Job Summary:

The Professional Writing Consultant in the William L. Adams Center for Writing is responsible for enhancing the educational development of students and the professional development of staff and faculty through provision of writing support and supplemental writing instruction.

Duties & Essential Job Functions:

1. Guides development of writing skills in students, faculty, and staff by assisting with writing projects during individual consultations, both in-person and online, creating, updating, and presenting workshops, facilitating writing groups, write-ins, and sessions at writer’s retreats, and creating and updating resources on various aspects of writing.
2. Helps promote the Center through class visits and campus events.
3. Continues professional development and stays informed of current practices in writing center theory and pedagogy and applies emerging technologies to perform duties.
4. Assists with tutor training by mentoring undergraduate and graduate peer writing consultants.
5. Completes assigned tasks in an efficient, timely, and organized manner.
6. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Education & Experience:

• Masters of Arts in English and/or Rhetoric and Composition.
• Minimum two years’ experience teaching college or university English writing courses.
• Minimum two years’ experience providing writing support and instruction to undergraduate and graduate student writers in a college or university writing center.
• Demonstrated proficiency in digital and multimodal literacies, including Generative AI, in college or university classroom and writing center settings.

Preferred Education & Experience:

• None

Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:

• None

Preferred Licensure, Certification, and/or Specialized Training:

• None

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of writing center theory and practice.
• Knowledge of rhetoric and composition theory and pedagogy.
• Knowledge of university-level teaching and tutoring.
• Knowledge of MLA, APA, and Chicago documentation styles.
• Knowledge of computer-assisted writing instruction.
• Knowledge of new media techniques.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of interpersonal communication techniques.
• Knowledge of some or all components of Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows navigation skills.
• Knowledge of department-specific software.
• Ability to draft grammatically correct correspondence

TCU Core Competencies:

University Core Competencies definitions may be found on the Human Resources website and in the staff performance management system.

Physical Requirements (With or Without Accommodations):

• Visual acuity to read information from computer screens, forms and other printed materials and information.
• Able to speak (enunciate) clearly in conversation and general communication.
• Hearing ability for verbal communication/conversation/responses via telephone, telephone systems, and face-to-face interactions.
• Manual dexterity for typing, writing, standing and reaching, flexibility, body movement for bending, crouching, walking, kneeling and prolonged sitting.
• Lifting and moving objects and equipment up to 10 lbs.

Work Environment:

• Work is indoors and sedentary and is subject to schedule changes and/or variable work hours.
• This role is an on campus, in-person position
• There are no harmful environmental conditions present for this job.
• The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate.

Application Requirements:

Submit your application through the TCU jobs website at jobs.tcu.edu. With your application, you must submit the following documents:  

• 10-page scholarly writing sample
• Statement of writing center philosophy 
• Letter of application
• Resume/CV
• The names and contact information for 3 references

TCU only accepts online applications.

AA/EEO Statement:

As an AA/EEO employer, TCU recruits, hires, and promotes qualified persons in all job classifications without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnic origin, disability, genetic information, covered veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. 

About Texas Christian University

TCU is all about the experience. This is a place where students learn how to adapt to whatever the future might bring, develop critical thinking skills and expand their creativity. With a choice of rigorous academic programs in 130 undergraduate areas of study, 61 master’s level programs and 24 areas of doctoral study, Horned Frogs have opportunities to search for meaning and examine values, yet graduate well-prepared for professional accomplishment. Whether in the fine arts or business or engineering, Horned Frogs can develop their full creative potential here. For example, both MBA and undergraduate students at the Neeley School of Business benefit from an experience ranked at the top by Bloomberg Businessweek and U.S. News & World Report — not in spite of, but because of, the focus on the individual. At TCU, professors love being in the classroom. These mentoring teacher-scholars also conduct well-published, leading-edge research, often with undergraduates at their sides. Horned Frogs live, learn and play 24-7 in a 277-acre setting in a vibrant city. They work out in state-of-the-art recreation facilities, catch Big 12 NCAA athletic competition and participate in 200+ organizati...ons, all without leaving the campus. That’s when they’re not providing thousands of hours of volunteer service to their community, interning in New York or LA, practicing journalism in Washington, D.C., experiencing international business in China or perfecting Spanish in Seville. It’s how Horned Frogs are learning to change the world.

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