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Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair in Hellenic Studies, Modern Greek History
York University, Department of History, Toronto, Canada

Assistant Teaching Professor, Modern Greek, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Assistant Curator for Modern Greek Collections, Princeton University Library, New Jersey

Librarian for Classics, Hellenic Studies and Linguistics, Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ

Curator, National Hellenic Museum, Chicago

Greece Program Director, Global Learning Across Borders

Greek Language Content Expert, Rosetta Stone.

Medical Market Researcher (Greek speaking), Millennium Research Group, Toronto.

HELLENIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION CHAIR IN HELLENIC STUDIES MODERN GREEK HISTORY
York University Department of History (Arts)

The Department of History (Faculty of Arts) invites applications for the Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair in Hellenic Studies. The rank is open. The position will commence 1 July 2009. All positions at York University are subject to budgetary approval.

The successful candidate must be an established scholar in Modern Greek History with specialization in one of three areas: political history, social history, or international relations. Required qualifications include a PhD in History, or equivalent, and an ongoing programme of research and publication in the area of specialization. The successful candidate must have a strong record of achievement in research, teaching, and supervision at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and is therefore required to be eligible for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The Chair holder is expected to provide leadership in the Hellenic Studies programme and to contribute to the Graduate Programme in History. The ability to develop links with the broader Hellenic Canadian community will be considered an asset. Fluency in Modern Greek at the near native level and in English is required. The candidate will be appointed to the Department of History in the Faculty of Arts and may be affiliated with the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies. Courses taught will also be part of the European Studies program. Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience.

The Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair in Hellenic Studies has been endowed by the Hellenic Heritage Foundation, the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto, and York University. The Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair serves to highlight York University's growing interest in Hellenic studies.

Candidates should submit a letter of application, including a curriculum vitae and teaching dossier, and arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be received no later than November 30, 2008 to:

chairhis@yorku.ca
phone 416 736-5123 fax: 416-736-5836

York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York's website or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.

Assistant Teaching Professor, Modern Greek,
University of Missouri-St. Louis

For appointment within the Department of Anthropology and Languages at University of Missouri-St. Louis. A non-tenure track appointment commencing January 12, 2009 through May 2010 with possibility of renewal. To teach undergraduate regular and on-line courses in Modern Greek language and ancient and modern Greek literature and culture. Also includes advising and other duties in support of the Greek Studies Program as assigned. Minimum requirement of MA or equivalent level degree in Greek literature, culture, or closely-related field and native or near-native fluency in both Greek and English.

St. Louis has a vibrant Greek American community and UMSL has an endowed professorship in Greek Studies. This position is a joint appointment with the Center for International Studies, which is the home of the Greek Studies Program.

Send C.V., graduate transcripts and 3 letters of reference to:

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

The University of Missouri-St. Louis is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.

Assistant Curator for Modern Greek Collections, Princeton University Library, New Jersey

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Program in Hellenic Studies
http://www.princeton.edu/~hellenic/

The Princeton University Library invites applications for a new two-year position of Assistant Curator for Modern Greek Collections. This post is jointly funded by the Program in Hellenic Studies.

The Assistant Curator will work on a broad array of rare and unique materials at Princeton, under the supervision of the Curator of Manuscripts, the Curator of Rare Books, and other senior professional staff of the Department on projects related to the selection, acquisition, organization, description, cataloging, preservation, digitization, and exhibition of Princeton's growing collections of post-Byzantine bound manuscripts, historical archives, travel journals, documentary photographs, modern literary and publishing archives, and materials related to the Greek Diaspora and Philhellenism. This opportunity will provide someone with a strong academic background with practical training and mentoring relationships to allow the individual selected to pursue a professional career in Greek libraries, archives, or special collections. There will be opportunities for the Assistant Curator to interact with the Program in Hellenic Studies and other Princeton faculty interested in Modern Greek Studies.

