How to Apply

Please upload the following documents as one PDF document with your application:

1. 1)    A cover letter addressing your specific interest in the position and qualifications that directly relates to this position.
2. 2)    A curriculum vita.
3. 3)    Two recommendation letters from U-M faculty members.
4. 4)    Previous U-M teaching evaluations, as applicable.

Course Description

This course surveys Russian literature from the Romantic period to the age of High Realism, examining the careers of some of Russia?s greatest authors, and looking in detail at some of the world?s most famous works of literature, from Pushkin?s Eugene Onegin to Dostoevskii?s Crime and Punishment (Lermontov?s Hero of Our Time, Turgenev?s Fathers and Sons, and Tolstoi?s War and Peace are among the other landmark words read and discussed). Individual works of literature will be studied in detail, with various possible interpretations proposed and interrogated, but they will also be placed in the context of the political, intellectual, and social history of the period, and of their author?s lives and literary careers.

Responsibilities*

Duties include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Attending required lecturers (MW, 1-2:30 PM)
• Teaching two discussion sections (F, 11-12 and 1-2 PM)
• Reading paper drafts and providing close guidance for students in rewrite process
• Conducting mandatory meetings with each student after paper 1, version 1, and paper 2, version 

?         1 are submitted

• Grading two papers from each student, submitted in two steps (first version + revision)
• Holding regular office hours
• Being available over email to help students in case they have any questions pertaining to the course.
• Meeting regularly with the course instructor

Required Qualifications*

Currently enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Michigan. Appointed candidate must have completed or take WRITING 993 concurrently with the appointment.

Desired Qualifications*

?  relevant academic preparation for teaching the course material;

?  prior GSI experience with favorable student evaluations;

?  overall positive academic performance and progress toward the degree;

?  relevant graduate training;

?  ability to work with diverse student body and with very diverse assignments;

?  willingness to develop innovative approaches in the classroom.

Contact Information

Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures
3040 Modern Languages Building
812 E. Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Or email it to Jennifer Lucas, jenpatri@umich.edu  
Ph: 734-764-5355 

Decision Making Process

All applications will be submitted for review to the faculty member teaching the course. Possible interviews will take place on a rolling basis and decisions will be made before the first day of classes. After review of applications and possible interviews, decisions will be made by the faculty member teaching the course.

Selection Process

All GSI appointments are subject to administrative approval. Applicants may request information about the status of their application from the program at any time.

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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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.

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U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.