Lecturer at Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI)

Though the "Employment Type" listed above designates this position as partially remote, Summer 2025 classes will be taught online, and instructors will NOT be expected to relocate for this position.

The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) is an eight-week intensive language institute that offers courses in Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek languages annually from mid-June through mid-August. Courses in Azerbaijani or Kyrgyz may be added in summer 2025 if there is sufficient student interest. The 2025 CESSI program will be held from June 16 through August 8 and will be preceded by a staff orientation week from June 9-13, 2025. CESSI is a member of the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI).

Language instructors will be responsible for participating in the CESSI staff orientation week activities as well as instructor meetings throughout the eight-week program. Under the supervision of the Director of the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI), CESSI instructors will perform the following duties:

- Teach one language at the elementary, intermediate, or advanced level in an eight-week intensive format. CESSI 2025 classes will be taught in an online, synchronous format.
- Following ACTFL recommendations, for modern, spoken languages, commit to communicating at least 90% in the target language in interaction with students for the duration of the program.
- Prepare syllabus, determine appropriate course goals and objectives, create lesson plans and teaching materials for assigned language and course level and potentially for future use by the institute.
- Prepare weekly lesson plans and provide to assigned pedagogy coordinator(s).
- Develop, administer, and grade classroom and home assignments and exams; maintain student learning management system (LMS) on Canvas.
- Hold scheduled office hours a minimum of 2 hours per week with additional time available to students upon request.
- Supervise the Faculty Assistant or Teaching Assistant assigned to the section, if applicable.
- Work closely with the Language Program Office (LPO) and institute pedagogy staff to prepare for course observations and performance evaluations that ensure program guidelines and expectations are met.
- Demonstrate ability to collaborate with other instructors and program staff.
- Contribute to fostering a supportive and collegial working environment.
- Advise on cultural programming and help prepare and implement institute co-curricular activities, no more than one a week.
- Participate in all pedagogy workshops and instructor meetings organized by WISLI and individual institutes, including all required pre-service workshops during the first week of employment.
- Instructors may be required to submit supplemental evaluations for students who have received a FLAS fellowship or other funding.
- Instructors may be required to administer placement tests to incoming program participants.
- Follow WISLI best practices and work toward level-appropriate standards of ACTFL proficiency-based instruction.

Instructors are responsible for managing their classrooms, which includes:
Ensuring target language use in the classroom.
Maintaining an engaging and orderly learning environment.
Acting as the first point of contact for student academic and non-academic issues with support from the pedagogy coordinator and academic director.
Organizing course materials in Canvas.
Sharing course-related communications with students.
Managing classroom administrative tasks including taking attendance, reporting grades, and providing timely feedback.

During the eight-week summer period, there will be one scheduled teaching observation. Additional observations may be arranged for professional development purposes, to address classroom-related issues, or for funding agency oversight. All observations will be scheduled with prior notice.

CESSI courses will be offered in a synchronous, remote format for summer 2025. Instructors for remote courses are not expected to live in Madison and are expected to have sufficient internet access and technology to effectively teach without interruption and to meet all requirements of instructional staff at CESSI, including attendance at all meetings during pre-service orientation week, attendance at all mandatory pedagogy training meetings, holding of daily office hours, etc. Meetings and classes will be held during the business day based on the U.S. Central time zone.

More information about CESSI can be found on the CESSI website: https://cessi.wisc.edu/instructor-application/

This appointment is for summer 2025 only. There is no presumption of reappointment.

• 80% Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction for one or more courses, including assessment of student performance
• 10% Develops instructional design and curriculum relevant to a course of instruction
• 5% Serves as an initial point of contact for students as it relates to specific course or series content and expectations
• 5% Attend CESSI pedagogy sessions and staff meetings; contribute resources or facilitate a CESSI academic or cultural co-curricular event; administer pre-program placement tests or place students in appropriate levels as necessary

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Minimum Bachelors required in fields related to Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uyghur, or Uzbek language and culture.

Masters or PhD preferred.

- Two years of college/university experience preferred in teaching one of the following Central Eurasian languages as a second language at the elementary, intermediate, or advanced level in the U.S. or abroad: Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uyghur, or Uzbek.
- Familiarity with current issues in language pedagogy preferred.
- Prior experience in intensive summer language teaching preferred.
- Experience with remote teaching and technology in foreign language is strongly preferred.

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Summer 2025 classes will be taught online, and instructors will NOT be expected to relocate for this position.

Terminal, 2 month appointment.
This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding

Minimum $52,000 SUMMER SESSION
Depending on Qualifications

Diversity and inclusion are primary values for the Language Programs Office (LPO) and are integral to achieving our strategic goals.

Short term summer position with no presumption of reappointment. Positions will run from June 9, 2025 - August 8, 2025.

Please submit the following information through the online jobs portal by the assured consideration date:

- Cover letter that addresses your teaching philosophy. Please specify which language(s) you are able to teach, and at which level(s) (beginning, intermediate, advanced, or all three). Please also address any previous experience teaching a language course in a remote, synchronous format.
- CV
- Syllabus from a language course previously taught
- List of three (3) professional references

Finalists may be required to provide a teaching demonstration as a part of the hiring process.

Anne Naparstek
anne.naparstek@wisc.edu
608-261-1194
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Lecturer(TL020)

A10-INTL DIVISION/LANG PROGRAM OFFICE

Academic Staff-Terminal

309700-AS