Please circulate the announcement below and bring it to the attention of qualified candidates:

http://library.princeton.edu/hr/positions/JobAsstCuratorModernGreekColl.html

Librarian for Classics, Hellenic Studies and Linguistics, Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ

Requisition # 0800707

The Princeton University Library comprises a large central library and a dozen specialized libraries that are heavily used by an academic community of 6,400 students, 1,100 faculty members, and many visiting scholars. To support the diverse needs of its users, the Library holds some six million printed volumes, ranging from incunabula to current imprints, and provides access to many other records of human knowledge, such as ancient papyri and cylinder seals, modern literary manuscripts, and recently produced electronic databases and journals. The Library employs more than 300 professional and support personnel, complemented by a large student and hourly workforce. Please consult the Library Web site at http://library.princeton.edu/ for more information.

Available: Immediately

Responsibilities:
The Princeton University Library seeks an energetic and creative subject specialist to build library collections and help shape library services in three fields in the humanities at Princeton: Classics, Hellenic Studies, and Linguistics. This librarian will also work closely with the Departments of History, Art and Archaeology, and other relevant area and interdisciplinary studies programs. This is one of several subject specialist professional positions devoted to developing and interpreting Princeton�s collections. The position reports to the Associate University Librarian for Collection Development. Responsibilities include: current and retrospective collection building in all formats; managing sizable acquisitions funds and associated approval plans; advising on preservation, digitization, and other aspects of collection maintenance, including offsite storage; overseeing collections in study rooms in Firestone Library; and providing specialized research assistance to Princeton University faculty and students, researchers affiliated with neighboring institutions, and visiting scholars from the U.S. and abroad. The librarian also provides instruction in the use of print and electronic materials for philological, literary, cultural, and historical research; creates resource guides and Web sites to assist Princeton researchers; serves as the Library's key liaison to the Department of Classics and the Programs in Hellenic Studies and Linguistics; consults with members of the Technical Services Department to facilitate timely acquisitions and processing of materials to meet academic deadlines; and works closely with staff in Rare Books and Special Collections on acquisitions and to promote use of the wealth of original and specialized material at Princeton. This librarian represents Princeton in the relevant regional, national, and international professional and scholarly organizations.

Qualifications:
Required: an ALA-accredited Master�s degree in library science, plus an advanced degree in Classics or one of the disciplines associated with this position, or an equivalent combination of education and professional library experience; proficiency in Latin, Greek, and Modern Greek; a minimum of three years of successful experience in a research library. Candidates must demonstrate mastery of the bibliographic tools, including electronic resources, available for the use of researchers especially in the humanities. Candidates should be knowledgeable about the American and European book trades, current and antiquarian, and the changing technological environment in research libraries; they should also demonstrate an interest in developing innovative services for researchers. Preferred: successful teaching experience, either in the classroom or in library instruction; experience with cooperative library projects such as the Center for Research Libraries and the Digital Library Federation; and knowledge of the strengths of other research collections, particularly in Classics.

Compensation and Benefits:
Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience and accomplishments. Twenty-four (24) vacation days a year, plus eleven (11) paid holidays. Annuity program (TIAA/CREF), group life insurance, health coverage insurance, disability insurance, and other benefits are available.

Nominations and Applications: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Nominations and applications (cover letter, resume and the names, titles, addresses and phone numbers of three references) will be accepted only from the Jobs at Princeton website: http://www.princeton.edu/jobs

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. For information about applying to Princeton, please link to http://web.princeton.edu/sites/dof/ApplicantsInfo.htm

http://libweb.princeton.edu/hr/positions/JobLibrnClassicsHellenicStudiesLinguistics2008.html

Curator, National Hellenic Museum

Since opening its doors in 1992, the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago has been dedicated to connecting generations through Hellenic history, culture and the arts. It is a place where the public can explore the cultural heritage of the Greek immigrant experience in America and the influence of Hellenic culture and people from antiquity to the present. The National Hellenic Museum is currently located in a 10,000 square foot loft space in the heart of Chicago's Greektown and has a capital campaign underway for the construction and move into a new 40,000 square-foot facility in 2011.

