Job: Assistant Curator at Asian Art Museum (CA)
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Another JET-relevant listing courtesy of JET alum Grant Thompkins. 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 Curator
Posted By: Asian Art Museum
Location: San Francisco, CA
Type: Full-Time
Salary: $1,904-$2,287 biweekly (annualized equivalent of $49,504-59,467)* with an excellent benefits package
Overview:
The Assistant Curator of Japanese Art, reporting to the Curator of Japanese Art, performs curatorial duties related to the identification, acquisition, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of objects in the Japanese art collection.
Requirements:
- MA in Asian Art History, with field of interest in Japanese Art; PhD or equivalent in Asian Art History preferred. One year of curatorial or related experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Solid research skills; must be able to interpret the collections and to communicate knowledge relevant to the collection
- Superb writing skills; must be able to write effectively for both general and scholarly audiences
- Excellent organizational and planning skills; good public speaking skills
- Strong computer skills; knowledge of Microsoft Office Read More
I’ll Make It Myself!: Halloween Kit Kats 2013: Where’s the Pumpkin?
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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 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.
Halloween Kit Kats in Japan and US.
Let’s enjoy Halloween!
A standard Halloween dessert, pumpkin pudding has a sweet and gentle flavor that fills the mouth. Enjoy Halloween even more with pumpkin-pudding flavor Kit Kats. (Nestle Kit Kats Mini Pumpkin Pudding Flavorネスレ キットカット ミニ パンプキンプリン味)
Job: 2 positions – Student Services Department John Cabot University (Rome, Italy)
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Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Cultural Programs and Community Service Coordinator
Posted by: Student Services Department John Cabot University
Location: Rome, Italy
Overview:
The position entails developing and implementing all student trips and cultural activities, on-campus activities that are not directly academic, and the community service program. The department is in transition and will require a visionary person who is self-directed and intrinsically motivated.
Job Duties:
- Develop, organize and implement all student trips and cultural activities
- Develop, organize and implement on-campus activities (non-academic)
- Responsible for trip and activity budget
- Attend off campus trips as a group leader
- Attend activities
- Provide support to the Student Services Manager and Orientation coordinator when needed
- Develop, organize and coordinate the Community Service Program
- Provide assistance to students in the office
- Assist in maintaining social media (facebook, etc.)
- Work at Graduation
- Participate in Student Life conferences and meetings
- Other duties as assigned
Job: Office Manager – Cornell Abroad (Ithaca, NY)
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Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Office Manager
Posted by: Cornell Abroad
Hours: full-time
Location: Ithaca, NY
Overview:
As Office Manager for Cornell Abroad, provide comprehensive administrative support for a vibrant and fast-paced student-centered office. Demonstrating a high level of professionalism, confidentiality, and customer-service skills, the Office Manager responds directly to inquiries from students, staff, faculty, parents, and others regarding study abroad and other international opportunities for Cornell students. Assist with collection and tracking application paperwork from students. Whether in person, in writing, or over the phone, the Office Manager must draw upon a broad understanding of opportunities for international education across the university and deep knowledge of Cornell Abroad, its programs and processes to craft official replies on behalf of the organization. Address issues ranging from the application process and deadlines to financial aid procedures, registration status, and use of the online application software. Use judgment to triage information requests as needed.
Job: Part-Time Receptionist for Asahi Shimbun (NYC)
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Thanks to JETAANY President Monica Yuki for passing along this listing which she received directly from Asahi. 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: Receptionist
Posted By: Asahi Shimbun
Location: New York
Type: Part-Time
Salary: $15/hr+
Overview:
The New York Bureau of The Asahi Shimbun needs a part-time receptionist. Duties include: answering the phone; distributing periodicals and mail to the staff; renewing subscriptions; restocking office & kitchen supplies; preparing beverages; serving beverages to guests; making copies; transcribing audio-files (occasional); making appointments (occasional), etc. Working hours: 7 hours/day (for example: from 9:30 am through 4:30 pm)
Requirements:
- Native English Speaker
- Japanese Conversational Ability (no writing requried)
Application Instructions:
Please email a cover letter and resume to:
attn: hiring manager
asahiny @ asahiam.com
Job: Content Operations Coordinator at YouTube|GooglePlay (CA)
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See below for this interesting JET-relevant position sent by JET alum Adam Vera (Oita-ken, 2009-12), who works for Google. Note that time is of the essence if you plan to apply. 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: Content Operations Coordinator
Location: San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area — willingness to relocate a must!
Overview:
This role is focused on coordinating service of TV content on YouTube Google Play.
Requirements:
- JAPANESE LANGUAGE ABILITY IS A MUST (Reading and Written)
- Highly organized
- Extreme attention to detail
- Flexible Schedule
- Ability to prioritize tasks despite chaotic schedules
- Multi-tasker
- Strong Excel skills
- Administrative background
*Obsessive passion for TV is a great bonus!
