The Department of Asian Languages & Cultures seeks one Graduate Student Instructor for the Fall 2025 semester. This position is a 50% FTE and 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. 

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: https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/Apply/2141
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 attach 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. 
 

The Department of Asian Languages & Cultures is currently accepting applications 

One 50% GSI position in ASIANLAN 201: Second Year Chinese I

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

ASIANLAN 201

To take this course, students should have command of the language material in the first-year Chinese courses. The goals of ASIANLAN 201 are to help students:
a.    improve their listening and speaking proficiency,
b.    achieve a solid reading level with the roughly 500 new vocabulary entries introduced over the ten lessons; and
c.    learn to express themselves clearly in writing on a variety of covered topics using learned grammar patterns and vocabulary.

These goals are approached through grammar lectures, in-class drills and listening/speaking activities, oral presentations, and regular quizzes/tests, collectively covering all four proficiency areas (listening, speaking, reading, writing). An underlying theme of the course is that, insofar as language is a systematic reflection of culture, understanding the link between language and culture can make the language easier?and more fascinating?to learn. The text for the course is Integrated Chinese (Volume 3)? Textbook and Workbook.

ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND ON THE LSA COURSE GUIDE (https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/cg/). 
 

Lead up to three hours of recitation sections a week; grade homework, quizzes, and tests; attend lecture twice each week; create and implement teaching plans made in consultation with the lead instructor of the course; attend regular Chinese Language Program meetings; hold at least two office hours a week in the South Thayer Building.

Students who have not previously been a GSI for the College of LSA will be required to attend CRLT GSI Teaching Orientation before the start of fall.

Students who have not previously been a GSI for the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures will also be required to attend an orientation. Date TBA.

GSIs are expected to be on campus and available to work no later than Monday, August 25, 2025, the first day of classes. 
 

All applicants must be graduate students enrolled at the University of Michigan in good academic standing. 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).  

Native or near-native proficiency in Mandarin Chinese.  A serious career interest in teaching language. 
 

Undergraduate degree in Chinese Studies, Chinese language, Education, or Linguistics. Native or near-native proficiency in Mandarin Chinese. Good pronunciation of Standard Mandarin. Previous experience in language instruction. Students who have taken ASIANLAN 445: Chinese Pedagogy are preferred. 
 

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 Student Services Team at alc-gradservices@umich.edu with any questions related to your application. 
 

All applications will be forwarded to the Director of the Chinese Language Program and the primary instructor of the course. The Director will make hiring recommendations to the department and a department administrator will then authorize the appointment paperwork. 

Unsuccessful applications will be retained for consideration if there are last minute openings for available positions.  
 

All applications will be forwarded to the Director of the Chinese Language Program and the primary instructor of the course. The Director will make hiring recommendations to the department and a department administrator will then authorize the appointment paperwork. 

Unsuccessful applications will be retained for consideration if there are last minute openings for available positions.  

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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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.

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.

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.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.