Position in second language writing

Carleton College welcomes applications for the position of Assistant Director of the Writing Center and Coordinator of Second Language Writing<http://jobs.carleton.edu/postings/516>. The Carleton College Writing Center provides assistance to students, regardless of their departments or writing ability by offering free, individual conferences during which student writers may discuss their writing with a trained student consultant. The assistant director provides additional tutorial assistance for second language writers/ELL students of varying skill levels and campus leadership regarding second language writing issues.
From the College's HR webpage: Founded in 1866, Carleton is a private, highly selective liberal arts college with 1950 undergraduates located Northfield, Minnesota, 45 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Best known for its academic excellence and warm, welcoming campus community, Carleton offers 37 majors<http://apps.carleton.edu/academics/majors/#majors> and 15 concentrations<http://apps.carleton.edu/academics/majors/#concentrations> in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Carleton is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse group of faculty and staff and offers a comprehensive benefits package. For a summary of benefits please visit the Office of Human Resources Web site<http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/human_resources/>.

The students who come here are generally very bright, interesting, engaged, and motivated. Carleton came out at #8 in the U.S. News and World Report's "Best Colleges 2011."

Essential job duties
• Provide one-on-one writing support for 8-12 second language students each term. This includes work on class papers, portfolios, application essays, comps, and reading strategies.
• Help select, train, assign, and supervise peer tutors, some of whom work as one-on-one second language writing tutors.
• Conduct writing workshops for second language students, International Student Orientation, faculty, and in other contexts, as needed.
• Provide support for faculty in their work with second language students by acting as a consultant, participating in faculty writing workshops, and meeting with academic departments.
• Assess the effectiveness of Academic Support Center's (ASC) one-to-one second language-writing tutoring program.
• Assist the director of the ASC with new writing consultant training and mentoring new and experienced writing consultants.
• Assist the director of the ASC in developing and performing outreach activities, including workshops, information fairs, New Student Week.
• Assist the director of the ASC in an ongoing assessment of student needs, including the development and implementation of Writing Center programs to meet identified needs, and the assessment of program outcomes with a focus on the continuous improvement of content and customer service.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in TESL, applied linguistics, or a closely related field.
• Experience in writing center work.
• Experience and demonstrated success in teaching/tutoring academic writing to second language students at the postsecondary level.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills in working with diverse students, faculty, and staff.
Kathy Evertz, Ph.D., Director
Academic Support Center
Carleton College
B-ASC
One North College St.
Northfield, MN 55057
kevertz@carleton.edu<mailto:kevertz@carleton.edu>
507-222-4015