English Department

Student Employment Opportunities
in the English Department Office

To check on current availability of the positions below, please contact the Student Employment Office or the English Department office engl@pittstate.edu.

Student Secretary. Position # ENGL 771.
10-20 hours per week as scheduled by the English Department Secretary. Creates and maintains computer files using WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows software including: mail merging correspondence and keying exams, syllabi, labels, and class handouts. Answers the telephone and directs telephone traffic appropriately. Sorts departmental mail, files and updates records on students and alumni. Processes bulk mailings. Assists with department activities including the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series, the English Conference, the English Festival, and the Emmett Memorial Lecture. Must be a dependable full-time PSU student capable of doing accurate work. Must be familiar with PC computers, WordPerfect 6.1, and MS Word 6.0 for Windows, and other MS Office software. English Department Secretary: Shannon Spear.

Student Technical Assistant. Position # ENGL 772.
15-20 hours per week as scheduled by the Director of Computers and Writing. Assists teachers and students in computer-assisted writing classes on PC computers using MS Word for Windows and Netscape word processing and graphic software. Must be a dependable full-time PSU student with GPA of 3.0 and a grade of B or better in ENGL 101. Knowledge of other MS Office software applications desirable. Director of Computers and Writing: Dr. Paul “Skip” Morris.

Writing Center Tutor. Position # ENGL 1030.
Two-fifteen hours per week as scheduled by the Writing Center Director. Tutors undergraduate and graduate students to help them identify and build/correct strengths/weaknesses associated with writing assignments and/or concerns found in composition, research methods, technical and business writing, creative writing, Writing to Learn classes, resumes, theses, PPST preparation, and other areas demanding competent writing skills. Also maintains and organizes materials for tutor resource files and student files, keeps administrative records, and performs other duties as assigned by the Writing Center Director. Must be a full-time PSU student with 3.0 GPA or higher and grade of B or higher in ENGL 101/103 and 102/299. Must be willing to participate in training sessions and must have excellent competency in writing, grammar, and verbal command of English. Must have ability to work with international and native-speaking students in brief one-on-one sessions covering a wide range of writing concerns. Writing Center Director: Dr. John Franklin.

Student Assistant for Writing Across the Curriculum. Position # ENGL 1738.
10 hours a week, variable times. Assists the WAC Coordinator in updating the WAC web page, conducting Writing to Learn (WL) workshops and other communication with University faculty, and tutoring WL students in the Writing Center. Must have completed the WL series of courses and earned a grade of B or better in writing courses. Some computer expertise (word processing in MS Word on PCs) and good communication skills required. Some science background preferred. WAC Coordinator: Dr. Kathleen De Grave.

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