How to Apply

In addition to applying via the University of Michigan Careers website, applicants should complete the following steps:

1. Applicants MUST identify courses they are interested in applying for by completing the departmental application:  http://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/Apply/2310
2. Submit a cover letter included as the first page of your CV/resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position(s), courses interested in, and outline skills and experiences that directly relate to this position. 
3. Submit a resume/CV  
4. Submit an unofficial transcript

If you have held a GSI position at U-M please attached the summary sheets of the E&E evaluations for all courses previously taught. This information should be uploaded to a single document combined with your cover letter and resume/CV.  

Graduate Student Instructor positions are only open to current or matriculating University of Michigan graduate students. 

Course Description

Students who apply to this posting will be considered for one of the following positions:

One 50% GSI Grader position in ASIANLAN 126: First Year Japanese II.
One 50% Grader positions in ASIANLAN 226: Second Year Japanese II.

Course descriptions and additional course information for each course can be found on the LSA Course Guide: www.lsa.umich.edu/cg.  

ASIANLAN 126 First year Japanese I
Credits: 5

This course is the second half of the first-year Japanese course, and is designed for students with little or no understanding of Japanese. The course focuses on the developing students' proficiency in all four language skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) while simultaneously familiarizing them with aspects of both traditional and modern Japanese culture that are necessary to build language competency. Recitation sessions are conducted in Japanese emphasizing speaking/reading in Japanese contexts. Analyses, explanation, and discussions utilizing English are specifically reserved for lecture sessions.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand and appropriately use the most basic grammar patterns and vocabulary terms (e.g. noun sentence structure, verb conjugation, adjective conjugation, location words, etc.).
• Understand and participate in basic conversations (e.g. self-introductions, shopping, making invitations, describing locations of items, talking about one's favorite trips, etc.).
• Read and write the Japanese hiragana and katakana characters, and produce approximately 60 kanji in context.
• Speak at a novice-mid, or higher, level of proficiency as defined by the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview

Course Requirements:
Attendance, Classroom Performance & Participation, Assignments, Quizzes/Pronunciation Checks, Lesson Tests, Exams (Midterm & Final), and Project
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ASIANLAN 226 Second year Japanese I
Credits: 5

ASIANLAN 226 is a continuation of ASIANLAN 225, and is the second half of the second-year Japanese course. This course focuses on the simultaneous progression of students? proficiency in all four language skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) while continuing to increase students? familiarity with aspects of both traditional and modern Japanese culture. Students will learn to successfully handle a variety of uncomplicated, basic, and communicative tasks and social situations.

By the end of the course, students in the regular section will be able to:

• Read intermediate-level materials with a solid understanding of sentence structure.
• Write intermediate-level essays, using appropriate grammatical forms and sentence structures regarding familiar topics, such as issues in Japanese culture and society.
• Speak at an intermediate-mid level of proficiency as defined by the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview.
• Use appropriate speech styles and communication strategies for various settings.
• Produce/recognize approximately 600 kanji in context.

Course Requirements:
Attendance, Classroom Performance & Participation, Assignments, Quizzes, Lesson Tests, Exams, and Project

Responsibilities*

ASIANLAN 126: First year Japanese (50% GSI)

• Observing one (of the two) lecture classes on Tuesday and Thursday 
• Grading of students' assignment, quizzes, lesson tests, etc.
• Maintaining Canvas site of ASIANLAN 126
• Proctoring final examinations and grading the exams with lecturers
• Class preparation: typing learning materials in Canvas, supporting course projects, helping to make audio files, making study aids, etc. 
• Tutoring students who want to practice conversation

ASIANLAN 226: Second year Japanese (50% Grader)

• Observing one (of the two) lecture classes on Tuesday and Thursday 
• Grading of students' assignment, quizzes, lesson tests, etc.
• Maintaining Canvas site of ASIANLAN 226
• Proctoring final examinations and grading the exams with lecturers
• Class preparation: typing learning materials in Canvas, supporting course projects, helping to make audio files, making study aids, etc. 
• Tutoring students who want to practice conversation

ALL COURSES

Students who have not previously been a GSI for the College of LSA will be required to complete the online CRLT GSI Teaching Orientation.  Students who have not previously been a GSI for the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures will also be required to attend a departmental orientation.  Date will be announced.

Students whose undergraduate degree is from an institution where the language of instruction is not English must have already taken or be currently enrolled in the English Language Institute's ELI 994. The student must have a passing score of 4 on the Oral English Test (OET).  

GSIs are expected to be on campus and available to work no later than Wednesday, January 8 the first day of classes. 

Required Qualifications*

• Japanese Native speaker, or if a GSI is a non-native speaker, s/he should be Japanese Proficiency Test N1 level holder with Advanced-high speaking proficiency (at least) based on the ACTFL standard 
• Serious career interest in language teaching
• Good at Computer operations including excel and word files 
• Good penmanship to correct student's writing performance

  Desired Qualifications*

  • Can speak standard Japanese with good pronunciation and intonation
  • Organized and reliable personality 
  • Should be punctual and keep the deadline
  • Prioritize GSI work as well as own study
  • Cooperative and flexible
  • LSA student enrolled in a graduate program

  Modes of Work

  Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

  Contact Information

  Contact [email protected] with any questions related to your application. 

  Decision Making Process

  All applications will be forwarded to the Director of the Japanese Language Program and the primary instructor of ASIANLAN 126/ ASIANLAN 226. The Director will make hiring recommendations to the department. Once the recommendation is reviewed, an offer letter will be authorized. 

  Selection Process

  All applications will be forwarded to the primary instructor of the courses selected. The instructor will make a hiring recommendation to the department and a department administrator will then authorize the appointment paperwork. 

  Unsuccessful applications will be retained for consideration in the event that there are last minute openings for available positions. 

  GEO Contract Information

  The University will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, familial status, parental status or pregnancy status, sex, gender identity or expression (whether actual or perceived), sexual orientation, age, height, weight, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, HIV antibody status, political belief, membership in any social or political organization, participation in a grievance or complaint whether formal or informal, medical conditions including those related to pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, arrest record, or any other factor where the item in question will not interfere with job performance and where the employee is otherwise qualified. The University of Michigan agrees to abide by the protections afforded employees with disabilities as outlined in the rules and regulations which implement Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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  Information for the Office for Institutional Equity may be found at https://oie.umich.edu/ and for the University Ombuds at https://ombuds.umich.edu/

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  Unsuccessful applications will be retained for consideration in the event that there are last minute openings for available positions. In the event that an employee does not receive their preferred assignment, they can request a written explanation or an in-person interview with the hiring agents(s) to be scheduled at a mutually agreed upon time.

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  This position, as posted, is subject to a collective bargaining agreement between the Regents of the University of Michigan and the Graduate Employees' Organization, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO 3550.

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  Standard Practice Guide 601.38, Required Disclosure of Felony Charges and/or Felony Convictions applies to all Graduate Student Assistants (GSAs). SPG 601.38 may be accessed online at https://spg.umich.edu/policy/601.38 , and its relation to your employment can be found in MOU 10 of your employment contract.

  U-M EEO Statement

  The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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