ACTR's Visiting Teachers and Faculty Program

[Sarah Mathews]

Dear SEELANGers:

I am writing to share with you some information about the Visiting Teachers and Faculty Program at American Councils, which may be of interest to those of you whose department would like to hire a native-speaker visiting teacher or faculty member to teach language or area studies.  This program can facilitate the search and recruitment, support the visa, and handle other administrative matters that sometimes make such invitations difficult.  Please see the brochure description below for further information and contact me off-list for even further information if interested.

Best regards,
Sarah Mathews

Sarah Mathews, Ph.D.
Program Manager, Edmund S. Muskie Ph.D. Fellowship Program
American Councils for International Education:  ACTR/ACCELS
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC  20036
202-833-7522 (phone)
202-872-9178 (fax)
mathews at americancouncils.org
www.americancouncils.org 


Visiting Teachers and Faculty Program


Utilize innovative and experienced instructors from Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, Balkans and Caucasus

Enhance your institution's foreign language and area studies courses

A cost-effective way to address budget cuts and meet short-term staffing needs


American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS has been the leader in Eurasian-American education exchanges for over 25 years.  Now, that expertise is available to U.S. universities and schools.  The Visiting Teachers and Faculty Program is a fee-for-service program that places Eurasian instructors at U.S. institutions for temporary teaching positions.  With American Councils' connections to the brightest and most innovative instructors in Eurasia, your institution can enhance its curricula in a number of fields, including foreign language instruction, foreign literature, and area studies.  Instructors come from all across Eurasia, including Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, Balkans and Caucasus.

American Councils: 
· Conducts search and recruitment for candidates that meet the needs of your institution
· Can facilitate pre-existing relationships between institutions and/or instructors
· Arranges domestic and international travel through American Councils Travel
· Provides a J-1 visa and all necessary support
· Distributes a $600 monthly stipend
· Provides comprehensive health insurance
· Processes tax-withholding

The institution:
· Assigns full-time teaching duties for the instructor
· Provides room and board for the duration of the program
· Pays a fee-for-service per semester, plus travel costs

Need more information?  Have questions?  
Contact Sarah Mathews at 202-833-7522 or mathews at americancouncils.org 

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