Writing

Kim-Frank Multilingual Writing Fellow

The Office of Academic Writing is looking for an enthusiastic, multilingual graduate to join us as the Kim Frank Multilingual Writing Fellow for 2025-2026. The focus of this position is to support and encourage the multilingual community at the Wesleyan Writers Room as well as the rest of the campus. This includes a variety of tasks such as project management, leading workshops and seminars, public relations, creating educational materials, and collaborating with other departments.

Duties for the Kim Frank Multilingual Writing Fellow fall into the following areas: 

1. Writing Tutoring and Mentoring: The fellow will support the Writers Room through five hours of tutoring and mentoring undergraduate students plus additional hours for graduate students. 
2. Supporting the Writers Room: The fellow will lead training sessions for the writing tutors and lead other projects like analyzing writing center data on multilingual writers.
3. Collaborating with the Ford Fellow: In the beginning of the semester the fellow will collaborate with the Ford Fellow to train undergraduate tutors to better support multilingual writers. Fellows should collaborate to build the Ford Seminar syllabus and co-lead meetings.
4. Creating events: The fellow will create new events and promote and support all multilingual events and activities throughout campus. As an example, this fellow will create/lead events for both International Education Week and the Power of Language Week, which happen every year.
5. Collaborating across campus: This fellow will work with other departments and offices, for example the Office of International Student Office and the Fellowship Office, on writing workshops, write-ins, orientation events, academic sessions, multilingualism and intercultural learning etc.
6. Teaching: The fellow will lead sessions and may teach non-credit or ½ credit courses based on their areas of interest and expertise in the spring semester. Possibilities include public speaking courses and courses on multilingual writing and translation etc.
7. Community Tutoring:This year, multilingual community tutoring (and possibly other community tutoring) will be integrated into the Writers Room. The fellow will be involved in administration, working with partners, matching tutors,and training. 

The Multilingual Writing Fellowship is awarded to a graduating senior at Wesleyan as a post-graduate position. The fellow will work closely with the Associate Professor of the Practice in TESOL and Education Studies, Beth Hepford. They will also work with the Director and Assistant Director of Academic Writing and the Ford Fellow. This is a term limited position on campus starting on July 1, 2025, and ending on June 15, 2026. The position is scheduled to work 37.5 hours per week.

Benefits/Pay

Recipients of the Kim Frank Multilingual Writing Fellowship receive an hourly wage, health insurance, and access to all staff benefits such as full access to the Wesleyan’s libraries, facilities, and career services

 Our application requests:

1. For full consideration, please apply by March 31, 2025, when the first review of applications will begin. The position is open until filled.
2. In your cover letter, please explain your interest in the position and how your academic and professional experiences prepare you for this role. Feel free to address how this fellowship will aid in your future plans.
3. At the end of your cover letter please add the names of two faculty members, staff, or Wesleyan community members who can speak to your abilities. Your references will be contacted if you are a finalist. 
4. In the “other documents” section of the application, submit the following:
   1. Submit proof of multilingual competence or study. This can include classes on your transcript (at least 200 level language class at Wesleyan), proof of citizenship from a non-English speaking country, a certificate of biliteracy or other similar certification of bilingualism, or a testimony from a professor at Wesleyan that speaks your language.  
   2. Submit at least two works that represent the writing skills you would bring to the position. It may include written proposals or papers, technical writing, promotional or social media copy, poetry, fiction writing, etc. At least one piece should demonstrate how you are sensitive to multilingualism and global issues.
   3. Submit your transcript or academic history.

The Fellow will be selected based on outstanding academic record, exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills, multilingual competency, and interests in teaching and writing. Preference is given to applicants who have held leadership, teaching, or mentoring positions such as, though not limited to, being a tutor or mentor at the Writers Room or involvement in the Wes Multilingual Tutors.. Seniors graduating with any major(s) are encouraged to apply. However, if the the fellow is an international student, their major should related to English, languages, or education (or a field that is arguably related to multilingual writing).

Contact Prof. Beth Hepford with any questions. 

How to apply: