Job Opportunity: Education Abroad Advisor, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Posted on January 31, 2019 by LM

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Institution: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Location: La Crosse, WI
Education: BA required, MA preferred
Type: Full time
Posted: Jan. 9, 2019

Description:

Responsible for promoting and coordinating education abroad opportunities for students, including advising students, supporting faculty in program development, and planning and implementing promotional and outreach activities on campus and in the community. The advisor serves as an integral team member and supports all efforts related to international education at UWL.

Education Abroad Advising: 

• Advise students on opportunities, requirements, and application procedures concerning all UWL sponsored study abroad, exchange, and third party provider programs.
• Coordinate and support faculty led education abroad programs and maintain effective relationships with UWL faculty.
• Advise students and faculty leaders on health, safety, and other pre-departure procedures such as passport, visas, and other entry-requirements.
• Advise students and faculty leaders on UWL education abroad policies and procedures.
• Promote and develop opportunities for students participating in international experiences.
• Maintain international resource center, including the collection and organization of education abroad alumni experiences, program and travel resources, program literature, etc.

Programming:

• Serve as curriculum integration liaison for UWL academic departments.
• Coordinate recruitment events such as Education Abroad Fairs, UWL class presentations, UWL Admissions events, and new student registration.
• Prepare program information, including promotional flyers, web pages and orientation materials in collaboration with other IEE staff.
• Coordinate and facilitate education abroad pre-departure and re-entry programming.
• Develop and support initiatives that enhance the UWL’s goal of campus internationalization.
• Participate in the selection and training of IEE student staff.

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Participate in the maintenance of the study abroad website and applicant information via Terra Dotta.
• Collaborate with international partners to coordinate program details; including, but not limited to: dates, fees, housing, application/registration of participants and transcripts.
• Provide support for education abroad activities including by not limited to: planning, developing, promoting, and evaluating students’ international experiences; assisting with the development of program budgets and student fees; assisting with flight arrangement; preparing financial aid budgets and other arrangements as necessary.
• Assist Director with new program development

Other Responsibilities:

• Assist with hosting international delegations on campus and in the community.
• Participate in campus and community activities, such as serving on committees and task forces as needed.
• Attend, present, and/or exhibit at education abroad conferences as needed.
• Travel to international partner sites as needed.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and relevant experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, particularly with presentation creation and delivery.
• Strong intercultural and interpersonal communication skills.
• Evidence of strong organizational, administrative, and computer skills.
• Experience working, living, or studying abroad.
• Knowledge and understanding of education abroad best practices.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a changing environment while managing multiple priorities.

Domestic and international travel will be necessary and occasional evenings and weekends to meet the needs of unit.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree.
• Experience working in an international education office (preferably education abroad).
• Experiences with student management software such as Terra Dotta or Peoplesoft.
• Ability to work independently and part of a team to reach campus international education goals.
Internal Number: 774
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Job Opening: International Admission Counselor, Upper Iowa University

Posted on January 31, 2019 by LM

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Via NAFSA

Posted January 9, 2019
Location: Fayette, Iowa
Type: Full Time – Entry Level
Required Education: 4 Year Degree

 

Upper Iowa University is hiring an International Admission Counselor. This position serves as the primary university contact for potential international students from Asia interested in studying at Upper Iowa University. This position will work as a key university representative to identify and develop partnerships, programs and resources internationally, and work as a team member to execute the implementation of the recruitment strategy for the Center for International Education. The International Admission Counselor will serve as a resource for Upper Iowa University on issues regarding international recruitment and enrollment. This position will focus mainly in recruiting students from Asia although other areas may be assigned. A bachelor’s degree is required.

 

Interested applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references. To apply, visit http://uiu.peopleadmin.com/postings/1350. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Upper Iowa University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Call for Applicants: PhD Scholarship Japanese Studies, Ghent University (Edo culture/history)

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Paula

We are pleased to invite applications for a full-time, fully-funded 3-year PhD Fellowship at the University of Ghent. The successful candidate will work on the FWO-funded project The Ethical Body in Early Modern Japanese Health Cultivation, co-supervised by Prof. Andreas Niehaus and Dr. Angelika Koch at Ghent University, and he/she will be expected to complete his PhD on a topic related to Edo-period (1600-1868) health cultivation texts (yōjō). Please note that we are an international team and the language of the project and the dissertation is English; Dutch language skills are not expected.

The post will be tenable from Oct 1, 2019 for three years, with a monthly net bursary of minimum 2.015,51 Euro (depending on seniority/prior employment) and a generous fixed bench fee of 3.720 Euro per year (for fieldwork, research material, conference travel)

I would be extremely grateful if you could circulate this to interested students. For further details, please see the information attached below.

