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