The GWC takes a lot of pride in the work that we do and the resources we provide for our students. Our team is a collaborative one that values a wide range of experiences and knowledge, and we are looking for a few new consultants to join our team for the 2021-2022 academic year. If you’re a PhD student, preferably past coursework, you are invited to apply for one of these 6 or 10 hour assistantships.
If interested, please read the full description position below and email Becca Cassady including a writing sample, C.V., and letter of reference from your Graduate Program Director, PI, or supervising faculty.
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Job Description
Graduate Writing Consultants help graduate students with any writing project at any stage of the composition process—generating ideas, organizing, revising, etc. Their primary work is to hold one-on-one conferences with graduate students regarding their writing. (They will not proofread papers for students.) Additionally, consultants design presentations and conduct writing workshops and research current trends in composition scholarship to find useful tools for working with graduate students. 6 hour per week and 10 hour per week assistantships available.
Benefits of being a Consultant include
- Interdisciplinary experience
- Regular contact with academic writing and writing across the disciplines
- Ongoing professional development in writing pedagogy
- Inclusion in conversations related to the needs of Baylor graduate students
- Paid training and opportunities to work during the summer terms
- Diversify your CV
Former Graduate Writing Consultants have gone on to direct writing centers at other colleges and universities, publish peer-reviewed articles about writing consulting, work as freelance editors and writing consultants, compete for academic jobs that require interdisciplinary teaching or teaching graduate students, and more.
Responsibilities
Here are some guidelines for being a Graduate Writing Center consultant:
- Attend a 2-day training in August before the Fall semester begins.
- Hold 3 to 4 conferences per week—sometimes more, sometimes less– depending on your assistantship hours.
- Meet with the Coordinator and other Consultants bi-weekly.
- Present strategies for working within your disciplines to the Coordinator and other Consultants as needed. Actively learn about other disciplines in order to add to your knowledge about writing across the disciplines.
- Design and lead a workshop/ writing event once per semester.
- Develop and maintain relationships with your clients and departments. Make sure your communities know about your services. Form new relationships and partnerships. Seek out opportunities to support Baylor graduate student writers.
- With any unfilled hours beyond scheduled appointments, you will:
- Add to our working annotated bibliography (research about Writing Centers, resources for graduate students, academic writing in your specific field). This research may be shared at monthly meetings.
- Produce content for our blog in the form of book reviews, blog posts, tutorial videos, etc.
Applicant Criteria
- Doctoral student
- Demonstrated writing proficiency within their academic field
- Experience with the academic publishing process
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Self-starter