Jonathan Lear

Experience

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  ECC 外語学院

  Feb 2012 - Mar 2015

  English Instructor

  I taught English as a Foreign Language to Japanese students of all ages and varying skill levels. I translated concepts across linguistic and cultural barriers, liaised with English and Japanese speaking colleagues, and helped build the company’s social media footprint.

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  Japan Atomic Energy Agency

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Student Internship
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  University of California, Berkeley

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2023

  As a doctoral researcher at UC Berkeley, I planned, financed, and carried out a multi-year research project on the history of Japan and West Germany’s commercial nuclear power programs, with emphases on intellectual, technological, and social history as well as the continuities between the wartime and postwar periods. I conducted the project using Japanese and German-language materials from numerous archives and libraries throughout Japan, Germany, and the United States. I wrote and delivered oral presentations on my research at over a dozen different workshops, conferences, and public presentations in Germany, Japan, France, and the United States, and won numerous grants and fellowships from universities, international research institutions, and state agencies. Show less I taught six university courses as a graduate student instructor or as an independent instructor. These courses broadly covered modern German history, Japanese history, Chinese history, the history of nuclear energy, and the history of the Second World War. In my capacity as an instructor, I liaised with professors regarding learning objectives; led weekly discussion and seminar sections for up to fifty students from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds; helped students comprehend complex course material; assisted students in developing research papers; provided students with timely feedback on their work; and mentored many students who have gone on to pursue advanced degrees in the humanities, social sciences, and other professions. I completed teacher training courses, live teaching assessments, and two university-sponsored certificate programs in higher education pedagogy. Show less

  • PHD Candidate

    Aug 2015 - Jun 2023

  • Graduate Student Instructor

    Jan 2017 - May 2023
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  Japan Atomic Energy Agency

  Jun 2017 - Jun 2017

  Student Internship

  I spent two summers as a student intern at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) Nuclear Safety Research Center in Tōkai-mura, Japan, where I conducted dissertation research using the JAEA Library. I visited several nuclear installations involved in the cleanup of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, as well as various nuclear reactor and research facilities, including the High-temperature engineering Test Reactor (HTTR), the Experimental Fast Reactor Joyo, and Hitachi’s nuclear reactor production plant. I liaised with Japanese nuclear officials, presented the results of my research in Japanese to nuclear safety engineers, and received feedback on my research project. Show less

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  Polygence

  Mar 2021 - now

  Academic Mentor

  I mentored advanced high school students as they pursued research projects in history. I helped these students plan and create their projects, introduced them to primary sources and relevant scholarship, and advised them on how to write and revise college-level history papers. Many of these projects focused on the history of the Second World War, Japanese, German, and Chinese history, and the history of nuclear energy.

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  Cambridge Coaching

  Dec 2021 - now

  History and Foreign Language Tutor

  I tutored high school and college students in history, political science, and German. I helped students craft essays in their respective fields by guiding them through the process of outlining, drafting, and revision. I also helped students acquire fluency in German by preparing lessons, leading students through listening, reading, speaking, and writing exercises, providing instruction in German grammar, and exposing students to an array of historical and literary sources.

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  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  Sept 2023 - now

  Social Science Research Analyst