Professional Writing Consultant

Job ID: 269481
Location: Summerville Campus
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary:

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About Us

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today.

Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other. We are part of the University System of Georgia.

Location

Augusta University -

Our Health Sciences Campus:

1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Our Summerville Campus:

2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

College/Department Information

The CWE (Center for Writing Excellence) is housed in the Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences but serves the entire university. Our goal is to foster a culture of writing on campus by helping students, faculty, and staff improve their composition skills through personalized instruction and support. We assist with writing, multimodal projects, and oral presentations for any subject or discipline at any stage in the writing process. One-on-one consultations available in-person and online. The CWE also offers writing groups, retreats, and boot camps; workshops and presentations; digital learning tools; faculty professional development; and WAC/WID resources and trainings.

The CWE's vision is to be a site of collaborative learning that fosters a culture of excellence in writing, communication, research, and teaching. We bring together the AU community and take a culturally sensitive, inclusive approach to supporting creative, scholarly, and professional activities.

The CWE's mission is to empower all members of the AU community in their creative, scholarly, and professional activities by providing tools for improving their written, oral, and multimodal composition skills. Because the writing process is social and recursive, all writers, regardless of discipline or ability, benefit from personalized support and opportunities for collaboration. We help writers develop and hone their process through explicit instruction and holistic pedagogical approaches that build on past knowledge to increase writers' confidence and productivity. The CWE also supports writing across and in the disciplines (WAC/WID) by providing faculty with support for integrating writing and communication into curricula. By facilitating connections and collaborations between faculty and student writers, we prioritize socially just practices in the teaching of writing and communication to foster a collaborative culture that promotes student success and faculty teaching excellence.

Job Summary

The Center for Writing Excellence at Augusta University is seeking applicants for two Professional Writing Consultants positions. These positions report to the Director of the Center for Writing Excellence (Writing Center). Professional Writing Consultants work primarily with the university's graduate/professional students and faculty to improve written, spoken, and multimodal communication skills and increase research and publication productivity. Using a range of research-supported pedagogical strategies, Professional Writing Consultants support students and faculty in individual and group appointments, including recurring appointments geared toward completing theses, dissertations, manuscripts, and funding proposals. Professional Writing Consultants also: develop, design, and facilitate workshops, boot camps, writing groups, and other programs related to specific communication strategies, genres, or tasks; collaborate with faculty to develop and deliver customized workshops for classes and academic programs; and produce accessible virtual writing/communication resources for students and faculty. In addition to supporting writers, Professional Writing Consultants liaise with the university's colleges and schools to build sustainable partnerships, enhance writing curricula, identify areas of needed writing and communication support for students, and provide faculty with resources and training in composition pedagogy across and in the disciplines.

The Center for Writing Excellence at Augusta University is seeking applicants for two Professional Writing Consultants positions. These positions report to the Director of the Center for Writing Excellence (Writing Center). Professional Writing Consultants work primarily with the university's graduate/professional students and faculty to improve written, spoken, and multimodal communication skills and increase research and publication productivity. Using a range of research-supported pedagogical strategies, Professional Writing Consultants support students and faculty in individual and group appointments, including recurring appointments geared toward completing theses, dissertations, manuscripts, and funding proposals. Professional Writing Consultants also: develop, design, and facilitate workshops, boot camps, writing groups, and other programs related to specific communication strategies, genres, or tasks; collaborate with faculty to develop and deliver customized workshops for classes and academic programs; and produce accessible virtual writing/communication resources for students and faculty. In addition to supporting writers, Professional Writing Consultants liaise with the university's colleges and schools to build sustainable partnerships, enhance writing curricula, identify areas of needed writing and communication support for students, and provide faculty with resources and training in composition pedagogy across and in the disciplines.

AU is Georgia's only public Health Sciences University and offers many degree programs in STEM, the Health Sciences, and Cyber. Professional Writing Consultants must have expertise in scientific and technical communication as well as familiarity with a significant range of academic disciplinary genres and conventions in these fields. Experience working with multilingual writers and expertise in TESOL is a plus. Professional Writing Consultants must also possess exceptional communication skills, demonstrate the utmost level of professionalism, and excel in collaborative environments; they must be prepared to take the lead on organizational, curricular, and program initiatives as required. Professional Consultants are full-time employees who must be able and willing to work some evening and weekend hours.

Responsibilities

The duties include, but not limited to:

Writer's Development: Supporting writer's development of academic and professional writing competencies, speaking and presentation competencies, language learning, and/or visual communication through one-to-one and/or small group writing consultations that take place in person, synchronously online, and asynchronously online.

Communication Resources: Develop and lead writing/communication workshops, boot camps, and groups. This includes regularly running and assess programming, including writing groups, workshops, and resources focused on academic speaking, publishing, thesis/dissertation writing, funding proposals, and English language acquisition. Develop and presenting professional development for CWE staff. Developing accessible print and digital writing/communication resources.

Research: Conducting research related to composition studies, writing across the curriculum, and writing in the disciplines. Research and develop consulting strategies, teaching programs, and workshops to meet general and discipline-specific communication skills and strategies; conduct research into genre, composition, and/or teaching models and strategies as needed.

Daily Administration: Assist CWE leadership with administrative tasks and day-to-day operations as needed.

Others: Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

MA/MFA degree from an accredited college or university in English, Rhetoric, Composition, or a related field with demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas: scientific communication, technical communication, grant writing, writing in the health professions, TESOL.

Minimum of three years of professional experience in a university writing center or its equivalent supporting graduate/professional student and/or faculty writers.



Preferred Qualifications

PhD from an accredited college or university in English, Rhetoric, Composition, or other related field

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Multilingual (especially fluency in Spanish, French, Arabic, Korean, and/or Chinese)

Experience teaching TESOL, Scientific Communication, technical Communication, and/or Basic Writing at the college level





Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of composition pedagogy and writing center theory
Knowledge of writing in the disciplines/writing across the curriculum (WID/WAC) pedagogy
Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases.

SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills

ABILITIES
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with varies audiences and stakeholders
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Demonstrated commitment to promoting equitable literacy practices and creating accessible learning environment.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days/M-F (Work outside of normal business hours may be required)

Pay Grade: 17

Salary: Minimum $44,967/annual - Midpoint: $60,705/ annual

Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum midpoint) of the position.

Recruitment Period: Until Filled

Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees.

Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.

Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program. Consider applying with us today!

Conditions of Employment

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.

Other Information

This position is also responsible for promoting a customer-friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. "Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner every day with patients and families for success."

Augusta University is a tobacco-free environment, and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicant from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.

How To Apply

Consider applying with us today!

https://www.augusta.edu/hr/jobs/

Select University Faculty & Staff > External Applicants if you are a candidate from outside the university.

Select University Faculty & Staff > Internal Applicants if you are a current university employee.

Please send a cover letter, CV, and statement of tutoring or teaching philosophy to Candis Bond at [email protected] .

If you need further assistance, please contact us at 706-721-9365


To apply, visit https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psp/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=12000&JobOpeningId=269481&PostingSeq=1

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