{"id":38172,"date":"2015-07-16T09:02:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T13:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=38172"},"modified":"2015-07-16T09:10:03","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T13:10:03","slug":"job-mike-mansfield-fellowship-program-maureen-and-mike-mansfield-foundation-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/16\/job-mike-mansfield-fellowship-program-maureen-and-mike-mansfield-foundation-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program \u2013 Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation (Japan)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Posted by\u00a0<strong>Sydney Sparrow<\/strong>,\u00a0curriculum and\u00a0content developer for a\u00a0real estate school<\/em><em>\u00a0based in Virginia.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\" target=\"_blank\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a>\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Mike Mansfield\u00a0Fellowship Program<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Posted by:<\/strong>\u00a0Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Japan<\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Status:<\/strong>\u00a0One Year<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview:\u00a0<\/strong>The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation is now recruiting for the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program. This program provides up to ten federal employees with one year of professional development and networking opportunities in Japan. It was established by the U.S. Congress in 1994 to build a corps of U.S. federal government employees with proficiency in the Japanese language and practical, firsthand knowledge about Japan and its government.<\/p>\n<p>The Mansfield Fellowship Program includes seven weeks of language training in Ishikawa Prefecture and ten months of professional assignments in the government of Japan.\u00a0 During the one-year program, Fellows will develop an in-depth understanding of Japan\u2019s government and its policymaking process and create networks of contacts with their counterparts in the\u00a0Japanese\u00a0government, charitable, business,\u00a0and academic communities.<\/p>\n<p>Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to mid-career government employees with a professional interest in Japan. Successful candidates will join a diverse pool of Mansfield Fellows who currently serve in senior positions with the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Components:\u00a0<\/strong>The one-year Fellowship Program consists of two components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seven-week homestay and language training program in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan<\/li>\n<li>Ten months of placements in the government of Japan and other organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>During the program, Fellows are offered living allowances and other educational support benefits.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fellows must be federal employees with at least two consecutive years of federal government service by, and immediately preceding,\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">July 1, 2016<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Fellows must obtain the authorization of an agency official before applying<\/li>\n<li>Fellows must be detailed by their home agency to the Foundation for the full duration of the Fellowship year from\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">July 1, 2016 \u2013 June 30, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>After completing the program, Fellows are required to serve at least two years in the federal government, where it is anticipated they will continue to work on projects and issues concerning Japan and U.S.-Japan relations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application Process:<\/strong>\u00a0Please\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mansfieldfdn.org\/program\/exchanges\/fellowships\/\" target=\"_blank\">visit<\/a>\u00a0to find out more about the application and selection procedures. Applications are due on\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">November 2, 2015.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>Interested applicants are encouraged to reach out with additional questions to the Mansfield Foundation office at (202) 347-1994,\u00a0or via email at\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"mailto:jarcher@mansfieldfdn.org\" target=\"_blank\">jarcher@mansfieldfdn.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow,\u00a0curriculum and\u00a0content developer for a\u00a0real estate school\u00a0based in Virginia.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings even sooner by email. Position:\u00a0Mike Mansfield\u00a0Fellowship Program Posted by:\u00a0Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation Location:\u00a0Japan Status:\u00a0One Year Overview:\u00a0The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation is now recruiting for the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program. 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