Hi, I’m
Nadia Schuman
Lafayette,CO
The tree that would grow to heaven must send its roots to hell.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Summary
Accomplished educator with a proven track record at University of Colorado, Boulder, offers a ten-year background enhancing student comprehension through innovative and inclusive teaching methodologies and technology integration. Expert in syllabus development and significantly improving learning outcomes. Demonstrates exceptional adaptability and public speaking skills, multicultural sensitivity, and fosters academic excellence in inclusive learning environments. Gifted in engagement with and guidance of students. Seeking full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Experience honing detailed understanding of grammatical, style, and syntax considerations for diverse publication styles. Deadline-driven writer and editor with collaborative approach to project completion and time management. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Skilled communicator adept at collaborating effectively and cohesively with multidisciplinary teams and professionals.
Overview
21
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
University of Colorado, Boulder
Visiting Assistant Professor of German
08.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Implements a flipped classroom approach that allows students to engage more deeply with course materials outside of class time while reserving class time for collaborative problem-solving activities and group discussions.
- Actively participated in faculty meetings, contributing valuable insights into teaching strategies and best practices for improved learning outcomes.
- Utilized multimedia tools such as PowerPoint presentations, videos, podcasts, and online resources to supplement traditional lecture format for increased content retention among students.
- Incorporated instructional technologies in course delivery for both in-class and online instruction.
- Established and maintained inclusive, collegial and collaborative culture within classroom.
Binghamton University, State University of New York
Teaching Assistant/ Instructor of Record
01.2015 - 05.2021
Job overview
- Managed classroom behavior effectively, creating a positive learning atmosphere conducive to academic success.
- Provided additional support for students with special needs, ensuring they received appropriate accommodations and resources.
- Evaluated student performance through regular assessments, tracking progress and adjusting instructional strategies as needed.
- Offered constructive feedback on student assignments, helping them refine their writing skills and comprehension.
- Planned and prepared for culturally-diverse class sessions.
Charter SpectrumVestal , NY
Customer Service Representative
05.2020 - 09.2020
Job overview
- Resolved customer complaints with empathy, resulting in increased loyalty and repeat business.
- Developed strong product knowledge to provide informed recommendations based on individual customer needs.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly addressing concerns and providing accurate information.
- Managed high-stress situations effectively, maintaining professionalism under pressure while resolving disputes or conflicts.
Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY
Copy Editor
09.2018 - 09.2019
Job overview
- Assisted in the development of editorial calendars, ensuring timely publication of materials.
- Enhanced writer skills by providing constructive feedback on submitted drafts.
- Improved document organization through thoughtful restructuring and formatting adjustments.
- Enhanced content quality by meticulously proofreading and editing various articles and documents.
- Reduced errors by diligently fact-checking information and sources in written materials.
- Contributed to team success by consistently meeting tight deadlines under pressure.
- Collaborated with writers to refine their work, resulting in clearer communication of ideas.
- Maintained high standards of language usage by correcting grammar, punctuation, and syntax errors.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
- Reviewed and edited content for correct grammar and style.
- Streamlined the editorial process for improved efficiency and faster turnaround times.
- Proofread, edited and evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines.
Binghamton University, State University of New York
SUNY Doctoral Diversity Fellow
06.2014 - 01.2015
Job overview
- Collaborated with team to optimize workflow and achieve objectives.
- Recorded data from research to allow for accurate analysis.
- Designed and carried out complex laboratory experiments to assess effectiveness of Parkinson's Disease treatments.
- Followed best practices and scientific protocol to reach defensible conclusions based on solid evidence.
Rutgers Graduate School of EducationNew Brunswick, NJ
Coordinator for TutoringPlus
02.2012 - 06.2014
Job overview
- Improved team productivity with regular communication and progress updates, fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Enhanced operational workflows by maintaining well-organized documentation systems and updating records accurately as needed.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams, resulting in seamless project execution and enhanced outcomes.
- Developed comprehensive training materials for new staff, leading to quicker onboarding and higher initial productivity levels.
- Coordinated individual duties after careful evaluation of each employee's skill level and knowledge.
- Oversaw appointment scheduling and itinerary coordination for both clients and personnel.
- Completed weekly payroll for 20 employees.
- Built highly-efficient administrative team through ongoing coaching and professional development opportunities.
Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ
Translator
05.2013 - 01.2014
Job overview
- Translated documents from German to English.
- Reviewed final work to spot and correct errors in punctuation, grammar and translation.
