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Posted November 6, 2009:

Outreach Coordinator Position

Cornell University East Asia Program (http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/eastasia/) seeks qualified candidates to fill a 30 hours/week Outreach Coordinator position.


Job Summary: Initiate and organize K-12 and post-secondary outreach activities. Develop and manage outreach resources. Assist with grant applications and related data collecting and reporting. Prepare and monitor outreach budgets and accounts. Serve as liaison between program and various outreach constituents.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s with 2-3 years relevant experience or equivalent combination. Evidence of ability to produce and disseminate high quality educational resources. Knowledge of and ability to articulate local and national educational standards, outcomes and assessment methods and to work effectively with individuals from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.

Preferred: Master's degree. Experience with an East Asian language/culture. Professional writing experience, including curriculum design; background in international education and familiarity with US Department of Education NRC programs.

For more information and to apply online, please go to the Jobs at Cornell website: http://www.ohr.cornell.edu/jobs, position #11485.

 

Posted November 5, 2009:

Tenure-track Faculty positions in South Asian Studies Programme at National University of Singapore

The South Asian Studies Programme (SASP) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore seeks two tenure-track scholars at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels in the following areas:

(a) Urban Studies/ Gender Studies / Development Studies in South Asia

Candidates should have doctoral training in one of the following areas: anthropology, sociology, geography, political economy and literary and cultural studies. Further, they should have strong theoretical and empirical grounding in the area of South Asian gender studies, urban studies and development studies and must show evidence of multi-disciplinary research.

(b) Popular Culture and Cinema in South Asia.

Candidates should have doctoral training in literature, film studies, sociology or cultural studies. Further, they should have strong theoretical and empirical grounding in the area of South Asian popular culture and/or cinema and must show evidence of multi-disciplinary research.

Candidates with overlapping expertise in areas (a) and (b) are particularly welcome. Both appointees would be expected to teach and develop multi-disciplinary undergraduate and graduate modules in relevant areas, supervise postgraduate students and build up the research profile of the South Asian Studies Programme at NUS. For these positions, familiarity with and competence in a relevant South Asian language is essential. Teaching and curriculum development experience would be advantageous.

Applicants must submit (1) a full vita; (2) a statement detailing individual research agenda and professional experience; and (3) a statement outlining the contributions she/he can make towards these appointments; (4) In addition, applicants must provide names of three academic referees with complete contact details who may be approached directly and confidentially by NUS.

The Search Committee will begin to review applications from 1 November 2009 and will continue to accept applications until the positions are filled. All materials should be sent to:

Chair, South Asian Studies Programme Search Committee
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
National University of Singapore
5 Arts Link, Singapore 117570
Tel: (65) 65164528; Fax: (65) 67770616
Email: sasbox2@nus.edu.sg

Short-listed candidates will be invited to make campus visits in January /February 2010, with a view to the appointments starting in July 2010.

Please visit the South Asian Studies Programme website at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/sas and the Faculty website at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/

For these positions, salaries and benefits are highly competitive. For details of benefits, terms and conditions of appointments, see http://www.nus.edu.sg/ohr/. The University provides generous research support to faculty members, including research grants, funds for attending conferences and academic leave.

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Posted October 12, 2009:

 

JAPAN Youth Venture Director

Ashoka (www.ashoka.org) is the world’s largest association of social entrepreneurs — men and women who are creating new institutions and system-changing solutions for the world’s most urgent social problems. Since 1980, Ashoka has pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship, electing and connecting more than 2,000 individuals with system-changing ideas in over 70 countries. 

Ashoka’s Youth Initiative has harnessed the innovations and efforts of Ashoka’s social entrepreneurs in the field of youth development to create the Youth Venture program that is building a movement of young social entrepreneurs.  (See www.youthventure.org) Ashoka believes that young people globally are key to Ashoka’s overall vision of developing a productive, innovative and engaged civil society.  By investing in and building a movement of young social “Venturers” around the world, Ashoka aims to change fundamentally the role of young people in society and to foster in young people the motivation, skills and opportunities to become leaders and social change makers. 

THE OPPORTUNITY:

  • Spread and adaptation of Ashoka’s Youth Venture program within Japan
  • Program management, including operationalizing, budgeting, monitoring and evaluating the youth social entrepreneurship program
  • Development and ongoing relationship management of corporate and social sector partners 
  • Capacity building of partner organizations’ program coordinators/facilitators
  • Fundraising and strategic planning for program sustainability
  • Marketing and market research

what it takes:

  • Believe strongly in the ability of youth to lead social change
  • Be entrepreneurial, creative, self-motivated and a problem solver
  • Fluency in English required
  • Have 5-10 years of relevant experience, especially as a leader  
  • A strong track record of innovation and systems-building regardless of previous employment
  • Have experience in creating system change with youth
  • Have strong conceptual and analytical skills
  • Have strong project management and problem solving skills
  • Have strong interpersonal, relationship building, and facilitation skills
  • Have strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Be collegial and comfortable with working in teams
  • Capacity to effectively communicate with - and engage - various stakeholders from all sectors
  • Have strong ethical fiber

Ashoka’s Hiring Criteria:

  • Entrepreneurial: Has started up and sustained creative, system-changing initiatives in their school, college, workplace, and/or has successfully pioneered a venture of his/her own
  • Collegial: Strong intellectual capabilities to understand sophisticated concepts easily, see how they fit together in new ways, and able to inspire as well as learn from colleagues
  • Innovator for the Public: Has a genuine, proven commitment to creating social impact through innovation in the social sector
  • Ethical Fiber: Is a trustworthy leader, confidant and friend.
  • Bold self-image: Has self-perception and confidence that allows for the envisioning and implementation of large-scale, systemic innovation

Application:

Position available immediately. Please send a resume, cover letter addressing the above hiring criteria to Catherine Boran at cboran@ashoka.org . Include “Japan Representative” in the subject line. Only qualified candidates will be contacted

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Posted October 12, 2009:

 

Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan: Cultural Affairs Coordinator

The Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan, is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented individual for the position of Cultural Affairs Coordinator. Among other responsibilities, this position will be responsible for coordinating cultural events held at JICC. Please see below for a complete listing of responsibilities.

The Embassy offers group health insurance coverage, 15 days of paid vacation per year, a number of paid U.S./Japanese holidays, and sick leave. Working hours are from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with weeknight and/or weekend events several times a month (paid overtime). Salary is commensurate with experience.

Please note:Candidates must be a U.S.citizen or a U.S.green card holder.Only successful candidates will be contacted. Screening will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Responsibilities:
· Assisting the JICC diplomats in coordinating cultural events, including lectures and performances.
· Composing diplomatic correspondence in Japanese and English.
· Translating reports of Japan-related lectures or panel discussions into Japanese.
· Inventory and control of Public Relations materials.
· Disseminating information onJapanto the public; responding to public inquiries onJapan
· Assisting other JICC staff in the preparation of other projects besides cultural events

Requirements:
· Bilingual in Japanese and English
· Knowledge of Japanese culture
· Flexibility and resourcefulness
· Superior communication skills
· Computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
· Team-oriented self-starter
· Bachelor’s degree in related field

Only those with the authority to work in theUnited Stateswill be considered. OPT does not qualify.

To apply:

E-mail or mail yourcover letter,resume(as Word attachments only),
And a copy of university transcriptto:

jicchr@embjapan.org

JapanInformation & CultureCenter
1155 21stStreet, NW,Washington, DC20036

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