CWE Job Opportunities

The Center for Writing Excellence is seeking qualified candidates to join our team of consultants. The following positions are available:

Graduate Assistant

Description:

Graduate Assistantship Position for CHSS Graduate Students in the Center for Writing Excellence

The Center for Writing Excellence is looking for graduate students in CHSS who are interested in, and qualified for, a graduate assistantship position.  

Graduate Assistants in the CWE serve as writing consultants to provide help with every aspect of the writing process, with the goal of enabling writers to achieve long-term improvement, confidence, and independence. Consultants provide feedback on all types of writing, including academic and professional, in a supportive environment.

GA consultants work face to face and online with writers, in addition to providing workshops and presentations for the campus community. Consultants also contribute to the center’s ongoing research on writing and writers.

All consultants, including GAs, are expected to attend weekly professional development meetings on Wednesdays from 1 to 2:15 pm and the annual three-day training seminar in late August.  The contract period for GAs is September 1 through June 30.

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous teaching or tutoring experience preferred.
• Interest in pedagogy essential.

Application Process:  Interested graduate students must meet the requirements for receiving a graduate assistantship. Please apply by May 15, 2015.  For more information, contact knightm@mail.montclair.edu

Writing Consultant

Description:

Writing consultants in the Center for Writing Excellence provide help with every aspect of the writing process, with the goal of enabling writers to achieve long-term improvement, confidence, and independence. Consultants provide feedback on all types of writing, including academic and professional, in a supportive environment.

Consultants work face to face and online with writers, in addition to providing workshops and presentations for the campus community. Consultants also contribute to the center’s ongoing research on writing and writers.

The CWE is open year round, 7 days a week during the fall and spring semester and with varying hours at other times. 

All consultants are expected to attend weekly professional development meetings on Wednesdays from 1 to 2:15 pm and the annual three-day training seminar in late August.

Compensation:  Per diem hourly rate

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or higher.
• Courses in writing pedagogy required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous teaching or tutoring experience preferred.

Application Process:  Send letter and resume to cwe@mail.montclair.edu by June 1, 2015.

For more information about the CWE, visit our website at http://www.montclair.edu/center-for-writing-excellence/