GSI - ASIAN 262 (Fall 2024)Apply NowHow to ApplyThe Department of Asian Languages & Cultures seeks one Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) for the Fall 2024 semester. The position 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:
Applicants MUST identify courses they are interested in applying for by completing the departmental application: https://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/Apply/1916
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.
Submit a resume/CV
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. If you have trouble including evaluations, you may email the evaluations only to our Student Services Team at [email protected] .Graduate Student Instructor positions are only open to current or matriculating University of Michigan graduate students.Course Descriptionhe Department of Asian Languages & Cultures is currently accepting applications for Fall 2024 semester GSI available positions:ASIAN 262: Twenty-Five Ways that China Changed the World - 35% GSI positionCourse descriptions and additional course information for the course can be found on the LSA Course Guide: www.lsa.umich.edu/cg .DescriptionThe media has made much of China?s rising stature. Time Magazine (2015), for instance, predicts that the world will soon look to China, and not the United States, for leadership. Yet long before the present moment, Chinese products, institutions, and ways of knowing shaped the experience of daily life for people around the globe.This class investigates the ways that Chinese ?things? have changed the world. Towards this end, we examine well-documented examples of ancient Chinese innovations that are now ubiquitous fixtures in contemporary life: chopsticks, gunpowder, compasses, toilet paper, and crystal meth. We focus not only on the fact of exchange, but also the routes of technological and culture transfer: the hows, whos, whens, and whys. After considering the premodern legacies of Chinese ?things,? we then move to disputed and controversial instances of exchange from the modern era: Zheng He?s `discovery? of America, card games, the emergence of civil service exams in Europe, and Maoist revolution in Latin America and South Asia. Our class concludes with contemporary innovations and ideas from China that impact the lives of people, both in Asia and beyond.Through an examination of these case studies, students not only acquire an understanding of the importance of trade networks, religion, migration, economic power, and conquest for moving things around the world, but also a working vocabulary to analyze global connections and exchange.Credits: 4Class Format: Two 90-minute lectures in addition to 1-hour discussion section weeklyResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities: lead one weekly discussion sections; grade homework, presentations, student participation and attendance, papers, and quizzes; upload grades to the course website weekly; attend lecture twice weekly; create and implement teaching plans in consultation with the lead instructor; attend meetings weekly with the instructor; address emails from students in consultation with the instructor; hold two office hours each week.Students who have not previously been a GSI for the College of LSA will be required to attend the online CRLT GSI Teaching Orientation (https://crlt.umich.edu/gsis/gsio) as an online program.Students who have not previously been a GSI for the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures will also be required to attend an orientation.GSIs are expected to be on campus and available to work no later than Monday, August 26, 2024, the first day of classes.Required QualificationsAll 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).Desired QualificationsThe most successful applicants will have completed a previous coursework, undergraduate degree, or graduate degree in Asian Studies, Philosophy, Religion, International Studies, History, Art History, Political Science, Anthropology, or related discipline relevant to the course content/subject matter. The most successful applicants will have completed a previous coursework, undergraduate degree, or graduate degree in Asian Studies, Philosophy, Religion, International Studies, History, Art History, Political Science, Anthropology, or related discipline relevant to the course content/subject matter. Previous experience in higher education instruction, preferably within the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures or a related discipline.LSA student enrolled in a graduate program.Modes of WorkPositions 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 modeshere (https://dev.hr.umich.edu/working-u-m/my-employment/ways-we-work-resource-center/ways-we-work-implementation-group/modes-work) .Contact InformationContact Student Services Team at [email protected] with any questions related to your application.Decision Making ProcessAll applications will be forwarded to the primary instructor of the courses indicated in your cover letter. The instructor will make a hiring recommendation to the department and a department administrator will then authorize the appointment paperwork.Selection ProcessAll 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 if there are last minute openings for available positions.GEO Contract InformationThe 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.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/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 athttps://spg.umich.edu/policy/601.38 (https://spg.umich.edu/601.38) , and its relation to your employment can be found in MOU 10 of your employment contract.U-M EEO/AA StatementThe University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.Job DetailJob Opening ID252929Working TitleGSI - ASIAN 262 (Fall 2024)Job TitleGRAD STU INSTRWork LocationAnn Arbor CampusAnn Arbor, MIModes of WorkOnsiteFull/Part TimePart-TimeRegular/TemporaryRegularFLSA StatusExemptOrganizational GroupCollege Of LsaDepartmentLSA Asian Languages & CulturesPosting Begin/End Date8/09/2024 - 8/17/2024Career InterestGraduate StudentsGraduate Student Instructors (GEO)Apply Now