DescriptionThe German Summer Language School at Middlebury College in Vermont (USA) is hiring for a full-time stage designer/ set builder to support the School’s co-curricular German language opera and German play (two productions) in summer 2020 (July 1st – August 15th 2020). Since budgets for these productions are very small, we are looking for somebody who can create basic (movable) but... efficient designs, in close collaboration with the productions’ directors and technical staff, and who will be able to build one of them on site. Production titles will be announced in spring.

The German Summer Language School is a total immersion German summer language academy, welcoming university students and adult learners to our Vermont campus for seven weeks each summer. Founded in 1915, it is the longest-running summer language program in the country, and it has been designated an AATG Center of Excellence in 2013. Students learn under Middlebury’s trademark Language Pledge (=they are not allowed to use any other language than German for the duration of the program), and all employees of the School are required to adhere to this Pledge when with students.

In addition to the salary, lodging and a complete meal plan will be provided. 

Access to all of the College’s sports and cultural facilities and activities (sports complex, concerts, museum etc.)

Full participation in the German School’s daily life, and Insurance is available.

 

Qualifications
- native or near-native German speaker

- working proficiency in English

- at least two productions as lead designer/ builder (please provide portfolio)

- ability to work under high pressure and respond to short-notice changes

- ideally: experience with theater in an educational context



Application InstructionsCandidates should submit: letter of interest, CV, your artistic portfolio and a letter of reference that speaks to your abilities.  Only complete applications, submitted via Interfolio, will be considered.

Application deadline is February 21, 2020, but the positions will be open until filled. This position is for 2020 summer only.

Equal Employment Opportunity StatementMiddlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in faculty teaching and research. An Equal Opportunity Employer, the College is committed to hiring a diverse faculty as we work to foster innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body. EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability.
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Peer Writing Tutors (PWTs) guide students in all phases of the writing process from beginning a writing assignment and generating ideas to revising a completed paper.
Peer Writing Tutors support the learning goals of individual writers by offering one-on-one meetings (in-person, when possible, while some PWT’s hold online tutoring sessions as assigned, either by appointment or during drop-in... sessions) with any current Middlebury student.
Tutors can also be assigned to work specifically with students in a First-Year Seminar or College Writing course as course-embedded tutors.
They can also offer workshops on specific writing topics with the WC Director.
In addition to working with student writers, tutors engage in robust professional development (roughly 25 hours annually) on topics related to the practice and theory of writing tutoring, such as writing process, tutoring pedagogy, inclusive tutoring practices.  

This position is compensated at the Level B rate on the Midd student wage scale. $14.43 - $14.86 per hour

Experience   ​Students must have successfully completed at least one semester at Middlebury College, or at an equivalent college or university. Priority will be given to students who complete WRPR 0212: Issues and Methods in Teaching Writing. All new tutors are required to participate in mandatory training in writing pedagogy.  

​Knowledge/Skills   
​Students working as Peer Writing Tutors should have:  
- ​Excellent interpersonal skills  

- ​Strong communication skills  

- ​Strong writing skills  

- ​Should be empathetic and patient  

- ​Should be intellectually curious  

- ​Seek to improve their pedagogy and research skills,   

- Should work comfortably and respectfully with other students from all backgrounds, cultures, races, religions, sexual preferences, and political viewpoints  

- ​They must be able to handle confidential information in a discreet manner

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​Preferred  ​Students working as Peer Writing Tutors should be responsive to their supervisors and complete training and requests for information from them in a timely manner.   

Student Employment Eligibility:Unless restricted by certain visa status, all students with an active status for the semester are eligible for jobs on campus.
Students on leave or withdrawn are not eligible to work in student employment positions until the semester in which they return. If you are currently withdrawn or on leave you are eligible to be employed in staff positions.
Some may be restricted due to financial aid status. International students (non-residents) may not work off campus unless they have applied for and received work authorization from the United States government. (An F-1 visa does not give work authorization.) Off campus work study positions are available only to U.S. citizens on financial aid with a federal work study component.
Student are not eligible to work remotely from International locations.
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