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Grader I
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Job ID 73896
Job Funding Source Work-Study, Non-Work-Study
Employer Education, School of
Category Professional/Administrative
Job Description

LEAPS Writing and Communication Fellow (W+C Fellow)


Applicants must be 2nd year LEAPS students. Writing and Communication Fellows will work as a team with Marsal Family School of Education LEAPS faculty to create supports for 1st year Writing and Communication for LEAPS. Fellows will be classisfied as Grader 1 temporary student employees. Fellows will work directly with a group of 1st year LEAPS students to provide oral and written feedback on their writing and communication for LEAPS assignments. The team will collaboratively develop and refine approaches to peer response and writing labs. The position requires 3-5 hours/week throughout Fall and Winter terms; it pays $17/hour. 

Educational Value

 

W+C Fellows will improve their own writing and communciation skills through training, scaffolded responses to 1st year student writing and communicaiton, joint lesson planning, designing Writing and Communication lab videos. They will also benefit from intensive mentoring and collaboration with LEAPS faculty, which may inform their academic and professional pursuits.

 

Job Requirements

W+C Fellows must be 2nd year U-M Marsal Family School of Education LEAPS students in good standing. They must have interest in and facility with a variety of forms of writing and communication. They need to work well in a team, show initiative, and be able to manage their work independently. They must be reliable and flexible. 

Hourly Rate $17.00/hour
Hours 3.0 to 5.0 hours per week
Time Frame Fall/Winter
Start Date Monday, September 1, 2025
End Date Sunday, May 3, 2026
Primary Contact Victoria Shaw
Primary Contact's Email vhavilan@umich.edu
Supervisor Victoria Shaw
Work Location Marsal Family School of Education, at sites on Ann Arbor campus, and remotely
Phone 7346784254
Fax N/A