Associate Director, Writing Program

New York University • New York, NY

21h

About The Position

This position develops and implements strategic initiatives and independently oversees activities for NYU Steinhardt’s Writing Center. Independently manage several key ongoing projects, including the writing support scheduling system, oversight and coordination of one-on-one consultations, workshops, class visits, and writing resources for all 11 departments in the School. This individual will hire, supervise, and manage part-time Steinhardt Writing Center staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years relevant professional experience.
• Experience with writing, editing, and managing academic writing and career-focused documents.
• Experience working with a population diverse in age and status, including students, faculty, staff, deans, and vendors.
• Experience initiating change.
• Expertise in multilingual writing pedagogy, tutoring strategies, and writing assessment practices.
• Experience teaching academic writing to undergraduate and graduate students.
• A commitment to supporting students from varied academic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with faculty, staff, and students to integrate writing resources into academic and co-curricular contexts.
• Proficiency with writing center technologies and online platforms for tutoring, workshops, and resource delivery.
• High level of writing and comprehension skills and knowledge.
• Ability to solve problems and interact with individuals at all levels.
• Ability to manage a wide range of duties and assignments.
• Ability to conceive, develop, and administer a variety of Writing support programs and activities for 15 to 50 people.
• Ability to supervise student Writing consultants and graduate students.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral Degree In Writing, Applied Linguistics, TESOL, or related discipline
• 5+ years Experience working and studying in an individualized, interdisciplinary academic environment.
• Knowledge of Google applications (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides).

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements strategic initiatives for NYU Steinhardt’s Writing Center.
• Independently oversees activities for NYU Steinhardt’s Writing Center.
• Manages key ongoing projects, including the writing support scheduling system.
• Oversees and coordinates one-on-one consultations, workshops, class visits, and writing resources for all 11 departments in the School.
• Hires, supervises, and manages part-time Steinhardt Writing Center staff.

Benefits

• In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is USD $80,000.00 to USD $100,000.00.
• NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040.
• NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager