Student Employment - Writing Consultants

ECU Department of University Writing Program - University Writing Center - is currently seeking several Writing Consultants. If you are a naturally curious person and like learning from and with people across campus, consider becoming a writing consultant. We welcome applicants from all academic backgrounds. All we require is a willingness to learn and that you have successfully completed ENGL 1100 and 2201.

A position at the ECU University Writing Center (UWC) offers you the opportunity to :

Writing consultants work 10-20 hours with ECU students, faculty, and staff to support writers with any type of writing at any point in the writing process through consultation and material development.

In addition to working with writers, consultants answer emails, schedule appointments, and work on professional development projects. Projects include efforts to better their understanding of writing and the writing process and tasks that expand and support the work of the UWC.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Consulting:
We employ a facilitative approach in which the writer always retains control over both the form and content of the paper. Consultants specialize in guiding writers to work on higher order concerns such as assignment goals, clear focus, thesis development, organization, audience awareness, and content development. Consultants also possess skills and resources to teach writers how to address lower order writing concerns including sentence structure, style, word choice, and punctuation. Consultants may work with writers either in person or online through online chats or paper uploads.

Professional Development:
During down time consultants will work on professional development and projects that encourage reflection and further learning about writing center work. Writing center work and projects take precedence over consultant's coursework and personal work while a consultant is working.

Please upload your resume online.

Materials to upload:

Essay Prompt:
In no more that 750 words, please explain why you want to become a writing consultant, and tell us what skills, talents, experiences, and abilities you possess that you believe would make you a good consultant in the UWC.

For questions, contact the UWC Director Dr. Nikki Caswell ( caswelln@ecu.edu).

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