--- Forwarded Message from Barbara Sawhill <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 10:44:34 -0500 >From: Barbara Sawhill <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Oberlin College position announcement >Originator-info: login-id=psawhill; server=mail.oberlin.edu >To: [log in to unmask] > INTERN FOR THE COOPER INTERNATIONAL LEARNING CENTER (LANGUAGE LAB) > > Oberlin College seeks applications for the position of Intern at the > Cooper International Learning Center (language lab). The incumbent will > report to the Director of the Cooper International Learning Center, a > state-of-the-art facility in a renovated historic campus building, Peters > Hall. The Intern will receive on-going training in the use of educational > technology in the teaching of foreign languages at Oberlin College, and > will in turn support and promote the use of this technology among faculty, > students, and staff. This position will be for a term of twelve > months from June 1,2000 through June 1, 2001, with a strong > possibility of renewal for a second year, upon positive performance > evaluation. > > General Function: The Cooper International Learning Center Intern assists > the director in providing general support for students, faculty, and staff > with computers and multimedia technology in the lab. In addition, the > intern assists the director with administrative aspects of the lab. > > Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities: > --Assist director with administrative duties, including training and > active supervision of Lab assistants (student workers), management of > time cards and staff schedules, scheduling use of facilities and equipment > --Assist director, Ohio5 (Consortium) Language Technology Specialist, and staff with workshops and faculty > training --Assist students and faculty using software, hardware,and other > technologies available in the Lab, either individually or in a class > setting (orientation, short courses, etc.) > --Work with Computer Center (CIT) staff and the lab director to > install and test software and hardware for the Lab > --Provide user support for routine computer and audiovisual equipment > problems, i.e. disks that become unreadable, machines that "fall off" the > network, etc. > --Develop and up-date documentation on use of the Lab, training of Lab > assistants, and use and maintainance of Lab equipment (both in hard copy > and Web format) > --Maintain database of software, audiovisual, and bound materials housed > in the Lab in cooperation with OBIS (the Library on-line catalog) > --Help with maintainance of the Lab Web page > --Provide backup staffing of the Lab front desk > > > Supervision and Training > This position will immerse the incumbent in the complex and rapidly > evolving educational technologies as they pertain to the learning of > foreign languages, literature, and cultures. In order to develop and > maintain the skills required of this position, the Intern will receive > appropriate training from a variety of sources. The immediate supervisor, > the Lab Director, will guide and support the Intern's general > professional growth. Training will come from this supervisor and other > professional staff as needed. Opportunities to attend workshops, > seminars, and conferences (such as IALL, NEALL, ACTFL, and Middlebury > College) will be provided as appropriate. The intern will also be > expected to establish professional relationships, via the internet or > other means, with similar support personnel at other institutions. > > Required Qualifications: Baccalaureate degree or within two courses of the > degree; significant experience with Macintosh and Windows-based > computers, including standard software relevant to the Lab: Netscape, > Telnet, Fetch, FilemakerPro. Dreamweaver (or other high-end authoring > tools); reading proficiency in one, preferably two, foreign languages; > excellent interpersonal skills; ability to learn quickly and constantly; ability to > communicate clearly, both orally and in writing; good organizational > skills. > > Desired Qualifications: Basic knowledge in using fonts for less commonly taught languages, Apple's Network Assistant lab administration software,and Smartstuff's FoolProof security software. Basic knowledge of a second non-Roman language a strong plus. > > Compensation: Actual salary of $20,000, with excellent benefits package > including paid health insurance, vacation and sick leave, tuition > remission for one course per semester, and other benefits. > > To Apply: Interested persons should submit a resume, academic transcripts, > and three letters of recommendation (from both professors and work > supervisors) to Ann Sherif, Chair, MLAC, 314 Peters Hall, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074-1019 by May 1, 2000. >