Astronomy Language Specialist
- Employer
- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
- Location
- Middlebury, VT
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- Administrative Jobs
- Academic Affairs, International Programs
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The successful applicants will manage and oversee the planning and performing of multilingual efforts at outreach events at Middlebury College Observatory atop McCardell Bicentennial Hall. Duties will include use of both English and one or more non-English languages during outreach events. Multilingual capabilities aside from English should include one or more languages offered during Language Schools at the Middlebury campus. The successful applicants will be involved with expanding the scope of existing outreach events through these supplemental non-English languages during interaction with visitors. Events and hours for this position will be irregular and primarily at night, and will require some motivated, independent work. Opportunities may exist for translating and producing astronomy outreach materials in non-English languages.
Applicants must have working proficiency and oral fluency in one of the non-English languages offered during Language Schools at the Middlebury campus, either by way of having attended a Language School, having equivalent academic language experience, or having equivalent real world language experience. Applicants should have taken and excelled at PHYS 155 or PHYS 165, mastered concepts of observational astronomy and telescope operation as part of one of these courses, served as Astronomy Outreach Event Assistant, or should have advanced equivalent experience with telescopes and observational astronomy. Applicants filling this position should already possess and should have successfully demonstrated the required skills, proficiencies, and training corresponding to Astronomy Outreach Event Assistant. Applicants will be responsible for multilingual oral communication. Applicants should enjoy sharing knowledge about and enthusiasm for astronomy with others during outreach events.
Posting NumberSTU00573LocationMiddlebury, VT CampusIs this an academic year or summer position?Open DateClose DateOpen Until FilledNoSpecial Instructions to ApplicantsThis position is available for the academic year and/or the summer. This position is not accepting online applications. Questions regarding this posting can be sent to Jonathan Kemp at jkemp@middlebury.edu .
Quicklink for Postinghttp://middlebury.peopleadmin.com/postings/16243Supplemental Questions for PostingRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * This posting is only open to students. Are you a current Middlebury College undergraduate student?
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Organization
Working at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, a graduate school of Middlebury College, provides international professional education in areas of critical importance to a rapidly changing global community, including international policy and management, translation and interpretation, language teaching, sustainable development, and non-proliferation. We prepare students from all over the world to make a meaningful impact in their chosen fields through degree programs characterized by immersive and collaborative learning, and opportunities to acquire and apply practical professional skills. Our students are emerging leaders capable of bridging cultural, organizational, and language divides to produce sustainable, equitable solutions to a variety of global challenges.
In 2010, the Institute became a graduate school of Middlebury College. Middlebury is known worldwide for its leadership in undergraduate language instruction and international studies, and features both summer language immersion programs and Schools Abroad in 16 countries and 37 cities around the globe. Middlebury is also home to the oldest environmental studies program in the nation.
Monterey and Middlebury share much more than a common interest in cross-cultural communication and the environment, though—we share a commitment to making a difference in the world, and are building a truly global network of programs for future leaders in areas from translation and interpretation to environmental policy, economic development to language education, conflict resolution to sustainable business.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey offers graduate programs that prepare innovative professionals to provide leadership in cross-cultural, multilingual environments. Practical skills, collaborative processes, and innovative approaches are defining features of a Monterey Institute education. The Institute’s unique "Monterey Way" learning model ensures that students are learning through firsthand experiences in more than one language. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey learners are problem solvers and process masters, building sustainable, equitable solutions for a global community through our interdisciplinary blend of business, policy, and language.
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