CLTA newsletter Jan. 2020

CLTA NEWSLETTER January 2020
6. Must currently be eligible to be employed
in the U.S.
Interested candidates must submit their
application and all supporting materials by
March 15, 2020, and include:
1. Letter of application (cover letter)
including statement of teaching philosophy
2. Curriculum vitae
3. List of names and email addresses only of
three references
4. A video demonstration of your teaching
including an introduction of yourself in
English and Chinese at the beginning of the
video. (We do not accept DVDs by surface
mail. A YouTube link address with
password is acceptable.)
Your application is not considered complete
until all four items above have been
submitted. Please do not submit materials
other than those listed via Interfolio,
otherwise your application will not be
considered.
The Johns Hopkins University is committed
to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and
students. To that end, the university does not
discriminate on the basis of sex, gender,
marital status, pregnancy, race, color,
ethnicity, national origin, age, disability,
religion, sexual orientation, gender identity
or expression, veteran status or other legally
protected characteristic. The university is
committed to providing qualified individuals
access to all academic and employment
programs, benefits and activities on the basis
of demonstrated ability, performance and
merit without regard to personal factors that
are irrelevant to the program involved.
Language Instructor/Teaching
Assistant in Chinese (Cambridge,
MA)
The Department of East Asian Languages
and Civilizations at Harvard University
anticipates one or more openings for a fulltime
Language Instructor/Teaching
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Assistant in Chinese expected to begin
August 1, 2020 and to extend through June
30, 2021. Language instructors (formerly
Drill Instructors) assist course heads in
Chinese language classes, assist in
preparation of teaching materials, and teach
individual drill sections. Candidates must
have native or near-native fluency in
Chinese; a bachelor’s degree or higher;
experience teaching Chinese at the college
level to students whose native language is
English; and computer literacy. Candidates
with experience teaching intensive summer
programs in China for U.S. college students
(such as Harvard Beijing Academy)
preferred. Candidates with a master’s degree
and advanced fluency in English are also
preferred.
Interested candidates should submit:
1. A cover letter, including a description of
teaching experience and philosophy and
comments on any efforts to encourage
diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
2. A Curriculum Vitae
3. Names and contact information of three
referees, who will be asked by a systemgenerated
email to upload a letter of
recommendation once the candidate’s
application has been submitted. Three letters
of recommendation are required, and the
application is considered complete only
when at least three letters have been
received.
Candidates should also send a 20-minute
video of the applicant teaching by URL
(https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/posti
ngs/9433/) through the ARIeS portal, or
send a USB drive with a file of the video to:
Chair, Language Instructor Search
Committee
Chinese Language Program
East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Department
Harvard University
5 Bryant Street
Cambridge, MA 02138