About this opportunity
Center for Public Partnerships & Research lists this Student Language Consultant opportunity in topeka, Kansas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Position Overview
This position serves as a Language Consultant for a mixed undergraduate and graduate Field Methods course in the Department of Linguistics. The purpose of the course is for students to work with a speaker of a language that is unfamiliar to them and apply their linguistic knowledge to analyze and describe the language's sound system and syntax. The Language Consultant's primary responsibility is to answer questions posed by students about their language under the guidance of the course instructor, Professor John Gluckman. The consultant will support the students' language analysis process but will not be expected to teach the language. The student must be able to work 10 hours per week.
Job Description
34% - Class Participation and Language Consultation
Attend and actively participate in three scheduled class sessions each week (10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.) in Blake Hall.
Serve as the primary language consultant during class activities and discussions.
Provide language data and examples as requested by students and the instructor.
33% - Student Meetings and Collaboration
Be available for meetings with students outside of scheduled class time at mutually convenient times.
Assist students with course-related language analysis activities.
Support student learning by participating in guided consultation sessions.
33% - Language Questions and Responses
Respond to student questions regarding language use, pronunciation, grammar, and sentence structure.
Provide accurate and consistent language information in person.
Work under the guidance of the course instructor to support students' analysis of the language.
Required Qualifications
Must be a fluent speaker of a language that is not taught at the University of Kansas and is not commonly taught in the United States, as indicated in application materials.
Position Requirements
During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).
Employment Conditions
Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
Additional Candidate Instructions
Resume/ CV
Cover Letter addressing required/ preferred qualifications
Contact information for three professional references
To ensure full consideration, please apply before the application deadline of December 15th, 2026 . A review of candidates will remain ongoing until a qualified candidate has been identified.
Contact Information to Applicants
John Gluckman
Advertised Salary Range
$18.75
Anticipated Start Date
Tuesday January 19, 2027
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Worksite address
topeka, KS, 66652, US
Who can apply
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