Summary

This position is located in the Japan-United States Friendship Commission. The incumbent serves as Secretary to the Executive Director and as Staff Assistant for all Commission-related activities, with responsibility for performing a variety of analytical, technical, advisory, administrative, and other office duties and functions related to the management of the Commission and its related organizations.

• Process all formal correspondence, grant agreements and administrative documents.
• Review all incoming and outgoing mail and materials,

The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the International House of Japan (I-House) are currently seeking three Summer Interns for short-term (not to exceed two weeks) internships during late July-August 2020 to coincide with the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The interns will support the ongoing activities of the 2020 U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Program (NichiBei Creative Artists) . JUSFC and the National Endowment for the Arts have selected five artistic teams for this program.

Full-time Lecturer in Japanese

University of Texas at Austin

The Department of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a one-year lecturer position in Japanese language, beginning September 1, 2020. The successful candidate will be expected to teach two sections of lower-division Japanese (JPN 611D) in Fall and 3 sections of another lower-division course (JPN 601D) in Spring.

Qualifications: A Master’s degree or higher in Japanese language or a closely related field and native or near native proficiency in both Japanese and English.

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Wake Forest University is seeking to fill a one-year position for Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice in Japanese, to begin Fall 2020. The responsibilities include teaching Japanese language classes at all levels as well as courses in language for specific purposes. Applicants must have a PhD or MA degree in second-language pedagogy, linguistics, or a related field.

Applicants are asked to submit by February 15,

The 4th annual GLJETAA Job Fair is upon us! The event, in collaboration with the JBSD and other local groups, aims to connect those of us with knowledge of Japan and Japanese culture with Japanese companies for employment opportunities. Keep an eye out for the official invite soon. Please feel free to share our facebook event, or contact Meg for more info on how to sign up!

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Address: Suburban Collection Showplace,

The position requires you to maintain current client relationships and cultivate new ones. For more details, visit their website at http://www.sanken-mo.co.jp/en/.

The Japan America Society of Chicago is pleased to announce that this year’s 33nd Annual Holiday Fundraiser & Bonenkai will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W Jackson Blvd., Crystal Room, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604.

The Society is currently seeking volunteers to assist the day of the Gala. Please see the below information:

Volunteers will assist with registration,

SUMMARY

Outside sales and marketing representative for high performance thermoplastic materials across various industries. The representative will be expected to expand product sales, while also maintaining current accounts.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establishing and expanding customer relations resulting in growth of high performance thermoplastic sales. Includes cold calls, trade show attendance, and travel
• Communicate with suppliers to report current sales and identify potential customers for their product lines.

The Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Virginia invites applications for a full-time, Lecturer position in Japanese language with an anticipated start date of August 25, 2020.

We seek a strong language instructor with native or near-native fluency in Japanese and English, Japanese language teaching experience, and a Master’s degree or higher in one of the following: Japanese linguistics, applied linguistics, second/foreign language acquisition, or a related field. 

American Councils for International Education is looking for a qualified candidate for 2020 summer Resident Directors for Japanese. Please announce with people within your department/or network of colleagues who may be interested!

American Councils for International Education is currently hiring 2020 summer Resident Directors for Japanese immersion programs of the Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS Program, see http://www.clscholarship.org for more information about the program).