Writing Center Manager

Overview

Key Accountabilities

• Coordinate the operations and activities of a dynamic writing center. Provide expert tutoring for students’ needs in academic writing across the disciplines.
• Lead Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) initiatives, collaborating with faculty across disciplines and in key first year courses, to strengthen the development of student writing.
• Design and implement innovative programs that promote reading, critical thinking, and information literacy across the curriculum.
• Contribute to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) through research, assessment and publication of writing center practices and outcomes.
• Teach, subject to curricular need, first-year writing courses, summer writing workshops, and other special writing programs/courses (cross-registration, ABP program, etc.).

Key Activities

• Provide expert tutoring for the various academic needs of GU-Q students.
• Meet with faculty to discuss the needs of students in academic writing across the disciplines.
• Partner with faculty to design discipline-specific writing assignments and integrate writing-to-learn pedagogies into their courses.
• Facilitate faculty development workshops on writing pedagogy, assignment design, and responding to student writing.
• Identify and disseminate resources for academic writing and academic achievement.
• Develop and lead innovative programs that integrate reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, including digital literacy initiatives.
• Conduct research and assessment on writing center effectiveness and student learning outcomes. Share findings through presentations and publications.
• Assist the Director for Student Academic Success in the delivery of teaching, learning and assessment initiatives, based on current trends in writing center scholarship and evidence-based literacy practices.
• Manage project development.
• Lead writing workshops and other writing-related seminars and labs.
• Teach at least one first year writing course per semester.
• Administer and assist with the English writing assessment at New Student Orientation/Hoya Welcome Week.
• Manage and oversee the work of direct reports, including scheduling, setting and reviewing performance objectives, and identifying and scheduling training and development needs.
• Liaise with Human Resources to manage recruitment, hiring, onboarding and offboarding of direct reports, as required.
• Recruit, hire, train, supervise and mentor student peer tutors and fellows in supporting critical reading and multimodal composition.
• Knowledge and Skills
• Knowledge of writing center dynamics and current best practices in writing center administration.
• Knowledge of Writing Across the Curriculum/Writing in the Disciplines theories and pedagogies.
• Understanding evidence-based approaches to teaching reading comprehension and critical thinking.
• Familiarity with SOTL methodologies, including assessment design and educational research.
• Ability to work well with various forms of technology to support program operations and writing development including AI tools, Google Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, online data management software, social media tools, collaborative writing spaces, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a collaborative, learning-focused, team environment.
• Strong facilitation and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to assessment and evidence-based practice preferred.

Qualifications

• Master degree in Rhetoric and Composition, Applied Linguistics, TESOL, Education or a related writing-intensive field. Doctoral degree preferred.

Experience

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in higher education in the MENA/SWANA region.
• 5+ years of experience teaching or tutoring academic writing at the college level.
• Experience working with diverse learners.
• 2+ years’ experience with supervising/coordinating/managing staff and project development.
• Previous administrative experience.
• Experience with Writing Across the Curriculum programs or faculty development preferred.

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