Self-Help - Writing Consultants
East Carolina University - Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29617![East Carolina University](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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ECU University Writing Center is currently seeking several Writing Consultants to work with ECU students, faculty, and staff to support writers with any type of writing at any point in the writing process through consultation and material development. If you are a naturally curious person and like learning from and with people across campus, consider becoming a writing consultant. We welcome applicants from all academic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds. All we require is a willingness to learn and that you have successfully completed ENGL 1100. Graduate students who completed their writing requirements at other institutions are also welcome to apply.
A position at the ECU University Writing Center (UWC) offers you the opportunity to :
* Work with and learn from writers across disciplines;* Strengthen your own writing and research skills;* Learn about the field of writing centers.
In addition to working with writers, consultants answer emails, schedule appointments, design and provide workshops, and work on professional development projects. Projects include efforts to better their understanding of writing and the writing process and tasks that expand and support the work of the UWC.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
* Providing feedback to students, teachers, and staff on any type of writing at any point in the writing process via one-on-one writing consultations* Promoting the UWC* Responding to the UWC email* Completing weekly professional development* Attending weekly staff meetings Wednesdays at 4PM* Attending a pre-semester orientation* Other duties and professional development as assigned
Consulting:
Consultants primarily work with writers in-person in the UWC's Joyner Library location and online through the Online Writing Lab. We employ a facilitative approach in which the writer always retains control over both the form and content of the paper. Consultants specialize in guiding writers to work on higher order concerns such as assignment goals, clear focus, thesis development, organization, audience awareness, and content development. Consultants also possess skills and resources to teach writers how to address lower order writing concerns including sentence structure, style, word choice, and punctuation.
Professional Development:
During down time consultants will work on professional development and projects that encourage reflection and further leaning about writing center work. Writing center work and projects take precedence over consultant's coursework and personal work while a consultant is working.
Preferred (Majors, Experience, GPA, etc.)
Minimum Qualifications:
* Successful completion of English 1100* 2.0 cumulative GPA
Preferred Qualifications:
* Successful completion of ENGL 2201 or enrollment in ENGL 2201* Completion of at least 12 credit hours of study at ECU or another post-secondary institution.
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:
* Ability to communicate and work effectively with a broad range of people to maintain good working relationships within the writing center and across campus.* Ability to take initiative and self-direct learning, while also collaborating with peers and ECU writers
Special Instructions to Applicant
Please upload your resume, and academic writing sample, and the contact information for a reference.
For questions, contact the UWC Assistant Director Dr. Rebecca Johnson (johnsonreb19@ecu.edu)
Materials to upload:
* Resume* Responses to supplemental questions* Academic writing sample* Name and contact information for an ECU faculty member who is familiar with your writing skills who can serve as a reference.
Quick Link for Direct Access https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/72638 Open Date 07/18/2024 Close Date 09/01/2024 Open Until Filled No