Writing Center Instructor (Graduate Teaching Assistantship)
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Job No: 507099
Division/Organization: College of Letters & Science
Department: English
Job Type: UW Student Assistant
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: The Writing Center
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $2,650 - $13,253 per semester
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Education and Training, Graduate Assistant-Teaching Assistant, Honoring Context and Culture
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Department Overview:
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Here at the Writing Center, our goal is to teach writers in all disciplines and at all levels to become more confident and more effective writers. Our main way of achieving this goal is through individual meetings, in which our experienced instructors help students develop and organize ideas for course papers, applications, personal statements, resumes, cover letters, theses, dissertations, and more. Our instructors provide a helpful audience for students by offering feedback for revisions. We also offer a series of non-credit workshops, weekly writing groups, writing mentorships, and an online Writer’s Handbook. |
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Anticipated Start Date:
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August 19, 2024 |
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Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
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December 22, 2024 (with potential to renew) |
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Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
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Not Remote
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Anticipated Hours Per Week:
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4 - 20 |
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Schedule:
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SCHEDULE
We work with your schedule to create a schedule for the whole semester. During the fall and spring semester, our standard open hours are Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. We are also open during the evenings on Monday through Thursday and Sunday at our satellite locations. We anticipate that all of our Instructors will have at least one evening satellite shift. Instructors’ shifts are typically 2-4 hours in length. The number of hours that you’ll work per week is dependent upon your contracted workload.
WORKLOAD
Here’s what some standard Writing Center workloads look like, based on percentage:
A 33.4% FTE Writing Center appointment:
171 hours: Instructional time
57 hours: Pre-reading of drafts & session recordkeeping time
12 hours: TA training and professional development
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240 total hours over the semester
A 20% FTE Writing Center appointment:
99 hours: Instructional time
33 hours: Pre-reading of drafts & session recordkeeping time
12 hours: TA training and professional development
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144 total hours over the semester
A 10% FTE WC appointment:
45 hours: Instructional time
15 hours: Pre-reading of drafts & session recordkeeping time
12 hours: TA training and professional development
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72 total hours over the semester
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
Writing Center TA training and professional development requirements are built directly into appointments, workloads, and pay and will include:
Scheduling session (online) - Wednesday, August 28, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Orientation (in person) - Monday, September 3, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Monthly full-staff meetings (in person) from 3:00-4:30 p.m. on Friday, September 13, Friday, October 11, and Friday, November 8.
9-week WC proseminar (for new Writing Center TAs who are teaching with the UW-Madison Writing Center for the first time) - days/times TBD (in person) |
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Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
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$2,650 - $13,253 per semester |
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Number of Positions:
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6-12 |
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Qualifications:
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Minimum Qualifications:
Graduate student status enrolled at UW-Madison
Experience responding to student writing or teaching writing
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Commitment to (or willingness to develop a commitment) accessible and socially just pedagogies
Well qualified applicants will have experience:
Providing one-to-one instruction at a writing center
Presenting information to large groups |
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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
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We’re especially interested in hiring individuals who...
Care deeply about students and are eager to support both undergraduate and graduate students with their writing by using accessible and socially just pedagogies
Are genuinely interested in learning more about writing across the disciplines and writing across genres.
Are committed to the values we espouse as a Writing Center and see embedded throughout our practice of social justice, including anti-racism, accessibility, linguistic diversity, and linguistic justice
Are committed to accessibility through the times, locations, and modalities we offer, including In-Person Instruction at the Main Center and at our evening Satellite Locations, Virtual Meetings (synchronous video sessions), and Written Feedback (asynchronous comments on downloadable drafts)
Are available to teach according to the Writing Center’s needs, including one or more evening shifts per week (campus partners generously fund several Writing Center TAships to provide writing assistance to undergrads in the evenings)
Will complete session reports in a timely manner, generally within 24 hours of the session
Over time, would be interested in serving on the Writing Center’s outreach team, teaching some Writing Center workshops, and/or contributing to Writing Center staff meetings or ongoing education offerings
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Position Summary/Job Duties:
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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Writing Center Instructor, you would work collaboratively with undergraduate and graduate students from across the university to help them achieve their writing goals and provide them with appropriate writing instruction.
BENEFITS
Learning about and implementing inclusive, anti-racist, and accessible writing center pedagogy taught in our proseminar, staff meetings, and ongoing professional development opportunities
Developing and demonstrating your interest and skills in interdisciplinary writing and in communication that centers linguistic justice
Gaining experience in one-to-one mentoring and instruction with an emphasis on affirming and actionable feedback
Enhancing your knowledge about different fields from colleagues from diverse backgrounds and at different levels
Teaching undergraduate and graduate students from disciplines across campus who voluntarily seek out Writing Center instruction and are eager to work with you
Contributing to one of the country’s largest, most comprehensive, and well-known Writing Centers
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Physical Demands:
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No physical demands
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Institutional Statements:
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu
Accommodation Statement:
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
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