- Improved readability of translated materials by employing advanced proofreading techniques and meticulous editing skills.
- Collaborated with fellow translators to ensure consistency in language usage and style across all documents.
LA FitnessNorth Brunswick, NJ
Personal Trainer
12.2010 - 06.2011
Job overview
- Educated clients on proper exercise techniques, reducing risk of injury during workouts.
- Motivated clients to stay on track with fitness goals with positive and friendly approach.
- Trained clients during strength training, cardio vascular exercise, and stretching.
- Increased client retention through consistent communication, motivation, and support.
- Improved client fitness levels by developing personalized workout plans and monitoring progress.
- Assisted clients with personal fitness goals through realistic objectives.
- Explained exercise modifications and contraindicated movements to participants with history of injury.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of fitness training methods to inform approach.
- Educated customers on preventive care, nutrition, fitness, stress management, and ergonomics.
- Designed specific workout systems for individual clients based on performance ability.
Route 22 Toyota-scionHillside, NJ
Customer Relations Manager
02.2007 - 12.2008
Job overview
- Built client relationships by responding to inquiries, identifying and assessing clients' needs, resolving problems, and following up with potential and existing clients.
- Handled complaints, provided appropriate solutions, and alternatives within appropriate timeframes and followed up to achieve resolution.
- Developed strong relationships with key clients, resulting in increased loyalty and repeat business.
- Conducted training and mentored team members to promote productivity and commitment to friendly service.
- Implemented effective communication strategies for better understanding of customer needs and expectations.
- Liaised between customers and organization with particular focus on working with sales department.
- Collaborated with finance department on invoicing accuracy for applicable products, services, software, and logistics.
- Maintained client files with sales contracts, records of client interactions, client notes, and other information.
Liccardi MotorsGreenbrook, NJ
Auto Sales Consultant
09.2003 - 02.2007
Job overview
- Demonstrated flexibility in adapting to changing customer needs and preferences, ensuring a tailored sales approach for each individual.
- Facilitated smooth delivery of purchased vehicles by coordinating with detailing teams and ensuring all necessary paperwork was completed promptly.
- Developed strong rapport with clients through effective communication and active listening skills.
- Collaborated with the finance department to secure desirable financing options for customers, ensuring a seamless purchase experience.
- Maintained contact with established customers to confirm satisfactory experience and encourage repeat and referral business.
- Accompanied customers and demonstrated performance features on test drives.
- Increased customer satisfaction by providing personalized consultations and tailored vehicle recommendations.
- Organized test drives for interested customers, providing an opportunity for hands-on evaluation of vehicles.
- Provided ongoing support to clients after purchase completion, addressing concerns or questions to maintain satisfaction levels.
- Participated in continuous professional development opportunities such as industry seminars or workshops to stay current on automotive trends and technology advancements.
Education
Binghamton University, Vestal, NY
Ph.D. from Comparative Literature
05.2021
University Overview
- Dissertation: Reemerging Romanticism: 21st Century Neo-Romanticism in Culture, Politics, and Aesthetics
- Publication: "Romantic Anti-Idealism and Re-evaluations of Gender: Schlegel, Günderrode and Literary Gender Politics" Anti/Idealism. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2019. 147-160.
