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Language trainers

Language trainers are people with specific language skills, who receive assignments for training activities in modern foreign languages or Italian.

Open positions

Calls for applications for Language training assignments

General information on language trainers

The figure of the language trainer

The holder of a language training assignment:

delivers L2 training in foreign languages and Italian;
participates in the preparation and administration of entry-level tests;
uses any teaching platforms provided.

These activities are carried out at the Language Centre of the University of Bologna and are regularly validated by its supervisor, who certifies their due performance.

The contract, which runs for the entire academic year, cannot be extended but may be renewed for a maximum period of five academic years.

Who can become a language trainer

Those with a first-cycle degree or equivalent may apply for participation in selection processes.

Some selection processes may require being a native speaker (i.e. having the ability to express oneself naturally in the target language, due to family background or language experiences) or the necessary language certifications.

Experience in teaching the target language and/or adequate knowledge of the Italian language may also be required.

Admission requirements are specified in the individual calls for applications for language trainers.

The following may not take part in selections:

Teachers or assistant professors at any Italian university;
Those who have had a previous contract terminated due to a serious breach of contractual obligations or for other serious reasons;
Those who have a degree of kinship or affinity up to and including the fourth degree with a teacher of the departments or structures involved in the training courses, or with the Rector, the Director General or a member of the Board of Governors of the University;
Research fellows and those enrolled in PhD programmes who have not yet completed the legal duration of the course.

How to become a language trainer

Applicants must pass a public selection process on the basis of qualifications and an interview. A non-casual self-employment contract (continuous and coordinated contractual relationship based on one or more projects, or freelance contract for those already registered for VAT) is signed between the university and the winner of the selection process. The agreement does not qualify as a salaried employment contract and does not give right of access to the roles of university staff.

Remuneration

The remuneration is stated in the call for applications and determined by contract.

The remuneration will be paid in equal, two-monthly instalments in arrears, following receipt of a declaration of proper performance issued by the Head of the teaching structure for each two-month period.

The University will directly arrange third-party liability and injury insurance cover for the activities to be carried out by language trainers.