Deadline: Open Until Filled
The University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies seeks an Engagement Coordinator to serve as a core member of the Engagement Team at the University Center for International Studies (UCIS). The REEES Engagement Coordinator will be the primary coordinator for the educational outreach programming initiated within the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. More broadly, the Engagement Coordinator will promote regional studies across a broad range of disciplines and foreign languages in outreach activities coordinated with UCIS academic centers and units, student clubs, K-16 teachers and students, locally based international organizations, other major universities, community colleges and Title III/Title V eligible institutions.
This is a 9-month position that is renewable pending funding.
B.A. required, Master’s in Education, Humanities, or Social Sciences or related field strongly preferred. Knowledge of the culture, history, politics and/or societies of contemporary Europe, Russia, Eastern Europe, or Eurasia, and/or proficiency in a European or Eurasian language preferred. Please indicate experience and language proficiencies in your application materials. Experience in local school systems or familiarity with current educational trends and issues strongly preferred. Engagement Coordinators will be asked to organize professional development workshops for teachers and may be asked to give presentations or lectures. The incumbent will also be required to assist with programs and events with a high degree of professionalism.
For more information and to apply, visit https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_staff_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=21007278&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York.