Armenian Genocide on Film: The Stain of Denial
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DEADLINE TODAY- Career Opportunity in Armenia: Education Coordinator of the SOS Culture Project
FPWC
Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets
Job Description
Job TITLE: Education Coordinator of the SOS Culture Project
OPEN TO/ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: All qualified candidates
DURATION: 16 months (with possible extension)
LOCATION: Yerevan, Armenia
General description:
The Education Coordinator is needed for the EU Funded SOS Culture project in Armenian/Georgian border regions. According to the project there are several youth clubs in Armenian/Georgian border regions, which are independent institutions offering after-school environmental education free of charge. The members of the clubs are teenagers between the ages of 14 and 21. Approximately 200 children are enrolled in the cultural education courses. The basic pedagogical tools used in Youth clubs are photography and film making. Supervised by the FPWC specialists, the children learn photography of cultural assets and shoot their own films dedicated to preservation of cultural monuments. The Coordinator serves as the academic manager of the SOS Culture project faculty members, and is directly responsible and accountable for ensuring the fulfillment of educational goals and outcomes.
Responsibilities:
- Develop a solid leadership team of Chairs and other staff members to ensure retention outcomes, expeditious course scheduling, optimum use of faculty, and resolution of administrative issues.
- Manage daily academic operations to remain within budgetary constraints and improve operating margins.
- Oversight responsibility for hiring, training, evaluating, and retaining qualified faculty and Chairs.
- Supervise the completion of faculty development plans, faculty evaluations, and assessment of development plans.
- Participate in curriculum development, evaluation and revision as requested.
- Coordinate with appropriate curriculum partners to ensure faculty are trained on all designated curriculum and institutional assessment initiatives.
- Lead student retention activities that include, but are not limited to: contacting absent students, new student orientation, coordinating departmental student academic advising, providing a beginning point of contact for student escalation issues.
- Ensure department compliance with state Department of Education, accreditation, and company criteria, regulations, and policies.
- Contribute to the overall success of the SOS Culture project as a whole.
Education and experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree (B.A./B.S.) Master’s preferred.
- Minimum three years experience of relevant work.
- Experience in a proprietary, vocational institution developing courses, managing accreditation outcomes and an understanding of pedagogy.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Key competencies:
· Communication skills
· Excellent knowledge of English, Russian and Armenian languages
· Ability and willingness to work with children
· Ability to travel and stay overnight if necessary
· Problem analysis and assessment
· Judgment and problem solving
· Planning and organizing
· Work and time management
· Information gathering and monitoring
· Coaching skills
· Initiative
· Teamwork and collaboration
SALARY:
Competitive, based on qualifications and work experience.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Please send your CV’s and cover letters to the following address: info@fpwc.org with mentioning “Education Coordinator of the SOS Culture project” in the subject line of your message.
Deadline for Applications: 28th April 2012
ABOUT COMPANY:
The Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) was established in 2001. One of the main aims of FPWC is to raise the public awareness for the preservation of Armenia’s unique natural heritage. Pursuing this goal FPWC provides environmental education for children and youths, organizes environmental festivals and campaigns as well as other projects such as the production of documentaries about nature.
International Science Essay Competition
High School and College Students Invited to Submit Entries for New Cosmic Frontiers International Science Essay Competition
The New Cosmic Frontiers International Science Essay Competition on the Nature of our Universe and its Habitats is open to high school and college students worldwide. The competition is designed to inspire students to consider careers in science, to nurture their enthusiasm for the subject, and to engage young minds in creative, intellectual activities essential to scientific endeavors.
The essay contest has been organized in conjunction with the New Frontiers in Astronomy and Cosmology International Grant Competition, a research program led by the University of Chicago and funded by the John Templeton Foundation to advance understanding in fundamental areas of astronomy and cosmology.
The student essay competition is focused on addressing two “Big Questions.” For college students, essays will address the question: What is the origin of the complexity in the universe? For high school students, the question is: Are we alone in the universe? Or, is there other life and intelligence beyond the solar system?
Students from anywhere in the world are eligible to enter; there is no restriction on nationality. The college category is open to undergraduate students registered full-time at a college or university at the time of submission. Part-time college students are not eligible.
The first-prize winners in each category will be awarded cash prizes of $25,000 (for high school) and $50,000 (for college); second-prize winners will be awarded $10,000 (for high school) and $25,000 (for college); and five third-prize winners in each category will be awarded $5,000 (for high school) and $10,000 (for college). In addition, up to ten honorable mention prizes of $3,000 each will be awarded in either category.
Winners also will be given an opportunity to meet world-renowned scientists and scholars at a conference and award ceremony, to be held in Philadelphia, October 12-13, 2012. The program will include presentations by winners of the New Frontiers in Astronomy and Cosmology Research Grant Program and the New Cosmic Frontiers Student Essay Competition, a public event lecture, and a panel discussion of Templeton Prize winners and other original thinkers.
Complete program information, an FAQ, and entry procedures are available at the New Frontiers in Astronomy and Cosmology Web site:
http://www.newfrontiersinastronomy.org/student-essay-competition.html
source: ARMACAD
Armenian Genocide Commemorations Around the World
HERE IN ARMENIA LIES LOVE IN HOT SPRINGS: Film Review of 'Here'
Braden King’s first feature Here chronicles a lone cartographer, Will Shepard (Ben Foster) as he aligns satellite photographs with on the ground imaging to create a more accurate map of Armenia, at least that’s the gist of the technical aspect, which while clear enough in the film, does not rest in one’s memory. The rest of the film does. This dis despite some awkwardly interspersed sequences narrated in soothing tones that resemble multimedia-pieces in shi-shi art galleries peddling vacuous wares more than a feature film.
