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Global Writing and Speaking Fellow

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.


Qualifications


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.

For more information regarding the Fellowship, please visit https://shanghai.nyu.edu/Writing-Speaking-Fellows. If you have any questions, email shanghai.writing.fellowship@nyu.edu. To apply, follow this link https://apply.interfolio.com/116228.


Info Sessions


Info Sessions on Writing and Speaking Fellowship will be held at the following times:

  • Monday, November 28, 9:00 AM (Beijing Time) / Sunday, November 27, 8:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
  • Tuesday, December 13, 9:00 PM (Beijing Time) / Tuesday, December 13, 8:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time)

Please sign up no later than 24 hours in advance before each session. We will email you a Zoom link prior to the start of the session.