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Professional Writing Consultant
Job ID: 269481
Location: Summerville Campus
Full/Part Time: Full Time
About Us Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research creates a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world‑class clinicians bring the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other.
The University System of Georgia is comprised of 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.
Location Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912
Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904
College/Department Information The Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) is housed in the Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences but serves the entire university. The CWE fosters a culture of writing on campus by helping students, faculty, and staff improve their composition skills through personalized instruction and support. One‑on‑one consultations are available in‑person and online. The CWE also offers writing groups, retreats, boot camps, workshops, digital learning tools, faculty professional development, and WAC/WID resources and training.
Job Summary The CWE is seeking two Professional Writing Consultants. The consultants report to the Director of the CWE. They work primarily with graduate/professional students and faculty to improve written, spoken, and multimodal communication skills and increase research and publication productivity. Consultants support individual and group appointments, develop and facilitate workshops, boot camps, writing groups, and other programs, collaborate with faculty to deliver customized workshops, produce accessible virtual writing/communication resources, and liaise with colleges and schools to build sustainable partnerships and enhance writing curricula.
Responsibilities
Writer's Development:
Supporting writer development of academic and professional writing competencies, speaking and presentation competencies, language learning, and visual communication through one‑to‑one and/or small group consultations in person, synchronously online, and asynchronously online.
Communication Resources:
Developing and leading writing/communication workshops, boot camps, and groups. Regularly running and assessing programming focused on academic speaking, publishing, thesis/dissertation writing, funding proposals, and English language acquisition. Developing and presenting professional development for CWE staff. Developing accessible print and digital writing/communication resources.
Research:
Conducting research related to composition studies, writing across the curriculum, and writing in the disciplines. Research and develop consulting strategies, teaching programs, and workshops to meet general discipline‑specific communication skills and strategies; conduct research into genre, composition, and/or teaching models and strategies as needed.
Daily Administration:
Assisting CWE leadership with administrative tasks and day‑to‑day operations as needed.
Other:
Performing other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
MA/MFA degree in English, Rhetoric, Composition, or a related field with demonstrated expertise in scientific communication, technical communication, grant writing, writing in the health professions, TESOL.
Minimum of three years of professional experience in a university writing center or its equivalent supporting graduate/professional student and/or faculty writers.
Preferred Qualifications
PhD in English, Rhetoric, Composition, or other related field.
Bachelor's degree in STEM.
Multilingual (especially fluency in Spanish, French, Arabic, Korean, and/or Chinese).
Experience teaching TESOL, Scientific Communication, Technical Communication, and/or Basic Writing at the college level.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Knowledge
Composition pedagogy and writing center theory.
Writing in the disciplines and writing across the curriculum (WID/WAC) pedagogy.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases.
Skills
Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Excellent organizational, multi‑tasking, and time management skills.
Abilities
Ability to work effectively with varied audiences and stakeholders.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Demonstrated commitment to promoting equitable literacy practices and creating an accessible learning environment.
Shift/Salary/Benefits Shift: Days/M‑F (Work outside of normal business hours may be required)
Pay Grade: 17
Salary: Minimum $44,967/annual – Midpoint: $60,705/annual
Recruitment Period: Until Filled
Benefits may include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.
Full‑time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months may be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.
Conditions of Employment
All selected candidates must successfully pass a background check.
All employees must ensure confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive information by adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies.
Other Information The position also requires promoting a customer‑friendly environment and providing superior service to patients, students, faculty, and employees.
Equal Employment Opportunity Augusta University is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.
How To Apply Consider applying with us today! Visit
https://www.augusta.edu/hr/jobs/ .
Select University Faculty & Staff > External Applicants if you are a candidate from outside the university. Select University Faculty & Staff > Internal Applicants if you are a current university employee.
Please send a cover letter, CV, and statement of tutoring or teaching philosophy to Candis Bond at
cbond@augusta.edu . For further assistance, contact us at 706‑721‑9365.
To apply, visit
https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psp/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=12000&JobOpeningId=269481&PostingSeq=1 .
