Work at the UCLA Graduate Writing Center--Apply by May 30th

The UCLA Graduate Writing Center are looking to hire writing consultants from across the disciplines and professional programs to start in Fall 2023. They are conducting the interview process in Spring quarter because of policies that make their hiring timeline longer.

Working at the Graduate Writing Center is a great opportunity for students working toward careers in academia, industry, and beyond. This work provides a unique opportunity to work with other graduate and professional students and to learn about writing and scholarship across the university.
 
Our consultants gain valuable professional and communications skills working with fellow graduate students while making $24.00/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 Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

 

WRITING CONSULTANT POSITIONS FOR UCLA GRADUATE STUDENTS

*POSITION DESCRIPTION*

Writing consultants work roughly 4-9 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/ESOL/TESOL certified and/or experienced working with multilingual writers

·         experienced in teaching writing

 

We prefer to hire graduate students who:

·         will be at least in their second year of graduate study

·         can work regularly scheduled hours during the academic year

·         can commit to working for the GWC for two years

*COMPENSATION*

Title: Student Assistant IV
$24.00/hour
(Note: This is not an Academic Apprentice position and 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 the following:

1)  We are scheduling applicant interviews May 30th and 31st, June 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th. 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 likely be conducted both in person and via Zoom. You will be compensated at the hourly rate for training time. We are asking you to reserve 6 days for training (of which ~5 will be used): September 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, and 21, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM. We will 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 or with observance of religious holidays.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
Please email CV, cover letter, and interview availability to: 
Marilyn Gray (gwcc@saonet.ucla.edu)