Job: Japanese Business News Translator/Editor – Bloomberg – (NYC)
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Via CareerJet.com. (See CareerJet’s job feeds for Japanese-US jobs and Japanese-NY jobs in sidebar on JetWit):
Japanese Business News Translator/Editor
Bloomberg – New York City, NY
Japanese Business News Translator/EditorJob Requisition Number: 22880United StatesNew York – NY… to join our Japanese language service in New York. Responsibilities include the selection, translation and editing…
www.jobcircle.com – February 10 – Save this job
Via JETAA DC:
Speechwriting Consultant, Embassy of Japan, Washington, DC
The Embassy of Japan is seeking an individual for the position of speechwriting consultant who will work for high-ranking officials of the Embassy of Japan. The position will be on a part-time, contractual consultant base, requiring approximately 2 days per week of on-site work at the Embassy of Japan. Read More
Job: Director, East Asian Institute for International Studies – Wittenburg University (Ohio)
Via Chronicle of Higher Ed’s international programs job page:
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000591596-01&pg=r
Position: Director, East Asian Institute for International Studies
Institution: Wittenberg University
Location: Ohio
Date posted: 2/5/2009
WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY seeks a Director of its East Asian Institute for International Studies. Reporting to the Provost, the Director will provide innovative administrative leadership, develop gift and grant proposals, and oversee funded projects – initially the development of field experience partnerships (study abroad and internships) in East Asia to support an interdisciplinary international business and economics curriculum. Read More
Job: Foreign affairs researcher – Asahi Newspaper (Tokyo)
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Via JETAA DC:
Job opening at the Asahi Newspaper
Yoichi Funabashi is hiring a foreign affairs researcher. Preference will likely be given to those in Tokyo, Japan already.
Job: Curatorial Intern Position – Clark Center (Hanford, CA)
Via a JET alum who saw this rather nifty listing:
Curatorial Intern Position (Clark Center, Hanford, CA)
The Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford, California, is accepting applications for its curatorial intern program. The internship will begin on an agreed date in August 2009 and will last for one year.
The program offers a tremendous opportunity for training and hands-on experience in multiple aspects of museum management, including art registration, handling and storage, record keeping and research,
acquisitions and loans, installation and presentation to the public, maintaining a reference library. Interns will be exposed to a wide range of subjects and media, broadening and deepening their knowledge of diverse aspects of Japanese art usually not taught at university. The internship will culminate with the intern’s production of an exhibition around the end of the internship.
The internship is a 12 month position, and offers on-site housing with utilities included, a car for local use, an $18,000 stipend and a $3,000 research grant. Read More
MyShigoto.com – Jobs in Japan
I just found out about a new job site for jobs in Japan called MyShigoto.com started by a guy named Daniel Davis. There’s now a box in the sidebar of JetWit with the RSS feed from MyShigoto.com, so you can see the latest listings as well.
Jobs: Two Bilingual IT Job Listings
Marc Hitzig of the Japan-America Society in Washington, D.C. shared these two job listings with the JETAA DC group list. If you are interested in the positions, please contact them directly and let them know that you found out through Japan-America Society of DC.
Job1: Mainframe Engineer – Bilingual 1245
Job2: Telecom Network Specialist – Bilingual 1242 Read More
Jobs: International Education (Arizona and Qatar)
Via Chronicle of Higher Ed international program jobs:
2/4/2009
- Cultural Experiences Abroad (Arizona) : Director of Academic Affairs
Learn more in our Employer Profiles - Georgetown University (D.C.) : Interim Director – Graduate Program – SFS Qatar
Job (via MAX Consulting): Marketing Specialist for Manufacturing Company (NYC)
Job Number: F6142
Title: Marketing Specialist
Industry: Manufacturing
Salary: 45K – 50K
Job duties: Under the general direction of Marketing Manager, the Marketing Specialist is responsible for a broad range of marketing related projects based on e-commerce initiatives. The Marketing Specialist will be responsible to provide clear marketing messages about the benefits of our services to our customers.
Location: NYC
Please email your resume to info @maxjob.com and mention that you saw the listing on JetWit.
Job: Translator – E->J – Software Company (Anywhere)
Via Craigslist Philadelphia:
English to Japanese Translator (Virtual)
Reply to: pciccantelli@nextdocs.com [?]
Date: 2009-02-03, 4:18PM EST
We are a very fast growing software development company and are expanding into the Japanese market and need someone to translate our software screens and documentation into Japanese. We are located in King of Prussia, PA and would like the person to be here initially for a few days to acclimate and then you will be able to work from home. We will need your estimation on how long the work will take. If interested, send a word doc to pciccantelli@ nextdocs. com or pamela@ intelligent-search. com
Must have excellent written and verbal skills. Must have work eligibility in the US.
- Location: Virtual
- Compensation: Hourly as negotiated
Job: Associate Director, International Studies – Indiana University
Via the Chronicle of Higher Ed international jobs page:
2/3/2009 Indiana University at Bloomington (Indiana) : Associate Director
http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000590646-01&pg=r
NTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Associate Director
Seeking highly motivated, action-oriented individual for growing program. Holds primary administrative responsibility for curriculum and student activities and teaches in one or more areas of program. For details see http://www.indiana.edu/ ~vpfaa/baalist.shtml.
Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
Job: Assistant Producer – Womax Media (Los Angeles area)
Via JETAA Southern California e-mail group:
Job Opportunity with Wowmax Media
Job Title: Assistant Producer
Company: Wowmax Media, LLC
Location: Torrance, CA
Status: Full-time, Employee
Relevant work experience: 3-7 years
Career Level: mid-level
Educatio Level: Minimum Associates Degree Completed or Equivalent
Job Description:
Wowmax Media, LLC is a “bridge” company that directly connects the North American and Japanese markets and businesses. Womax Media is a comprehensive production and marketing firm dealing with intellecutal property. The synergies created by having a Japanese partner with direct contacts in Japan and the US allow Wowmax Media to provide unique marketing and production services to copanies and individuals engaged in this business in the US and Japan, including original writers, who create intellectual property, producers, investors, character and content licensing agents, licensees of characters for commercialization, and distributors, while concurrently pursuing the maximization of value. In addition to working with private companies, Wowmax Media is conduct consulting assignments for government agencies. Read More
Job: CIR in Gumma-ken
Interesting. I knew companies like Interac offer a sort of private-sector version of ALTs. But I didn’t know there were private CIR positions like this one listed on Gaijin Pot for a position in Kusatsu-shi, Gumma-ken by a company called Heart English School.
http://www.gaijinpot.com/job_view.php?jid=23029
Jobs: International Education Programs
Via Chronicle of Higher Ed international programs job listings:
2/2/2009
- Montclair State University (New Jersey) : Director of Study Abroad and International Student Exchanges
- Texas A&M University at College Station (Texas) : Director, Office for Latin American Programs
Learn more in our Employer Profiles
1/30/2009
- INTO Oregon State University (Oregon) : Center Director
Job: Project Associate – National Bureau of Asian Research (Seattle)
Via JETAA Pacific Northwest:
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) has an opening for a project associate at its Seattle office.
Project Associate, Center for Health and Aging, Seattle, WA
Position Description
NBR is seeking a Project Associate to provide administrative support to the Project Director in planning
and implementing the Pacific Health Summit and its related events and workshops. The Pacific Health
Summit is an annual event that strives to connect science and policy for a healthier world. Participants
include the top decision-makers in science, policy, industry, medicine, and public health from around the
world. The opening is a part-time to full-time, temporary, hourly position. For more information about the
Summit visit http://pacifichealthsummit.org/.