Job Opportunity for ABD graduate students

[Katherine Lahti]

Dear Elena,

We have always filled this position with a "rolling
application" process, looking at people until we find
the right person and closing the search when we do.
That means there is no date: the earlier the better or
even "first come, first served." My colleague, Carol
Any, is not returning until June 26, so you might want
to aim for that date as we will start discussing the
candidates as soon as she returns.

You do need a c.v. and an introduction letter
explaining what  you can bring to the job. Remember
that since this is a job that is comprised entirely of
teaching and Russian social events, you need to let us
know of your experience and strengths in those areas.
Two or three recommendations is the norm. Most
recommenders write about the candidate's scholarship,
but again we are not really interested in that. My
advice is that you keep in mind what kind of job this
is and gather materials that support your candidacy
for it.

I hope this answers your questions. FYI I am including
the official description. Be sure to ask if you have
any other questions. 

Regards,

Katherine


JOB OPPORTUNITY



Graduate Fellow in Russian

Trinity College expects to hire a Graduate Fellow in
Russian for 2006-2007.  To be eligible, a candidate
must be a doctoral student who is ABD and working on
the dissertation.  The Fellow teaches one course each
semester and is responsible for a vigorous program of
Russian cultural events on and off campus.  The Fellow
lives on campus in an apartment provided by the
college and in addition receives a stipend of about
$16,900.  Medical benefits are included.  Candidates
wishing further information may leave a voice mail,
including a contact phone number, for Prof. Carol Any
at (860) 297-2169.  Applications, including c.v. and
references, should be addressed to Ms. Rosalie Angelo,
Dept. of Modern Languages and Literature, Trinity
College, 300 Summit St., Hartford, CT 06106.

--- Elena Vassileva <vassilev at USC.EDU> wrote:

> Dear Ms Lahiti,
> 
> I am very interested in applying for the position of
> the resident graduate student and was wondering if
> there was a description of application procedure -
> mainly, how many references are needed, at what
> address they should be sent and by what date + if a
> cv and a sort of statement of purpose were required.
> Thank you with all and any suggestions,
> Best,
> Elena Vassilieva
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Katherine Lahti <katilahti at YAHOO.COM>
> Date: Thursday, June 15, 2006 8:40 pm
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Job Opportunity for ABD graduate
> students
> To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> 
> > Dear Seelangers,
> > 
> > First let me apolgize if this is a repeat listing.
> My
> > colleague Carol Any said she tried to post it but
> > failed, asked me to, and is now totally
> Incommunicado
> > somewhere in California, where she told me she
> would
> > be for three weeks. Add onto that some real
> problems I
> > had re-signing up for SEELANGS, and chaos ensues.
> > 
> > OK, the deal is we at Trinity college recently
> lost
> > our graduate fellow due to an offer for a real job
> at
> > another university. The graduate fellow's position
> is
> > all about Russian socialization with our students
> > (Russian table, trips to the Russian neighborhoods
> in
> > Hartford, film series, etc.) and a little
> teaching. Be
> > warned that we are not at all looking for
> promising
> > scholars etc., just a good socializer and teacher.
> > 
> > Every fellow we've had has left us for a real job.
> The
> > experience of teaching and the successful
> integration
> > of Russian cultural events makes our fellows very
> > attractive candidates. 
> > 
> > The official job description follows.
> > 
> > Cheers!
> > 
> > Katherine Lahti, happy to be back on SEELANGS
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > JOB OPPORTUNITY
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Graduate Fellow in Russian
> > 
> > Trinity College expects to hire a Graduate Fellow
> in
> > Russian for 2006-2007.  To be eligible, a
> candidate
> > must be a doctoral student who is ABD and working
> on
> > the dissertation.  The Fellow teaches one course
> each
> > semester and is responsible for a vigorous program
> of
> > Russian cultural events on and off campus.  The
> Fellow
> > lives on campus in an apartment provided by the
> > college and in addition receives a stipend of
> about
> > $16,900.  Medical benefits are included. 
> Candidates
> > wishing further information may leave a voice
> mail,
> > including a contact phone number, for Prof. Carol
> Any
> > at (860) 297-2169.  Applications, including c.v.
> and
> > references, should be addressed to Ms. Rosalie
> Angelo,
> > Dept. of Modern Languages and Literature, Trinity
> > College, 300 Summit St., Hartford, CT 06106.
> > 
> >
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