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Location: Summerville Campus
Full/Part Time: Full Time
About Us Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research creates a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world‑class clinicians bring the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other.
The University System of Georgia is comprised of 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.
Location Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912
Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904
College/Department Information The Center for Writing Excellence (CWE) is housed in the Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences but serves the entire university. The CWE fosters a culture of writing on campus by helping students, faculty, and staff improve their composition skills through personalized instruction and support. One‑on‑one consultations are available in‑person and online. The CWE also offers writing groups, retreats, boot camps, workshops, digital learning tools, faculty professional development, and WAC/WID resources and training.
Job Summary The CWE is seeking two Professional Writing Consultants. The consultants report to the Director of the CWE. They work primarily with graduate/professional students and faculty to improve written, spoken, and multimodal communication skills and increase research and publication productivity. Consultants support individual and group appointments, develop and facilitate workshops, boot camps, writing groups, and other programs, collaborate with faculty to deliver customized workshops, produce accessible virtual writing/communication resources, and liaise with colleges and schools to build sustainable partnerships and enhance writing curricula.
Responsibilities
Writer's Development:
Supporting writer development of academic and professional writing competencies, speaking and presentation competencies, language learning, and visual communication through one‑to‑one and/or small group consultations in person, synchronously online, and asynchronously online.
Communication Resources:
Developing and leading writing/communication workshops, boot camps, and groups. Regularly running and assessing programming focused on academic speaking, publishing, thesis/dissertation writing, funding proposals, and English language acquisition. Developing and presenting professional development for CWE staff. Developing accessible print and digital writing/communication resources.
Research:
Conducting research related to composition studies, writing across the curriculum, and writing in the disciplines. Research and develop consulting strategies, teaching programs, and workshops to meet general discipline‑specific communication skills and strategies; conduct research into genre, composition, and/or teaching models and strategies as needed.
Daily Administration:
Assisting CWE leadership with administrative tasks and day‑to‑day operations as needed.
Other:
Performing other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
MA/MFA degree in English, Rhetoric, Composition, or a related field with demonstrated expertise in scientific communication, technical communication, grant writing, writing in the health professions, TESOL.
Minimum of three years of professional experience in a university writing center or its equivalent supporting graduate/professional student and/or faculty writers.
Preferred Qualifications
PhD in English, Rhetoric, Composition, or other related field.
Bachelor's degree in STEM.
Multilingual (especially fluency in Spanish, French, Arabic, Korean, and/or Chinese).
Experience teaching TESOL, Scientific Communication, Technical Communication, and/or Basic Writing at the college level.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Knowledge
Composition pedagogy and writing center theory.
Writing in the disciplines and writing across the curriculum (WID/WAC) pedagogy.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases.
Skills
Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Excellent organizational, multi‑tasking, and time management skills.
Abilities
Ability to work effectively with varied audiences and stakeholders.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Demonstrated commitment to promoting equitable literacy practices and creating an accessible learning environment.
Shift/Salary/Benefits Shift: Days/M‑F (Work outside of normal business hours may be required)
Pay Grade: 17
Salary: Minimum $44,967/annual – Midpoint: $60,705/annual
Recruitment Period: Until Filled
Benefits may include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.
Full‑time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months may be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.
Conditions of Employment
All selected candidates must successfully pass a background check.
All employees must ensure confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive information by adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies.
Other Information The position also requires promoting a customer‑friendly environment and providing superior service to patients, students, faculty, and employees.
Equal Employment Opportunity Augusta University is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.
How To Apply Consider applying with us today! Visit
https://www.augusta.edu/hr/jobs/ .
Select University Faculty & Staff > External Applicants if you are a candidate from outside the university. Select University Faculty & Staff > Internal Applicants if you are a current university employee.
Please send a cover letter, CV, and statement of tutoring or teaching philosophy to Candis Bond at
cbond@augusta.edu . For further assistance, contact us at 706‑721‑9365.
To apply, visit
https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psp/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=12000&JobOpeningId=269481&PostingSeq=1 .
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