"Lilac Tutor-Fixed Term"

Position Summary

The Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) and the Indian and South Asian (ISA) Languages Programs at Michigan State University are currently establishing a pool of fixed term tutors. These positions will be filled per course/per semester, on an as-needed basis. Applicants in this pool are reviewed when the department has an immediate need to fill a vacancy.

Duties: responsibilities include working closely with the LCTL or ISA coordinators to teach one to three courses in the LCTL or ISA, attending training meetings and biweekly progress meetings. Tutors will also be evaluated by the LCTL or ISA Teaching Coordinator.

The Department has a strong institutional commitment to diversity in all areas and encourages candidates from underrepresented groups. We favor candidates who can contribute to the College of Arts and Letters’ distinctive educational objectives, which promote interdisciplinary perspectives, intercultural understanding, and values diversity and inclusion as essential to achieving excellence.

Required Degree

Bachelors

Desired Degree

Doctorate

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Native or near-native literate speaker of a Less Commonly Taught Language, including, but not limited to: Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Khmer, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, and Uzbek.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience teaching in US setting
• Master’s degree or PhD.

Required Application Materials

Qualified applicants should submit

1. a cover letter
2. current curriculum vitae
3. A 1-page summary of your philosophy of diversity, equity, and inclusion as it pertains to intellectual leadership in the areas of teaching/curriculum development, research/creative activities, service, outreach, advising, and/or administration. The statement should also include an explanation of related past or planned activities/endeavors as well as how the candidate will advance our goals of inclusive excellence. Guidance for writing diversity statements. (https://cal.msu.edu/documents/cal-guidelines-for-the-writing-of-diversity-statements/)
4. 3 letters of recommendations

Special Instructions

Review of applications will be as needed and will be on-going. Applications must be submitted electronically to the Michigan State University Human Resources website http://careers.msu.edu. Posting number 1004423.

For more information, contact Danielle Steider, Less Commonly Taught Languages program coordinator, steider@msu.edu or Rajiv Ranjan, Indian and South Asian program coordinator, rranjan@msu.edu.

Persons with disabilities have the right to request and receive reasonable accommodation.

Review of Applications Begins On

12/02/2024

Website

lilac.msu.edu