Mar 20

Job: Experienced translators of literary works (also seeking financial translators)

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Mar 17

Job: Japanese and Asian Studies – One Year Position – Furman University (S Carolina)

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Via JETAA Southern California:

Japanese and Asian Studies – One Year Position

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the Department of Asian Languages of Furman University invite applications for a one-year replacement position at the assistant professor or instructor level in Japanese language and Asian studies to begin on August 26, 2009 and end in early May 2010. The appointee will teach Elementary Japanese I in Fall term and II in Spring term, supervising the Japanese Language House, and two courses in his/her specialization such as literature, culture, film studies, or gender studies in English. Qualifications include native or near-native fluency in Japanese and English; ABD, or Ph.D. in Japanese language, literature, culture, film studies, gender studies or other related fields; commitment to undergraduate education. Preference will be given to those with elementary language teaching experience at the college level. We particularly seek enthusiastic teachers who are interested in teaching in a liberal arts environment. Letter of application, CV, and three letters of recommendation by March 20, 2009 to: Professor Shusuke Yagi, MLL Dept., Furman University, Greenville, SC 29613. We will interview at the AAS Meetings in Chicago March 26- 29, 2009.

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Mar 16

Job: Associate Provost for International Education – U of Georgia

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Via the Chronicle of Higher Ed’s international programs job page:

3/16/2009 University of Georgia (Georgia) : Associate Provost for International Education

Mar 15

JetWit seeks a “Job Listings Czar”

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JetWit is looking for someone to be in charge of posting job listings to JetWit.  If interested, contact Steven at jetwit at jetwit dot com.

Reasons to do it:

• Potentially a good opportunity to get a big picture view of what’s going on in the jobs marketplace and perhaps position yourself well for HR type positions.
• Good way to  find a new job or freelance opportunities for yourself if you’re looking.
• A chance to help out the JET alum community in a tough economic climate.

There’s an organized and methodical way to do all of this that’s not as hard as it seems. I’m happy to explain my process, and you can innovate and improvise from there.  This job can also be broken up among more than one person with different areas of focus.

Requirements:  You must be a JET alum, and you must be willing to stay with this on a relatively consistent basis.

Bonus:   Can be an platform to write posts about job searching and the job market that would be helpful to the JET alum community.

Mar 12

Job: Account Manager for Japanese company

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A job listing from Actus Consulting:

Account Manager(Japanese Company)

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Our client, Japanese company seeks an Account Manager for immediate hire.

Job Duties:
1) Performs all aspects of sales activities including maintaining existing accounts and also developing new clients by cold calls, visiting the clients, participating in trade shows.
2) Coordination between clients and other departments within the company such as purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, R&D, quality control. and logistics.
3) Provide technical information, quotation, and other information to customers and prepares contract accordingly.
4) Communicates with suppliers in Japan about technical, shipping, pricing, and other matters to respond to inquiries/requests from clients
5) Budget planning and managing
6) Prepares and manages/updates sales reports, customer information on regular basis
7) All other duties as needed Read More

Mar 12

Jobs: Director, China Programs (Cal-Long Beach) and Director, Off-Campus Study (Swarthmore)

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Via the Chronicle of Higher Ed’s international programs job listings:

3/11/2009

• California State University at Long Beach (California) : Director, China Programs
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• Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania) : Director, Off-Campus Study

Mar 11

Jobs: English Teaching in Japan and Korea – Aclipse

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Aclipse is seeking English teachers for Japan and Korea.  More info below.  To apply go to:  http://www.aclipse.net/apply_now.html

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Mar 10

Job: J->E In-house translator – Daiwa Institute of Research (Tokyo)

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Posted by Daiwa Institute of Research on the Honyaku Google Group:

In-house J-E Translation Position at DIR

Daiwa Institute of Research is looking for a full-time, in-house J-E  translator for analyst reports covering Japanese stocks for our Tokyo  office. A successful candidate should have some knowledge of economic  topics and a basic understanding of accounting. Securities industry  experience is also welcome. In addition to strong Japanese reading ability (Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1 preferred), we seek candidates with strong writing skills and the ability to paraphrase difficult Japanese texts. Read More

Mar 9

Job: Director of International Programs – Purdue University-Calumet (Indiana)

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Via Chronicle of Higher Ed’s international programs job page:

3/9/2009

• Purdue University-Calumet (Indiana) : Director of International Programs (Chief International Officer)

Mar 7

Job: Credit Analyst and Corporate Treasury Relationship Manager (Chicago)

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Via JETAA Chicago:

JOB OPENING: CREDIT ANALYST & CORPORATE TREASURY RELATIONSHIP MANAGER

Credit Analyst

• – Analyzing the credit worthiness of existing and potential Japanese corporate borrowers
• – Minimizing the Bank’s credit risk by assisting in the development of acceptable deal structures
• -Conduct credit control and portfolio management assessments with senior credit members This person may be out of undergrad or have 1-3 years of experience. For those with no experience he/she must have finance or accounting degree. Corporate Treasury Relationship Manager
• – Manage the business development activities with Japanese corporate relationships in order to create new revenue streams
• – Partner with senior corporate bankers in development of business plan and sales execution Required background
• – 3-6 years of treasury management or cash management experience
• – Fluent in Japanese

Interested parties please contact Ben Godfrey at bgodfrey@ michaelpag e.us.com

Mar 6

Job: Director, Office for Latin American Programs – Texas A M (TX)

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Via Chronicle of Higher Ed’s international programs job listings:

3/4/2009

• Texas A&M University at College Station (Texas) : Director, Office for Latin American Programs
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Mar 3

Job: Development Assistant Manager (bilingual) (LA & SF)

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Via JETAA Southern California:

Development Assistant Manager
Requirements:

• Japanese/English bilingual a must
• Must have minimum 3 years experience in development
• Visual Basic 6 knowledge and experience is preferred
• Oracle SQL knowledge and experience is preferred
• Crystal Report knowledge and experience is preferred

Locations
San Francisco, CA & Los Angeles CA

If you are interested in this position, please send resumes to t.hashiudo@ tsconsult. com

Mar 2

Job: English Language Program Director, Office of International Education – Virginia Commonwealth University

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Via the Chronicle of Higher Ed’s international programs job page:

3/2/2009

• Virginia Commonwealth University (Virginia) : English Language Program Director, Office of International Education
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Mar 1

Job: Director of the Office of International Education (Pittsburgh)

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Via Chronicle of Higher Ed international program jobs:

Position: Director of the Office of International Education – #5659
Salary: Unspecified
Institution: Carnegie Mellon University
Location: Pennsylvania
Date posted: 2/26/2009 Read More

Mar 1

Job: Bi-lingual Japanese Foreign Exchange Associate (New York)

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Via JETAA NY Job Forum:

Bi-lingual Japanese Foreign Exchange Associate

Duties and Responsibilities:

Providing support for both institutional clients and self-trading individual customers from all over the world
Discussing the financial markets and what moves them
Assisting customers with account inquiries
Processing incoming account applications
Speaking about our trading platform and the FX market with prospective clients
Using an intelligent soft sales approach from a reputable company with no cold calling
Building and maintaining relationships with clients through phone, email Read More