Contact details:

Dr. Angelika Koch Angelika.Koch@ugent.be

What we are looking for:

Required:

  • MA degree in Japanese Studies and/or Japanese History
  • Excellent modern and pre-modern Japanese language skills (bungo)
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Ability to work in a team

Desirable:

  • Background or demonstrated interest in Tokugawa intellectual history

What we offer:

  • The opportunity to work collaboratively with a team of international researchers
  • Guidance for PhD research by two experts on the subject of the early modern body/health
  • Training in advanced research skills (kuzushiji etc.)
  • Opportunity to gain teaching experience (in English)
  • Salary: annual bursary of minimum net 2.015,51 Euro + fixed annual bench fee of 3.720 Euro
  • An international and vibrant scholarly community at the University of Ghent, a Top 100 University in the beautiful medieval city of Ghent

What to submit:

  • Cover letter
  • CV
  • Writing sample (ideally your undergraduate thesis, or a seminar paper)
  • Topic proposal (max. 2 pages) (optional)

Application deadline is Feb 8, 2019.

For further enquiries:

Dr. Angelika Koch angelika.koch@ugent.be

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Job Opening: Postdoc – Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Paula

Apply at: https://columbia.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=10932

The Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow (discipline open) for the academic year 2019-20. Based at Doshisha University, KCJS is an undergraduate study abroad program governed by a consortium of thirteen American universities and administered by the Office of Global Programs & Fellowships at Columbia University.

The KCJS Fellow is expected to engage in his/her own research while teaching one course each semester in Kyoto. One course should be in the fellow’s own field of special interest, while the second course, normally taught in the spring semester, should be a broad introductory survey of Japanese civilization, aimed at students who are just beginning to learn about Japan. Such a survey may be provided with a particular disciplinary emphasis—such as art, religion, or literature—but both courses should be designed to appeal to a wide range of majors and take full advantage of the KCJS location, in order to enrich the students’ knowledge of Kyoto and the Kansai region.

Additional responsibilities include: assisting the resident director with the students’ academic orientation session at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters; advising students on academic and career planning matters; and attending occasional KCJS-sponsored co-curricular events. The Fellow is also expected to engage in the academic life of Kyoto through involvement in research study groups at Doshisha or other local universities.

Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in a Japan-related field by the start of the fellowship. It is preferred that the candidate have relevant undergraduate teaching experience, previous experience living or studying in Japan, and Japanese language and cultural fluency.

The term of appointment is from August 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020, with a ten-month salary of $50,000 or the equivalent. Round-trip transportation from the U.S.(or home country) to Japan for the fellow and immediate family members which may include a spouse/partner and one child under 18 years of age will be provided, and up to $5,000 is reimbursable for research expenses. A private office equipped with a desktop computer and printer which is located on the Doshisha campus alongside the KCJS team will be provided.

For more information about the KCJS program, please visit
http://ogp.columbia.edu/program/kcjs-semester

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Book Announcement: Empire of Hope: The Sentimental Politics of Japanese Decline

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Paula

Empire of Hope: The Sentimental Politics of Japanese Decline
David Leheny

Empire of Hope asks how emotions become meaningful in political life. In a diverse array of cases from recent Japanese history, David Leheny shows how sentimental portrayals of the nation and its global role reflect a durable story of hopefulness about the country’s postwar path. From the medical treatment of conjoined Vietnamese children, victims of Agent Orange, the global promotion of Japanese popular culture, a tragic maritime accident involving a US Navy submarine, to the 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster, this story has shaped the way in which political figures, writers, officials, and observers have depicted what the nation feels.

Expressions of national emotion do several things: they construct the boundaries of the national body, they inform and discipline appropriate expression, and they depoliticize messy problems that threaten to produce divisive questions about winners and losers. Most important, they work because they appear to be natural, simple and expected expressions of how the nation shares feeling, even when they paper over the extraordinary divergence in how the nation’s citizens experience each incident. In making its arguments, Empire of Hope challenges how we read the relations between emotion and politics by arguing—unlike those who build from the neuroscientific turn in the social sciences or those developing affect theory in the humanities—that the focus should be on emotional representation rather than on emotion itself.

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140107463350

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Funding: SSRC/JSPS Fellowships for recent PhDs and ABDs

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Paula

SSRC/JSPS FELLOWSHIPS FOR RECENT PHDS AND ABDS

*Deadline January 15, 2019*

The JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for ABDs and recent PhDs provides promising and highly qualified researchers in the humanities and social sciences with the opportunity to conduct extended research at leading universities and research institutions in Japan. Fellowship terms are for single continuous stays from 1 to 12 months (short-term) or 12 to 24 months (long-term). Short-term fellowships must commence between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020 and long-term fellowships must commence between April 1, 2019 and November 30, 2019. Applicants for short-term fellowships must submit proof of a doctoral degree received no more than six years prior to April 2, 2019 or a letter from an advisor attesting to the fact that the applicant is within 2 years of completion of degree. Long-term fellowship applicants must submit a copy of a PhD diploma dated no more than six years prior to April 1, 2019.