Binghamton University, Vestal, NY
Master of Arts from Comparative Literature
12.2016
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology And German Language And Literature
05.2014
University Overview
- Honors Research Scholar in Psychology
- Study Abroad: Berlin, Germany; German Language and Culture
Skills
- Multicultural Sensitivity
- Course and Lesson Planning
- Syllabus Development
- Online Teaching and Class Discussion
- Classroom Management
- Workshops and Seminars
- Student-Centered Learning
- Public Speaking
- Technology Integration
- Inclusive Learning
- Multitasking, Adaptability, and Flexibility
- Academic Publication
- Subject matter expertise
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Critical Thinking
- Research expertise
- Course Planning
- Academic advising
- Team Leadership
- Active Listening
- Relationship Building
- Flexible Schedule
- Student Engagement
- Mentoring students
- Research Writing
- Personable and Approachable
- Schedule Management
- Group and individual instruction
- Project Management
- Research and analysis
- Cultural Awareness
- Multicultural Sensitivity
- Interpersonal Relations
- Powerpoint Presentations
- Creative Instruction
- Student assessments
- Creative Questioning
- Experiential Learning Methods
- Faculty communication
- Group Discussions
- Performance Evaluations
- Peer Reviews
- Grading and Reporting
- Audio-Visual Aid Implementation
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Instructional technology
- Remote Instruction
- Instructional Design
- Blackboard
- Cultural competence
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
- Customer Relations
- Problem Resolution
- Complaint Handling
- Microsoft Excel
- Call center experience
- Computer Proficiency
- Payment Processing
- Client Relations
- Professional telephone demeanor
- Microsoft Outlook
- Follow-up skills
- Multicultural Sensitivity
- Call Center Operations
- Administrative Support
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Data Collection
- De-Escalation Techniques
- Building rapport
- Technical Support
- Customer Education
- Product Sales
- Coordination
- Reading Comprehension
- Office equipment proficiency
- Staff education and training
- Proofreading
- Report Generation
- Project Coordination
- Schedule Coordination
- Discretion and Confidentiality
- Document Management
- Scheduling and calendar management
- Presenting Ideas and Plans
- Staff Management
- Event Planning
- Event Coordination
- Regulatory Compliance
- Information Collection
- Team Oversight
- Decision-Making
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Passion for fitness
- Strength training
- Exercise program design
- Motivational Coaching
- Leadership skills
- Fitness program development
- Flexibility and Mobility
- Health and wellness
- Physical Conditioning
- Client Coaching
- Balance and Stability Training
- Functional Movement Training
- Weight Management Strategies
- Goal Setting Assistance
- Corrective Exercise Techniques
- Cardiovascular Conditioning
- Performance Enhancement Techniques
- Client Engagement
- Human anatomy expertise
- Core Strength Development
- Sport-Specific Training
- Healthy lifestyle advocacy
- Nutrition and weight loss management
- Fitness routines
- Exercise physiology
- Proofreading expertise
- Meticulous attention
- Fact-checking accuracy
- Language command
- Grammar proficiency
- Deadline orientation
- Feedback receptiveness
- Style Guide Familiarity
- Multicultural Sensitivity
- Punctuation Mastery
- Error spotting
- Google Docs knowledge
- Research capabilities
- Microsoft Word proficiency
- Spelling correction
- Copy Editing
- Copywriting and editing
- Originality and Creativity
- Presentation Development
- Desktop and Laptop Computers
- Structural Editing
- Multitasking Abilities
- Writing skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Reliability
- Excellent Communication
- Team Collaboration
- Strong Work Ethic
- Data collection and organization
- Data Analysis
- Interpreting Results
- Research Planning
- Documentation And Reporting
- Scientific Writing
- Qualitative and Quantitative Research
- Research presentation
- Works Well Under Pressure
- Survey Design
- Following Direction
- Proposal Preparation
- Multicultural Sensitivity
- Experimental design
- Behaviors Analysis
- File Management
- Methodology Selection
- Data Compilation
- Knowledge Sharing
- Statistical Methodologies
- Internet searches
- Literature review
- Personnel coordination
- Data gathering and organization
- Analytical Thinking
- Self-Driven and Motivated
- Report Writing
- Paper Proofreading
Certification
- C1.1. German Language Fluency; Intensivsprachkurs at InterDaF e.V. am Herder-Institut der Universität Leipzig; July 2019
Languages
German
Native or Bilingual
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Interests
Horseback Riding
Weightlifting
Jiu Jitsu Training
Bluegrass
Software
Microsoft 365 Products
Canvas and Blackboard Learning Management Systems
Affiliations
- Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association
- International Conference on Romanticism
- American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeContract WorkWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Work-life balanceHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionPaid time off401k matchStock Options / Equity / Profit SharingCareer advancementCompany CultureFlexible work hoursVolunteering
2023-2024, Proofreader; The Ásatrú Community
2022 -Present, Horse Leader, Mucker, and Barn Buddy; Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center
2021, Village of Endicott Citizens Action Board; Endicott Police Department
2020-2021, Police Plan Committee Member; Endicott Police Department
Service to the University
University of Colorado Boulder
- 2023, Guest Speaker for Miramontes Arts and Sciences Program
- 2023, Studio Lab Undergraduate Research Mentor
University of Colorado Boulder, Departmental Service
- Spring 2023 Admitted Buff Days Department Representative
- Regularly assist undergraduate students with graduate application materials.
- Worked with a student to select and edit documents and writing samples for admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
- Encouraged and assisted undergraduate student to submit a chapter in a book in which I also submitted.
- Routinely draft and submit letters of recommendation for undergraduate students for graduate and professional programs.
