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The Centre for Japanese Research is looking for a student assistant for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year. This position is open to currently registered undergraduate (3rd or 4th year) and graduate students who currently reside in Canada (cannot be abroad). The deadline to apply is September 3rd, 2020, apply through UBC CareersOnline.
Job Description:
The Centre for Japanese Research (CJR) hosts and coordinates roughly thirty seminars and events during one year, including a dozen small-scale lunch talks, several large-scale conferences attracting more than one hundred participants, and large-scale social events such as the open house. The subjects of these events range from purely academic one to much practical subject such as an event for UBC students to find jobs in Japan or to go to Japan as an exchange student or graduate students receiving scholarship. CJR assistant will work closely with the CJR director to assist with the planning, preparation, and execution of these events and to communicate with CJR members, guest lecturers, visiting scholars, and the public to inform of the coming events while managing the CJR website. This position is aimed at supporting and enhancing research activities related to Japan at UBC, esp. as many of these activities move online.
Duties include:
- Assist CJR director with both small and large-scale events-Carry out event set-up and take-down
- Produce event publicity (including posters and listings content) and informing it to anyone who might be interested
- Communicate with media outlets with respect to events
- Document events through photos and report notes
- Create and edit content for CJR website
- Update database of CJR affiliates and members
- Assist with production of Annual Report
- Solicit and compile grant applications received
- Supervise temporary event workers hired for each specific event
- Preparing for large-scale conferences
- Attend regular meetings with the CJR director and other assistants
Complete description available on the CareersOnline website.
That's all for nowHave a great week!
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