Department: Japan Study

Status: Full-time, 40 hours per week,

Salary: Commensurate with experience

General Description

The Program Associate’s main duty will be recruiting for the Japan Study program. Japan Study is a long-standing, collaborative initiative linking the 27 colleges of the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) and the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) with Waseda University in Japan. The PA reports to the Director and assists him in the administration of various Earlham programs related to Japan, including campus programming, study abroad, faculty development, and community outreach. In addition to programs on the Earlham campus, Earlham College, a Quaker institution, is one of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges in the field of international education.

Responsibilities:

• Recruiting students for the study-abroad programs in Japan–includes travel to member campuses
• Communicating with representatives and students from member colleges (letters, brochures, handbooks, e-mail, web site, program applications)
• Acting as a liaison between the consortial campuses and our Tokyo office
• Planning and implementation of orientation programs in the U.S. and Japan, webinars, and pre-departure and post-return orientations.

• Managing a semester-abroad program that sends approximately 8 Earlham students and a faculty member to Morioka each year
• Coordinating the evaluation program and completing yearly evaluation reports

• Working with Earlham faculty and students interested in Japan
• Assisting with campus programming related to Japan

• Managing communication with Earlham alumni and friends

• Facilitating two short-term exchange programs that bring middle and high school students from Japan to Indiana
• Recruiting, hiring, and orienting recent graduates for the Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) Program in Morioka and Tanohata
• Engaging in professional development activities through participation in state, regional, and national professional organizations
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the Japan Study Director

Earlham College and the Earlham School of Religion are located in Richmond, Indiana, a city of about 39,000. Founded in 1847 by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Earlham College is an independent, four-year, coeducational, residential institution of higher learning. Approximately 1,200 undergraduate students attend Earlham College on its 800-acre tree-shaded campus. Earlham College offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in 40 disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields, as well as permitting self-designed studies and a cooperative program in engineering. Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Education degrees also are offered at Earlham College.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.