College of Education Advanced Academic Writing Specialist - Open to CSULB Employees Only

The Beach•Long Beach, CA

About The Position

The College of Education Advanced Academic Writing Specialist provides high-quality, targeted, customized writing and idea- and topic-development support to doctoral and other graduate students and faculty. Support is provided individually and in groups, in person and virtually, for dissertations, theses, and scholarly and policy writing. The specialist builds and maintains writing-support infrastructure, including workshops, seminars, scheduling systems, and processes for managing requests from diverse learners. The role is a regular/probationary Student Services Professional III position in the Department of Educational Leadership, at a 1.0 time base (40 hours per week). The hiring range is $5,540–$6,087 per month; the CSU classification salary range is $5,540–$7,893 per month. Salary placement depends on education, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and departmental resources. The position is open to current CSULB employees only.

Requirements

Equivalent to a bachelor's degree with upper-division or graduate coursework in counseling and guidance, human relations, or a related field.
Three years of professional experience in one of the student services program areas.
Demonstrated effectiveness providing academic writing support to doctoral and master's students, including thesis and/or dissertation writing coaching or support.
Experience helping students understand faculty feedback on dissertations, theses, and academic course papers.
Experience helping faculty understand student writing challenges and needs, including for dissertations, theses, and academic course papers.
Demonstrated history of providing graduate-level academic writing support to diverse students, with effectiveness in online, hybrid, and/or in-person modalities and contexts.
Experience providing feedback on student dissertations or theses using critical theories and/or critical methodologies, qualitative and/or quantitative.
Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.
Ability to follow university policies, procedures, and guidelines, including those concerning safety, civility, information security, and nondiscrimination.
Ability to contribute to a positive university experience for every student and support the university's commitment to a vision of excellence.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience engaging dissertation and doctoral students.
Valid California Driver's License preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide one-to-one and group writing coaching to doctoral and other graduate students and faculty on dissertations, theses, scholarly writing, and policy writing.
Offer writing support through individual consultations, small groups, classroom visits, workshops, seminars, and other methods, and hold routine office hours.
Develop and deliver a regular writing workshop and seminar series for doctoral students and other academic writers, covering topics such as scholarly voice, word-processing tools, APA, AI, multilingual writing, writing self-sufficiency, graduate-school expectations, translation, ownership of the writing process, and writing anxiety.
Build and maintain infrastructure for writing support, including workshops, seminars, scheduling systems, and systems for managing writing-support requests.
Assess student writing, develop an assessment process for matriculated students, and refer writers to appropriate editing support and services, such as APA, formatting, and tables.
Organize and facilitate panel presentations and workshops on writing and publishing, graduate writing accountability groups, and writing retreats.
Help graduate students and faculty establish and refine short- and long-term academic writing goals.
Identify academic writing skill gaps and recommend development opportunities, promoting writing as a developmental, skills-based process.
Collaborate with faculty and staff to develop writing initiatives and interventions for graduate students.
Conduct writing assessments to identify individual students’ writing strengths, skills, and areas for improvement.

Benefits

Up to 24 vacation days per year, depending on employee group and/or length of service.
14 paid holidays.
12 sick days annually with unlimited accrual.
Medical, dental, and vision plans.
Participation in the CalPERS defined benefit retirement plan, with voluntary 403(b), 401(k), and 457 savings options.
Tuition fee waiver programs for eligible employees; dependent eligibility varies by employee group and bargaining unit.
Employee Assistance Program with confidential counseling and support services for employees and their families.
Wellness programs.
Professional development opportunities.
Insurance options, including life, disability, and pet insurance.