Greetings, all!
Mason’s Writing center is seeking a faculty ESOL specialist to begin in mid-January. The person in this role supports student consultants who work with Mason’s multilingual writers, administers our opt-in program, coordinates peer feedback writing groups, holds one-on-one writing consultations with graduate and undergraduate students, and enhances our collaboration with other units on campus. Please see the ad below for details.
Warm regards,
Susan
About the Department:
The George Mason University Writing Center provides writing support for undergraduate and graduate students from majors across the university. Services include individual writing consultations in face-to-face and online formats, enrollment tutoring for multilingual writers, workshops, graduate student writing groups, and print and online resources. The Writing Center holds 7000 – 8000 individual appointments/year, provides 100+ outreach events, and trains and mentors a staff of 40 – 50 undergraduate and graduate student tutors and administrators each year. The Writing Center conducts programs in partnership with University Libraries, Writing Across the Curriculum, Students as Scholars, INTO Mason, the Office of Academic Integrity, Graduate Student Life, and the Office of Disability Services, among others.
About the Position:
The ESOL Specialist supports the growing population of international and domestic multilingual writers at George Mason University by offering individualized instruction to multilingual writers, administering the ESOL tutoring program, training the tutoring staff to work with multilingual writers, and developing workshops and writing groups for multilingual students.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborates in training and mentoring a staff of 40-45 writing tutors to work with multilingual writers, to include:
- Leading modules and workshops on working with multilingual writers;
- Delivering a program of ongoing professional development, targeted at working with multilingual writers;
- Conducting consultant observations; and
- Mentoring consultants who work with multilingual writers.
- Administers and assesses the Center’s Opt-In Program, which pairs multilingual writers with consultants for regular, weekly appointments.
- Coordinates, leads, and assesses writing groups for graduate multilingual students.
- Tutors multilingual undergraduate and graduate students.
- Creates instructional resources for tutors and multilingual writers.
- Collaborates with university partners on special projects.
- Holds administrative hours in the Writing Center.
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in TESOL, Linguistics, Foreign Language Education, or related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience;
- ESL teaching or writing center tutoring experience at the college level or equivalent; and
- Evidence of leadership and organizational skills and a collaborative approach to working with others.
Preferred Qualifications:
- PhD in TESOL, Linguistics, Foreign Language Education, Rhetoric and Composition, or related field;
- Experience teaching English for academic purposes;
- Experience developing instruction or resources for L2 writers;
- Experience developing instruction or resources for instructors or tutors of L2 writers;
- Experience teaching or tutoring L2 graduate student writers;
- Knowledge of multilingual writing tutoring pedagogy and scholarship; and
- Evidence of effective mentoring of student employees.
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration, applicants must apply for the Writing Center ESOL Specialist at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide 1) a cover letter, 2) CV, 3) writing sample/portfolio, and 4) two letters of recommendation.
Posting Open Date: August 11, 2025
For Full Consideration, Apply by: September 8, 2025
Open Until Filled: Yes
Mason Ad Statement
Mason is currently the largest and most diverse university in Virginia with students and faculty from all 50 states and over 135 countries studying in over 200 degree programs at campuses in Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William, as well as at learning locations across the commonwealth. Rooted in Mason’s diversity is a campus culture that is both rewarding and exciting, work that is meaningful, and opportunities to both collaborate and create.
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Equity Statement
George Mason University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, committed to promoting inclusion and equity in its community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.
Dr. Susan Lawrence (she/they)
Director, University Writing Center
Professor of English
George Mason University
Office location:
The Lab for Writing and Communication
Johnson Center 227E
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Mailing address:
Department of English
MSN 3E4
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444