Carleton College Looking for Assistant Director of the Writing Center and Coordinator of Multilingual Writing Support Full Time

The Assistant Director of the Writing Center and Coordinator of Multilingual Writing Support provides training and supervision for peer writing consultants, campus leadership, and education regarding second language writing and other areas of expertise, and one-on-one support and workshops for student writers of varying skill levels.

The Assistant Director will also support the day-to-day operations in The Writing Center and the long-term program, collaborate with the Director to select, train, mentor, assign, and supervise peer writing consultants, and offer, develop, and provide support for faculty in their work with multilingual students. 

Carleton College is an AA/EEO employer. We are committed to developing our staff to better reflect the diversity of our student body and American society. Members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.  

What Carleton College has for you: Carleton offers a generous benefits package, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, 403(b) retirement plans with a 10% employer contribution with immediate vesting, a health savings account with college contribution, a generous paid time off, as well as access to many other campus amenities.

The successful candidate possesses a masters degree in teaching English as a second language, leadership experience in writing center work, and experience and demonstrated success in teaching/tutoring academic writing to multilingual students at the postsecondary level. Preferred qualifications include experience in reading instruction and/or reading strategies, and demonstrated ability to collaborate across offices, departments, and divisions.

Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the hire is complete. We accept only online applications. To learn more visit: https://carleton.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CarletonCareers/details/Assistant-Director-of-the-Writing-Center-and-Coordinator-of-Multilingual-Writing-Support_R-00634?jobFamilyGroup=e4c1fd5caef9100db08cb28d848b0000

Carleton is a private liberal arts residential campus with nearly 2000 students and 800 faculty & staff. Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota, approximately 40 miles south of the Twin Cities. Northfield is a short commute from the metro that offers an interesting alternative to working in corporate America. A place with small town charm with big city opportunity. If you are looking for a stimulating environment to work, take a closer look at this opportunity today.

Carleton College aspires to provide a liberal arts education that equips students with the skills to lead a fully realized life in a diverse and changing world. A Carleton education recognizes that the world’s people differ in their race and ethnicity, culture, political and social worldviews, religious and spiritual understandings, language and geographic characteristics, gender, gender identities and sexual orientations, learning and physical abilities, age, and social and economic classes. It is essential to our high academic standards that we be committed to creating a diverse campus community.

A community that fosters diversity of thought and an open exchange of ideas can only emerge from the participation of individuals with different backgrounds and worldviews. Because creative and talented people come from many places and have many backgrounds, Carleton College is dedicated to attracting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff, student body, and Board of Trustees and sees this as among our highest priorities. Carleton’s commitment to diversity will sustain and enrich the learning and living environment that defines the institution and its place in the world.