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Opportunities

There are several ways for students and faculty to get involved in Auburn’s Writing Initiative. Here we include:

Positions For Students

Graduate Assistants

The Office of University Writing offers full-time graduate assistantships (20 hours per week, 12 months) to support the Office of University Writing, the Miller Writing Center, and the ePortfolio Project. Because we like to keep assistants more than one year if possible, our hiring needs are variable, but we will begin to REVIEW APPLICATIONS on March 15 for assistantships starting in the summer. Check with us prior to this due date about our specific needs.

ePortfolio Project Program Assistant (position filled): Position Description and Application Directions

Communications & Marketing Graduate Assistant (currently unavailable): Position Description and Application Directions

Miller Writing Center Program Assistant (position filled): Position Description and Application Directions

Interns

The Office of University Writing also offers internships. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE each year on November 1 for spring internships and on April 1 for fall internships. Contact us if you are interested in a summer internship.

Communications & Marketing Student Intern (currently unavailable): Position Description and Application Directions

ePortfolio Project Student Intern (position filled): Position Description and Application Directions

Summer Fellows

The Office of University Writing and the ePortfolio Project offer Summer Graduate Fellowships for various short-term projects like web content development, interviews, curriculum development, editing, and research support. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE on March 15 for summer fellowships that begin on the first day of Summer I classes.

Summer Fellowship (currently unavailable): Position Description and Application Directions

Miller Writing Center

The Miller Writing Center offers two types of paid positions. We welcome applications from all current graduate students at Auburn University for Spring 2020. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE on October 15th for positions starting in January.

Consultant – Graduate Students only (applications due October 15th): Position Description and Application Directions

Front Desk Representative (positions filled)

Applications for undergraduate student consultants and front desk representatives for Fall 2020 will open in the spring.

Positions For Faculty

Academy for Writing: Teaching with Writing

The Office of University Writing is hosting its inaugural summer Academy for Writing, a new program devoted to the effective use of writing in disciplinary courses. The summer 2019 Academy will focus on teaching with writing: the notion that writing assignments can be a vehicle for disciplinary teaching and learning. Participants will learn strategies for designing, scaffolding, and evaluating a writing assignment, ultimately producing assignment prompts relevant to disciplinary content, writing activities or materials that scaffold learning in support of major assignments, peer review protocols, and assignment rubrics. Participation in the Academy is limited to 24 participants who have completed the Biggio Center’s Course (Re)Design Seminar, or plan to complete it in summer of 2019. The Academy will take place on July 15, 17, 19, and 22 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Click here to view the full call for applications, which provides more details on the Academy, the application process, compensation, and requirements. Application window closed.. Contact us for information on future Academy opportunities.

University Writing Committee Representatives

The University Writing Committee (UWC) has faculty representatives from each College and both an undergraduate and graduate student representative. Faculty interested in serving on the UWC should volunteer through the University Senate. Faculty serve a three-year term and may be reappointed for a second term. Undergraduates interested in serving should contact the incoming Student Government Association president in the spring term to express their interest in serving the following academic year. The graduate student representative is appointed by the President of the Graduate Student Council each year. The UWC meets about once a month on Thursdays from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ePortfolio Project Committees

Faculty and students are included on each of the ePortfolio Project committees. Click here to view the current list of ePortfolio committee members.

Relevant Conferences

There are many academic conferences related to writing. If you are interested in learning about writing research that has been conducted nationwide or presenting your own work, visit one of the following links:

Publishing Opportunities

Academic publications are always in search of scholarship on writing from students and faculty. If you are interested in publishing your work, visit one of the following sites to learn about specific submission guidelines: