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Overview

The Beijing Center of the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) is seeking a qualified candidate to manage the center’s student internship program and customized programs. The Internship Coordinator must have strong academic and administrative credentials and experiences. The Internship Coordinator should have experience working with and teaching U.S. and/or foreign undergraduate students, and be familiar with the employment market in Beijing.

The Internship Coordinator’s primary responsibility will be teaching the internship course and managing the internship program (85%). In addition, the Internship Coordinator will work with the Beijing Center Director to coordinate matters relating to customized programming for individual U.S. universities and colleges (15%).

The Internship Coordinator reports to the Beijing Center’s Associate Director for Academics, and works closely with the center’s Academic Coordinator, Chinese Language Coordinators, Student Affairs Coordinator, and other center staff. S/he reports to the Beijing Center Director on issues relating to the customized programs.

Job Responsibilities:

Internship Course Planning and Instruction

• Provide instruction to approximately 20 students in the internship seminar
• Develop course syllabus and arrange related field trips and guest lectures
• Counsel and provide regular guidance to student interns
• Evaluate student performance
• Maintain regular communication with internship hosts on student performance

Internship Program Management

• Recruit companies and organizations to serve as internship hosts
• Maintain long-term relationship with internship providers
• Advise student interns on internship placement
• Match student interns with internship providers (internship placement)
• Develop internship program activities

Customized Program Coordination

• Design and manage Beijing Center customized programs
• Serve as main liaison with IES Abroad Chicago and U.S. university partners
• Coordinate and organize U.S. university customized visits and planning sessions as requested by IES Abroad Chicago

Beijing Center Staff Work

• Provide job counseling to students and alumni about working in China
• Assist in student travel planning and implementation
• Assist in planning and implementing other Beijing Center programs
• Assist in the administration of Beijing Center regular programming

Qualifications and Skills:

• Graduate degree in a recognized academic discipline
• Extensive working experience in China
• Sound knowledge of China’s employment environment
• Experience working with US and/or foreign undergraduate students
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated organizational ability
• Teaching experience
• Demonstrated experience in human resources or career coaching
• Qualified to have legal working status in China
• Outgoing personality and interest in travel
• Must be a self-starter

How to Apply

Applicants should submit a letter of interest and a resume to the Beijing Center’s Associate Director for Academics via email to iesbeijingareastudies@gmail.com.

The Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad – www.iesabroad.org), with over 50 years of history, is one of the top U.S. study-abroad programs for American university students. The Beijing Center is located at the Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学) and has been in operation since 1990. Since 1990, over 1,000 American university students have studied at the Beijing Center. In the Spring 2008 semester, approximately 100 American college students from all over the United States participated in the IES Abroad programs in Beijing.