Graduate Assistant
Description
Graduate Assistantship Position for Graduate Students in the Center for Writing Excellence for 2025-26.
The Center for Writing Excellence is looking for entering first-year, first-semester graduate students who are interested in, and qualified for, a graduate assistantship position. Students must be enrolled in a Master’s degree program for 9 credits or more for the 2025-2026 academic year and have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher in their most recent degree.
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 12 to 1:15 p.m. and the annual training seminar.
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. Send a cover letter of application (explaining your qualifications) and resume to Dr. Melinda Knight, knightm@montclair.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. Applicants selected for interviews will be notified by email as soon as possible.
Professional Writing Consultant
Description
Professional 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, seven days a week during the fall and spring semester and with varying hours at other times.
All professional writing consultants are expected to attend weekly professional development meetings on Wednesdays from 12 to 1:15 p.m. and the annual training seminar.
Compensation: Hourly rate
Qualifications
- Master’s degree or higher (candidates for a master’s degree at Montclair State will be considered).
- Courses in writing pedagogy required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Previous teaching or tutoring experience preferred.
Application Process: Open positions are not available at this time.
All professional writing consultant positions have been filled for the 2025-26 academic year. If anything changes an update will be posted here.