Bilingual Assistant in Korean (Summer 2026 LSK004)

Core Responsibilities

• Serves as primary in-language point of contact for students and faculty.
• Knowledgeable about the program as well as campus resources and policies.
• Actively engages with students, providing linguistic practice, encouragement, and support outside of class, during meals and activities and in the dorms, offices, and social spaces.
• Serves as official representative of the School, the Language Schools administration, and the Middlebury community.
• Represents the School administration in the dorms and social spaces (on evenings and weekends if needed).
• Resides in dorms. Provides guidance and non-academic support. Monitors adherence to the Language Pledge. Organizes social activities in the dorms.
• Responds to student emergencies and urgent situations. Directs students to appropriate offices and resources, academic and non-academic.
• Co-curricular activities and events. Assists Director in facilitating the School's cultural program, an integral part of the immersion-based academic experience.
• Liaises with campus offices including but not limited to public safety, dining services, events management, media services, print shop, theater, and facilities services.
• Represents director by acting as host to official guests, including lecturers, performers, visiting artists, etc.
• Affords assistance to faculty, guests, and the director at/with lectures, performances, co-curricular activities, and other events such as school-wide cultural events.
• Coordinates inter-school activities.
• Attends program events as crowd managers and "animators" (enthusiastic leaders).
• Academic support. Assists with student testing if needed. Practice Korean with students if needed.
• Technology. Provides general IT support for faculty, guests, and students (on School and personal devices). Provides curricular technology training and support for faculty. Manages circulation of School technology, equipment, and film archive. Provides technical support at events, from basic a/v at lectures to sound and light design at staged performances. Provides classroom technical support, as requested by faculty.
• Communications. Communicates with students and faculty on a variety of platforms: email, website, social media, print media, announcements. Designs and edits web content, especially on instructional in-language sites. Develops media content and disseminates publications, including calendars, newspaper, posters, event programs, etc. Manages photography and videography. Edits photo and video content. Prepares slideshows, photo exhibits, event videos, etc. Translates School and other official Middlebury documents.
• School office. Administers School office. Serves as in-language point of contact for students, faculty, and guests needing drop-in assistance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred. Advanced degree a plus.
• Native or near-native proficiency in Korean and English, oral and written.
• Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (both oral and written).
• Ability to work with people of all ages and levels (students, professionals, and colleagues).
• Must be willing to take initiative and assume responsibility, but also work collaboratively as part of a team.