U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: Fellow, English Language Fellow Program

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs: Fellow, English Language Fellow Program
From: Faith Jarmon (elf@georgetown.edu)

English Language Fellow Program
Job Location: District of Columbia, USA
Job Rank: Fellow
Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Teaching English as Second or Foreign Language
Description: Rewarding, exciting professional and personal development opportunities in AY 2009-2010.
Several openings in: Chile, Indonesia, Russia, and Turkey and additional projects in approximately 80 other countries worldwide.

Apply online now for an English Language Fellowship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

Eligibility requirements:
·         U.S. Citizenship*
·         Master’s degree with a focus in TEFL/TESL
·         Degree must be conferred by end of spring term 2009
·         Fellows must have a minimum 2 years professional TESL/TEFL experience; both teacher training and curriculum/materials development experience are helpful.
·         Senior Fellows must have a minimum four years of teacher training experience; overseas experience preferred.
*U.S. citizenship is a MUST

Fellows serve as full-time ESL/EFL instructors and may be engaged in some teacher training, ESP instruction, curriculum/materials development, test design, assessment, evaluation, programming, summer camps, and outreach projects.

Senior Fellows serve primarily as teacher trainers and may be engaged in supervision, advising, ESP instruction, curriculum/materials development, test design, assessment, evaluation, programming, research, and outreach projects.

Assignments are for a 10-month period typically beginning in September 2009, following a mandatory 3-day pre-departure orientation conference in Washington, DC. Some projects may begin in October, other begin in early 2010. Project descriptions for AY 2009-2010 will be available on our website in March 2009.

The English Language (EL) Fellow Program fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and those of other countries by sending talented, highly qualified U.S. educators in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) on ten-month fellowships to overseas academic institutions in all regions of the world. The program promotes English language learning and enhances English teaching capacity abroad. Through U.S. embassy projects, Fellows share their expertise, hone their skills, gain international experience, and learn other cultures. Upon returning to the United States, they share their experiences and acquired knowledge with their communities and professional colleagues.

The EL Fellow Program is funded by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. As a program administrator, Georgetown University’s Center for International Education and Development is recruiting applicants for approximately 100 positions for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Complete on-line application dossier must contain the following:
·         Application
·         Résumé
·         Two 1-page lesson plans/teacher training modules
·         Statement of purpose (not to exceed 500 words)
·         Applying fellowship experience (not to exceed 500 words)
·         Two current reference letters
·         Graduate transcript

Program provisions:
·         Stipend: Fellows - $25,000; Senior Fellows - $35,000
·         Living allowance
·         Round trip airfare to the United States to the host country
Supplemental health benefit plan
·         Miscellaneous allowances (shipping, educational materials, program, activities, and pre-departure expenses).

For more information about the Program and to apply, please visit our website. The deadline for priority consideration is March 31, 2009; however, applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.

Application Deadline: 31-Mar-2009 (Open until filled)

Contact Information:
Project Officer Faith Jarmon
Email: elf@georgetown.edu
Phone: 202-687-2608