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Opportunities in the Writing Program & Center

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Thank you for your interest in the Writing Program & Center! 

Spring 2026 Opportunities

The deadline to apply for the Spring 2026 term is November 30th, 2025.

Fall 2026 Opportunities

The deadline to apply for the Fall 2026 term is May 31st, 2026.

Selected applicants will be invited to a thirty-minute interview and decisions will be finalized by the end of the Summer A term. In preparation for the Fall 2026 term, selected Fellows will begin their training and professionalization on campus during the Summer B term.

Learn about each opportunity and the application process below! 

Writing Center Consultant

The mission of the UNF Writing Program & Center is to connect with writers of all proficiency levels to cultivate effective writing practices. We accomplish this by developing ongoing conversations with writers to build their long-term competencies and empower them to realize their academic, personal, and professional writing goals. Writing Center Consultants are a vital part of this mission, and as such their role is the most student-facing of all the Writing Program & Center positions. 

Writing Center Consultants assist students with a wide variety of writing questions by talking with them about their writing. Related questions can range from grammar, style, and mechanics, to developing a claim and a thesis, or sometimes to just brainstorming essay ideas. The conversation is led by the student, who expresses what aspect of their writing they would like to improve, and the consultant will help the student to better understand that aspect and make suggestions for how to achieve their goal.

Therefore, Writing Center Consultants should possess strong interdisciplinary academic writing skills, strong interpersonal communication skills, an ability to explain various, often complex, writing concepts and terms, a desire to help enhance students’ relationships with their writing and their disciplines, and a willingness to continuously develop and improve their knowledge of best practices in writing consultations.

  • Eligibility
    Applicants must be a current UNF student at the sophomore level or above, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Writing Consultants can be students across any discipline with a foundational knowledge of writing techniques and approaches relevant to at least one academic discipline (e.g., biology, chemistry English, engineering, education, etc.). 
    We are currently seeking Writing Consultants in the following disciplines:
    • Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics...) 
    • Engineering 
    • Health Sciences & Nursing
    Applicants must be enrolled in either SIX (6) undergraduate hours or FOUR (4) graduate hours of coursework in the spring and fall semesters, or in either THREE (3) undergraduate hours or THREE (3) graduate hours of coursework in a summer semester.
  • Responsibilities

    Writing Center Consultants are hired on a part-time basis for 8-10 weekly (16-20 biweekly) hours to consult with students seeking Writing Center assistance. In this role, Writing Center Consultants can expect to:

    • Meet by appointment with undergraduate students from across the disciplines to discuss writing questions and topics;
    • When available, assist undergraduate students seeking to do a drop-in consultation;
    • Pursue professional development activities across the fall and spring semesters, including attending a pre-agreed-upon number of staff meetings, orientation sessions, and consultant training days;
    • Grow their familiarity with other disciplines’ writing practices;
    • Maintain an individual writing consultation reflection log and consultant portfolio;
    • Occasionally tend to the Writing Center’s front desk or perform other clerical duties as needed.
  • Application Process

    To successfully apply for the Writing Center Consultant position, you must prepare two academic writing samples, two letters of recommendation, and submit your application in Workday.

    Two (2) Academic Writing Samples: Choose papers from courses in different areas of study and be sure to include at least one, preferably two, pieces of analytical or argumentative writing (feel free to include a lab report as long as it illustrates your analytical writing – e.g., the Introduction and/or Discussion sections). For each selected paper, you will need to write a description of the assignment and a brief explanation of why you have selected it for us to review and include this framing information at the outset of the paper, clearly marked. Excerpts from longer papers are acceptable, but please provide context.
    Two (2) Recommendation Letters: Recommendations help us determine if you are an apt candidate for the Writing Center Consultant position. Please ask a professor, instructor, or teaching assistant who has taught you in a course at UNF and who knows you and your written work well. Contact the recommender(s) before you list them on this application. We recommend asking them at least two weeks in advance.

    If you have any questions about this position, please contact Morgan Connor at rubrics@unf.edu

Writing Center Fellows

The mission of the UNF Writing Program & Center is to connect with writers of all proficiency levels to cultivate effective writing practices. We accomplish this by developing ongoing conversations with writers to build their long-term competencies and empower them to realize their academic, personal, and professional writing goals. 

As an important part of this mission, Writing Fellows work with students on a wide variety of writing questions by talking to them about their writing. Related questions can range from grammar, style, and mechanics, to developing a claim and a thesis, or sometimes to just brainstorming essay ideas. The conversation is led by the student, who expresses what aspect of their writing they would like to improve, and the consultant will help the student to better understand that aspect and make suggestions for how to achieve their goal.

Writing Fellows also work on assigned projects of their choosing. These projects vary, though they are all related to the functions and operation of the Writing Program & Center. Fellows can complete multiple projects per semester, and these projects can range from designing and leading workshops, developing materials for Market Days, creating social media and advertising content, and assisting professors with grading, assignment creation, and syllabi development.

As such, Writing Center Fellows should possess strong disciplinary, multidisciplinary, and/or interdisciplinary academic writing skills, strong interpersonal communication skills, an ability to explain various writing concepts and terms, a desire to guide students in enhancing their relationships to their writing and their disciplines, and a willingness to continuously develop and improve their knowledge of best practices in writing consultations.

