Career Opportunities
From Class to Career: Opportunities in Asia for ND Undergraduates
Program:
I. Undergraduate Opportunities while still at Notre Dame
Study abroad
1. Office of International Studies
Hong Zhu
Phone 631-3229
152 Hurley
zhu.6@nd.edu
a. Semester and Year long ND programs through OIS, including:
CIEE programs in Beijing and Shanghai, CUHK, Japan: Sophia and Nanzan
http://www.nd.edu/~ois/
b. Summer programs through OIS: Fu-Jen University and
Summer Language Grants: http://www.nd.edu/~sumlang/ for languages taught at ND
Jonathan Noble
Provost’s Office, 505 Main
631-1768
jnoble@nd.edu
c. Off- Campus Summer programs for languages taught at Notre Dame, but not handled through OIS
Suggested Summer Programs for Chinese and Japanese Language Learning:
Courses taken at any of these sites will come in as a transfer credit.
Chinese:
Princeton in Beijing Summer Chinese Language Program
http://www.princeton.edu/~pib/
Columbia University Summer Language Program in Beijing
http://www.ogp.columbia.edu/pages/noncolumbia_students/summer/
beijing/index.html
Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Study at Tsinghua (IUP)
http://ieas.berkeley.edu/iup/
Middlebury (summer programs in Chinese and Japanese)
http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls
Korean:
Sogang University’s Korean Studies Summer Program
http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/goabroad/english/korean/summer.htm
Japanese:
Hokkaido International Foundation (summer program in Japanese)
http://www.hif.or.jp/en/
Hokkaido International Foundation (in Hakodate City)
http://www.hif.or.jp/en/program/index.html
Middlebury College Japanese School
http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/japanese
Princeton in Ishikawa (in Kanazawa City)
http://www.princeton.edu/~pii
d. Summer grants for languages not taught at ND administered through the Center for Asian Studies. See website: Asian Summer Language Grant
http://www.nd.edu/~cas/
B. Research Grants and Internships for ND Students
1. Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts (ISLA)
Agustin Fuentes
101 O’Shaughnessy
631-7531 or 631-7530
a. Undergraduate Research Opportunities (UROPS):
http://isla.nd.edu/undergraduate-research/about/
or
base.1@nd.edu
2. Kellogg Institute
Holly Rivers
631-6023
130 Hesburgh Center
a. Kellogg/Kroc Undergraduate Research Grants:
http://kellogg.nd.edu/students/grants/index.shtml
b. Internships in Asia
http://kellogg.nd.edu/students/internship/index.shtml
c. Experiencing the World Fellowships, for Freshmen and Sophomores
http://kellogg.nd.edu/students/etw/index.shtml
C. Service, Internships, and Careers:
Center for Social Concerns:
Andrea Smith Shappell
631-7867
138 Center for Social Concern
shappell.1@nd.edu
a. Summer Service Learning Opportunities: Domestic & International
http://socialconcerns.nd.edu/academic/summer/SSP.shtml
b. Other post-graduate service opportunities or careers
3. Career Center
a. Internships:
1. State Department’s Student Internships. Information about the program can be found at the following link:
http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html.
The deadline is Nov. 3.
b. Association for Asian Studies (AAS) website: http://www.aasianst.org/
(See student pages on the left column)
3. International Student Association
D. Teaching English in Asia
a. Jonathan Noble
a. Colorado China Council. A number of ND graduates have participated in the program.
Professors Lionel Jensen, Howard Goldblatt, Susan Blum, and Sylvia Lin are all on the council’s board.
http://www.asiacouncil.org/
b. JET program
II. Post-Graduate Opportunities
A. Fellowships:
Fulbrights, Marshalls, Rhodes, etc.
1. ISLA: Agustin Fuentes, 631-7531
B. Graduate School:
1.Office for Undergraduate Studies, Vicki Toumayan 631-8636
a. Graduate School
FAQ http://al.nd.edu/academic-advising-and-requirements/grad-school-advising/faq.cfm
2. Professor Deborah Shamoon, EALC
C. Careers in Asia:
1. Career Center:
Susanne Thorup
631-4061
248 Flanner Hall
Career Opportunities for East Asian Language Majors
What Can You Do With Your Degree?
