edu
Website: www.k-state.edu/studyabroad
I’ll Make It Myself!: Uranus Planet Power, Make Up! (Sailor Moon Cake)
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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.
The 2014 Fandom Birthday Cake Season kicks off with a little something from Sailor Moon:
Job: Admin Staff Member at Keio University (Japan)
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[Steve’s note: A nice JET-relevant listing posted by a JET alum to the jetaajobs yahoogroup. Historical context: It’s a group started a long while back but I can’t remember by who. It’s been quiet for a number of years, but every now and then something pops up which I forward on to the JETwit Jobs group.]
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: Admin Staff Member
Type: Full-Time
Overview:
Hello all job seekers and fellow JET alumni,
My name is Alex Queen, a former JET from Aomori Prefecture (2008-2012).
I currently work for Keio University, coordinating its English translation project and working on English-language PR, and I am excited to share this job opportunity with fellow JET alumni.
From April, there will be two openings for English-speaking administrative staff to perform translation and work closely with university faculty and staff members to aid in the university’s internationalization efforts. Highly advanced Japanese proficiency and editing and proofreading skills are required for the position. Japanese-English translation experience desired but not necessary.
As these are clerical and administrative duties, this is not purely a translation job. However, I would recommend the position as a great opportunity for anyone wishing to begin a career in translation. Read More
JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘Public Properties: Museums in Imperial Japan’
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“Aso’s study is an intriguing, and refreshingly straightforward, examination of the shaping of the Japanese public in an era of increasing speed, change and modernization in the realm of how objects can promote, or even create, a national identity.” (Duke University Press)
By Jessica Sattell (Fukuoka-ken, 2007-08) for JQ magazine. Jessica is a freelance writer and a graduate student in arts journalism. Her favorite museum in all of Japan is the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, but the Mori Art Museum is a close second.
Artist Barbara Kruger poses the pinnacle of questions in an untitled 1991 photograph and type-on-paper piece featuring a sunglasses-clad man whose mouth is twisted into a howl of wonder: “Why are you here?” She provides a few suggestions: “To kill time? To get ‘cultured’? To widen your world? To think good thoughts? To improve your social life?” When this piece is encountered within the walls of a gallery or art museum, these prompts can stir the viewer to question their place as a member of a larger conversation, rather than a simple viewer or consumer. This provokes further rumination: what do we feel when we go to museums, anywhere in the world? What connections do we have, or are we “supposed” to have, to an assortment of collected and cataloged objects arranged for public access? How are we shaped by social and political entities that can (and do) organize exhibitions around certain agendas? Design, of any kind, is never without direction.
Dr. Noriko Aso, Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, addresses these, and several other powerful veins of inquiry, in her recently published book Public Properties: Museums in Imperial Japan (Duke University Press). She posits that the forerunner to the Japanese museum audience of today was shaped by governing bodies in a shift that brought state-safeguarded treasures out of storage houses and into public view. In this sense, museums in Imperial Japan (1868-1945) played a part far beyond that of the cultural repository and actually took on an active role in cultivating a Japanese national identity. Artworks, ancient artifacts and other cultural treasures helped to shape the self-representation of a self-actualized Japanese public.
Job: Programs Coordinator Position – ACCENT San Francisco Center (CA)
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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: Programs Coordinator
Posted by: ACCENT San Francisco Center
Location: San Francisco, CA
Type: full-time
Overview:
Programs Coordinator in the San Francisco Center of Study Abroad organization with six overseas Centers in Europe.
Qualifications:
Interest in working in the field of international education; study abroad/travel experience in Europe necessary, especially in London, Paris, Florence, Rome, Madrid and Istanbul. Must be highly organized, detail-oriented and able to handle many tasks at once; eager to work in a small-office atmosphere (8 people); energetic and motivated. Excellent written and verbal skills essential. Minimum 3 years of administrative experience with increasing responsibility required.
Job Duties:
This San Francisco-based position will be responsible for managing the enrollment procedure for American students preparing for study abroad programs and writing program contract proposals. Coordination with university study abroad offices and with students directly. Involves managing all pre-departure program details, including collection of student materials and payments, student advising, housing coordination, data entry and other administrative duties.
