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Teaching Associate – Writing Centre - USG 8
1-year contract (maternity leave);
Start date: August 31, 2015
The Writing Centre Teaching Associate provides writing and communications support to individual students, as well as classroom support to students and instructors as required. The Teaching Associate
helps undergraduate and graduate students develop their writing and multi-modal communication skills. Because the Teaching Associate sees a variety of work, including discipline-specific assignments, papers, reports, résumés, proposals, presentations, and
technically and theoretically complex dissertations, this person must be knowledgeable about a range of genres and disciplinary conventions. They must be able to respond to students at different levels and with different skills. Writing and communication support
is provided through individual appointments both in person and online, at drop-in sessions, and through workshops and presentations.
The Teaching Associate works in a collaborative environment with responsibilities for information sharing and team work on projects, including taking the lead on organizational initiatives as required.
The position of Teaching Associate requires exceptional communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, as well as flexibility, initiative and resourcefulness, approachability, and a knowledge and understanding of the university and its community.
The ideal candidate will have:
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Qualified applicants can submit a resume and cover letter to Clare Bermingham [log in to unmask]
Clare Bermingham
Manager, Writing Centre
2nd Floor, SCH
University of Waterloo
519-888-4567 x.31364
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