Government
Translation
Teaching
International Relations
Journalism/Broadcasting
Linguistics
Diplomacy
Civil Service
Foreign Service
Immigration/Naturalization
Armed Forces
Customs
Arts, Media, Entertainment
Advertising
Translation/Interpretation
Journalism/Broadcasting
Publishing/Editing
Important skills for Foreign Language Majors:
Research and Data Analysis
Cultural Sensitivity and Social
Adaptability
Notre Dame Career Center Online Library:
The Career Center has assembled a comprehensive Online Library providing Notre Dame students access to top notch resources. Some of these resources have been purchased by The Career Center and require a Notre Dame NetID and Password.
Job & Internship Databases:
Go IRISH
UCAN
JobCentral.com
Internships.com
Uniworld
CareerShift
Asian Specific Links:
The Japan Exchange and Teaching
http://www.jetprogramme.org/
http://www.mofa.go.jp/jinfo/visit/ jet/index.html
Council on East Asian Libraries
http://eastasianlib.org
Japanese Listed Companies
mizuho-sc.com/english/ebond/companies/list.html
Job Searching: Asia Guide Picks
jobsearch.about.com/cs/asia
Scholarly and Linguistic Resources on Chinese
darkwing.uoregon.edu/%7Eeall/EALLlinks.html
Asian-Jobs: Jobs for Bilinguals who
Speak English and Asian Languages
http://www.asianjobs.com
Asian Summer Language Grant
http://nd.edu/~cas/links/grants.htm
The Nambu Foundation Internship Program
http://www.Nambufound.com
Also visit the career center’s Internships in the following fields page for addiction opportunities:
http://careercenter.nd.edu/
Industry and Commerce
Translation/Interpretation
Customs
Banking
Sales
Manufacturing
Market Research
Consulting
Imports/Exports
Travel/Tourism
Translation/Interpretation
Hospitality Industry
Scientific and Professional
Computer Science
Engineering
Law
Medicine
Library Science
Service and Education
Translation/Interpretation
Teaching
Educational Administration
Linguistics
Civil Service
Social Work
Library Science
Health Services
Communications
Advertising
Marketing
Public Relations
Travel/Tourism
Translation/Interpretation
Hospitality Industry
Computer Literacy
Networking
Leadership
Problem-Solving
Oral and Written Communication
Articulate Communications
Memorization and Organization
Career and Internship Links:
National Job Network
http://www.nationjob.com
The Peace Corps
peacecorps.gov
The United Nations
un.org
The American Enterprise Institute
aei.org
Department of State
http://www.state.gov
Internships and Volunteer Work
http://www.campusaccess.com/welcome.html
Cultural Experiences Abroad
gowithcea.com
Opportunities in Human Rights and Development
webcom.com/ hrin/ worktrav.html
The Career Center Global Internships Initiative:
The Career Center is pleased to have the opportunity to provide a limited number of internship expense funding opportunities for Notre Dame students. Internships are important opportunities for students to gain experience and training related to their career and academic interests. A successful internship should contain a learning component and a greater understanding of the organization and the industry within which the internship takes place. The Career Center recommends students participate in internships to help clarify their career decisions.
Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes - State Department
Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers(CAORC), the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program will offer intensive summer language institutes overseas in eleven critical need foreign languages for summer 2009. The CLS Program was launched in 2006 to offer intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu. In 2007, Chinese, Korean, Persian, and Russian institutes were added along with increased student capacity in the inaugural language institutes.
For additional information see
http://www.clscholarship.org
IASTE United States
http://www.aipt.org/ programs
Intern Abroad
http://www.InternAbroad.com
USAID
http://www.usaid.gov
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
ccfr.org
Top Language Jobs
toplanguagejobs.co.uk
Foreign Policy Association
fpa.org
Non-Profit Jobs Database
Idealist.org
One Small Planet
onesmallplanet.com
Overseas Employment Opportunities
http://www.escapeartist.com/Overseas_Jobs/
Overseas Jobs
overseasjobs.com
Living and Working Overseas
http://livingabroad.com/
International Language Job Center
http://www.europa-pages.com/jobs/
Bilingual Jobs
http://www.bilingual-jobs.com
CDS International
CDSintl.org
American Translators Association
atanet.org
The Riley Guide International Resources
http://rileyguide.com/internat.html