How to apply: Please send a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to: sfjobs@accentintl.com
Start Date: Immediately
Job: Int’l Student & Scholar Advisor – Columbia University (NY)
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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: Int’l Student & Scholar Advisor
Posted by: Columbia University
Location: New York, NY
Type: Full-time
Overview:
Reporting to the Assistant Director for Operations of the International Students and Scholars Office, the incumbent serves as a Department of Homeland Security authorized Designated School Official (DSO) and/or Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO) to review and authorize F-1 Student and/or J-1 Exchange Visitor requests for immigration-related transactions and documents including but not limited to initial or transfer of visa supervision documents, extension of stay, employment authorization or other required immigration-related documents, annual recertification of lawful status and periodic updates to the federal database for F and J holders as may be required by current regulations. Advise both continuing and newly arrived F and J holders on compliance with immigration regulations in person, on the phone, by email and in large group settings. Communicate with federal immigration officials on behalf of Columbia’s F and J population as may be required. Communicate by phone, email and in person with Morningside campus schools as may be required. Prepare and present at regularly scheduled workshops and information sessions on immigration topics and answer questions from attendees following such presentations. Participate in and/or present at ISSO’s orientation programs for newly arrived students or non-students. Assist with fall term orientation social and cultural activities for new international students. Perform other related duties as assigned.
Jobs: American Semester Program Coordinator position at Michigan State University
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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: American Semester Program Coordinator
Posted by: Michigan State University
Location: East Lansing, MI
Type: Full-time
Overview:
Provides support to the American Semester Program (www.americansemester.msu.edu) receiving international non-degree, fee-paying or exchange students. This includes program promotion, student recruitment, student advising, student support, faculty liaison, and all associated administrative duties. Works with MSU partner institutions to deliver successful inbound semester study abroad programs and inbound short-term study abroad cohorts.
Minimum qualifications:
Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a bachelor’s degree in a related field (international relations, foreign language, area studies, communication, higher education administration, marketing); prior experience living, studying or working abroad; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Desired qualifications:
Master’s degree in one of the fields noted above; working proficiency in a European language; experience working in a study abroad office or other student service-oriented university office; prior experience in Europe and/or Latin America; experience in leading or working with student organizations; marketing/sales experience; competency in oral presentation to a variety of audiences.
Application Instructions:
Submit a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information of three references at https://jobs.msu.edu. Search for position #9086.
Job: Resident Director, Multi-Country Program (Beijing and Delhi)
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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: Resident Director
Posted by: The Alliance for Global Education
Location: New Delhi, India and Beijing, China
Type: Full-time
Overview:
The Alliance for Global Education is currently accepting applications for the position of Resident Director for the multi-country “Power, Politics, and Population” program.
The Resident Director (RD) position is based in New Delhi, India, with approximately eight weeks of travel to Beijing, China, each semester.
The RD is responsible for developing and coordinating all aspects of the “Power, Politics, and Population” program. Primary duties include advising students on academic, cultural, and personal adjustment matters; liaising with program faculty; managing housing, classroom, and office facilities; managing the program budget and reporting on program accounts; overseeing arrangements for excursions and co-curricular activities; and serving as point person for health and safety matters.
A full job description is available at http://www.allianceglobaled.org/about-us/employment.
To Apply:
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to jobs@allianceglobaled.org. Please indicate in your cover letter how you learned of the position.
Job: Marketing Specialist, International Academic Programs, UW-Madison
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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: Marketing Specialist
Posted by: International Academic Programs, UW-Madison
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Type: Full-time
Overview:
International Academic Programs (IAP) at UW-Madison is looking for a Marketing Specialist. This position is a multi-functional position within IAP, a unit in the Division of International Studies, which serves as the largest study abroad office at UW-Madison. IAP administers more than 200 campus-wide study abroad and exchange programs and annually sends over 1,300 UW-Madison students abroad. The Marketing Specialist will be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of a strategic marketing plan in support of IAP’s strategic goals to increase awareness of and participation in IAP’s study abroad program offerings.
Job: Aademic Adviser (focus on international student experience), Penn State University, College of the Liberal Arts
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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: Aademic Adviser (focus on international student experience)
Posted by: Penn State University, College of the Liberal Arts
Location: University Park, State College, PA
Type: This is a fixed-term appointment funded for one year from date of hire with excellent possibility of re-funding.
