Daniel P. Aldrich, full professor of political science and Director of the Security and Resilience Studies Program at Northeastern University is seeking a bilingual graduate student or postdoc for a one month classroom in the field to be held in Japan in July 2020.
During that period undergraduates participating in the classroom (known
as a Dialogue of Civilization) will visit various sites hit by disaster
(e.g. 1923 Tokyo earthquake, 1945 Hiroshima bombings, 1995 Kobe
earthquake, 2011 triple disasters), meet with local NGOs, speak with
mayors and politicians, and study the recovery process.
The graduate student or postdoc will travel with our students from
Boston’s Logan airport in late June to Japan and spend the full month
traveling with the group and assisting with logistics and translation.
The following skills are required:
1) fluency in Japanese and English (simultaneous translation)
2) strong knowledge of quantitative methods
3) ability to travel and comfortably interact with undergraduate students
Compensation is high and all travel and accommodation will be covered.
The program assistant must be able to start the trip in Boston. Please
have interested candidates email daniel.aldrich@gmail.com with the
following items:
1) a cover letter describing qualifications
2) an up to date c.v. / resume
3) a link to a recorded video of the candidate carrying out simultaneous
translation of a Japanese language television show for 1 minute
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