Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Job Post – Writing and Editing Consultant /Teaching Fellow
Position Title: Writing and Editing Consultant/Teaching Fellow
Reporting to: the Dean of Innovation in Education
Start Date: ASAP
Type of Position: Full time
Number of Hiring: 1
Post Number: TS-20200002
Position Description
The writing and editing consultant will be responsible for providing management, design, implementation and evaluation of communication programs to assist students in various written and oral communication tasks. S/he will be responsible for the delivery of all communication support related services.
Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of Career Competency Research Center, the Communication Consultants will lead a comprehensive program in supporting students and faculties’ various writing tasks:
Work with students, faculty and researchers to ensure document accuracy;
Review written documents for clarity, grammar, spelling, punctuation, content, and style;
Conduct consultation sessions as assigned in any of the three available formats (face-to-face, online, and remote) with students, postdocs and faculty of a variety of experience levels on grad school applications, research manuscripts, grant applications, conference presentations, lab reports, academic assignments, and other technical writings;
Recruit and train Peer Communication Consultants who lead workshops and tutoring undergraduates. Training peer consultants to work productively and sensitively and to protect clients’ confidentiality;
Measures impact and designs improved services. Provides feedback to peer consultants so that they can assume higher leadership roles within the Writing Center across their time at GTIIT;
Assesses unmet needs and leads workgroups, researches best practices in the field, and interacts with GT faculty and administrators to develop new services;
Maintains a collaborative relationship with other Career Competencies Center staff for shared expertise and data across programs.
Required Job Specifications
Required qualification: Master’s degree or above is required (prefer a degree in Teaching English as a Second Language from an internationally recognized university);
Required work experience: 5-7 years’ relevant working experience, prefer 3-5 years working with students on overseas graduate school applications;
International study or work experience is preferred.
Required Job Competencies
Communication skills (English & Chinese): high
Planning and organizing skills: high
Creativity and self-motivation: high
Ability to multi-tasking: high
Team player and adaptability: high
Microsoft Office skills: medium
Application Information
Please send your cover letter, English and Chinese CVs to AAO@gtiit.edu.cn. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
