Global Writing & Speaking Fellowship, Academic Resource Center, Academic Affairs

The Global Writing & Speaking Fellowship is designed for graduating students and young professionals, who have recently completed their academic study programs within the past 3 years. Fellows serve as English language writing, speaking, and academic skills tutors for undergraduates at the Academic Resource Center, NYU Shanghai. 

The primary responsibility of Writing and Speaking Fellows is to provide academic support to NYU Shanghai undergraduate students. This includes one-on-one tutoring and academic coaching consultations, new student orientation and academic skills workshops, student engagement activity facilitation, assessment and interviews of prospective students, exam proctoring, etc. Fellows also have opportunities to strengthen their leadership, project management, and intercultural communication skills by working with various departments through an Institutional Enrichment Project (IEP). As part of their IEP, Fellows might mentor various student groups, work with students in their career development or graduate school applications, or launch new initiatives, events and programs that contribute to intellectual life and community development on campus. Fellows are also asked to provide support to the larger NYU Shanghai community by staffing university-level events on a need basis. 

Apart from the above responsibilities, Fellows will also complete an independent scholarship project over the course of the academic year, with mentorship from a member of the NYU Shanghai faculty. Fellows will have opportunities to present and share their findings with the NYU Shanghai community in an end-of-year presentation. 

Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions. The fellowship will be a 10-month appointment from August 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. Usually, a first-year Fellow can apply for a second year returning fellowship for another 12 months. 

Candidates must have received high distinction during their college and early professional careers. They should be gifted writers and have excellent academic records. Experience in tutoring or teaching is preferred. The ability to work collaboratively and independently in a cross-cultural environment, among a diverse group of students and staff members, is also valued. Candidates should be proactive and take initiative in their various work responsibilities, and have strong skills in communication, time management, and multitasking.

Additionally: 

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree within 3 years is required; 
• A diploma obtained by the end of May 2023 is preferred, and by July 2023 at the latest;
• Note: Under the regulation of Chinese Laws, candidates should be Chinese citizens or native speakers of English. Admission to the Fellowship is subject to the local Chinese Immigration Policy. Accepted international candidates with fewer than two years of continuous formal teaching experience may be required to complete TEFL training and certification, prior to the start of the Fellowship. 

 

Application Instructions

The deadline for the program is now extended and the recruitment will be on a rolling basis. You’re advised to submit all application materials as early as possible. Applications without a complete set of recommendation letters will still be reviewed and considered, but the  strength of the overall application may be affected.

 

Attention: please send all your application materials, listed as follows, to [email protected] in a single PDF document and name the document in the following format: LAST NAME, First name - W&S Fellowship Application. Reference letters shall be sent by referees directly to [email protected] . 

For more information regarding the Fellowship, please visit https://shanghai.nyu.edu/Writing-Speaking-Fellows . Questions may be directed to [email protected] . 

 

Cover Letter 

Resume 

Three letters of reference (two should be from faculty or research supervisors) 

Transcript (bachelor’s and, if applicable, master’s) 

Five-page sample of recent academic writing (may be an excerpt from a longer paper) 

Essay(s): We would like to know about you as a learner, writer, teacher, and colleague. In responding to the following prompts, you should feel free to deploy whatever voices you choose. Please upload all of your answers in one PDF. 

• Teaching (200-300 words) 

Please show us what you value as a teacher and as a learner in general. You can describe a challenge or breakthrough moment in your own learning, suggest an ideal first-year program from the perspective of your own experience, or come up with your own idea. 

• Writing tutoring (200-300 words) 

Please state your teaching philosophy in terms of writing tutoring. How do you imagine yourself providing tutoring and academic support to NYU Shanghai students? 

• English as a Second Language (200-300 words) 

Please show us how you would approach tutoring non-native speakers of English. 

• Professional Development (200-300 words) 

Please show us what creative or critical work you plan to pursue in the coming years. Where do you see yourself in five years? 

• Place (200-300 words) 

Please show us what attracts you about Shanghai as a place to live and work. 

 

About NYU Shanghai

 

NYU Shanghai  is China’s first Sino-US research university and the third degree-granting campus of the NYU Global Network. We were founded in 2012 by New York University and East China Normal University with the support of the city of Shanghai and the district of Pudong. 

 

NYU Shanghai seeks to cultivate globally-minded graduates through innovative teaching, world-class research, and a commitment to public service. 

 

Our student body currently consists of nearly 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students, half of whom are from China. Students from the United States and some 70 other countries represent the other half. Our faculty of renowned scholars, innovators, and educators are recruited from the world’s best research universities.

 

NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. We are proud of its diverse and talented staff members, who work together to build and sustain this unique and pioneering institution of higher education in China. 

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