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ASUA Writing Center Instructional Student Assistant (ISA) Pool

Apply now Job no: 547741
Work type: Instructional Student Assistant
Location: San Bernardino - San Bernardino Campus
Categories: Unit 11 - UAW - California Alliance of Academic Student Workers, Temporary, Part Time

California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Opened in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino mountains, the university serves approximately 19,000 students. CSUSB is a federally recognized minority-serving and Hispanic-serving institution that reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire: 74 percent of its students are members of underrepresented groups, 80 percent are first-generation, and 56 percent are Pell eligible. For more information on the campus, please visit the CSUSB website.

JOB SUMMARY

Instructional student assistant writing consultants conduct one-to-one and group writing conferences with students, faculty, and staff from all disciplines. In these conferences, they function as writing consultants who write with, never for, other writers. In addition, they conduct in-class and Writing Center-hosted writing and peer review workshops and present Writing Center and writing process informational workshops for various classes and other campus programs. Consultants conduct online as well as in person conferences, participate in collaborative mentoring, writing, and professional development activities including reading and discussing writing center scholarship, and contribute to other writing center-related projects as opportunities arise, including resource development, workshop development, and engagement with writers via our website, social media, and events. In addition to their tutoring roles, all consultants keep daily written and online records of consultations, which are aggregated into the Writing Center’s database, they attend professional development meetings, assist students with scheduling appointments and with using the technology needed for working collaboratively with tutors via Zoom or by accessing asynchronous feedback, and participate in quarterly individual and programmatic assessments.

TYPICAL ACTIVITIES

1. Conduct one-to-one writing conferences both in person and online via Zoom.
2. Conduct small group writing conferences with writers working on group projects both in person and online via Zoom.
3. Conduct in-class and Writing Center-hosted writing workshops on a variety of topics.
4. Participate in collaborative mentoring, writing, and professional development activities including reading and discussing writing center scholarship.
5. Maintain accurate records of activities and submit required data and timekeeping records in a timely fashion.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

All instructional student assistant writing tutors must be excellent writers who are able to interact collaboratively with other writers, including undergraduates and graduates in all disciplines, faculty, and staff.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

GPA: 3.3
GPA in WI Designated course: 3.7
Completed English 3300 – Tutoring Writing: Theory and Practice with a grade of B or better.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with CSUSB. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment.

For health and well-being, CSUSB is a smoke & tobacco-free campus. The university is committed to promoting a healthy environment for all members of our community.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The CSUSB Writing Centers conduct one-to-one and group student writing conferences and facilitate workshops with faculty members in a variety of campus classrooms. Students come to work on writing projects for a wide variety of courses across the university. Our writing consultants are graduate and undergraduate students from a variety of disciplines.

Writing consultants work with writers at all stages of the composing process, helping to interpret assignments, discover topics, expand ideas, clarify organization, incorporate counter-arguments, cite references, edit and proofread, develop academic language, read complex texts, and incorporate and cite work with generative AI. Writing Center staff work with faculty members who are designing and evaluating writing components of their courses, in addition to conducting writing workshops in those faculty members' classrooms, and reading and responding to manuscripts in preparation.

In all situations, Writing Center staff write with writers, never for them. They work to preserve the integrity of writers' ideas and plans, even as they challenge writers to interrogate and contextualize both their own and others' ideas, language, and sources.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit

• A sample of your writing that is one to three pages in length. This can be an excerpt from a longer piece or something that was originally 1-3 pages. Applicants generally submit a sample of academic writing previously submitted in coursework within a Writing Intensive designated course, but this is not required. Please provide your writing sample as it was originally written and in its original format.
• A reflection on your previously noted writing sample, one to two pages in length responding to the following:
• Briefly contextualize your writing sample and its genre: Who was its intended audience? What was its purpose?
• How would you describe your writing process in creating this text? Was it typical of your approach to writing?
• How has your writing process and thinking about writing developed and changed? What signs of that change or development do you see in this writing sample?

Your reflection should follow the formatting guidelines of either APA or MLA regarding font, margins, line spacing, etc. You do not need to include a cover page, abstract, etc.

• Submit two brief letters of recommendation from faculty members who can speak to your strength as a writer and to your potential to work collaboratively with other student writers as a writing consultant.

Formal review of applications will be as needed.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we invite you to apply by using this CSU Recruit Hyperlink at:

(Actual Salary will be in accordance with percentage of time appointed)

Instructional Student Assistant (1150) $17.86 – $23.84 Per Hour

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

California State University, San Bernardino is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status.