Binghamton University
- 2021, Faculty Mentor; Binghamton University Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program’s Summer Research Program
- 2018, Reviewer for Alpenglow: Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal of Research and Creative Activity
Rutgers University
- 2018, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences, EOF Program Mentor
- 2018, Rutgers University SAS EOF Summer Institute Career Conference Panelist
- 2014, School of Arts and Sciences Educational Opportunity Fund: Senior Reception Keynote Address: Selected
- 2014, Ronald E. McNair Program Senior Recognition Panelist
- 2012-2013, Educational Opportunity Fund Fall Conference Panelist: Representative of the McNair Program
Conference Presentations, Seminars, and Workshops
- “The Romantic Weltanschauung of the 20th and 21st Century Far-Right.” German Studies II, 2024 121st PAMLA Conference, Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association. 07-10 November 2024, Palm Springs, CA. Paper Presentation.
- Diversity, Decolonization, and the German Curriculum, 31 March-02 April, Online. Attendee.
- “The Enlightened Mind: Developing Understanding through Imaginative Endeavors.” The Edge of Enlightenment: Wonder, Superstition, and Modernity, 2023 ASECS Annual Meeting, American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 09-11 March 2023, St. Louis, MO. Paper Presentation.
- “Political Romanticism: Examining 19th Century German Romantic Rhetoric and Political Discourse to Mediate Contemporary Political Tensions.” Rhetoric, Romanticism, and Politics, International Conference on Romanticism, 20-22 October 2022, Santa Barbara, CA. Paper Presentation.
- “Morality and Cultural Identity in Annette von Droste-Hülshoff’s Die Judenbuche: Ein Sittengemälde aus dem gebirgten Westphalen. (1842)” Bonds, International Conference on Romanticism, 14-16 October 2021, Charleston, SC. Paper Presentation.
- “'The Rhetoric of Temporality': Rhetorical and Symbolic Representations of Time and Suffering in August Klingemann’s Die Nachtwachen des Bonaventura." The Time of Romanticism Seminar led by William Galperin of Rutgers University, 31 July 2019, Manchester, UK.
- “Neo-Romantic Responses to Post-Modernity: The Then and Now of August Klingemann’s Nachtwachen des Bonaventura.” BUGSC X: Violence, Binghamton University German Studies Colloquium, 05-06 April 2019, Binghamton, NY. Paper Presentation.
- “Corporeal Representations of Psychic Disassembly in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s Der Sandmann.” German Romanticism I: E.T.A. Hoffmann’s Assemblies, Romantic Assembly: International Conference on Romanticism, 25-28 October 2018, Greenville, SC. Paper Presentation.
- “Trauma, Memory, and Neurosis in Ludwig Tieck’s Der Blonde Eckbert: Breaking Taboos and Reciprocal Violence.” Memory, Trauma and Reception in Tieck and Hoffmann: the [Non-] Persistence of Memory, International Conference on Romanticism, 26-29 October 2017, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX. Paper Presentation.
- “Karoline von Günderrode: Torn Between Deference to and Defiance of Idealist Misogyny and Idealist Ideology.” (Anti-)idealism & (Anti-)classicism, 09-10 June 2017, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland. Workshop and Paper Presentation.
- “Reading Practice?: Literature and/in Translation.” 9th Graduate Conference in Literature, Politics, and Aesthetics: “(Re)Reading: Navigating Space | Time | Frontiers.” Binghamton University (SUNY), Department of Comparative Literature. March 31-April 1, 2017. Vestal, NY. Roundtable Presenter.
- “Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!—Stop It! ...You’re Killing Me!: Laughter and Abjection in Rob Zombie’s ‘House of 1000 Corpses’ .” [S]Laughter: Echoes of Humor and Horror, UBCOL Symposium, 29 October 2016, Buffalo, NY. Paper Presentation.
- “Before Benjamin: The Work of Art and Technical Reproduction, Authenticity, and Uncanniness in Heinrich von Kleist’s Über das Marionettentheater.” Dark Romantic Automata, International Conference on Romanticism, 21 October 2016, Colorado Springs, CO. Paper Presentation.
