{"id":31077,"date":"2013-07-18T18:52:19","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T22:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=31077"},"modified":"2013-07-18T18:53:04","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T22:53:04","slug":"job-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2013\/07\/18\/job-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: The Japan Foundation – Associate Program Officer, Japanese Studies (NY)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Position<\/i><\/strong>: <\/em>Associate Program Officer, Japanese Studies <\/i>
\nPosted by<\/b>: <\/em>The Japan Foundation <\/i>
\nType<\/i><\/strong>: N\/A<\/em>
\nLocation<\/i><\/strong>: <\/em>New York, NY<\/i>
\nSalary<\/i><\/strong>: <\/em>Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and full benefits<\/i>
\nStart Date<\/i><\/strong>: <\/em>September 25, 2013 (or as soon as possible thereafter)<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n

Overview:<\/b>
\nEstablished by the Japanese government in 1972, the mission of The Japan Foundation is to promote international cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and other nations.<\/p>\n

The Japan Foundation\u2019s activities consist of three major programs:
\n1)\u00a0Arts & Cultural Exchange;
\n2)\u00a0Japanese-Language Education Overseas;
\n3)\u00a0Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange, including The Center for Global Partnership (CGP).<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit The Japan Foundation, New York office and CGP websites at www.jfny.org<\/a> and www.cgp.org<\/a><\/p>\n

The Japan Foundation, New York has an opening for an Associate Program Officer in Japanese Studies. The Japanese Studies program provides grants designed to enhance Japanese Studies in the US primarily at the university level and is overseen by an American Advisory Committee (AAC).<\/p>\n

Responsibilities:<\/b>
\nThe Associate Program Officer will report to the Program Director in Japanese Studies and will contribute to the following:<\/p>\n

Program coordination:<\/b><\/p>\n