Assistant Director of Writing Support Law and Divinity

Overview

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This position supports the written and oral communication skills of students in Yale Law School and Yale Divinity School and contributes to the mission of the Graduate Writing Lab (GWL), which supports graduate writers throughout the University. As part of Yale’s Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning, the GWL responds to the needs of graduate students, professional school students, and postdoctoral scholars by developing and delivering a broad range of programs and services that support writing, research, and oral and visual communication.

Reporting to the GWL director, the Assistant Director of Writing Support for Law and Divinity will administer workshops, consultations, and peer‑review groups for Yale Law School and Yale Divinity School students. They will create workshops and materials that help YLS students learn disciplinary research and writing skills and the conventions of legal writing genres like memos and briefs. Support for YDS students will focus primarily on general graduate writing skills and genres (e.g., course papers and theses) and may include genres specific to divinity writing.

The role also involves collaborating with partners in YLS and YDS, implementing robust methods to assess program impacts, and contributing to hiring, training, and mentoring graduate student Fellows.

This is mainly an in‑person position and cannot be worked remotely. All Poorvu Center staff are expected to work on campus a minimum of four days per week, with the option of one remote work day per week. The salary range for this role is $70,000 – $78,500.

The Poorvu Center culture is characterized by teamwork and respect. Together we are stronger than any one of us alone, and each individual brings valuable skills and experiences to advance our collective mission. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and want everyone to feel that they belong in our organization and in our institution. We also recognize that these values require a long‑term commitment to implement inclusive practices in our daily work.

• Administer workshops, consultations, and peer‑review groups for Yale Law School and Yale Divinity School students.
• Create and deliver programs, materials, and activities that develop disciplinary research and writing skills for YLS and general graduate writing skills for YDS.
• Collaborate with academic departments and campus partners to identify and meet graduate students’ writing needs.
• Design, implement, and assess robust methods to evaluate the impact of writing support programs.
• Participate in the hiring, training, and mentoring of graduate student Fellows who assist in program delivery.
• Represent the GWL with warmth and professionalism inside and outside of Yale.

• Superior understanding of graduate communication, excellent writing skills, and thorough knowledge of graduate writing pedagogy.
• Exceptional collaboration skills, ability to build relationships of trust with writers from diverse backgrounds, and openness to share and respond to others within a team.
• Demonstrated organizational abilities with a strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Motivation for innovation and leadership, attentiveness to the shifting needs of graduate writers, creativity to develop novel approaches, and ability to initiate and grow collaborations.
• Willingness to reflect on personal teaching practices and a deep commitment to exploring a range of approaches to supporting graduate writers.
• Track record of respecting diversity while advancing equity and inclusion, whether through lived experience, organizational involvement, or personal philosophy.

• J.D. or other degree in law, or Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition or a related field.
• Three years’…