  • Eligibility
    Applicants must be a current UNF student at the sophomore level or above, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Writing Fellows can be students across any discipline with a foundational knowledge of writing techniques and approaches relevant to at least one academic discipline (e.g., biology, chemistry English, engineering, education, etc.).
    We are currently seeking Writing Fellows in the following disciplines:
    • Education 
    • Engineering & STEM Majors
    • Health Sciences & Nursing
    Applicants must be enrolled in either SIX (6) undergraduate hours or FOUR (4) graduate hours of coursework in the spring and fall semesters, or in either THREE (3) undergraduate hours or THREE (3) graduate hours of coursework in a summer semester.
  • Responsibilities

    Writing Center Fellows are hired on a part-time basis for 15 weekly (30 biweekly) hours to support a variety of activities each semester, as well as projects singular to a particular semester or academic year. In this role, Writing Center Fellows can expect to:

    • Meet with undergraduate and graduate students by appointment or drop-in to discuss writing questions and topics across a variety of academic disciplines;
    • Pursue professional development activities across the fall and spring semesters, to include attending a pre-agreed-upon number of orientation and consultant training days
    • Grow their familiarity with other disciplines’ writing practices, specifically in technical and science writing and major citation styles, such as, but not limited to, APA, AMA, Chicago, IEEE, and MLA.
    • Take up assigned projects, including creating materials for and attending Market Days, developing social media materials, designing discipline-specific writing resources, among others;
    • Maintain an individual writing consultation reflection log and consultant portfolio.
  • Application Process

    To successfully apply for the Writing Fellowship, you must prepare two academic writing samples, two letters of recommendation, and submit your application in Workday.

    Two (2) Academic Writing Samples: Choose papers from courses in different areas of study and be sure to include at least one, preferably two, pieces of analytical or argumentative writing (feel free to include a lab report as long as it illustrates your analytical writing – e.g., the Introduction and/or Discussion sections). For each selected paper, you will need to write a description of the assignment and a brief explanation of why you have selected it for us to review and include this framing information at the outset of the paper, clearly marked. Excerpts from longer papers are acceptable, but please provide context.
    Two (2) Recommendation Letters: Recommendations help us determine if you are an apt candidate for the Writing Fellows position. Please ask a professor, instructor, or teaching assistant who has taught you in a course at UNF and who knows you and your written work well. Contact the recommender(s) before you list them on this application. We recommend asking them at least two weeks in advance.

    If you have any questions about this position, please contact Morgan Connor at rubrics@unf.edu

Graduate Assistants

This Graduate Assistantship exists primarily to support General Education writing courses in the Department’s Writing Program. Graduate Assistants, then, are most commonly assigned responsibilities that support Writing Program & Center (WPC) courses and initiatives.

The Department of English Writing Program & Center (WPC) is an integral part of the greater UNF community and supports writers inside and outside of classrooms across a variety of initiatives. WPC Graduate Assistants hold a half-time (40 hours biweekly) position comprised of a variety of responsibilities, not limited to but chieny entailing offering writing consultations with undergraduate and graduate student writers; developing discipline-specific writing materials; facilitating course instruction in concert with faculty; supporting ongoing!!and ad hoc WPC projects, such as assessment initiatives; pursuing professional development opportunities; amending bi-weekly Writing Center conversations; and incidental clerical and other office-related tasks. Please contact Dr. David MacKinnon for more information: davidmackinnon@unf.edu.

  • Eligibility

    Applicants must be a current UNF graduate student in the English Graduate Program. Graduate Assistants can be students across any undergraduate disciplinary background with a foundational knowledge of writing techniques and approaches relevant to at least one academic discipline (e.g., biology, chemistry English, engineering, education, etc.).

    Graduate Assistants are required to enroll as a full-time student for NINE (9) credit hours each semester they are employed as a GA. Exceptions are possible but usually limited to circumstances in which a GA needs fewer hours to graduate in a final semester.

  • Responsibilities

    Graduate Assistants (GA) are hired on a part-time basis for 20 weekly (40 biweekly) hours to support a variety of activities each semester, as well as projects singular to a particular semester or academic year. Generally, GAs are assigned FIVE (5) weekly hours of drop-in support and THREE to FIVE (3-5) weekly hours of graduate student writing support in the Writing Center. GAs schedule these EIGHT to TEN (8-10) hours at the start of the semester in consultation with the Director of the Writing Center, who will ensure that these scheduled hours do not conflict with each GA’s course schedule and academic responsibilities.

    Beyond these scheduled hours, GAs are also assigned a variety of responsibilities across the semester/academic year to support WPC activities and initiatives. These include, but are not limited, to course content and workshop development and facilitation to staffing and tabling WPC events, to participating in assessing student writing for various courses and program assessments.

    Teaching Assistantship Opportunity

    GAs who have earned EIGHTEEN (18) or more credit hours in the English MA program are able to be assigned to a first year writing course (i.e., ENC1101 or ENC1143) as the instructor of record while working hand in hand with the WPC faculty to develop and teach their course. Historically, this opportunity has taken place during a GA’s final semester after they’ve completed a variety of coursework and WPC professional development. In relation to the above-stated duties, Teaching Assistant roles occupy approximately 10 weekly hours of the GA assignment and serve as the “Other projects or duties as assigned” in addition to the drop-in and graduate student support hours.

  • Compensation

    First-year GAs are offered paid a stipend of $5,000 per semester, or $10,000 across the fall and spring semesters; no summer work is offered at this time. Contingent on continued state funding, second-year GAs are invited back with a stipend of $6,250 per semester, or $12,500 across the fall and spring semester; no summer work is offered at this time. However, recently graduated GAs often take up a part-time faculty teaching position over the summer terms as a bridge to their next steps.

    GAs also receive a tuition waiver as part of their compensation. Currently, this waiver is set to cover 100% of a GA’s tuition expenses but excludes student fees.

  • Application Process

    Send your completed Application for a Graduate Assistantship in English form, statement of professional experience and goals, and writing sample to the Graduate Coordinator of English, Dr. Betsy Nies: bnies@unf.edu.