The National Hellenic Museum is seeking a full-time Curator to plan and oversee the operations of its exhibitions.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• -Development, planning and installation of exhibitions
• -Major planning of the exhibitions of the Museum's new facility
• -Work with the Exhibitions Committee on the development of new exhibitions
• -Collaborate with visiting Guest Curators on exhibitions (when needed)
• -Contribute to the development of exhibition related educational programs
• -Serve as media spokesperson regarding current and upcoming exhibitions
  REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • -Graduate Degrees in Art History, Cultural History, Ethnic Studies, Modern or Ancient Greek Studies, Museum Studies or other related fields.
  • -Museum experience with documented project/exhibitions history
  • -Extremely organized and detail-oriented
  • -Strong public relations skills
  • -Connected to the national Curatorial network/community

  PREFERRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  -Excellent English writing skills; fluency and literacy in modern Greek a plus
  • -Knowledge of exhibition development and best practices based on accepted museum guidelines
  • -Experience with Past Perfect museum software a plus.

  Please fax, e-mail or mail a cover letter and resume to: (Resumes without a cover letter will not be considered)

  Kathy Smith
  National Hellenic Museum
  801 West Adams, 4th Floor
  Chicago, Il 60607

  Fax 312 655 1221

  E-mail: ksmith@hellenicmuseum.org

  
  

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  Greece Program Director, Global Learning Across Borders.

  2009
  Jan 11

  Greece Program Director

  Global Learning Across Borders (www.global-lab.org) is a non-profit education organization that creates and manages collaborative, cross-cultural learning opportunities in Asia and the Middle East/North Africa for high school students, interim (gap year/bridge year) students, undergraduates, and educators. By connecting global studies curricula with experiential education beyond classroom walls, Global LAB serves those seeking to deepen global awareness through direct experience and interaction at the grassroots level.

  Global LAB is expanding its portfolio to include a fall and spring semester program to Greece and plans to launch this inaugural program in the Fall 2009 (mid-September to mid-December). The semester program will include 1-2 program directors and onsite coordinators working with a maximum of 14 gap year and college students. The semester is currently being designed and will include stays in: Athens; the Peloponnese; select, relatively untrammeled Aegean islands; Macedonia; a multi-day trek of Mount Olympus; and will conclude with a week-long experience of Istanbul, Turkey. Basic language instruction, cultural lectures, community service, home-stays, independent study projects, and treks will comprise the core elements of the semester program. Program directors will be responsible for not only managing the profound educational experience of students but also responsible for the health and safety of the group. Directors will evolve the program design, develop contacts with a network of reliable in-country partners (both institutional and individual), facilitate travel logistics, and introduce participants to Hellenic culture, doctrinal and popular Greek Orthodoxy, Greek language, cultures of non-Greek resident communities, history, arts, socioeconomic issues, environmental issues, and current events.

  Global LAB seeks applicants with the following experience and skills:

  • passion for teaching and learning about Greece
  • proficiency in Modern Greek
  • substantive travel experience in Greece
  • substantive travel experience in Turkey (preferred)
  • relevant graduate studies or work/research conducted in Greece
  • experience leading experiential programs and facilitating group processes with youth
  • excellent organization, planning, and communication skills
  • energetic, flexible, and open to rugged living conditions
  • training in advanced first aid (WFA or WFR)

  Please submit resume including two professional references, experience relating to above requirements, and a cover letter/email to Info@global-lab.org. Global LAB is an equal opportunity employer.

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  Greek Content Expert, Rosetta Stone.

