Graduate Student Writing Program Coordinator (Student Support Specialist III)

Position Highlights

The University of Arizona Graduate College plays a central role in advancing graduate education, research excellence, and student success across the university. The Program Coordinator for Graduate Student Writing provides comprehensive writing support to graduate students across disciplines, fostering advanced academic communication skills essential for scholarly success. This role coordinates and delivers individual consultations, workshops, dissertation and thesis support initiatives, and writing productivity programming.

The Coordinator also manages the operations of the Graduate Writing Lab; trains and mentors graduate writing consultants; and develops resources that promote inclusive, ethical, and evidence-based writing practices.

Duties & Responsibilities

Writing Lab Operations and Logistics Coordination

• Coordinate the scheduling and administration of Graduate Writing Lab and Office of Fellowships activities
• Develop and maintain semester schedules for writing consultants and facilitators
• Monitor service utilization trends and provide writing consultant staffing recommendations
• Develop digital resources and strategies for effective communication with students, staff, and faculty
• Coordinate hiring logistics, onboarding documentation, and training schedules for graduate writing consultants
• Support strategic planning by providing operational insights and service capacity data
• Facilitate campus outreach to promote Graduate Writing Lab and Office of Fellowships activities

Writing Support

• Coordinate and deliver one-on-one writing consultations for graduate students across disciplines
• Facilitate writing accountability groups and cohort-based writing communities
• Collaborate with Associate Director of Graduate Writing Lab to develop scaffolded workshop series
• Assess workshop effectiveness and revise content based on feedback
• Create writing resources, guides, templates and toolkits
• Provide advanced feedback on theses, dissertations, journal articles, grant proposals, fellowship applications, and conference papers

Assessment and Reporting

• Analyze data and create summary reports on attendance, impact, and outcomes
• Support assessment efforts through surveys, evaluation tools, and impact tracking