Language instructor applications for CESSI 2024 are now open!
CESSI is excited to start the search for the 2024 summer instructors. The application can be found here and a application resource page can be found here. The deadline is end of day January 22, 2024.
About the positions available:
The Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI) is an eight-week intensive language institute that offers courses in Kazakh, Tajik, Uyghur, and Uzbek languages annually from mid-June through mid-August. Courses in Azerbaijani or Kyrgyz may be added in summer 2024 if there is sufficient student interest. The 2024 CESSI program will be held from June 17 through August 9 and will be preceded by a staff orientation week from June 10-14, 2024.
Language instructors will be responsible for participating in the CESSI staff orientation week activities as well as instructor meetings throughout the eight-week program. Under the supervision of the director of the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI), instructors will prepare appropriate materials and deliver instruction in their assigned classes, hold office hours, and participate in teacher meetings.
The appointments are for summer 2024 only. There is no presumption of reappointment. If you have any questions about CESSI or this position please feel free to email cessi@creeca.wisc.edu