Graduate Writing Center Fellowships

For AY 2023-2024, The Writing Center is offering ten Writing Center Fellowships designed to contribute to fellows’ professional development while also supporting their writing efforts.  This opportunity is open to all doctoral students across the university.

Writing fellows will receive training and experience in the pedagogy of one-on-one writing instruction, learn about effective writing workshop design and execution, and have the chance to design and deliver their own workshops.  They will also learn how to translate their Writing Center training and experience into various classroom settings and situations.  Their work will be supervised by Rob Patterson, director of The Writing Center, and require a commitment of approximately six hours per week.

Dissertation Support:

While The Writing Center is offering this fellowship as a way to provide training and experience useful on the job market, we are ultimately interested in supporting fellows’ dissertation and other writing progress.  To that end, all selected fellows will receive individual and group writing support.

Duration:

Fellowship responsibilities begin August 28, 2023, and end May 15, 2024, though fellows may be asked to begin their readings for training purposes prior to this date.

Time commitment:

Approximately 6 hours per week, including a weekly group meeting for training and writing support purposes.  Weekly schedule will be flexible to accommodate fellows’ departmental and dissertation-related responsibilities.

Stipend:

$2000 per semester

Qualifications:

• Doctoral students in good standing who have their advisors’ support in pursuing this opportunity.
• At or near the dissertation stage, though we will consider applicants at an earlier stage on a case-by-case basis.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Enjoys working with and helping others.

To Apply

Email Dr. Rob Patterson at rhpatter@wustl.edu, with the following materials:

• A cover letter detailing:
  • Where you are in your program, especially with regard to your dissertation
  • Any relevant experience (though none is required)
  • What you hope to get out of the fellowship
  • Other commitments in the upcoming year
• CV including contact information for at least two references, one of whom is your dissertation director
• A writing sample of not more than 10 pages