Come help us grow our team while serving as a teaching assistant at a local university. (We currently serve at one university but may also be expanding our service to other institutions in the area.) Tutor and connect with students who are not much younger than you and are facing many of the same challenges you’ve faced in the recent past. Learn Uzbek and rudimentary Russian – the primary languages of your host nation – to broaden your social mobility and relational influence. Live out and share your faith among local and international students and faculty from unreached peoples across Central Asia. Embed yourself as an ambassador for the Kingdom of God and an apprentice of Jesus Christ along with us.
The university’s mission is to train highly qualified professionals to build the nation and the region of Central Asia. You will join our team of highly educated professionals with decades of combined international experience in academia, education and development work. This opportunity provides a blend of academic service in your field – integrated with serious mentoring and training biblically and cross-culturally – for a life of holistic Kingdom-building service among the unreached. You’ll be mentored in Kingdom work in a predominantly Muslim context. You’ll be guided in your personal and spiritual contribution and professional contribution – growing in your knowledge, skills and character as part of our seasoned team.
Additionally, each year you will participate in planning and mentoring American college students through a 4-week summer internship program. This includes showing them around town, sharing your experience on the field, teaching them about the language and culture and assisting in a debrief at the end of their program. You will play a critical role in helping these students discern where God is calling them after college.
In the future, the university hopes to move to a newly built campus – currently under construction. This would allow for further development in several ways – including the expansion of student clubs. Some existing clubs include men’s basketball and soccer, nature, conversation, movie and reading clubs and the recent establishment of a women’s committee focused on improving the college experience for female students and faculty. If you are passionate about a particular topic, subject or interest, you may be able to pioneer the development of a new club in addition to your teaching responsibilities.
Professional Responsibilities:
- Assist professor with instruction, records and assignments
- Delivering lectures as needed
- Provide private tutoring to students
- Lead classroom discussions
- Meet with students during office hours
- Grade and provide feedback on assignments
- Proctor exams
- Take attendance or monitor participation
- Commitment to holistic outreach as an emerging professional
- Invest significant effort in learning Uzbek and minimal Russian
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Excellent performance in previous academic endeavors
- If English teaching assistant, CELTA or equivalent certification (may be obtained upon acceptance; not required to apply)
Characteristics:
- Demonstrates a desire to be a lifelong learner
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Ability to form relationships with others who are different from you
- Demonstrates leadership through service
- Ability to tell meaningful stories
- Ability to work on a team and independently
- Willingness to be a self-starter, think creatively and solve problems
- A team mentality, relationship orientation and a noble-hearted calling to serve
- Agree to 50% engagement in serving at the university and 50% engagement in language and culture study and other organizational assignments
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