Application Instructions:
Please email a cover letter and resume as soon as possible to:
avera @ google.com
Keep in mind that time is of the essence!
【RocketNews24】Possibly the greatest textbook doodles of all time
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Michelle Lynn Dinh (Shimane-ken, Chibu-mura, 2010–13) is an editor and writer for RocketNews24, a Japan-based site dedicated to bringing fun and quirky news from Asia to English speaking audiences.
Remember back in high school when you’d opened up your textbook to find George Washington picking his nose and Joseph Stalin with a peg leg and eye patch. It was enough to make you bow down and thank the graffiti gods for giving you a much needed distraction from the incessant ramblings of your instructor.
Textbook doodles seem to transcend national borders and bored students from all over the world appear to have a penchant for defiling educational tools. We’ve already shown you some from Asia, a continent that seems to be home to an abundance of bored students with idle hands. Now let’s take a look at textbook doodles from Twitter user and Japanese high school student, Chanta, who takes it to a whole other level, actually erasing parts of his textbook to create entirely different, albeit twisted, pictures. Former and current JETs might appreciate Chanta’s preference for using his English textbook as his canvas.
CIR continues Fukushima Live blog: Stories from people living in Fukushima prefecture
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Saw the link for this posted by Eden Law to the JETAA Oceania Facebook group. Here’s a sample post:
http://fukushimalive.blogspot.jp
“This blog Fukushima Live collects stories from people living in Fukushima Prefecture”
Hi everyone, my name is William. I’m one of the new CIRs here in Fukushima Prefecture, and am taking over for Lachie Tranter in the International Affairs Division. Lachie has kindly allowed me to continue his Fukushima Live blog. I hope to be able to continue to share with you all life in Fukushima, the challenges people here are facing, and many of the wonderful attractions the prefecture has to offer.
Recently I had the opportunity to travel around the Aizu Region here in Fukushima Prefecture. Aizu, the westernmost region of the three regions in Fukushima, is known for its rich history and sake-brewing industry.
The highlight of the trip was visting Ōuchi-juku. Located in the mountains of Minami-Aizu, Ōuchi-juku was a post town during Japan’s Edo period (1603 – 1868). It is famous for the traditional thatched buildings that line its main street, allowing visitors to experience the atmosphere of the Edo period here in modern day Japan.
Update 09.30.13: “Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story”
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Thanks to Taylor’s father Andy Anderson for sharing the below update:
Toho-Towa Company, LTD (Godzilla, etc.) is promoting Taylor’s film throughout Japan with City halls, other NPO’s, Boards of Education, JETs, etc. JETs are good candidates to organize screenings as part of their community relations work. Towa has posted information about this at www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjUvhwX-jDQ.
Part of the proceeds from screenings will go to the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund which is being set up as a Japanese NPO. Ambassador Fujisaki has agreed to be on the board and is helping us recruit other board members. We’re working on a new website for the fund as well. Towa would also like to have someone (such as JETs, former JETs, those associated with Taylor’s fund) speak at each screening.
Towa will launch this effort at the Yamagata film festival on 10/12/2013 www.yidff.jp/2013/program/13p7-e.html (Regge and some Taylor fund people will be there) and in Tokyo October 15th for potential screening hosts. Screening dates will start to be known about that time and we’ll keep them updated on www.thetaylorandersonstory.com and www.facebook.com/LiveYourDreamTheTaylorAndersonStory.
Job: Academic Relations Rep (West Coast) with Athena Study Abroad
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Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Academic Relations Rep
Posted by: Athena Study Abroad
Hours: full time
Location: The ideal candidate should be located in and acutely familiar with southern California and the west coast as a whole, as this role will be stationed in this area. Athena Study Abroad, Inc. is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
Salary: yes
Application Deadline: October 20, 2013
Overview:
Athena Study Abroad is looking for an individual to promote, outreach, and assist in coordinating enrollment for Athena’s education abroad programs with a special focus on fostering and developing Athena’s west coast partnerships. The Academic Relations Representative is responsible for recruiting quality students to apply for and attend Athena Study Abroad programs. In addition to recruitment, the Academic Relations Representative will also develop and maintain strong relationships with staff and students at US institutions, maintain quality relationships with overseas partner college staff members, provide the highest quality advising and mentoring for all Athena students, and serve as an analyst for enrollment. The person in this role will work under the direct supervision of the Manager of Academic Relations to continue to establish relevant and effective relationships and outreach initiatives based on individual program goals.
Get the latest issue of the JETAA Ottawa Newsletter
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Via JETAA Ottawa. Posted by Gemma Villanueva (Fukushima 2008-11), the editor for the JETAA Ottawa Newsletter.
Download your digital copy of the JETAA Ottawa Newsletter now!
What’s inside this issue?
Happy reading!
