Language Consultant

Center for Public Partnerships & Research; Topeka (KS); Presencial; USD 23.000 - 32.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Center for Public Partnerships & Research in Topeka, KS, seeks a Language Consultant for the Spring 2027 course LING 421: Capstone Typology. You will work with students to elicitate a language and translate from English, with in-person class attendance on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Lawrence and additional small-group sessions as needed.

The position runs about 5 hours per week, starts the week of January 26, 2027, and pays $20.00 per hour. No lesson planning or grading duties are required.

Formación

• Native speaker of a language other than English.
• Fluent speaker of English.

Responsabilidades

• Attend class in-person up to 2 times per week and be present for outside elicitation.
• Translate words and phrases from English.

Conocimientos

Native language other than English

Fluent English

Descripción del empleo

Position Overview

The Department of Linguistics seeks to hire a Language Consultant to assist in the Spring 2027 undergraduate-level course, LING 421: Capstone Typology. As part of this class, students work directly with a language user to learn about a language through elicitation with the Consultant. For example, participants in the class will ask the Consultant for translations of English sentences in the Consultant’s native language, or work with the Consultant using other methods in linguistic fieldwork. The Consultant must be available to attend class sessions in person at the Lawrence campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30am-10:45am, as well as additional in-person small group sessions (timing TBD based on Consultant’s availability). The workload is expected to be about 5 hours per week, which includes the class meeting times. The position will begin the week of January 26, 2027. The pay rate is $20.00 per hour. The Language Consultant is not expected to prepare lessons, create or grade assignments, or provide any other sort of instruction or assessment.

Job Description

• 50%: Attend class in-person up to 2 times/week and be present for outside elicitation.
• 50%: Translate words and phrases from English.

Required Qualifications

• Native speaker of a language other than English.
• Fluent speaker of English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Native speaker of a language that is less commonly studied in the U.S. or not as well represented in linguistic scholarly literature as shown in application materials.
• Experience teaching or working with high school or undergraduate students as shown in application materials.