The Well-Trained Academy has the following job openings available:
Part-time Online Foreign Language Instructor: German
The Well-Trained Mind Academy is growing its foreign language program, and hiring additional German instructors to help build the course offerings. For the 2018-2019 school year, we are hiring a German Instructor (to teach 1-2 sections of German 1).
This position is part-time; qualified instructors will be considered for additional courses teaching writing, grammar, and/or history.
Some teaching experience required; experience with online instruction preferred. Must be comfortable working with a small focused team, taking academic direction, and cooperating with other foreign language instructors. The successful candidate will have opportunities to develop and teach additional, higher-level classes.
Instructor should have a bachelor’s degree in German language or literature or a related area; a master’s or PhD is a plus.
Pay is competitive. Part-time instructors can live anywhere in the United States or abroad; all classes are listed Eastern Time Zone. Must have reliable high-speed internet.
Please submit a cover letter that addresses previous teaching experience and any online teaching experience, CV, three references, and – if possible – syllabi from relevant courses (no more than three). Email all materials by January 25, 2018 to [email protected].
Inquiries about the position can be directed to the Chair of Foreign Languages, Elizabeth Weber Edwards, [email protected] .