Faculty.Instructor.Instructor - Part-Time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at University of Pittsburgh

o Serve on Pitt ROTC FSLP scholarship committee in January-February 2027 to review student applications and select participants for the Riga program.
o Conduct informal telephone or online interviews with student finalists as needed to assess language proficiency for admission decisions and/or course placements.
o Design a detailed syllabus for the 4th-year Russian course for Pitt’s ROTC FSLP program in Riga.
o In consultation with ROTC FSLP project consultant Dr. Olga Klimova, coordinate the language curriculum with the 2nd and 3rd-year Russian instructors contracted by SRAS for the Riga program, while ensuring that students’ preparation for cultural lectures, excursions, and other co-curricular activities is integrated into the language curriculum and that daily assignments increase their interactions with native speakers. Work with the instructional team to ensure that syllabi for the 2nd through 4th-year Russian courses are ready to be submitted to the FSLP Coordinator by May 28, 2027.
o In consultation with Dr. Klimova, coordinate the integration of educational technology, including carefully selected AI-based applications, into the language curriculum to support student learning.
o Responsibly carry out instruction for ROTC 4th-year Russian. Prepare detailed lesson plans for the 4th-year Russian course, covering class activities with reference to course materials. Assign appropriate daily homework. Ensure prompt correction and return of assigned homework. Administer weekly quizzes and at least four graded tests, including midterm and final oral and written tests, and maintain careful records of student performance. It is expected that you will teach daily Monday-Friday and participate in all required program activities.
o Provide input and support to the SRAS Onsite Coordinator and Resident Assistant on the design and implementation of cultural programming outside of regular class time to help maximize the value of these activities for language learning. Coordinate your classes with the content to be covered during lectures and excursions, while also working with the 2nd and 3rd-year Russian instructors to coordinate their classes with these activities.
o Actively seek to establish a collaborative and positive working relationship with all faculty and staff participating in the program. Meet regularly with the instructional and administrative teams to ensure smooth communication.
o Prepare your students for all program-related excursions and lectures, accompany the students during these activities, and run regular debriefing sessions with the students following excursions and lectures.
o Converse with students in the target language as often as possible (especially during coffee breaks, group meals, excursions, etc.)
o Oversee students’ work on a final project.
o Be available for student consultations at least 1 hour weekly outside regular class time.
o Calculate and report students’ final grades to the FSLP Coordinator by the University of Pittsburgh’s deadline for submission of final summer term course grades.
o Maintain a course site (Canvas or similar platform) containing all student handouts, quizzes, examinations, and examples of student work. Course site must be shared with the FSLP Coordinator upon the end of the program.
o Collaborate with Pitt ROTC FSLP program staff to arrange administration of required language proficiency exams (e.g., OPIc tests) to all students during the initial and final weeks of the program.
o In addition to working on the academic and co-curricular portions of the program, be prepared to provide necessary support upon request of the SRAS Onsite Coordinator and Resident Assistant to respond to urgent student needs regarding health, safety and security, behavioral issues, and/or culture shock.

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