Teaching Assistant position in the Korean Language Program

Description, Responsibilities, and Qualifications

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) invites applications for a teaching assistant (TA) position in the Korean language program in AY 2025-2026. The appointment will be made semester by semester at 41% and may be renewable, contingent upon their teaching performance and funding availability.

• Applicants must be a graduate student in a master’s program under LAS or in Ph D programs at UIUC. Students pursuing a master’s degree in other colleges are welcome to apply but priorities will be given to those in LAS or in Ph D programs.
• Applicants must have native or near native level fluency in Korean and native or near native English proficiency.
• All teaching assistants whose native language is not English need to provide a qualifying score of the TOEFL iBT, iELTS, or the English Proficiency Interview (EPI) to be considered for a teaching assistantship in Fall 2025. 

English Proficiency Requirement for Teaching Assistants | The Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Experience in teaching in higher education is highly desirable. 

The position will begin August 16, 2025 and extend to May 15, 2026. The applicant must be available prior to the beginning of the fall terms for the orientation and class preparation.

Duties and responsibilities of a Korean TA in Fall 2025 are as follows:

• Teach a Korean language course (5 days a week)
• Grade assignments, quizzes, and exams
• Assist with the in-person UIUC Korean placement/proficiency tests in August 2025 and January 2026
• Attend bi-weekly TA meetings
• Attend the Campus TA orientation in August (for first-time TA)