Hourly Student Employment - Writing Center Consultants

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Advertising Department UNIVERSITY WRITING PROGRAM Academic Term/Year FALL 2026/SPRING 2027 Position Title Hourly Student Employment - Writing Center Consultants Posting Number 08739 Position Number 08739 Student Job Category Student - Hourly Job Position Location Hybrid City Greenville State NC Number of Vacancies 2 Rate of Pay $20.00/hourly FLSA Status FLSA Non-exempt Will the position be subject to the CBC policy? No Job Description

The University Writing Center at East Carolina University is currently seeking graduate students as writing consultants to work 10-20 hours per week with ECU students. faculty, staff, and members of the community to support writers with any type of writing at any point in the writing process through consultation and material development.

In addition to working with writers, consultants will answer emails, schedule appointments, and work on professional development projects that include efforts to better understanding of writing and the writing process and also tasks that expand and support tie work of the UWC.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Giving feedback to students, teachers, and staff on any type of writing during the writing process via one-on-one writing consultations.
• Promoting the UWC Responding to the UWC email
• Completing weekly professional development
• Attending weekly seminars
• Attending a pre-semester orientation
• Other duties and professional development as assigned

Consulting:

The UWC employs a facilitative approach in which the writer always retains control over both the form and content of the paper. Consultants specialize in guiding writers to work on higher order concerns such as assignment goals, clear focus, thesis development, organization, audience awareness, and content development. Consultants also possess skills and resources to teach writers how to address lower order writing concerns including sentence structure, style, word choice, and punctuation. Consultants may work with writers either In person or online through online chats or paper uploads.

Professional Development:

During down time consultants will work on professional development and projects that encourage reflection and further learning about writing center work. Writing center work and projects will take precedence over consultant's coursework and personal work while a consultant is working.

Candidate must reside in the State of North Carolina to qualify for a hybrid work assignment.

GPA Requirement Minimum of 2.5 Preferred (Majors, Experience, GPA, etc.)

The University Writing Center prefers:

• a candidate who is naturally curious and one who likes learning from and with people across campus
• a candidate who is willing to work with and learn from writers across disciplines; who strengthens their own writing and research skills; and who develops transferable skills to any career path
• a candidate who has the ability to communicate and work effectively with a broad range of people and to maintain good working relationships within the writing center and across campus and one who has the ability to take initiative and self- direct learning while also collaborating with peers and ECU writers
• a candidate from any academic background
• a candidate Who has successfully completed ENGL 1100 and ENGL 2201 or their equivalents

License/certification required Special Instructions to Applicant

Please upload your resume, a list of 3 references, and in no more than 750 words please explain why you want to become a writing consultant by telling us about your skills, talents, experiences, and abilities you possess that you believe would make you a good writing center consultant.

Additional Instructions to Applicants

Unless otherwise identified in the applicable job posting and consistent with University policy, the University will principally employ individuals who reside in the State of North Carolina to the greatest extent practicable. As such, most positions at East Carolina University require employees to live and work in North Carolina (or live within a reasonable daily commuting distance from their duty station) after hire. Candidates should be prepared to relocate within a reasonable, agreed-upon time after an offer of employment has been made and accepted to meet this requirement.

Quick Link for Direct Access https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/97992 Open Date 10/28/2026 Close Date 12/02/2026 Open Until Filled No Nondiscrimination Statement

East Carolina University is committed to workforce success and cultivating a culture of care for our employees. ECU prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment based on race/ethnicity, color, genetic information, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, and veteran status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their protected veteran status or disability.

Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) should contact the ADA Coordinator at (252) 737-1018 (Voice/TTY) or ADA-Coordinator@ecu.edu.

Eligibility for Employment

Individuals submitting profiles for these positions must be current ECU students, in good-standing and meet the respective GPA requirement as required by the position type. Final candidates may be subject to criminal & sex offender background checks based upon the duties and responsibilities of the position. Some vacancies also require motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

Department for People Operations, Success, and Opportunity

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the Department for People Operations, Success, and Opportunity at (252) 328-9847 or toll free at 1-866-489-1740 or send an email to employment@ecu.edu. Our office is available to provide assistance Monday-Friday from 8:00-5:00 EST.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • What is your Grade Point Average (GPA)?

(Open Ended Question)

• • What are your hours of availability?

(Open Ended Question)

• • 3. How did you hear about the UWC?

(Open Ended Question)

• • 10. Describe what you imagine tutoring writing to entail?

(Open Ended Question)

• • 11. Describe the strategies you use to keep yourself on schedule and manage your time at work or with school?

(Open Ended Question)

• • Who can serve as a reference for you? Your reference should be a faculty member (preferably ECU) who could serve as a reference.This faculty member should be familiar with your writing skills and can respond to why they think you would be an effective writing consultant.

(Open Ended Question)

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Curriculum Vitae/Resume
• List of References
• Additional Document #1

Optional Documents