Graduate Assistant - Graduate Writing Group Coordinator

Job Information

The Graduate Writing Center seeks a Graduate Assistant to work as a coordinator of graduate writing groups. The position involves recruiting and communicating with potential graduate writing group (GWG) members; organizing, scheduling, and facilitating periodic meetings for GWG members; and gathering and curating resources to supplement those meetings.

The position involves working with graduate students, in organized groups, about ongoing writing projects in all current graduate programs at the University of Mississippi, which includes various and diverse disciplines in the humanities and applied and hard sciences. The graduate assistant will provide group writing support to students both face-to-face and online, as well as participating with writing workshops when necessary.

Minimum qualifications for the position include:

MUST QUALIFY FOR US WORK STUDY

Current (or immediate upcoming) enrollment as a graduate student at the University of Mississippi

Strong writing skills, as evidenced by a writing sample

Experience in research writing

Flexibility in availability, including possible evenings and weekends

Preferred experience:

The ideal candidate will have taken advanced writing or grammar classes, will have experience working academically with multilingual learning students in any capacity, and will have above-average editing skills concerning grammar/punctuation conventions and mechanics.

Work Schedule: 20 hrs/wk

Assistantship Award: $5750/semester

Time period: 1 year, with the possibility of renewal

Required Documents:

Letter of Interest

Curriculum Vitae

Writing sample, in the format conventions of applicant's discipline of practice

At least two (2) academic or professional references

Interested graduate students should submit required documents to:

Dr. Claire Mischker, Director of the Graduate Writing Center, at gwc@olemiss.edu

EEO Statement

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Nearest Major Market: Oxford Mississippi