  2009
  Jan 15

  Rosetta Stone, creator of the award-winning language-learning software, continues to experience over a decade of uninterrupted growth; Inc. Magazine lists Rosetta Stone among the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. An industry leader based in Arlington, Va., Rosetta Stone has offices in Harrisonburg, Va., Boulder, Colo., London, and Tokyo, with over 100 retail locations in North America. Rosetta Stone brings together innovative professionals from across the globe to deliver the best technology-based solutions for learning languages.

  Do you love poetry by both Frost and Borges? Do you spend your free time painting, working for social change or playing MMORPGs? Do you read the Sunday New York Times each week, then chip away at the crossword until it's done? We are looking for creative problem-solvers who can write and are native-level speakers of one of the languages listed below. We want people who understand narrative structure, know how to craft a well-polished piece of writing, are developing a personal writing style and who have a strong linguistic background in their native language.

  In the target language, you will be crafting polished content pieces, which are adaptations of existing stories, but using a limited vocabulary set. At times, we'll also ask for cultural content work from you. You will also edit and decide on the proper use of your language in a separate set of content.

  The contract position is limited, part-time (40-60 hours per month) with the potential for a long-term relationship with Rosetta Stone for the best writers. Work can be done remotely, but a two-week training visit to our Harrisonburg, Virginia office in spring 2009 is required.

  Candidates must have native-level fluency with a sophisticated understanding of communication in the target language, excellent English skills and creative writing experience. Preferred experience includes translation, adaptation, and/or classroom teaching.

  Interested candidates should send a CV or résumé to hgalang@rosettastone.com and aharman@rosettastone.com .

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  Medical translation, Modern Greek-English, Pacific Interpreters.

  The Greek-speaking community currently has an extremely high need for interpreters in the medical industry. Pacific Interpreters is hiring over-the-phone interpreters, preferably with a year of medical interpreting experience.

  The typical call is a Greek-speaking patient and an English-speaking doctor needing an interpreter. They call us and we connect them with an interpreter that is scheduled at the time. All of our interpreters are independent contractors; therefore you would have full control over your schedule and we would only call you during the times that you choose.

  Please apply online at www.pacificinterpreters.com

  Jennifer Curry
  Senior Recruitment Specialist
  Pacific Interpreters
  707 SW Washington, Suite 200
  Portland, OR 97205

  Voice: 877-272-2434

  Fax: 503-445-5501

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  Medical Market Researcher (Greek speaking), Millennium Research Group, Toronto.

  About Millennium Research Group

  Millennium Research Group (MRG), located in Toronto, is a dynamic, energetic, and rapidly growing market research firm focused on the medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. MRG provides its clients with actionable information through published reports and customized consulting services. For 3 consecutive years, MRG was ranked among the top 100 fastest growing companies in Canada according to Profit Magazine.

  Position Overview

  As a Medical Market Researcher, you will be directly involved in gathering and delivering data that will impact the way our clients run their businesses and enable our clients to compete more effectively in their market. MRG conducts research in over 50 countries worldwide. We are looking for highly motivated and goal driven individuals, who are looking for an exciting career opportunity in Medical Research.

  Primary Responsibilities

  • Contact medical facilities (hospital, clinics) to conduct primary research studies
  • Be confident at answering medical procedure questions to study participants
  • Perform audits of the data gathered
  • Data entry
    
  Qualifications
  • Must be fully fluent in both English and Greek
  • Excellent customer service and telephone communication skills
  • Excel/spreadsheet skills
  • Energetic, self motivated and has a 'can-do' attitude
  • Knowledge of the medical device industry and Market Research methodologies an asset but not mandatory
  • The working hours will be from 7am-11am.
  • Compensation will be $12/hr.
  Applicants must be flexible with hours when required to accommodate the hours of our study participants.

  The contract is approximately one month and the start date will be in mid-late June 2009.

  We thank all candidates for their interest. We will contact those who meet our qualifications. All other resumes will be kept on file in consideration for future opportunities.

  Apply directly online at our website: www.mrg.net/careers or email your résumé and cover letter to recruit@mrg.net

  [This posting should be removed June 30, 2009]

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