Education Program Senior Specialist

The Educational Program Senior Specialist in the Center for Languages Literatures and Cultures (CLLC) is responsible for outreach to the community, workforce development initiatives for world language students, and contributing to the CLLC office environment and its mission to support world languages at OSU. Outreach is primarily directed toward middle and high school students and focuses on activities that promote learning or the continuation of learning world languages at the university level. Professionalization involves running or overseeing the internship programs sponsored by the CLLC and collaborating with the Office of Career Success to prepare students for their future careers. All staff members in the CLLC are responsible for a variety of tasks that contribute to the smooth running of the center and supporting the departments in the CLLC consortium.

Minimum Education Required

A Masters degree or equivalent experience

Additional Education Desired

The Masters degree is preferably related to the fields of teaching, communication, and/or world languages

Required Qualifications

4 years of relevant experience required

The Center for Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (CLLC) supports the understanding that learning one or more languages and the cultures they represent is essential for working in our 21st-century interconnected world because it powerfully and uniquely contributes to Intercultural Competence: the ability to communicate and act appropriately across cultures, and work with people from different backgrounds at home or abroad. The CLLC is a hub that connects and supports language learners and instructors by providing physical and virtual spaces, facilitating access to resources, investigating the creative potential of emerging media and technologies, and training best practices.