Employment Opportunities

Are you ready to help Indiana students live their language?

IUHPFL Instructors are dedicated educators passionate about language, culture, and study abroad. Instructors support program participants in a 100% total immersion experience abroad, serving as teachers, chaperones, and mentors to a small group of Indiana high school students.

Job Description

What You'll Do

  • Attend Instructor training sessions and the Student-Guardian Orientation on the IU-Bloomington campus
    • Tentative 2025 instructor training dates: 
      • Training 1: Sunday, January 26th, 2025 (half-day; virtual)
      • Training 2: Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 (full-day; Ferguson International Center)
      • Training 3: Sunday, March 30th, 2025 (full-day; Ferguson International Center)
      • Student-Guardian Orientation: Sunday, April 27th, 2025 (full-day; Indiana Memorial Union)
      • Training 4: Sunday, May 18th, 2025 (half-day; virtual)
  • Travel to and from the host country with your student group
  • Develop course materials and lesson plans to teach 1-2 courses in the target language. Courses include Grammar, Linguistics, Literature, and Communication & Culture.
  • Facilitate and/or lead Cultural and Community Engagement activities
  • Accompany students on excursions to regional destinations
  • Lead a weekly group while abroad that helps support students in their acclimation to the host culture
  • Serve in Coordinator Roles to administer IUHPFL abroad: Student Coordinator, Financial Coordinator, Logistics Coordinator, and/or Public Relations Coordinator
  • Collaborate with Onsite Coordinators in host cities and IU office staff in Bloomington in order to carry out the program and address any urgent matters

What You'll Bring

  • Excellent teaching skills as an Indiana high school teacher, IU Bloomington graduate student, or IU Bloomington teaching (NTT) faculty member
  • Native or near-native mastery of the target language
  • Ability to effectively foresee, troubleshoot, and resolve problems
  • Patience and understanding; desire to work with teens 
  • Willingness to collaborate with team of instructors and onsite staff
  • Flexibility, adaptability, and a can-do attitude
  • Enthusiasm for the opportunity to travel abroad with a group of highly-motivated high school students

What You'll Get

  • Opportunities to expand the horizons of youth from all over Indiana
  • International teaching and study abroad administration experience
  • Chance to collaborate with a team of other world language teachers from IU and around the state
  • Compensation package that includes:
    • Salary
    • International flight to/from host country
    • Onsite accommodations (depending on site, can be with host family, in residence, or in apartment shared with other instructors)
    • Meals/per diem during program
    • International medical insurance
Note: Due to the intensive nature of the program, spouses/partners/families are not permitted to accompany instructors abroad.

Application Process

By October 15th:  

  • Complete the IUHPFL Instructor Application, including a cover letter and updated resumé.
    • Your cover letter (written in English) should:
      • describe your relevant teaching experience and how it will make you a valuable instructor for the program
      • indicate a solid understanding of the structure of IUHPFL and its expectations of you as an instructor and mentor
      • outline how participating as an instructor will contribute to your overall professional goals
      • disclose any obligations, events, or opportunities that might prohibit you from fully committing to IUHPFL.

October - November

  • Once application materials are received and reviewed, interviews and class observations will be arranged.
    • If it is not possible for our staff to observe your teaching, you will be asked to submit a video clip from one of your recent classes.
    • If you are a graduate student at IUB and are currently not teaching, your resumé and professional references must indicate outstanding teaching experience.

By November 1st: 

  • Two (2) professional references must complete the Online Reference Form. One professional reference must be a current supervisor or principal familiar with your teaching abilities. The other reference could be a former supervisor or a current professional colleague. Applicants are responsible for sending the link to their references and ensuring they submit the form on time. 

December:

  • Decisions regarding IUHPFL Instructors for the upcoming summer are announced in mid-December.