Post Baccalaureate Fellow Writing Center

Posting Details

Dickinson College is a premier four-year residential liberal arts institution chartered in 1783 and widely recognized as a leader in global and sustainability education. Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, named a “most livable city” by Forbes and is minutes from the state capital of Harrisburg. The campus is connected to a vibrant downtown that offers eclectic dining, shopping and entertainment options. Within a two-hour drive are Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.; New York City is three hours away.

Dickinson College offers full-time employees a broad range of benefits, including a comprehensive medical insurance plan, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, generous time off, parental leave, homebuyer assistance, and tuition benefits for eligible employees and dependent children under the age of 24. Upon eligibility, the College contributes 8% of an employee’s base salary to a retirement account with an additional .5% matching contribution; all money paid by the college into the employee’s retirement plan is immediately and fully vested in the employee.

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Position Department

Writing Center

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Norman M. Eberly Multilingual Writing Center seeks a Post Baccalaureate Fellow for the 26-27 academic year to support new and ongoing functions in the Center.

Position Summary

The Post-Baccalaureate Fellow in the Norman M. Eberly Multilingual Writing Center will support the Director in the mission of the MWC. The Fellow will provide support for the PACT program, will conduct research on current best practices in the field to help guide and develop tutor training protocols, and will be responsible for managing and supervising the new MWC tutor led undergraduate journal in writing. With supervision from the Director, the Fellow will also coordinate new tutoring initiatives in the community including a satellite tutoring program at the Army War College. As well as gaining practical experience in the field of Writing Center administration, the Fellow will also have the opportunity to plan, develop, and publish their own research on the Dickinson MWC with the support of the Director.

Essential Functions

Administrative duties:

• Conduct intake meetings for Dickinson students requesting PACT support and connect students with tutors in the MWC
• Coordinate interviews in the fall semester for first-year students applying to work as MWC tutors
• Assist Department Coordinator in correcting time sheets on Workday.

Professional Development duties:

• Assist the Director in developing new and on-going tutor training initiatives (including staff meetings, Badge trainings, and new mentorship program) based on current best practices in the field
• Meet bi-weekly with Student Assistant Coordinators to help coordinate MWC social media/outreach campaigns
• Oversee editorial decisions of the MWC undergraduate writing journal
• Coordinate with the Army War College to provide writing tutoring for the International Fellows on site and with the CCLA to begin community-based outreach.

Research duties:

• Plan and develop one peer-reviewed article for WLN, WCJ, Praxis, or equivalent field specific journal over the course of the academic year.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Other duties as determined or assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Not Responsible for supervising others

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree

Minimum Work Experience

• Less than 12 months

Independence of Action

• Work is closely monitored by supervisor/manager; detailed instructions and procedures are generally provided.

Equipment Used

• General office equipment

Physical/Environmental Demands

• Office environment
• No specific physical demands

EEO/Diversity Statement:    

The College is committed to building a representative and diverse faculty, staff, and student body. We encourage applications from all qualified persons.