Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking a Program Assistant to work at the University of Tartu’s Narva College in Narva, Estonia on Pitt’s Project Global Officer (Project GO) Russian Language Program from June 11 – August 6, 2022. Sponsored by the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) at the U.S. Department of Defense, Project GO is a collaborative initiative that promotes critical language education, study abroad, and intercultural dialogue opportunities for Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) students. The Pitt Project GO Narva Program offers full scholarships for students enrolled at any accredited college or university in the US for 8 weeks of intensive summer language study in Russian from 2nd through 4th-year level. Students acquire the equivalent of one academic year’s worth of language training, in addition to opportunities to build their inter-cultural competence and travel in the Baltics.
The Program Assistant represents Project GO and the University of Pittsburgh in the host country, oversees the implementation of the Narva program on the ground, and is responsible for ensuring the program is meeting its goals. The Program Assistant reports to the Project GO Program Coordinator at REEES and works with the language instructors and the host university’s local staff while monitoring housing, arranging logistics for the group, advising participants as required, and serving on-call to program participants 24/7 to resolve emergency and other issues as necessary. For complete information and to apply for the position, please visit https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_faculty_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=21008401&tz=GMT-05%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York.