The application deadline for both short-term and long-term fellowships is January 15, 2019.

For eligibility requirements and application instructions, please consult our website at https://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/view/jsps-fellowship/

Social Science Research Council
Japan Program
One Pierrepont Plaza, 15th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: 212-377-2700
japan@ssrc.org

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Job Opening: Japanese Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Paula

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Applications are invited for:

Department of Japanese Studies
Senior Lecturer / Lecturer
(Ref. 180002GY)(Closing date: January 8, 2019)

Applicants should (i) have a Master’s degree, preferably a higher degree in a relevant discipline; (ii) possess at least ten years’ post-Master teaching experience in tertiary education (for Senior Lecturer rank) or at least four years’ post-Master teaching experience in tertiary education (for Lecturer rank); (iii) specialize in Japanese language teaching / linguistics / translation; (iv) have native or near-native fluency in Japanese and Chinese / English; and (v) have at least four years’ relevant teaching experience in Japanese language and translation courses. Ability to teach Japanese-Chinese translation courses will be advantageous.

Duties include (a) teaching undergraduate or postgraduate Japanese language / translation / linguistics courses, in particular at the advanced level; (b) serving as a course coordinator of elementary Japanese courses; (c) serving as an academic advisor and counsellor to students; and (d) other administrative duties.

Appointment will initially be made on contract basis for two years commencing August 2019, renewable subject to performance and mutual agreement.

Contact:

For more information, please contact Ms. Helen Chan [Tel: (852) 3943 6466 or e-mail: japanese-studies@cuhk.edu.hk].

Application Procedure
Please upload a full CV, contact details of three referees, past teaching evaluations, and a statement of teaching and research interests.

The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for the post above. For more information and to apply online, please visit http://career.cuhk.edu.hk.

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Call for Applicants: Funded MA Research, University of Alberta

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Paula

The University of Alberta would like to announce opportunities for students to pursue a funded MA degree in East Asian Studies at the University of Alberta (in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada):

http://www.eastasianstudies.ualberta.ca/

Students can specialize in diverse areas of Japan Studies under Drs. Anne Commons (Japanese literature), David Quinter (Japanese religions and East Asian Buddhism), Walter Davis (Chinese and Japanese art history), and Kaori Kabata and Yoshi Ono (Japanese linguistics and pedagogy). Comparative topics in China and Korea Studies are also encouraged.

Graduates of the program have been admitted into PhD programs at Cambridge, Columbia, McMaster, Stanford, Toronto, UBC, Illinois, USC, UCLA, and Alberta, among others. Former students are working in diverse academic institutions, including the University of Alberta; University of Calgary; universities in China, Japan, Singapore, and the United States; and the Japan Foundation.

Tuition costs at the University of Alberta are very reasonable compared to those at other North American universities. In addition, there has been financial support, including teaching assistantships, for a high percentage of our MA students, in contrast to many programs, which only fund PhD students.

Students can focus on any of the following areas:

  • Chinese Linguistics/Pedagogy
  • Chinese Literature
  • Chinese Art History
  • Japanese Linguistics/Pedagogy
  • Japanese Literature
  • Japanese Art History
  • Japanese Religions
  • East Asian Buddhism
  • Korean Literature
  • Taiwanese Film

A full list of faculty, their areas of specialization, and their contact information can be found here:

https://www.ualberta.ca/east-asian-studies/people

Students interested in any of these areas should feel free to contact the relevant professor directly.

For further information, please visit the graduate pages on the website:

https://www.ualberta.ca/east-asian-studies/graduate-program

or contact:

Dr. Yoshi Ono, Associate Chair, Graduate

tono@ualberta.ca

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Job Opening: Instructor in Japanese, Temple University

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Paula

The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Studies at Temple University has a one-year non-renewable opening for a Japanese-language instructor for the academic year 2019-2020. Temple University is a state-related Carnegie Research University (highest research activity) located in Philadelphia. The College of Liberal Arts is home to 32 undergraduate majors, 32 minors, 23 certificate programs and 15 graduate degree programs.

For details, see URL: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=57889

Website: http://apply.interfolio.com/57741

 

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Job Opening: Assistant Teaching Professor, Japanese Language, University of Victoria

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Paula

The Department of Pacific and Asian Studies in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Victoria is seeking applications for a continuing faculty position at the Assistant Teaching Professor level, with an expected starting date of July 1, 2019.The initial appointment is for four years, with eligibility for a continuing appointment in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the University of Victoria and the University of Victoria Faculty Association. We are seeking candidates with a record of excellence in teaching Japanese language at all levels – from beginner to advanced – in a college or university setting, and a commitment to supporting and developing our Japanese language program into the future. Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in pedagogical enquiry and teaching innovation, as well as in other teaching-related activities (e.g., pedagogical research, publication, conference participation, outreach).

For details, see URL: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=57896

Website: http://www.uvic.ca

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