Education ​/ Teaching, Academic, Education Administration

Position: 0.0
Department

University Academic Support Ct

Primary Campus

University of Kansas Lawrence Campus

Job Description

25%

Promotes a culture of graduate writing and learning tiates and coordinates activities to build and strengthen relationships with faculty and academic staff across the Lawrence, Edward, and Leavenworth campuses. Collaborates with university programs that serve graduate students, such as Graduate Studies, KU Libraries, University Career Center, and International Affairs, to enhance the experience of graduate student writers. Provides professional development for and with faculty and staff related to graduate writing and learning development.

Collaborates with academic support across campus to advocate for graduate student learning support and provides workshops and resources to support a culture of lifelong learning. Works with the Program Manager, Writing Center Services, to co-lead planning and implementation of overall writing support within the Wingspan:
Center for Learning and Writing Support and across campus. Serves on Committees within Academic Success and other units.

25%

Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, and provides support for writing consultants and academic coaches who work with graduate students, following CRLA principles and standards. Collaborates with the Program Manager, Peer Educator Development, in the coordination, facilitation, and evaluation of training and professional development programs for graduate writing support team.

20%

Develops and implements services and workshops for graduate students:
Communicate with graduate student groups and graduate faculty across the Lawrence, Edwards, and Leavenworth campuses; develops learning and teaching materials for use in customized workshops; leads workshops for graduate students within and across the disciplines; coordinate multiple Thesis/ Dissertation Accelerators annually.

15%

Maintains an active scholarly article practiced in Learning Assistance Programs, College Student Development, College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) and/ or one of more areas of Writing and Literacy Studies. Maintains involvement in relevant professional organizations and participates in scholarly and professional development activities consistent with current trends, developments, and high impact practices in learning assistance programs and writing centers.

10%

Coordinates graduate student writing groups:
Promotes writing groups within departments and with faculty through workshops and meetings; arranges organizational meetings and matches students with appropriate groups; develops and disseminates learning and organizational materials used by writing groups; monitors groups and provides expertise as needed; assesses group effectiveness.

5%

Other duties as assigned.

Req  (Ex: 10567 )

33013

Disclaimer

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Associate Vice Chancellor for the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX, civil rights, Room 1082, Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, , 711 TTY.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm

FLSA Status

Administrative

Contact Information to Applicants

Gieselle Taylor

gieselle.taylor

Required Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree plus two years of related experience or a master's degree.

* Any combination of at least three years' experience teaching or tutoring or coordinating and administering a writing or academic support program at the college level, as evidenced in application materials.

* Excellent written communication skills, as evidenced by the completion of a thesis and/ or a scholarly publication in a peer - reviewed journal.

* Experience working with a wide range of students, faculty, and staff in an educational environment, as evidenced in application materials.

Employee Class

U-Unclassified Professional Staff

Advertised Salary Range

58,000

FTE

1.0

Preferred Qualifications

* M.A. in Rhetoric, English, Writing Studies, or related field.

* Ph.D. or Ed.D. (or ABD) in English, Humanities, Social Sciences, Education, or related field.

* Experience teaching writing to graduate students and/ or tutoring graduate students in writing, as evidenced in application materials.

* Experience teaching and/or tutoring in asynchronous/ synchronous online modes, as evidenced in application materials.

* Experience preparing and leading academic skills workshops, including writing workshops, and creating/supervising writing groups, as evidenced in application materials.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Program Director for the…