Each year, the Writing
Program hires a new director of first-year writing, Writing Center
director and assistant director, and
pedagogical elders.
Applications are usually due in late January/early February, and
should include a CV and a letter outlining your interest and experience.
For more information, contact the director of first-year writing
or Jon D'Errico.
Director of First-Year Writing
The first-year director ensures that teachers and students have a
dynamic classroom experience. To support instructors, the FYD develops
curriculum, produces materials for the website, facilitates workshops,
coordinates orientation, observes classes, and runs some staff meetings.
The director works with the Writing Program staff to make a number
of decisions about training, staffing, and pedagogy, and with other
departments and agencies concerned with writing instruction at theUniversity.
The position is great training for anyone interested in an academic
career with an eye to the kinds of decisions English departments
make; it is a rare opportunity to get such excellent experience and
responsibility while still a graduate student.
Hours: 20 hrs/wk, May, September-April
Pay: $18000 plus tuition remission and health care voucher
Pedagogical Elders (aka, Ped Pod Leaders)
Elders instruct, supervise, and mentor first-time ENWR 110 instructors.
Elders and first-time instructors participate in four days of orientation
(two after spring exams, two before fall classes begin), during which
elders facilitate small sessions on topics ranging from explaining
the parts of an essay to energizing a slow discussion. Throughout
the fall, elders meet with first-time teachers every other week to
offer continued support. During the fall and spring semesters, elders
visit each classroom to observe instructors, and then meet with instructors
to provide helpful feedback. Working as an elder is a terrific chance
to become morethoughtful about your own teaching, while you support
(and learn from) other instructors.
Hours: 30 hours of orientation + 40 hours of meeting/observation,
May, September-April
Pay: approx. $700/yr
Writing Center Director
The director oversees all administrative aspects of the Writing Center,
including hiring, training, and supervising tutors; coordinating
schedules at the Center and the athletic study halls; and setting
up bi-weekly standing appointments for ENWR 105 students (as well
as others who need extra help). A working knowledge of the Little
Red Schoolhouse curriculum is crucial: the director provides pedagogical
support for tutors, many of whom have never taught ENWR. By acting
as a liaison between the Writing Center, students, and instructors
from all departments, the director assists in identifying and addressing
individual students' needs. S/he also develops and implements outreach
programs such as dissertation and application essay writing workshops,
tutoring at the First Year Resource Center, and responding to student
writing workshops for TAs across the University. A terrific opportunity
for those with special interests in writing pedagogy, or anyone who
wants to shape students' and instructors' experiences with writing.
Hours: 20 hrs/wk September-May
Pay: $18000 plus tuition remission and health care voucher
Writing Center Assistant Director
The assistant director helps oversee the Writing Center's day-to-day
operations and trains new tutors. Each semester the AD undertakes
specific projects such as redesigning or updating the web page, coordinating
dissertation workshops, or tracking standing appointments and no-shows.
These tasks vary from year to year according to the assistant director's
interests and the director's priorities. The assistant director also
tutors students in the Center. The assistant directorship offers
the chance to work closely and creatively with many different groups
at the University: undergrads, grad students, TAs, faculty, and administrators.
Hours: 10 hrs/wk September-May
Pay: $12.50/hr
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