Adjunct Faculty - Professional Writing Support Specialist for Writing Lab (SAS 011

Adjunct Faculty
- Professional Writing Support Specialist for Writing Lab (SAS 011)

Position Title Adjunct Faculty
- Professional Writing Support Specialist for Writing Lab (SAS 011)

Employment Status

Months

Campus

Campus Biddeford, ME

Description

The University of New England invites applications for Adjunct Faculty – Professional Writing Support Specialists to teach SAS 011:
Writing Lab, the University’s co-requisite writing support course for students enrolled in WRT 110:
First-Year Writing.

SAS 011 provides individualized writing instruction to students who benefit from additional academic support as they develop college-level reading and writing skills. Unlike traditional classroom-based courses, instructors meet individually (or occasionally with groups of two students) during scheduled 50-minute sessions throughout the semester. Instruction is personalized to each student’s needs and focuses on building confidence, independence, and success as academic writers.

Professional Writing Support Specialists collaborate with First-Year Writing ( WRT 110) instructors to reinforce course learning objectives, support student progress, and help students develop effective writing strategies.

This is a part-time, on-campus adjunct faculty position with semester appointments running from August 29 through December 18.

Teaching Schedule & Workload

Each instructor is assigned approximately 6–12 students, with each student attending one 50-minute writing support session per week throughout the semester.

The teaching workload includes:

• Approximately 6–12 instructional contact hours per week, depending on student assignment
• An additional 3–5 hours per week for session preparation, student and faculty communication, record keeping, and related administrative responsibilities

Responsibilities

Design and conduct fifteen one-on-one or two-on-one writing support sessions for each assigned student. Writing support activities may include, but are not limited to:

• Assessing students’ developmental writing needs.
• Providing feedback and guidance to encourage, motivate, and build students’ confidence and skills in reading and writing.
• Developing students’ reading and writing strategies.
• Reviewing course materials by discussing texts, writing prompts, and other assignments from First-Year Composition ( FYC ).
• Providing oral feedback and guidance on drafts, pre-writing activities, annotations, and other writing assignments completed for FYC .
• Coaching students on giving and receiving constructive feedback.
• Assisting students with course logistics and organization.
• Developing tutoring materials, including handouts, study guides, and instructional aids.
• Monitoring and assessing students’ progress throughout the semester.

Coordinate and collaborate with First-Year Composition ( FYC ) instructors by:

• Maintaining regular communication with FYC instructors.
• Reviewing assigned course texts, prompts, and instructional materials.
• Monitoring and assessing student progress toward FYC course learning objectives.

Perform administrative duties, including but not limited to:

• Scheduling writing support appointments with students.
• Communicating regularly with students and the Writing Lab Coordinator.
• Maintaining accurate records of attendance, student progress toward SAS 011 learning objectives, and other required documentation.

Additional responsibilites include:

• Participate in occasional professional development sessions for Writing Lab staff.
• Implement the Writing Lab curriculum in a manner consistent with the practices and values of the University of New England’s First-Year Writing community, including the administrators, instructors, and writing support staff of both FYC and SAS 011.
• Provide equivalent instructional support if the number of assigned students falls below the contracted workload. In such cases, the Professional Writing Support Specialist will schedule an equivalent number of 50-minute writing support sessions each week for the duration of the contract.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and at least two years of…