Writing Center

If you enjoy the finer points of writing or public speaking, as well as helping others, a job at the Writing Center may be right for you! We hire undergraduate and graduate students in all majors and disciplines to work as consultants.

We are always looking for qualified applicants to join our staff, though we generally do not hire for a summer semester start date.

Candidates must:

• be an active, degree-seeking Purdue Fort Wayne student;
• have successfully completed at least one semester at Purdue Fort Wayne;
• possess excellent writing, interpersonal, and oral-communication skills;
• maintain a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA throughout your employment;
• have completed ENGL 13100 and COM 11400 (or equivalent) with a B or higher;
• have completed the Second Semester Writing, Research, and Methods Gen Ed requirement (or equivalent) with a B or higher. This includes: ENGL 23301, ENGL 20201, HIST 21700, ILCS 30000, POL 20700, and WOST 23000.

Complete the online application on Handshake (search for Writing Center consultant ) or contact the Writing Center directly at WritingCenter@pfw.edu.

Your application for Writing Center Consultant must include:

• A statement of intent (approximately 500 words) explaining why you wish to work in the center, how your skills and knowledge can help your peers, and why you feel you would be a great addition to our team.
• Two Purdue Fort Wayne faculty recommendations from professors familiar with your writing. Please be sure the recommendations discuss your writing ability, and how the instructor feels you would be beneficial to the campus as a consultant.
• Two writing samples, at least one with extensive citations (no group papers). Samples must be in your words, not generated through AI tools. If you were allowed to use AI in the assignment(s) you submit as part of your application, please indicate what parts you have written and what was generated using AI.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact us at writingcenter@pfw.edu.