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Posted : Saturday, March 09, 2024 06:02 PM
Job no: 517817
Work type: On Campus
Location: Normal, Illinois
Title: GA Teaching Assistant - Spanish 2024-2025 Academic Year
Division Name: Academic Affairs
Department: Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Campus Location: Normal, IL
Job Summary
The majority of the graduate teaching assistants' primary duties are in support of instruction including but not limited to the responsibilities below:
1.
Serve as a primary or secondary teaching instructor in a class or a laboratory.
2.
Assist a faculty member with teaching-related tasks.
3.
Grade student assignments which require knowledge of subjects taught in a class or laboratory.
4.
Meet with and/or tutor students, hold office hours, prepare instructional materials, and assist during class and/or lab, etc.
Salary Rate / Pay Rate 1300.
00/month Required Qualifications 1.
Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook which can be found at https://hr.
illinoisstate.
edu/downloads/GA_Handbook.
pdf 2.
Must be a degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University 3.
Minimum GPA 3.
0 4.
TOEFL score of 550 paper or 213 computer.
Work Hours Course to teach as assigned (between 8:00 a.
m.
and 4:00 p.
m.
) Proposed Starting Date 8/15/24 Special Instructions for Applicants In order to be considered for a graduate teaching assistantship, please complete the application and submit a brief speech sample via telephone recording (instructions below).
Native Spanish Speakers may disregard this step.
1.
Call 309-438-4475, listen to the instructions, and record your speech sample in the target language as directed.
Include your name and a phone number where you can be reached.
2.
Email Secretary, Nikki Dalbey (nlhill1@ilstu.
edu) to let her know that your recording has been completed.
NOTE: What we are seeking to evaluate is your SPONTANEOUS SPEECH in the target language.
We do not expect perfection, just a reasonable degree of spontaneous fluency, with the natural pauses and hesitations of normal conversational speech, What we will NOT be able to evaluate is a speech sample that sounds like reading from a prepared script.
The graduate faculty reserves the right to conduct a follow-up phone interview with the candidate at its direction.
If you have questions, concerns, or difficulties completing the speech sample, please contact the Department's Director of Graduate Studies at 309-438-7759.
Note: If you have not yet been assigned a University ID, but are interested in applying for this graduate assistantship, please proceed with the graduate assistant application process.
For the first question regarding your University ID, simply enter in nine (9) zeros (e.
g.
, 000000000).
You must be eligible for employment in the United States and at Illinois State University and/or for the number of hours required for the position.
Illinois State University student employees are restricted to no more than 28 hours per week of on-campus employment for all positions held.
International students are restricted by their visa status to no more than 20 hours per week of on-campus employment when the university is in session but may work up to 28 hours per week when the university is not in session.
Please contact the Office of International Student and Scholar Services for guidance on visa restrictions on work hours.
The University cannot grant exceptions to visa status rules/laws.
Contact Information for Applicants Nikki Dalbey, nlhill1@ilstu.
edu Important Information for Applicants This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.
1.
30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review.
You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.
Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383.
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.
If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.
Application Opened: 11/15/2023 09:00 AM CST Application Closes:
Serve as a primary or secondary teaching instructor in a class or a laboratory.
2.
Assist a faculty member with teaching-related tasks.
3.
Grade student assignments which require knowledge of subjects taught in a class or laboratory.
4.
Meet with and/or tutor students, hold office hours, prepare instructional materials, and assist during class and/or lab, etc.
Salary Rate / Pay Rate 1300.
00/month Required Qualifications 1.
Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook which can be found at https://hr.
illinoisstate.
edu/downloads/GA_Handbook.
pdf 2.
Must be a degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University 3.
Minimum GPA 3.
0 4.
TOEFL score of 550 paper or 213 computer.
Work Hours Course to teach as assigned (between 8:00 a.
m.
and 4:00 p.
m.
) Proposed Starting Date 8/15/24 Special Instructions for Applicants In order to be considered for a graduate teaching assistantship, please complete the application and submit a brief speech sample via telephone recording (instructions below).
Native Spanish Speakers may disregard this step.
1.
Call 309-438-4475, listen to the instructions, and record your speech sample in the target language as directed.
Include your name and a phone number where you can be reached.
2.
Email Secretary, Nikki Dalbey (nlhill1@ilstu.
edu) to let her know that your recording has been completed.
NOTE: What we are seeking to evaluate is your SPONTANEOUS SPEECH in the target language.
We do not expect perfection, just a reasonable degree of spontaneous fluency, with the natural pauses and hesitations of normal conversational speech, What we will NOT be able to evaluate is a speech sample that sounds like reading from a prepared script.
The graduate faculty reserves the right to conduct a follow-up phone interview with the candidate at its direction.
If you have questions, concerns, or difficulties completing the speech sample, please contact the Department's Director of Graduate Studies at 309-438-7759.
Note: If you have not yet been assigned a University ID, but are interested in applying for this graduate assistantship, please proceed with the graduate assistant application process.
For the first question regarding your University ID, simply enter in nine (9) zeros (e.
g.
, 000000000).
You must be eligible for employment in the United States and at Illinois State University and/or for the number of hours required for the position.
Illinois State University student employees are restricted to no more than 28 hours per week of on-campus employment for all positions held.
International students are restricted by their visa status to no more than 20 hours per week of on-campus employment when the university is in session but may work up to 28 hours per week when the university is not in session.
Please contact the Office of International Student and Scholar Services for guidance on visa restrictions on work hours.
The University cannot grant exceptions to visa status rules/laws.
Contact Information for Applicants Nikki Dalbey, nlhill1@ilstu.
edu Important Information for Applicants This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.
1.
30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review.
You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.
Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383.
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.
If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.
Application Opened: 11/15/2023 09:00 AM CST Application Closes:
• Phone : (309) 438-4475
• Location : 100 N University St, Normal, IL
• Post ID: 9002933516
