Applying to work in the Connors Writing Center
Working in the Robert J. Connors Writing Center offers undergraduate and graduate students a chance to be part of an active writing community. Through collaboration with students and staff, our Writing Assistants help peers strengthen their writing and their writing processes. Writing Assistants are also given the opportunity to improve upon their own writing and leadership talents.
Writing assistants work between?4-8 hours per week. As part of ongoing professional development and training, all writing assistant staff members are expected to attend bi-weekly, mandatory all-staff meetings on Thursdays during common exam hour. These meetings are paid hours.
POSITIONS for FALL 2025 will be available on Workday SOON. We will update this page when the postings are active and available for applications.?
All completed applications will be submitted through WORKDAY. Hiring for the CWC is usually done on a yearly basis toward the end of the spring semester.?Applications are due by?March 31?each year to be considered for employment beginning in the fall. ?
Positions:?
- Undergraduate Writing Assistant
- Graduate Writing Assistant
- Office Assistant
WORK STUDIES WELCOME!
You can stop by the Connors Writing Center or email writing.center@unh.edu for more information.
Writing Center Course for Undergraduate Writing Assistants
New undergraduate Writing Assistants enroll in INCO 529: "Writing Consultation," a two-credit, pass/fail, semester-long training course during their first semester working in the Writing Center. This course focuses on the philosophy and practice of writing centers and prepares new Writing Assistants for conferencing in the Center.
Writing Center Training Program for Graduate Writing Assistants
New graduate writing assistants undergo a semester-long training program in the CWC during their first semester on the job. This training program orients new graduate writing assistants to writing center theory and practice broadly, as well as the CWC's particular philosophy and approach. Graduate writing assistants meet on alternating Thursdays from the all-staff meeting during the common exam hour. These graduate trainings are paid hours.?
