Teaching Assistant position in the Korean Language Program for SP 2020
https://grad.illinois.edu/clearinghouse/teaching-assistant-position-korean-language-program-0
Organization
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Type
Teaching Assistantship
Percent
41
Description, Responsibilities, and Qualifications
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at UIUC invites applications for a teaching assistant (TA) position in the Korean language program for the Spring semester 2020. The appointment will be on a semester basis at a minimum rate of 33% and up to 41%. The position is renewable, contingent upon the TA's teaching performance and funding availability.
Applicants must have native or near native level fluency in Korean, and native or near native English proficiency. All teaching assistants whose native language is not English will need to provide a qualifying score of the TOEFL iBT, iELTS, or the English Proficiency Interview (EPI) to be considered for a teaching assistantship in Spring 2020. Experience in teaching in higher education is highly desirable.
Duties and responsibilities of a Korean TA are as follows:
Teach a Korean language course
Grade assignments, quizzes and exams
Attend bi-weekly TA meetings
Attend an annual half-day Korean TA teaching workshop
Assist with the UIUC Korean placement test in August and January
Application Procedure
To ensure full consideration for this position, please email your CV and a teaching statement in Korean that outlines your teaching experiences and philosophy to Jeeyoung Ahn Ha (j-ahn3@illinois.edu), Director of the Korean language program, by Friday, Nov 15. Please include “Application for the Korean TA position” as the subject of the email.
We will begin the review process after the deadline, and expect to notify the successful candidate about this appointment by the end of December.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO
Application Deadline
11/15/2019
CONTACT INFO
Contact Name
Jeeyoung Ha
Contact Email
j-ahn3@illinois.edu
Start Date
Thursday, January 16, 2020
