26.2895, Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics: Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU)

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Subject: 26.2895, Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics: Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU)

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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 10:47:24
From: Benjamin McCracken [bmccracken at jcmu.net]
Subject: English; Applied Linguistics: Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU), Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

University or Organization: Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) 
Department: English Language Program
Job Location: Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan 
Web Address: http://jcmu.isp.msu.edu/
Job Title: English Program Coordinator
Job Rank: English Program Coordinator; Instructor; Manager; Other; Teacher

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics 

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

English Program Coordinator duties include supervising and managing a diverse
English language program, program planning, scheduling, teaching a maximum of
10 to 20 hours per week, program and curriculum development, conducting
faculty meetings, facilitating professional development, and participating in
student activities such as field trips and opening and closing ceremonies. 
Candidates should be interested in teaching both children and adults and
should also be able to teach an undergraduate TESOL methods course.

JCMU has a wide range of students and programs, including but not limited to,
children’s courses, TOEFL and TOEIC courses, intensive English courses, as
well as courses for a wide range of adult learners. Many of JCMU’s students
are interested in maintaining, brushing up on, and improving their English.
JCMU also has many students that are learning English for possible future
study abroad opportunities.

JCMU is administered by the Office of the Dean of International Studies and
Programs at Michigan State University (MSU), on behalf of the State of
Michigan and its fifteen public universities. The JCMU English language
program is administered in collaboration with Shiga Prefecture. JCMU operates
in facilities owned by the Prefecture on the shore of Lake Biwa, in the town
of Hikone, approximately one hour from Kyoto. Please see
http://www.isp.msu.edu/jcmu/ or http://www.jcmu.net/ for more information
about JCMU.

Period of Appointment

This is a full-time, annually renewable position with an anticipated start
date of fall 2015.

Compensation

Salary is commensurate with qualifications. Compensation includes standard
Japanese benefits, housing, and a relocation travel/personal effects
allowance.

Required Qualifications and Competencies

- MA TESOL (or an MA in a related area)
- Japanese language proficiency is preferred but not required.
- Minimum two to five years’ experience teaching English in an ESL or EFL
program.  Teaching experience should include teaching children.
- Strong organizational skills
- Managerial background is preferred
- Strong leadership skills and ability to think innovatively and creatively as
appropriate for the Japanese context.
- Ability to collaborate with Shiga Prefecture to develop new programs and
courses that are relevant and competitive within the evolving market of
English language instruction in Japan.
- Ability to keep up with advances in English language teaching and the
English language market in Japan.
- Native degree of proficiency in the spoken and written use of the English
language.
- Ability to work cooperatively and decisively within an organization
encompassing two cultures and several institutions.
- Applicants should be energetic, friendly, and patient.

Applications

Applicants should send a cover letter detailing related experience, curriculum
vita, and the names of three references.  Additional materials may be
requested later. Please submit all materials by PDF to Benjamin J. McCracken
via the application email below.  The subject line of the email should say
“Application for English Program Coordinator Position”. Applications should be
submitted no later than June 26, 2015.

Application Deadline: 26-Jun-2015 

Email Address for Applications: bmccracken at jcmu.net 
Contact Information:
	Resident Director Benjamin McCracken 
	Email: bmccracken at jcmu.net 
	Phone: 011-81-749-26-3400 
	Fax: 011-81-749-24-9356 

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