Russian Language Intern

Description

The Russian and Eurasian Studies Program at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, USA invites applications for a Russian Language Intern position in the Russian and Eurasian Studies Program for the 2025-2026 academic year (late August 2025 through mid-May 2026). There is a possibility of renewal for an additional year, pending institutional need and successful job performance. The Russian Language Intern will be provided by the university with a $13,800 annual living stipend, as well as the following benefits:

• A private room in a shared apartment with other language interns, within walking distance of campus
• Health insurance
• A partial university meal plan ($2,500 value)
• Access to athletics facilities
• Up to $2,500 toward travel to/from their home country.
• Enrollment in up to two Colgate university classes for credit each semester

The successful candidate is expected to be fluent in Russian and sufficiently proficient in English to function in an English-speaking environment. Candidates should either hold or be actively persuing a degree at the either the undergraduate or graduate level. Colgate will support a J-1 visa for this position.

 

Language interns work on a part-time basis, usually contributing about 20 hours per week. Language interns will assist lead instructors in language courses and will not be responsible for teaching their own courses or for assigning grades for student work. 

 

The responsibilities of a language intern may include the following:

 

• Providing assistance to instructors and professors of the relevant language

• Providing one-on-one and small group tutoring services to students learning the language

• Correcting student homework and essays

• Organizing extracurricular cultural and language activities with students (i.e., creating social events for students outside the class) 

• Taking part in informal language conversations (i.e., Table of Babel)

• Supporting CLAC (Cultures and Language Across the Curriculum) courses 

• Collaborating with staff of the Keck Language Center at Colgate

• Actively participating in the relevant language club on campus

• Other duties assigned by the relevant program or department chair.

Interested applicants should submit:

 

• CV written in English

• Application letter written in English, in which the candidate explains the reasons for applying, addresses how the candidate is qualified for the position, and indicates any extra-curricular activities that may be helpful for the position

• Two letters of recommendation that address the candidate’s teaching

 

Colgate strives to be a community supportive of diverse perspectives and identities. Candidates should describe in their cover letter how their teaching might support the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. All application materials must be submitted through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/166843.

Review of applications will begin on May 10, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by Zoom. Colgate is a vibrant liberal art university of 3,200 students situated in central New York state. Further information about the Russian and Eurasian Studies Program can be found here. Applicants with dual-career considerations can find postings of other employment opportunities at Colgate and at other institutions of higher education in upstate New York at this website.

 

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