The Portland Writing Center is hiring a writing consultant
The Portland Writing Center is seeking a new writing consultant who is enthusiastic about helping fellow graduate and degree-completion students understand the components of effective writing.
Portland Writing Center consultants are current adult degree-completion and graduate students who work eight to 10 hours per week meeting with students in Zoom or email sessions through the Portland Writing Center.
Writing consultant duties include helping students with the following:
- Thinking through ideas for a writing assignment
- Considering writing choices with regard to audience, focus, purpose, cohesion, and organization
- Developing ideas with specific evidence
- Improving research strategies
- Applying proper documentation and formatting
- Understanding basic grammar and mechanics
- Academic coaching, which is helping students with school/life balance
Click here for a consultant job description, and click here for a consultant application. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
For more information, contact Heather Harney, Portland Writing Center director, at hharney@georgefox.edu.