Work at the UCLA Graduate Writing Center--Apply by August 5th

We are looking to hire writing consultants from across the disciplines to start in Fall 2021. We are very interested in graduate students who have experience with scientific writing and writing successful fellowship/grant applications for organizations such as Ford, NSF, NIH, Fulbright, or other major extramural funding agencies. Other types of writing experience are also relevant (see below).

Working at the Graduate Writing Center is a great professional development opportunity for students working toward careers in academia or industry. This work provides a unique opportunity to work with other graduate students and to learn about writing and scholarship across the university. Our consultants gain valuable professional and communication skills working with fellow graduate students while making $22.50/hour.

Qualifications and eligibility are described in further detail below. Please read them before applying. This work can be combined with other UCLA employment (such as TA, GSR positions).

 

To apply, please email a CV, cover letter, and interview availability (see below) to: Marilyn Gray at gwcc@saonet.ucla.edu

Applications are due by Thursday, August 5^th at noon.

WRITING CONSULTANT POSITIONS FOR UCLA GRADUATE STUDENTS

*POSITION DESCRIPTION*

Writing consultants work roughly 4-10 hours/week providing one-on-one writing assistance to graduate students. They also attend staff meetings and training opportunities. Consultants may also take advantage of professionalization opportunities to lead writing workshops and other programs.

 

 

*QUALIFICATIONS*

We are particularly interested in people who are:

·         experienced in scientific or professional writing;

·         recipients of major extramural fellowships/grants (Ford, Fulbright, NSF, NIH, etc.)

·         familiar with the publication process inside or outside of academia;

·         ESL certified and/or experienced working with ESL students

·         experienced in teaching writing

 

We prefer to hire graduate students who:

·         can work regularly scheduled hours during the academic year

·         can commit to working for the GWC for two years (we are willing to consider people who can commit to only one year if they have either ESL experience or extensive experience teaching writing)

·         are at least in their second year of graduate study

 

*COMPENSATION*

Title: Student Assistant IV
$22.50/hour
(Note: This is not an Academic Apprentice position and therefore does not pay fees.)

*ELIGIBILITY*
Applicants must be registered UCLA graduate students. To be eligible for employment at the GWC, your percentage employment for the academic year must not already be more than 50%. If you have a 50% TA or GSR position, you will have to confirm that your department will support an exception request for you to work above 50%.

 

*INTERVIEW AND TRAINING SCHEDULE*

Please note the schedule below because applicants must be able to attend both of the following:

1)  We are scheduling applicant interviews August 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th. Please indicate your availability between 9 am and 7 pm on each of those days. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom.

2)  If hired, you must be fully available for training, which will be conducted via Zoom. You will be compensated for training time at the hourly rate. There will be training across 5 days: September 9th, 10th, 13th, 14th, and 15th, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. We may not use all of these hours, but we ask that you reserve this time until we have an exact schedule.

 

Note: We will not be able to consider your application if you cannot make the training dates. If you have a minor scheduling conflict, please apply but note the scheduling problem in your cover letter/email. It may be possible to arrange to make up a small portion. We will be flexible with course conflicts for applicants from programs already in session and with observance of religious holidays.


APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, August 5th, 2021 at noon.
Please email CV, cover letter, and interview availability to: 
Marilyn Gray (gwcc@saonet.ucla.edu)