Dissertation Editor and Tutor
Remote

Job Description:

Saybrook University is seeking a Dissertation Editor and Tutor to join its Center for Writing and Dissertation Excellence.

Under the direction of the Director of the Center for Writing and Dissertation Excellence, the Dissertation Editor and Tutor is responsible for reviewing and editing dissertations for ProQuest submission and finalization, and assisting students one-on-one with their writing.

Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

The Dissertation Editor and Tutor position duties primarily include but are not limited to timely review of large documents, editing and proofreading for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and APA format, and coordinating both with Ph.D. candidates and the Saybrook Registrar. This position will use technology such as Microsoft Word, e-mail, and peer-to-peer video platforms. Secondary duties include tutoring, creating tutorial documents, gathering data, creating databases, reviewing scholarship, annotating scholarship, and writing case studies/reports about completed tutoring sessions. For these secondary duties, the position will use learning management systems to facilitate tutoring.

Position Requirements:

• Master’s degree; terminal degree preferred.
• Expertise with APA Format and Microsoft Word
• Dissertation Editors and Tutors must have competent graduate-level reading comprehension and writing skills.

Position Qualifications:

• Prior experience with Saybrook University Handbook of Format and Style for Dissertations, Theses, Projects, and Capstones
• Prior editorial experience with dissertations/theses
• Prior experience tutoring and working with students remotely.

Saybrook University offers a generous compensation and benefits package. Some of our key benefits include: paid time-off, medical and dental coverage, company-paid life and disability insurance, retirement plan, and multiple flexible spending accounts (FSA),

Saybrook University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Saybrook University:

Saybrook University was founded over 40 years ago by some of the greatest minds of the 20th century and continues to inspire a new generation of innovators. A non-profit regionally accredited university known for its commitment to humanistic studies and rigorous research, Saybrook University’s academic model puts the student at the center of everything we do to provide a unique, transformational, learning experience. Saybrook offers advanced degrees in organizational systems, psychology, mind-body medicine, and counseling, all in flexible learning formats to help students continue to be active contributors to the fields they work in while they advance their education. Saybrook University is proud to be a community of creative, compassionate innovators dedicated to pursing new ways of thinking and doing for our professions, organizations, and communities.

For more information, visit www.saybrook.edu.

Saybrook University offers a generous compensation and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to work for a leader in the field of education. Some of our key benefits include: generous paid time-off, medical and dental coverage, company-paid life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts (FSA), tuition reimbursement, professional development, and regular employee appreciation events.

Saybrook University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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About Us

Saybrook University was founded over 45 years ago by some of the greatest minds of the 20th century and continues to inspire a new generation of innovators. A non-profit regionally accredited university known for its commitment to humanistic studies and rigorous research, Saybrook University’s academic model puts the student at the center of everything we do to provide a unique, transformational, learning experience. Saybrook offers advanced degrees in organizational systems, psychology, mind-body medicine, and counseling, all in flexible learning formats to help students continue to be active contributors to the fields they work in while they advance their education. Saybrook University is proud to be a community of creative, compassionate innovators dedicated to pursing new ways of thinking and doing for our professions, organizations, and communities.

Saybrook University is an affiliate of the nonprofit TCS Education System (TCS ES), which features a network of fellow nonprofit institutions, each backed by a model of education that prepares socially responsible professionals in applied fields such as education, psychology, and law. Other TCS ES affiliates include Pacific Oaks College, The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law, Dallas Nursing Institute, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and Pacific Oaks Children’s School.