We may be biased, but we like to think our consultants have the best job on campus. They spend their shifts talking to smart, interesting students from every major across the Forty Acres. To be a Writing Center consultant, you don’t have to know grammar perfectly, and you don’t need to major in English or Rhetoric. You just need to enjoy sitting down with people, listening to what they have to say, and asking genuine questions. We’ll teach you the rest.
Undergraduate Students
Consultants
To become writing center consultants, undergraduates must first take RHE 368C: Writing Center Internship. To learn more about the course, join us for Open House on October 1, 4-6:00PM. Pizza will be served.
To apply for the Spring 2027 class, please complete these steps:
1) Fill out this jotform.
2) Upload your resume (1-2 pages) AND a sample of your academic writing (10 pages max). (These should be separate documents, and each file name should begin with your last name.)
3) Ask a professor to submit a brief recommendation on your behalf.
Interviews will be conducted as applications are received.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with a deadline of October 31, 2026.
UWC Annual Open House
Interested in working for us? Then pop by our annual open house!
Where: UWC (PCL 2.330)
When: October 1, 2025 from 4-6:00
You ‘ll be able to talk to current consultants about their work and learn about RHE368C, Writing Center Internship, the course where students learn effective consulting techniques, and participate in a free Zine making workshop (see our Events page for more details). Pizza will be provided.
Graduate Students
UT graduate students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply for hourly positions during our hiring season. We are no longer taking applications for the 2026-2027 academic year. The link to apply for 2027-2028 positions will be available in Workday beginning in May 2027.
Front Desk Support
Are you interested in working at the UWC without becoming a consultant? Check Workday to see when we are hiring undergraduate front desk staff.
Please note: Working as a student employee comes with certain benefits and requirements. The Office of Human Resources and the Graduate School have posted answers to frequently asked questions about insurance eligibility, minimum enrollment requirements, maximum number of semesters a graduate student can work, and other issues pertinent to working as a student. We encourage you to review this information about academic employment.