Graduate Assistantship | Assistant Director, Writing Center | Call for Applications
2022-23 Academic Year | 20 hours/week
The Assistant Director is involved in all aspects of writing center administration and serves on a leadership team that includes two faculty members, a program administrator, and another graduate Assistant Director. Duties include recruiting, training, and mentoring writing tutors; managing selected in-house projects and interdepartmental partnerships; assisting with assessment and research; and handling other duties as assigned by the faculty directors. While this position is mainly administrative, Assistant Directors also do one-on-one tutoring. Successful candidates must be capable and creative project managers who are committed to undergraduate teaching, peer education, writing across the curriculum, cross-disciplinary collaboration, diversity, and access. Preferred qualifications include a research agenda that involves writing studies, peer learning, undergraduate education, and/or diversity and equity. Our assistantships offer rich apprenticeships in academic program administration.
Qualified applicants from all UConn departments, including the sciences, are invited to apply. International graduate students are likewise invited to apply.
To apply, upload a letter of interest, resume/CV, and writing sample through our website: https://writingcenter.uconn.edu/graduate-openings-for-fall-2020-2-2/
Application deadline is April 18, 2022
If you have questions about the position, contact Tom Deans (tom.deans@uconn.edu) or Kathleen Tonry (kathleen.tonry@uconn.edu). If you have questions about uploading your application materials, contact Margie Ouimette (margie.ouimette@uconn.edu).
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Accommodations for Applicants with Disabilities Applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). Accommodations are available to help complete application materials and during the interview and hiring process itself. The University engages in an interactive process with each person making a request for accommodations and reviews the requests on an individualized, case-by-case basis. Please contact ADA Case Manager at 860-486-2036 or via e-mail at Ryan Bangham to request an accommodation.
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For more information, contact: Writing Center at writingcenter@uconn.edu