Academic Writing Mentor

Paid Job Opportunity! Student Writing Mentors APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN 

The Learning Development Team is looking for enthusiastic students to become Academic Writing Mentors in the Library’s Writing Space during the next academic year. The Writing Space provides students with a space to develop their academic writing skills through peer support from specially trained Academic Writing Mentors.    

You do not need to be an expert academic writer to apply; all we ask is that you: 

• Are an undergraduate or taught postgraduate student at the University of Leeds during 2024/25. 
• Have completed at least one academic year if you are an undergraduate student. 
• Are passionate about supporting your peers. 

Full training will be provided to all Mentors and you will be continuously supported by members of the Learning Development Team and encouraged to develop your own skills.  Previous mentors have reported increased confidence in their own writing, a greater sense of achievement and belonging during their studies, and increased employability skills.  

The Writing Space will run every weekday from 1-4pm. Academic Writing Mentors will work a number of three-hour shifts across the semester, attend mandatory training sessions in September, and will have opportunities to support the Learning Development Team’s student-facing activity including creating learning resources, writing blog posts, and shadowing members of the Learning Development Team.

This role will be appointed at grade 3, spine point 6 of the University of Leeds grading structure. The hourly rate will be £12.21.  

Key Dates: 

• Deadline to Apply: Monday 6 May, midnight.   
• An assessment Centre will be held in Leeds on Thursday 16^th or Friday 17^th May for shortlisted applicants. The assessment centre will be a half-day (am or pm) session and you must be available to attend. 
• Training will take place w/c 23^rd September. You must be available for these dates.
• Writing Space opens w/c 30^th September. 

How to Apply

Please read the job description

To apply for this exciting and rewarding role you will be required to submit the online application form:

• A one-page CV (please see Careers guidance on producing a one-page CV) 
• 300-word statement explaining how you meet the ‘Qualification, Experience and Skills’ criteria which can be found on the attached job description.
• A short video (maximum 2 minutes) in which you pretend to be giving advice to a student about how to improve their academic writing. We will be looking at how you communicate with students when giving advice. You can record the video on your phone or computer (as an mp4 file) then share the link on the application form via one drive, google drive or iCloud. Please check your sharing settings to ensure we can view your video. 

You can access the online application form via the link: https://forms.office.com/e/KGN277wyDv 

You should complete the application form ensuring you include all necessary information. Please do not submit applications via email. 

If you have any questions, please contact Dr Emily Webb, e.webb@leeds.ac.uk.