12/18/2024
๐ฃ We're hiring! ELP is seeking a part-time Language Revitalization Mentor from North America. This role is to provide support and guidance to people in North America and around the world who are working to revitalize their languages.
This is a part-time, fully remote, paid contract position, for the period of February-December 2025. Applications will close on January 24, 2025. To learn more and apply, please visit: https://bit.ly/ELPMentor2024
Required qualifications and attributes include:
๐ข Extensive knowledge and experience in language revitalization: methods, theory, and practice
๐ข Commitment to community-led language revitalization, rather than top-down imposition of specific revitalization models, goals, or practices
๐ข Empathy, warmth, and respect; excellent interpersonal skills
๐ข Fluency or strong ability in English (our only shared working language)
๐ข Good basic technical and internet skills
Preferred qualifications and attributes include:
๐ข Member of a First Nations, Meฬtis, or Inuit community within the Canadian state
๐ข Experience in community language planning and/or capacity-building for revitalization work
๐ข Good communicative ability in one or more additional languages of wider communication (e.g. French, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Punjabi, or others)
๐ข Training in trauma-informed work
๐ข Formal or informal training and/or education in language revitalization, linguistics, Indigenous studies, education, or related fields
We look forward to hearing from you!
