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Opportunities for Undergraduate Students
Peer Writing Tutor
The Writing Program is continuing its Undergraduate Peer Writing Tutor positions in 2026-27. Because the College Core Writing Tutors help undergrads working on papers in a wide variety of courses, we encourage current second- and third-year undergraduate students from any major at the University of Chicago to apply when applications are open.
Peer Writing Tutors provide one-on-one writing support to fellow undergraduates enrolled in Core courses. Peer Writing Tutors are not copyeditors or proofreaders. Instead, they help writers improve their skills in analyzing and revising academic writing.
Successful applicants will be awarded a seat in our quarter-long, credit-bearing training course: a dedicated Peer Writing Tutor section of WRIT 13000: Academic and Professional Writing (Little Red Schoolhouse) in Spring 2026. Successful completion of the training course is required in order to begin working in Autumn 2026.
Upon successful completion of the training, Peer Writing Tutors will begin working one, two or three 4-hour tutoring shifts per week, during the evenings in Autumn 2026. Peer Writing Tutor positions are renewable in subsequent academic quarters.
Peer Writing Tutor Mentor
After their first two quarters of work, experienced Writing Tutors with strong student evaluations are eligible to work as Mentors for new Undergraduate Peer Writing Tutors. Both graduate and undergraduate tutors are eligible for the Mentor position.
When they have completed training, every new Peer Writing Tutor is paired with an experienced Mentor who supports them through their first quarter of work. Mentors provide critical social and professional support to new Peer Writing Tutors as they find their bearings and navigate their first quarter of tutoring. To facilitate this support, Mentors are assigned tutoring shifts at the same time as their mentees. In the early weeks of the quarter, Mentors co-tutor with their mentee so they can model pedagogical strategies through their own sessions and offer feedback on their mentee’s first tutoring sessions. Then, in later weeks, Mentors check in with their mentee to offer advice. In addition to their regular pay as a Writing Tutor, Mentors are also paid their hourly rate for the time they spend supporting their mentees. In the 2025-26 school year, the Mentor position will be paid for an additional 5 hours of work each quarter.
Mentor Responsibilities Include:
- 2 hours of professional development before beginning work
- 1 hour of orientation in Week 1 or 2 of the quarter
- 2 hours of check-ins with mentee and Writing Program supervisor throughout the quarter
Opportunities for Graduate Students
College Core Writing Tutor
College Core Writing Tutors teach writing on a one-on-one basis, using our writing principles to guide students using non-directive pedagogical methods. Tutors work with undergrads on course papers in order to help improve students’ overall skills in academic argumentation and structure. All undergraduates can see a Writing Tutor, but we prioritize students writing for their Core courses. Students may schedule appointments in advance or drop in to wait for the next available tutor.
For more information about eligibility, training, and applying for the position, please visit our Teaching Opportunities for Graduate Students page.
Peer Writing Tutor Mentor
After their first quarter of work, experienced College Core Writing Tutors with strong student evaluations are eligible to work as Mentors for new Undergraduate Peer Writing Tutors. Both graduate and undergraduate tutors are eligible for the Mentor position.
When they have completed training, every new Peer Writing Tutor is paired with an experienced Mentor who supports them through their first quarter of work. Mentors provide critical social and professional support to new Peer Writing Tutors as they find their bearings and navigate their first quarter of tutoring. To facilitate this support, Mentors are assigned tutoring shifts at the same time as their mentees. In the early weeks of the quarter, Mentors co-tutor with their mentee so they can model pedagogical strategies through their own sessions and offer feedback on their mentee’s first tutoring sessions. Then, in later weeks, Mentors check in with their mentee to offer advice. In addition to their regular pay as a Writing Tutor, Mentors are also paid their hourly rate for the time they spend supporting their mentees. In the 2025-26 school year, the Mentor position will be paid for an additional 5 hours of work each quarter.
Mentor Responsibilities Include:
- 2 hours of professional development before beginning work
- 1 hour of orientation in Week 1 or 2 of the quarter
- 2 hours of check-ins with mentee and Writing Program supervisor throughout the quarter
Teaching Assistant for Academic and Professional Writing
Teaching Assistants provide writing instruction in WRIT 13000/33000: Academic and Professional Writing (a.k.a. the “Little Red Schoolhouse),” our flagship advanced writing course for upper-year undergraduates and graduate students.
For more information about eligibility, training, and applying for the position, please visit our Teaching Opportunities for Graduate Students page.
Career-Track Opportunities
The University Writing Program (UWP) is at a moment of transformation: the UWP is in the process of launching a new, universal, interdisciplinary first-year writing course as part of a broader strategic plan to enrich writing instruction across the curriculum and in the disciplines throughout the University. Housed in the College’s New Collegiate Division (NCD), the UWP contributes to the College’s mission to strengthen, transform, and extend liberal arts learning in the College and beyond. In 2025-26, we will announce career-track teaching positions as we seek new colleagues who will contribute to a dynamic, interdisciplinary community of teacher-scholars at a leading urban research university committed to critical inquiry and free expression. When the application for such positions opens, it will be announced here on our website and on the university’s Interfolio page.
Questions? Email writing-program@uchicago.edu, or stop by Stuart 330A.