Ad-Hoc Language Instructor

Job Summary:

The Languages program at UW-Madison's Division of Continuing Studies maintains a pool of experienced online instructors of French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish to teach adult non-credit courses (levels A1-B2) on an ad-hoc basis. Our practical courses are designed for the public and serve adult learners seeking to learn a new language or improve their language skills. Online conversation sessions generally take place between 5:30 and 8:30pm CT to accommodate adult learners' schedules.

Our program is fully online and uses a flipped classroom approach to help students maximize their time with the instructor. Please watch Dr. Julie Dahl's video or read the blog post describing the format of our courses. Course content is already created (Spanish) or a textbook is used (French, German, Italian, and Portuguese). Additional audiovisual materials delivered through Canvas.

Job duties include:
- Facilitating weekly online conversation sessions on Zoom.
- Responding to emails and discussion forum posts in a timely manner.
- Providing feedback on short written assignments (no grade recording).
- Developing and sending out conversation session agendas a week in advance of each conversation session.

Responsibilities:
Develops and instructs non-credit course sessions on a specific topic or within an area of expertise to provide continuing education opportunities to the institution and affiliated community.

• Instructs continuing education classroom activities and guides learning to align with existing curriculum


• Measures student performance and progress, utilizing assessment tools to align with established mission and philosophy


• Researches and selects curriculum content, designs courses, and prepares assessment tools regarding specific programs to align with unit objectives and strategy


• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to identify learning barriers and difficulties, develops solutions and aligns resources with student needs to support learner advancement academically


• Serves as a subject matter expert and communicates with program affiliates, students, and stakeholders providing information and answering questions based on curriculum materials and standards

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Master's Degree in language taught or related field

Qualifications:

Required qualifications:

- MA in the language you teach or related field (i.e., Second Language Acquisition, Linguistics, etc.)
- Resident in the US with permission to work in the US
- Native speaker or near-native command of the language you are hired to teach
- Demonstrated teaching experience
- Available between 5:30-8:30pm CT one or two evenings a week (Monday through Thursday)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and the language of focus

Preferred qualifications:

- 2 years of online teaching experience
- Experience using online learning platforms such as Canvas, D2L or Blackboard
- Highly organized and self-directed
- Experience teaching adult learners

Appointment Type, Duration:

Terminal appointment - courses typically run from 5-12 weeks and the exact end date for each course is based upon enrollment and will be communicated upon hire.

Salary:

Pay is per course and determined by experience and qualifications, as well as course length and number of hours taught per evening.

Additional Information:

Specific job responsibilities are assigned per course and are dependent on course length, size, and instructor experience. Subsequent teaching opportunities are contingent upon satisfactory teaching evaluations and performance.

How to Apply:

Interested applicants should send a CV focused on teaching experience and a one-page cover letter outlining your qualifications to Dr. Erin Paul at erin.paul@wisc.edu. Applications will be reviewed regularly.

The deadline for assuring full consideration is March 15, 2024, however, the position will remain open and applications will be considered until the positions are filled.

Contact:

Zachary Yafai
zyafai@wisc.edu
608-262-3282
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Cont Edu Prog Instructor(TL007)

Department(s):

A93-DIVN OF CONTINUING STUDIES/PATHWAY LEARNING/NONCR GEN

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Terminal

Job Number:

294387-AS

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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