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Middlebury College Interim Writing Center Director in Middlebury, Vermont
The Interim Writing Center Director leads the work of the Writing Center by designing, implementing, and overseeing the operation of the Middlebury College Writing Center. This role works collaboratively with colleagues in the Center for Teaching, Learning, & Research (CTLR) and the Writing and Rhetoric Program to build and support a vibrant culture of writing and writing instruction at the College.
This is a part time, benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $31,27 - $39.10 per year. It is a two year term position that is 20 hours per week.
Core Responsibilities:
Manage all aspects of the student tutor program in writing, from recruiting and hiring peer writing tutors, to developing and implementing initial training sessions and in-semester tutor development.
Cooperate with students and faculty to assess their needs in relation to teaching and learning writing and shape Writing Center programming/tutoring session formats accordingly. These formats may include: one-on-one tutoring by appointment, drop-in tutoring, and course-embedded tutoring, as well as synchronous and asynchronous online tutoring, where needed.
Use existing administrative software to evaluate data on tutor usage and events sponsored by the Writing Center. This process includes analyzing user statistics generated by appointment software to contribute to broader Center-wide conversations about the efficacy of Writing Center programming and future planning.
Administer the writing self-placement survey, an assessment tool for incoming first-year students in advance of Fall and Spring semesters.
Contribute to the short-term and long-term planning discussions of the CTLR and WRPR by sharing insights gained from Writing Center data and from direct engagement with peer writing tutors and students requesting writing support.
Monitors and manages related budget and tutor expenses.
Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Requirements
Master’s Degree in Writing Studies or a related field required
3-5 years’ experience teaching writing and working in a college-level academic support program
Excellent communication, collaboration, and management skills to address multiple priorities effectively
Experience in providing educational workshops for students and faculty, as well as individual academic coaching
Willingness to learn scheduling and data collection programs such as LibCal or WCOnline
Commitment to advancing equity and inclusion in the work, including attention to first gen and multilingual students, as well as students from historically marginalized populations and students with learning differences.
Demonstrated desire to understand and engage with the cultural, social, economic, ethnic and other forms of diversity in this learning community
Demonstrated commitment to building meaningful relationships within the campus and larger academic community
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.
Other:
Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
Benefits
As an employee of Middlebury College, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, Middlebury offers a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year during the first two years of service, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Middlebury employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs as well as free or reduced rates for cultural events and use of sporting facilities (including the College's golf course and Nordic and alpine ski areas). The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:
MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the College store, library privileges, and discounts at cultural and sporting events. In addition, the card allows door access to certain campus buildings. Spouses or domestic partners of benefits-eligible employees are eligible to receive a Spouse/Partner card with the same privileges as the employee card (except door access).
Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
Access to our Partner Inclusion Program (https://www.middlebury.edu/human-resources/work-middlebury/partner-inclusion-program) that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website by following this web link: https://go.middlebury.edu/benefits (https://www.middlebury.edu/human-resources/self-service-resources/2024-benefits-information)
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