Overview:
Job: Assistant Director – UC International for University of Cincinnati (Ohio)
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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: Assistant Director
Posted by: UC International for University of Cincinnati
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Type: Full-time
Salery: $40,000 – 45,000
Overview:
Duties must be directly related to conducting, directing, or assisting in an academic program or academic unit, or directing or assisting with the direction of an academic advising office or center. These duties must comprise of at least 75% or more of the work assigned to the position.
The position must have primary responsibility for the administration of the program or unit. (Administrative work elements are considered secondary, non-academic, and must not exceed 25% of the work assigned.)
(Academic director positions located in an academic department or academic unit may use this title as a secondary appointment for faculty members serving as directors. Such appointments would remain secondary to the faculty appointment. )
(Faculty members holding this title as a secondary appointment are subject to those policies and procedures applicable to their primary appointment and retain faculty benefits.)
WIT Life #261: After Life
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WIT Life is a periodic series written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some of the interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations.
Last night Japan Society concluded its Tribute to Donald Richie: Richie’s Fantastic Five with a screening of After Life (「ワンダフルライフ」), my favorite film from my favorite Japanese director, Hirokazu Kore-eda (The second part of the Richie Tribute, Richie’s Electric Eight, will start on March 13). It was released in 1998, and I remember catching it at the local arts cinema in my hometown. I hadn’t seen Kore-eda’s first film, Maboroshi （「幻の光」）, and I was blown away by After Life. Maboroshi was based on a novel by Teru Miyamoto, but After Life is Kore-eda’s original screenplay, one he created after interviewing hundreds regarding recollections of their lives. In the film as well he actually used some of these non-actors to tell their stories.
The movie takes place at a way station where people are sent after they die. They are to reside there for a week, during which time they must pick one memory that they are allowed to take with them into the afterlife. Each counselor is assigned about seven people who they must help make this decision. The style of each employee varies, as does the nature of their clients. We meet elderly deceased who fondly recall their childhoods, as well as young deceased who struggle to find meaning in their short lives. The audience also later learns that the reason Read More
I’ll Make It Myself!: Food Report: Sakura Season 2014
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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.
In part 1 of this two-part(?) series, I take a look at Starbucks’ annual sakura “latte,” Häagen-Dazs’ rose and sakura ice creams, and something special from Seattle!
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First, I’m very jealous of you all in Japan enjoying or about to enjoy the sakura food! I like to follow food trends, so, for posterity, here are some foods from cherry-blossom season 2014. Most of these are from international brands and chains that localize their products for Japan.
Screenshot of the Starbucks Products Page (2/16/2014) See also here.
【RocketNews24】There’s snow in my kitchen! Heaviest snowfall on record brings Yamanashi Prefecture to its knees
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Posted by Michelle Lynn Dinh (Shimane-ken, Chibu-mura, 2010–13), editor and writer for RocketNews24. The following article was written by Cara Clegg, a writer and translator for RocketNews24, a Japan-based site dedicated to bringing fun and quirky news from Asia to English speaking audiences.
We’ve already seen Hokkaido residents putting a damper on the fuss Tokyo-ites are making over a bit of snow, but Yamanashi Prefecture genuinely might be able to give them a run for their money. Huge amounts of the white stuff has been causing problems across the prefecture, but has been comparatively underreported compared to events around the capital.
Residents have been taking to Twitter to share these shocking images that aren’t making it onto the news. Check out these rather epic photos.
Job: Reischauer Policy Research Fellows Program (Washington, DC)
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Correction 02/19/14: The Reischauer Center is located in Washington, DC. This post previously listed Boston (incorrectly) as the location. Apologies for any confusion.
Received directly from the Reischauer Institute. 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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Overview:
Inaugurated in May, 2013, Reischauer Policy Research Fellows Program is a key program of the Reischauer Center. It isdesigned to support the Center’s research program, while also providing recent university graduates with broad practical experience regarding the public and private-sector policy analysis process in Washington, D.C. Fellows, who receive an annual stipend of over $21,000, are selected annually through a nationwide-search process. Fellowships are tenable for one full calendar year, and potentially renewable for an additional year. Read More
