Writing Specialist, 9.5 Months

3 weeks ago

Chicago, United States The University of Chicago Full time

Department

College Writing Program

About the Department

The Writing Program serves academic and professional constituencies across the University by providing academic and professional writing resources to all University divisions, schools, and academic and administrative programs. These resources include for-credit and non-credit courses, seminars, workshops, workshop series, training in writing pedagogy, a resource library of materials for teaching writing, individual tutoring for undergraduates and graduate students, and consultations with faculty and staff on the specific writing needs of specific programs and individuals throughout the University. The Program hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates full and part-time writing instructors for 100-150 teaching positions per year. The Program's pedagogical training supports graduate and undergrad students developing professional opportunities. The Program's writing courses and tutoring programs serve approximately 2700 undergraduates per year (all departments and divisions) and approximately 350 graduate students, professional school students, and post-doctoral students (all departments and divisions).

Job Summary

After a period of initial training during the first month of paid employment, Specialists are assigned to particular sections of the Humanities Core (4 in Autumn, 4 in Winter, 1-2 in Spring). In each section, the Writing Specialist consults with the Instructor about the course's writing goals, and then furthers these goals by developing and teaching a sequence of free-standing small-group writing seminars and tutorials. Specialists reinforce their teaching with written feedback on student papers, sharing that responsibility with each Core Instructor. Writing Specialists sit in on (but do not teach) as many of the Humanities course sessions as time allows. In the Spring quarter, when the teaching load is lighter, Writing Specialists participate in professional development workshops that allow them to refine their teaching practices for the following year, fostering a collaborative teaching community with other Specialists and improving the training for future Specialists. This position is an excellent opportunity for people with degrees in a Humanities discipline to explore writing instruction in a Humanities-focused context.

The position is a 9.5-month position with an annual work period from September 1 through June 15, and the salary and benefits are paid over 12 months, from September 1 through August 31.

**Responsibilities**:

- Collaborates with the Humanities Instructor of Record to design writing instruction to support the HUMA Core course learning goals.
- Creates teaching materials to support learning goals for the writing component of the HUMA Core course.
- Reads assigned texts for the HUMA Core course.
- Attends regularly scheduled class sessions of the HUMA Core course, as arranged with the Instructor.
- Schedules and offers small-group writing seminars for each section of the HUMA Core course (four in Autumn, four in Winter, one-two in Spring).
- Shares responsibility with the Instructor for providing written feedback on papers to students, by the deadline set by the Instructor.
- Meets with the Instructor as requested to discuss grades for student writing.
- Plans changes in seminar practice and teaching materials as necessary, after engaging in self-reflective formative assessment, reviewing student evaluations, and seeking feedback from the HUMA Core instructors and Writing Program supervisors.
- As seminar schedules allow, participates in Writing Program professional development workshops.
- Drafts teaching materials that support academic and professional writing and writing pedagogy. Implements and assists with evaluating writing program curricula, policies, and procedures.
- Gathers and analyzes data for possible solutions concerning program performance. Writes reports and expands knowledge and experience in the area.
- Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

**Education**:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
- Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
- Certifications:

- Preferred Qualifications

**Education**:

- MA or Ph.D. in a related field.

**Experience**:

- Teacher of argumentative/expository writing in college.
- Teaching in a Humanities discipline in college.
- Background as a Writing Program Lector or Writing Intern.
- Creating teaching materials for writing instruction.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

- Proficiency in Mac and PC environments.
- Proficiency in recording short educational videos (using Zoom or other software provided by the University).
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, Zoom, Google Docs, Google Drive, and online organizational tools.

Preferred Competencies
- Communicate well in speech and in writing, including excellen

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