Job: JTB – Online Content Coordinator (Sydney, AU)
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Via JETAA New South Wales. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Online Content Coordinator
Posted by: JTB Australia
Type: Full Time
Location: Sydney (CBD, Inner West & Eastern Suburbs)
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
JTB is an established international travel company with a strong presence in Australia. We pride ourselves on providing our customers with the best possible travel experience.
We are currently seeking an Online Content Coordinator to join our web team in Sydney CBD Office. The successful candidate will have a great understanding of the online world and be a self starter, motivated, organized and have great interpersonal skills. Read More
Job: Senior Advisor Clinical – Japanese Fluency (CA)
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Via JETAA Northern California. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Senior Advisor Clinical – Japanese Fluency
Posted by: Abbott
Type: Full-time/ Day shift
Location: Santa Clara, California
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Abbott is a global healthcare company devoted to improving life through the development of products and technologies that span the breadth of healthcare. With a portfolio of leading, science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott serves people in more than 150 countries and employs approximately 70,000 people.
Primary Job Function:
A senior-level scientist that is fluent in reading, writing, and speaking formal Japanese is needed to provide clinical science support for both coronary and core medical devices in Japan. This support consists of (a.) actively participating in Japan strategy meetings, (b.) writing/translating protocols or Informed Consent Forms (or amendments), clinical study reports, and publications, (c.) providing clinical trials.gov updates for all Japan clinical trials (required by US Public Law 110-85), (d.) attending clinical trial team meetings (conducted in Japanese), (e.) addressing PMDA regulatory questions about clinical data, (f.) liaising with top interventional cardiologists to provide scientific support, (g.) updating investigator brochures or IFUs, (h.) supporting Japan audits, (i.) providing scientific support to the commercial team, and (j.) attending Japanese investigator or advisory board meetings. Read More
Job: Study Abroad Program Advisor @ University of California-Irvine (Irvine, CA)
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Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Study Abroad Program Advisor
Posted by: University of California- Irvine
Hours: part-time, Monday-Wednesday, 7 hours per day
Location: Irvine, CA
Salary: Hourly $20.67
Start Date: mid-September 2013 to mid-May 2014
Application Deadline: 19 September 2013
Overview:
Under the direction of the Manager, University Programs in International Programs, the Study Abroad Program Advisor is primarily responsible for the advising and monitoring of participants in the undergraduate-level study abroad programs in University Programs which currently include California Academic Program (CAP), Academic Year Abroad Programs (AYAP), and Academic Study Abroad Program (ASAP). The Advisor also assists with inquiry response and admission of University Programs applicants, and all student pre-arrival and arrival arrangements. The Advisor assists in conducting placement testing of new students and recommends their placement in ESL, UCI, and UNEX courses. The Advisor develops and coordinates academic advising plans, advises and tutors assigned participants, and ensures the performance and well-being of participants. The Advisor designs and teaches special courses and workshops on, but not limited to, American & academic culture, and assists in the scheduling and logistics of all program events, courses, workshops, seminars, tutoring, and other program components, including interactions with instructors, UNEX staff, and other UCI and community contacts. The Advisor takes the lead in implementing components of the University Programs portfolio to meet the needs of university-bound and/or visiting international students, such as peer mentoring, tutoring, study groups, Conversation Partners, campus involvement/events, and research opportunities.
Additional Information:
For more information, please visit the job listing and website.
Job: Global Learning Advisor @ University of South Dakota (SD)
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Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Global Learning Advisor
Posted by: University of South Dakota
Type: full-time, 12 month contract
Location: Vermillion, SD
Application Deadline: position is open until filled; review of applications will begin October 10, 2013
Overview:
Under the auspices of the Center, the Global Learning Advisor provides services to students who apply for, participate in, and return from independent study away programs. This position will work closely with students, faculty, staff, and abroad partners to ensure excellent advising, planning, and program implementation. This is a full-time, 12 month position that is benefits eligible.
Minimum Qualifications:
Master’s degree (preferred in college student personnel/higher ed administration with emphasis in international education/study abroad) and some college student advising required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to act independently and take initiative to problem-solve while supporting large numbers of students with very individualized situations regarding study away.
- Experience in counseling or advising college students.
- Excellent written, verbal, personal communication, and organizational skills to work closely with staff, faculty, students, and international partners in a variety of settings.
- Knowledge of domestic and international travel regulations of various governmental entities, financial aid policies and registration policies as they affect study away.
- Ability to do basic math related to managing a budget and making budget projections.
- Ability to collect, organize, and analyze assessment and other data.
- Experience with marketing and outreach initiatives, including public speaking.
- Strong computer and database skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office required; experience with Studio Abroad software is preferred.
- Experience studying/working/living abroad is preferred. Full professional proficiency (written and oral) in a language other than English is preferred. Activity in professional organizations in the field of international education is also preferred.
- Knowledge of other experiential learning and high impact educational practices supported by the Center preferred.
Application Instructions:
For more information and to apply go to: https://yourfuture.sdbor.edu, and search posting number 0005766.
