Keio Academy of New York Seeks Undergraduate and Graduate Student Paid Interns for “US-Japan Summer Cultural Experience 2012”

Keio Academy of New York, a private high school located in Purchase NY, is offering paid-internship opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students studying Japanese language/culture.

Qualifications

* Excellent command of English language

* A good team player in a multi-cultural setting

* Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced program environment

* [For Non-native speakers of Japanese] At least two years of college-level Japanese language or cultural studies strongly preferred

* An undergraduate or a graduate student in Education, International Studies, Intercultural Communication, or related major preferred

* Willing to engage in the off duties recreational activities with participants

* Willing to learn operational and administrative undertakings of a residential educational institution

* Experience in working with youth and/or experience in living/studying/working in another country in a cross-cultural environment preferred

* Prior high school or college dorm experience is a plus

* Media arts or digital technology related experience helpful

All Positions will

* Work under direct supervision of the Program Director, and at times with the Administrative Director

* Ensure program participants’ health, safety, hygiene, discipline, group dynamics and social adjustment and look out for early signs of a serious problem or danger and refer them to Program Director or an appropriate staff

* Assist program staff with guiding the participants through a daily schedule of activities

* Assist administrative tasks as assigned

* If bilingual, be an interpreter for the participants, their parents, DCTV staff, and other staff members as needed.

Application:

Send a cover letter written in English and a resume (MUST include contact information of at least one reference) to Keio Academy Summer Program Office at keiosummer@keio.edu by Monday, April 2, 2012. You must write “Internship Position” in the subject line of the e-mail. All documents must be in PDF file format.

Visit our website ( http://www.keio.edu/english/summerprograms

) to learn more about the program. For questions, send e-mail to Keio Academy Summer Program Administrative Office at keiosummer@keio.edu

Any application without “Internship Position” written on the subject line, missing a cover letter or reference information, or not in the proper format will not be considered.