Writing Associate (Casual Position)

Writing Associate (Casual Position)

Amherst Campus
Part Time
JR6159

Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.

Job Description:

Amherst College invites applications for the Writing Associate position. The Writing Associate is a part-time, casual position with no benefits, starting at $26.00/hour - commensurate with experience.

The Writing Center seeks a Writing Associate to contribute to inclusive support for student writing, reading, and speaking across Amherst College's liberal arts curriculum. Primarily, the associate supports student writing in individual consultations. They are knowledgeable and engaged in the field of inclusive college writing instruction and writing center pedagogy.

This is an in-person/on-campus position for the Fall 2025 semester only. The start date is September 2, 2025, or soon after. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will remain open till filled.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Provide writing consultations to support a highly diverse group of students' development as writers
  
• Communicate, collaborate, and confer with other members of the Writing Center staff about subjects germane to their Writing Center duties
  

Qualifications:

Required

• Master's Degree in a relevant field
  
• Formal or on-the-job training in composition, rhetoric, or writing pedagogy
  
• Minimum of 2 years as a writing center consultant or writing instructor to students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
  
• Training in composition, rhetoric, writing instruction, and/or writing center tutoring
  
• Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills, with an ability to work collaboratively with colleagues
  
• Commitment to and demonstrated knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion as related to higher education
  
• Successful completion of required reference and background checks (including CORI)
  

Preferred

• A combination of training, study, and professional experience in writing center pedagogy
  

Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume and cover letter online at . Please be sure to upload all requested documents prior to clicking Submit. Applications cannot be revised once submitted. (Current employees and students should apply by clicking on the Jobs Hub icon from their Workday home screen) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

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