English Language Institute - Summer EAP Program Assistant

The English Language Institute (ELI) is an academic department in the College of LSA that provides language courses and other resources for international and other multilingual students and scholars at U-M.

The ELI seeks one or more outgoing, energetic, organized, and dependable individuals with strong interpersonal and computer skills to support ELI’s Summer EAP (English for Academic Purposes) intensive program for newly-admitted U-M international graduate students. 

Summer EAP Assistants will support ELI faculty and staff in the planning and implementation of this dynamic, engaged program. In this role, you will:

1. Help plan and carry out fun and engaging social events that assist students in learning about the U-M campus, Ann Arbor, and Michigan.  Past events have included a campus scavenger hunt, tours of Michigan Stadium and U-M’s Detroit Observatory, an all-day tour of Detroit, and a contra dance.  

2. Plan and facilitate informal conversation opportunities for program participants on a weekly basis.

3. Serve as a friendly and welcoming point of contact at the ELI’s front desk for Summer EAP students when they have general questions about their courses, U-M, and Ann Arbor. 

4. Provide light office support, such as staffing the front desk, answering and transferring phone calls, and other clerical tasks as needed. 

Seeking one or more outgoing, energetic, organized, and dependable individuals with strong interpersonal and communication skills. 

Required qualifications include:

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills

• Attention to detail

• Comfort using basic computer software and web platforms, such as Google Suite programs and Microsoft Office

Desired qualifications:

• International/intercultural experience, familiarity with other languages and cultures, and/or speaking a second or third language 

• Event planning experience

• Familiarity with various forms of social media, including Slack

To be considered, candidates must be available to work in-person on U-M Ann Arbor’s Central Campus:

June 16 - June 30: Pre-program planning (4-6 hours/week)

July 1 - August 8: Program runs (10-12 hours/week)

Most work will take place M-F 9am-5pm, with one or two evenings required. 

Social events take place every Monday or Tuesday afternoons, as well as each Wednesday afternoon, and on Fridays for the duration of the program. There is a possibility that the students hired for this position might continue as a Student Staff member in the ELI during the next academic year.

To be considered, you must send a short cover letter attached as the first page of your resume as a single PDF document to ELI-Hiring@umich.edu.

This job is only available to current University of Michigan students.