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Location: Onna-son, Okinawa, Japan

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) will become a model for change in education and research with the best international graduate students, working side by side with world-class faculty in modern well-equipped laboratories. Beautifully situated on the island of Okinawa, OIST relies on a cross-disciplinary approach, with an emphasis on creativity and exchange, to offer unique, individualized graduate training. OIST is a university with no departments, eliminating artificial barriers between people working in different fields, but many nationalities, with students and faculty being attracted from all over the world. Concentrating initially on Neuroscience, Molecular Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Environmental and Ecological Sciences and Physical Sciences, OIST is bringing some of the best brains in the world to Okinawa to transform the way science and education is done in the global academic world.
Responsibilities

Assist Principal Investigators and Researchers with professional support including:

• Manage and schedule appointments, maintain calendars, coordinate correspondence and emails, and other secretarial duties
• Assist with arrangements and organization of Principal Investigators’ educational and outreaching activities including workshops
• Arrange and manage both international and domestic travel
• Take minutes of meetings independently
• Prepare documents in English and Japanese, assist with translation and interpretation
• Receive and attend international visitors, and provide language support when required
  Manage purchase order and procurement process of research supplies and equipment
• Assist Principal Investigators and unit members in their integration into the community by providing various support necessary for daily life such as dealing with banks or phone companies

Qualifications

• Bachelors level education
• Excellent communication and writing skills in Japanese and English (TOEIC 800 or higher).
• Excellent organization skills
• Computer skills including experience with MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
• Ability to interact smoothly with unit members and other institute staff
• Experience working in an international setting is an advantage
• Secretarial and administrative experience

Compensation

In accordance with the OIST Employee Compensation Regulation
Benefits

Relocation, housing and commuting allowances, annual paid leave, summer holidays, national social insurance (shakai-hoken) includes health insurance, welfare pension insurance　(kousei-nenkin-hoken), and worker’s accident compensation insurance (roudousya-saigai-hosyou-hoken).
Submission Documents

Resume in English and Japanese.
Cover letter in English and Japanese.

Application Due
Applications deadline will continue until the position is filled.
Postal Address

Recruiting Team, Human Resources Section
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
1919-1, Onna, Onna-son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan

Email Address:recruiting[AT]oist.jp