Global Language and Outreach Fellow

Wesleyan University, founded in 1831, is a diverse, energetic liberal arts community where critical thinking and practical idealism go hand in hand.

Position Details
Are you passionate about understanding other cultures and learning languages? Would you love to foster this same passion in students through creative programming? Do you believe that languages are one of the keys to intercultural understanding?

Such traits are crucial for the success of Wesleyan’s Fries Center for Global Studies ( FCGS ), a unit committed to collaborating with all members of our community to advance the knowledge, language and intercultural skills, self-awareness, and empathy needed for responsible participation in our increasingly interdependent world.
Reporting to the Director of Language Resources and Technology, the Global Language and Outreach Fellow is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing high-impact initiatives that support campus internationalization through the lenses of language learning and multilingualism; and for promoting engagement with these initiatives through the FCGS’s social media and other channels.
The position works closely with colleagues in the Fries Center for Global Studies and collaborates with Wesleyan language faculty and Wesleyan student groups to further build culture- and language-based communities of practice across campus.
Primary responsibilities include:

Language Learning and Multilingualism

• Collaborate with campus partners to promote and highlight language learning, including working with faculty through the Language Collective and the Deans’ Office regarding current and incoming students
• Identify proficiencies and track activities in languages other than English, and work with faculty, staff, and student partners to promote and support a culture of multilingualism
• Support the Director of Language Resources and Technology in implementing instructional and practice opportunities for languages not regularly taught at Wesleyan
• Collaborate with colleagues from the FCGS and other offices to plan and implement programming that explores and celebrates language learning and multilingualism through events such as International Education Week and Power of Language Week
• Collaborate with relevant staff and faculty colleagues to facilitate and support the social-cultural adaptation of the Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs) and facilitate their involvement in language and cultural events throughout the academic year

Outreach

• Coordinate, monitor, assess and enhance as needed communication efforts for the FCGS including blogs/newsletters, social channels, and web presence, and annual reports.

Other duties as assigned

This a term-limited on-campus position starting on approximately August 14, 2023, and ending on approximately August 13, 2024.

The position is scheduled to work 37.5 hours per week.

This position is required to work on campus.

(Relocation assistance to CT is available for those who qualify).


Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree; academic study in a field related to language and culture, and/or extra-curricular engagement in language and culture, and/or work experience related to teaching or promoting language and culture.

Excellent communication skills
Proficiency in at least one language other than English
Effective problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to take initiative
Excellent working knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Excellent working knowledge of social media (especially Facebook, Instagram)
Ability to work some evening and weekend hours
Demonstrated commitment to work within a diverse environment and interact collegially with individuals of different backgrounds
Preferred Qualifications
Experience living or studying abroad

Website and/or poster design experience


Special Instructions to Applicants
Consideration for this position is limited to current Wesleyan students graduating in May 2023 or Wesleyan alumnus/alumna/alum

Position is open until filled. For full consideration please apply by May 15, 2023 when first review of applications will begin.

In you cover letter, please describe your motivation for applying and why you would be a good fit for this position. In your letter, please be sure to include a reflection on your experience with learning languages, both inside and outside the classroom and how would you evaluate your own level of proficiency in the languages you speak. In addition, please share what is the source of your passion for languages and cultures, and how this informs your desire to support others’ language learning and a more multilingual campus community.
Additional Information
All offers to external applicants are contingent on the candidate’s completion of apre-employment background check screeningto the satisfaction of Wesleyan University.

WesleyanUniversity requires proof of COVID -19vaccination andbooster(if eligible under CDC guidelines) or an approvedexemptionprior to first day of employment.

Wesleyan University, located in Middletown, Connecticut, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, political belief, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or non-position-related criminal record. We welcome applications from women and historically underrepresented minority groups. Inquiries regarding Title IX, Section 504 or any other non-discrimination policies should be directed to Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, Title IX and ADA/504 Coordinator. Wesleyan University complies with the Clery Act and maintains records of campus crime statistics and security policies. Copies of Wesleyan University?s Clery Act Report are available on request and online at http://www.wesleyan.edu/publicsafety/compliance.html.