Open Recruitment: Writing Advisor Fellowship 2017 (Paid)

The Writing Center at Hiroshima University, Japan, has announced a job opening for a Writing Advisor Fellow (Paid).  This Writing Advisor Fellowship Program is ideal for someone who wishes to gain professional experiences working with non-native English writers and speakers, focusing on academic writing at the tertiary level and above.  The Fellow will work full-time at Hiroshima University, located in two campuses at Higashi-Hiroshima and Kasumi, for a contract period of six months starting from September 2017 (with the strong likelihood of extension to a total of 12 months, based on the Fellow’s performance and mutual agreement between the Fellow and the Research Planning Office).

Please refer to the Guideline for the Writing Advisor Fellowship 2017 for more information.

Application Form:  http://wrc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/WAF2017/

Application Due Date: Application Due Date extended until
               Noon on Thursday, June 8, 2017 (Japan time)

Contact: wrc-research*office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @ before using this email address.)

Guideline for the Writing Advisor Fellowship 2017

* Please refer to the full description of the Guideline

Position Title:
Writing Advisor Fellow (Full time)

Position Summary:
The Writing Advisor Fellow will provide consultation about academic writing in English, such as drafts for academic journals and proposal abstract drafts for international conferences and also facilitate writing groups for assisting Hiroshima University (HU) researchers to write high quality journal papers.  Moreover, the Fellow will plan, organize, and lead seminars and workshops related to improving HU researchers’ academic writing and presentation skills.  Other responsibilities include giving mid-term and final reporting presentation and to compile written report based on the presentations.  In addition, it is strongly expected that the Fellow will collaborate with her/his colleagues to contribute to enhance research competitiveness of HU.

Working Location:
Primarily at the Research Planning Office, 1st Floor of the Headquarter building, Higashi-Hiroshima Campus, Hiroshima University (1-3-2 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8511 Japan)
Writing consultation / writing groups / seminars & workshops will be held at Higashi-Hiroshima Campus either Kasumi campus, Hiroshima University.  Usually, the Fellow will work four days at Higashi-Hiroshima Campus and one day at Kasumi campus per week.

Responsibilities:

  1. To provide consultation about academic writing in English, such as drafts for academic journals and proposal abstract drafts for international conferences (appointment given priority)
  2. To facilitate writing groups for assisting HU researchers to write high quality journal papers
  3. To work independently or as part of a team to plan, organize, and lead small group sessions (hopefully at least once a month) related to improving HU researchers’ academic writing and presentations
  4. To work with the Research Planning Office in polishing English language summations of articles in Japanese mainly for faculty in the Art and Humanities and Social Sciences fields, so that international audience can easily follow them
  5. To give mid-term and final reporting presentation and to compile written report based on the presentations
  6. To collect information about and analyze the standard operating procedures of writing centers at other universities with specific interest in how they support and improve HU researchers’ academic writing; and to analyze the data collected through services such as consultations and writing groups for self-evaluation and improvement of the Writing Center
  7. To assist in organization and logistics of events organized by all areas of the Writing Center and the Research Planning Office, including writing English announcements of seminars for the web site

Qualifications:

  1. Experiences in advising academic writing; Writing tutor experience at a writing center or similar program in a university required.
  2. Excellent oral and written communication skills in English required, proficiency in Japanese is an advantage.
  3. M.A. or above in Applied linguistics, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Literature, Rhetoric and Composition, or Scientific and Technical Writing required.  Ph.D. holder preferred.
  4. Experiences in publishing several journal papers required.
  5. Proficiency in the use of MS Office applications skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) required.
  6. The ability to coordinate activities and events.
  7. Presentation and public speaking skills.

Starting Date:
September 2017 (exact starting date is negotiable)

Term:
Initial six-month contract with the strong likelihood of extension to a total of 12 months, based on the Fellow’s performance and mutual agreement between the Fellow and the Research Planning Office.

Interview:
After careful consideration of applications, a shortlist of candidates will be invited for interviews.
We anticipate contacting shortlisted candidates in June, 2017.


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