Associate Instructor Positions, Job Descriptions, & Application Form

• Associate Instructor Positions
• Associate Instructor Job Description
• Associate Instructor Application Form

Associate Instructor Positions

For Indiana University "Equal Employment Opportunity" is a Matter of Fairness

Opportunities

The Student Academic Center employs approximately 30 associate instructors. The number of openings varies from year to year, and some positions require specific subject knowledge.

Responsibilities

AIs are responsible for teaching credit courses in learning skills offered through the Language Education Department in cooperation with the Dean of the Faculties Office (complete description on back).

Qualifications

AIs are selected on the basis of teaching experience, academic background, intellectual abilities, and organizational skills. Preference is given to doctoral-level candidates who have:

• previous teaching experience
• been admitted to an Indiana University doctoral-level program
• computer experience and knowledge
• applied for graduate workstudy support (see back for details)

Remuneration

Full assistantships usually provide a 10 month stipend which is approximately $6,000 per semester with tuition support for fall and spring semesters as available. Part-time assistantships are available on a per section assignment basis and pay approximately $2,000 per class with no fee remission. Applicants must be enrolled in 6 hours graduate study or the equivalent for each semester they hope to be employed (summer not included) to be eligible. All applicants must show proof that they have applied for work study. You must file for workstudy by March 1st in order to be considered for a teaching position.

Application Materials

Candidates should submit:

• Student Academic Center application form (not general IU form)
• copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts (photocopies are acceptable)
• one page typed candidate statement (see back for details)
• vita
• letters of reference (optional)

Prior to completing materials, candidates may want to browse our homepage to learn more about our programs and services.

Application Process

Request application by phone (812-855-7313), by e-mail: mnix@indiana.edu or visit our web site. Hard copies and those completed on the web must be mailed to: Student Academic Center, 316 North Jordan, Bloomington, IN 47405; Web-based applications can be returned via e-mail. Preference will be given to all application materials received on or before April 1st. Applications will not be processed until all materials are submitted.

Interviews

Selected applicants will be invited for an interview beginning mid-April after the screening process has been completed, and will continue into early summer. Requests for early interviews will not be accepted.

Associate Instructor Job Description

An associate instructor (AI) is a graduate student hired to teach credit courses in learning skills and to perform duties associated with the teaching of these courses.

Among the AI responsibilities are the following:

• Full assistantships are 10-month assignments from August through May and require 18 hours per week. Per section assignments require 9 hours per week.
• For full assistantships, instructors are assigned to teach four 8-week sections or two 16-week sections or equivalent each semester. In all courses there is emphasis on individualizing instruction and one-on-one conferences with students. Per section assignments involve teaching one class for one semester.
• In addition to teaching responsibilities, instructors in full assistantships will be involved in outreach presentations, workshops, one-on-one student instruction via walk-in services, curriculum development, inservice training sessions, and professional seminars. Assignments beyond teaching are determined by calculation of specific teaching assignments as related to the distribution of the 18-hour/week.
• All Student Academic Center staff members are required to participate in a one-week inservice training session prior to fall semester and a two-day session prior to spring semester.
• Teaching staff attend a variety of meetings, i.e., inservice sessions, weekly staff meetings, curriculum sessions, student conferences. These meetings are a scheduled part of the 18 or 9-hour week.
• AIs on full assistantship are often expected to teach more than one Student Academic Center course and assignments can vary from one semester to the next.
• All AIs are required to obtain an e-mail account. These accounts are provided by the university without charge. The account will be a primary form of communication among SAC staff and with students.
• All new instructors on full assistantships are required to enroll during their first fall semester of teaching in the 3 credit hour graduate course, EDUC L506: Providing Support in Post-Secondary Education. Full assistantship positions have a required minimum enrollment of 6 credit hours or the equivalent per semester.
• Graduate workstudy positions are available (90% of graduate students are eligible); employment opportunities for AIs with approved workstudy far exceed those available to non-workstudy students. Please contact the office of Student Financial Assistance for application forms. Forms are due by the 1st of March. Call (812) 855-FAST. Forms must be submitted directly to the office of Student Financial Assistance.

One Page Candidate Statement

• Let us know how you view the learning needs and issues encountered by college students, how you would help students address these issues, and the resources you would bring to an appointment at the Student Academic Center.

Associate Instructor Application Form

• Paper-Based format (PDF file: You may need to install Acrobat Reader in you comuter before downloading this file.)

• Web-Based format