The BYU Department of Germanic & Slavic Languages hires about twenty students each semester to help teach classes (teaching assistants), to help grade papers (readers), to help professors with research (research assistants) and to work as a part-time secretary-receptionist. To qualify for teaching and reader positions, applicants must be graduate or upper-division students, and have excellent command of the subject matter of the class (or research) in question.
Students with knowledge of and experience in creating web sites are encouraged to apply for a position involving the creation of a new web-site for a Lifelong Language Learning (L4) project. Salary starts at $10/hr and is somewhat negotiable depending on experience. Inquire at david_hart@byu.edu.
Applicants for teaching positions should demonstrate serious preparation to teach by observing appropriate classes and by taking a class in language pedagogy. Applicants to assist teaching Russian classes should take Russian 377, Linguistics 577, or German 370 and should consult with Prof. Grant Lundberg, 3092 JFSB.
Applicants to help professors grade papers should consult directly with the faculty member for whom they would like to work. They should also fill out a "Standard Student Application," available in 4094 JKHB and submit it to the part-time secretary there. Most openings occur shortly before the semester begins, so filling out the application form and consulting directly with professors at that time is the most productive.
Consult with the professor for whom you would like to work. If you are a competent student (even lower division) and are acquainted with a professor for whom you would like to work, it is always appropriate to offer to work free of charge for a semester on some project of mutual interest. Such internships can sometimes result in employment at a later date.
Two students work each semester in this position. Applicants must be willing to work 15-20 hours per week, have excellent typing skills in English, good competence in German or Russian, some typing skills in one of these languages and have good social skills. Knowledge of wordprocessing programs such as Microsoft Word or WordPerfect is needed. Job openings in this area are infrequent but are announced in upper-division classes and through Student Employment.
For current internships available in Russia or Ukraine, contact Dr. Tony Brown tony_brown@byu.edu.
Many interesting internships involving Germanic or Slavic languages are available through BYU's Washington Seminar, a semester-long opportunity to work and learn in our nation's capital under direction of BYU's Department of Political Science. See http://fhss.byu.edu/washsem/ for complete information.
The Russian-American Chamber of Commerce offers internships year-round with research opportunities in timely business-related subjects. It is a non-profit, independent, and nonpartisan trade association located in Denver. It is dedicated to facilitating and providing knowledge relating to US trade, investment and commerce in the Russian marketplace. More information is available through its website at www.russianamericanchamber.org.
If interested in an internship with the Russian-American Chamber of Commerce, send via US mail your resume together with a letter noting your interest and when you would be available to the following address:
The Russian-American Chamber of Commerce
National Headquarters
1552 Pennsylvania Street
Denver CO 80203
The Russian-American Chamber of Commerce has an official internship agreement with BYU, so if you are accepted as an intern, you may register for Russian 399R (Academic Internship). AFTER you are accepted as an intern, contact the David K. Hart, BYU Slavic Section Head, for approval and to negotiate the appropriate number of credit hours for your internship.
A number if internships are available in Western, Central, and Eastern Europe through BYU's Kennedy Center for International Studies. Most are scheduled during the Spring or Summer block. See http://kennedy.byu.edu/isp/euro.html for complete information.