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“Working at the Writing Studio is the most rewarding job I’ve ever had. I know that I can sit down with another student and start helping that student right away. Every paper could use more than one set of eyes looking over it, and it’s incredible how gratifying it feels just to be that second pair of eyes, to spend fifty minutes at a time doing nothing but helping someone. Working at the Writing Studio allows me to make a direct and immediate difference.”
John Wheeler, Class of 2012
Undergraduate Writing Consultant
Application Deadline: Friday, February 1, 2013
The Writing Studio is hiring Undergraduate Writing Consultants for the 2013-2014 academic year. Undergraduate Consultants earn $10.00 per hour and work at the Studio eight regularly-scheduled hours per week.
All Vanderbilt undergraduate students with an overall GPA of 3.5 or better are welcome to apply.
UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSIONS
Drop by to hear from current undergraduate consultants and to get your questions answered about the application process.
Tuesday, January 15 in Commons Center 202
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 23 in Buttrick 301
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Job Requirements
Students who are chosen as Undergraduate Writing Consultants for the 2013-2014 academic year will:
- participate in an April orientation and August training workshops on writing and consulting.
- participate in weekly, full-staff training sessions throughout the academic year.
- consult with individual writers.
- engage in periodic observations and mentoring sessions.
- develop handouts and other resources for undergraduate students.
- prepare and deliver workshops and visit classrooms across campus.
- demonstrate engagement with and growth in the position.
Application Requirements
1) Nomination
Candidates for Undergraduate Writing Consultant positions must be nominated by a Vanderbilt instructor. To
earn nominations, students must demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills; they must be
excellent academic writers, producing strong essays in their disciplines; also, they should be comfortable
working with diverse types of writing assignments. Candidates must have effective interpersonal skills,
including the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and the ability to engage in constructive
dialogue about writing. They should also be flexible, patient, professional, and intellectually curious.
Instructors, please submit brief notices of nomination to writing.studio@vanderbilt.edu by
February 1, 2013.
Nominated students will be invited to submit the following:
2) Application Form
Download PDF Application HERE
3) Application Letter
An applicant must write a 2-3 page application letter detailing her or his interest in becoming an
Undergraduate Writing Consultant. An applicant might write about the following: ways in which her or his
experience would contribute to successful consulting; strengths and weaknesses as a writer; ability to work
well with other people; applicable writing or work experience; or relevant personal and/or career goals.
4) Writing Samples
An applicant must include two samples of polished writing from different courses or disciplines. At least
one sample must have been composed within the last calendar year, and samples may be of any length.
Writing samples, as well as other application materials, will not be returned.
Please submit completed applications only to:
Amanda Middagh, Writing Studio Office Administrator
007 Calhoun Hall
Application Deadline: Friday, February 1, 2013
Interview:
Students who complete the application requirements by the given deadline may be invited to attend an interview in
March 2013.
Questions? For more information email John Bradley.