ACTR/ACCELS Position Announcements

[Kate Gottschall]

American Council of Teachers of Russian/American Council for Collaboration in Education and Language Study

ACTR/ACCELS is currently receiving applications for the positions listed below.  For a full description of each position see the ACTR Website http://www.actr.org/employ.htm

For consideration for employment with ACTR/ACCELS, or to have your resume added to our application bank, send a letter, resume, salary requirements, and position sought (as applicable) to:  Human Resources, ACTR/ACCELS, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20036.  Fax: 202-872-9178.  No phone calls, please.

- Program Officer/Recruiter
        Community Connections Program
        Tbilisi, Georgia                (Open)

- Program Officer
        Community Connections Program
        Kiev, Ukraine                   (Open)

- Recruiter
        Community Connections Program
        Kiev, Ukraine                   (Open)

- Fulbright/Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP)
        Program Representative
        Kiev, Ukraine                   (Open)

- Program Hub Director
        Freedom Support Act Future Leaders Exchange Program     Kiev, Ukraine                 (May 1998)

- Program Hub Director
        Freedom Support Act Future Leaders Exchange Program     Tashkent, Uzbekistan              (August 1998)

- Office Director
        Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (July 1998)

- Office Director
        Novosibirsk, Russia             (August 1998)

- Russian/Eurasian Outbound Programs
        Program Officer - Logistics and Communication
        Washington, DC          (July 1998)

- Russian/Eurasian Outbound Programs
        Resident Director
        St. Petersburg, Russia   (Fall 1998, Spring 1999, Summer 1999)

- Russian/Eurasian Outbound Programs
        Resident Director
        Moscow, Russia      (Fall 1998, Spring 1999, Summer 1999)

- Muskie Fellowship/FSA Graduate Fellowship Programs
        Program Officer
        Washington, DC          (Open)

- Program Assistant
        Washington, DC          (Year Round)

- Interns
           Washington, DC                   (Spring, 1998)
                                         (Summer, 1998)
                                         (Fall, 1998)
                                         (Spring, 1999)
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The American Council of Teachers of Russian/American Council for Collaboration in Education and Language Study (ACTR/ACCELS) is a private, non-profit educational association and exchange organization devoted to improving education, professional training and research within and regarding the countries of the former Soviet Union.  ACTR/ACCELS develops and administers educational and training programs for U.S. and NIS government agencies, educational institutions, and businesses; conducts in-country professional development programs for alumni of exchange and training programs, including conferences and workshops; serves as a forum for policymakers on U.S.-NIS relations; recruits for and manages more than fifteen major sponsored exchange programs with the countries of the former Soviet Union; manages student advising centers in Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; administers standardized testing in the NIS for the Educational Testing Service; and publishes textbooks and materials for the teaching of Russian and English as foreign languages. Our overseas staff of 250, both Americans and foreign nationals, stretches across thirty-one cities in twelve countries of the NIS.
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ACTR/ACCELS welcomes applications for current position vacancies and for potential future employment.  We retain resumes of qualified candidates for approximately nine months and will contact prospective candidates as suitable positions come available.*

ACTR/ACCELS gratefully receives many applications for its positions, providing us with a large and diverse bank of candidates. Regrettably, we are unable to communicate personally with applicants concerning the status of their applications and/or the review process. Individuals identified as suitable for a particular vacant position will be contacted by the Human Resources Department.
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