Fellowships
2021, Department of Comparative Literature Dissertation Year Fellowship
2020 & 2021, Cinema Department Fellowship $1500
2014-2019, Clark Diversity Graduate Fellowship $22,500
2014-2015, SUNY Doctoral Diversity Fellowship $26,000
2014, Agnes McDede Murray Fellowship
2014, New Jersey Association of Student Financial Administrations Scholarship
2013-2014, Douglass Alumnae Scholarship
2013, Dorothy and David Cooper Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
2012-2014, Aresty Research Fellowship $4000
Awards
2021, Arts and Sciences Fund for Excellence $1000
2019 & 2020, Wiegand Study Abroad Scholarship $3000 & $4000
2014, Rutgers German Department Special Service Award
2014, Juliana Ratych Memorial Prize
2014, Henry Rutgers Scholar Award for Outstanding Thesis
2014, Ronald. E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program: Outstanding Achievement Award
2014, C. Maxene Vaughters-Summey Prize
2014, Rutgers Student Employment: Above and Beyond Award
2013-2014, Educational Opportunity Fund 2014, State Senior Achievement Award
2014, Rutgers Student Employment: Employee of the Year 3rd Place
2011-2014, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences Excellence Award
2011, Raritan Valley Community College: Department of Social Sciences Honors Award
2009-2014, Dean’s List
Research Interests
Transnational Romantic Literature
Political Romanticism and Romanticism in Contemporary Politics
Romanticism and Right-Wing Populism
Teaching Experience
2021-Present
University of Colorado, Boulder—Visiting Assistant Professor
- GRMN 1010, “Elementary German”
- GRMN 1601, “Germany Todayˮ
- GRMN 2141, “Topics in Modern German: Populist Symbols”
- GRMN/JWST 2502, “Representing the Holocaust”
- GRMN/HUMN 2601, “Kafkaesque”
- GRMN 3110, “German Literature from the Avant-garde to the Postmodern”—Taught in German
- GRMN 3141, “Psychology in German Film, Literature, and Art”
- GRMN 3150, “German Politics and Literature: Protest Art”—Taught in German
- GRMN 3505, “Resistance Art”—Taught in German
- GRMN/HUMN 3505, Online Course, “The Enlightenment”
- GRMN/HUMN 3505, “The Enlightenment”
- GRMN/HUMN 3506, “Tracing the Criminal”
- GRMN/CINE 3513, “German Film & Society 1945-1989”
- GRMN 4051/5051, “Critical Theory: The Frankfurt School”
2015-2021
Binghamton University – Instructor of Record, Comparative Literature and German
- GERM 101, Elementary German
- COLI 211B, Literature and Psychology: “Fear and Horror in Literature”
- COLI 211G, Online Course: “Zombies in Film & Literature”
- COLI 285K-03, Online Course: “Comedy, Jokes, Laughter”
Accomplishments
- Schuman, Nadia. "Romantic Anti-Idealism and Re-evaluations of Gender: Schlegel, Günderrode and Literary Gender Politics" Anti/Idealism. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2019. 147-160. (https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110586602-011/html?lang=en)
Professional Memberships and Affliliations
2024, PAMLA
2023, American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies
2018, German Studies Association
2018, Modern Language Association
2016-Present, International Conference on Romanticism
2014-Present, Associate Alumnae of Douglass College
2014-Present, Phi Beta Kappa
2014-Present, Delta Phi Alpha
2014-Present, Phi Sigma Iota
2013-Present,Sigma Alpha Phi
2011-Present, Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences Education Opportunity Fund
2009-Present, Phi Theta Kappa
Timeline
Visiting Assistant Professor of German
University of Colorado, Boulder
08.2021 - Current
Customer Service Representative
Charter Spectrum
05.2020 - 09.2020
Copy Editor
Binghamton University
09.2018 - 09.2019
Teaching Assistant/ Instructor of Record
Binghamton University, State University of New York
01.2015 - 05.2021
SUNY Doctoral Diversity Fellow
Binghamton University, State University of New York
06.2014 - 01.2015
Translator
Rutgers University
05.2013 - 01.2014
Coordinator for TutoringPlus
Rutgers Graduate School of Education
02.2012 - 06.2014
Personal Trainer
LA Fitness
12.2010 - 06.2011
Customer Relations Manager
Route 22 Toyota-scion
02.2007 - 12.2008
Auto Sales Consultant
Liccardi Motors
09.2003 - 02.2007
Binghamton University
Ph.D. from Comparative Literature
Binghamton University
Master of Arts from Comparative Literature
Rutgers University
Bachelor of Arts from Psychology And German Language And Literature
- C1.1. German Language Fluency; Intensivsprachkurs at InterDaF e.V. am Herder-Institut der Universität Leipzig; July 2019
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