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Summer 2007 INTERN: WRITING PROGRAM

SMARTHINKING, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based company providing real-time, online tutoring and academic support to education institutions, is seeking a full-time Intern from May to September 2007 for SMARTHINKING’s writing program.

The Intern will assist with the writing department’s daily operations. The Intern, reporting to the Academic Director and the Assistant Director of Writing, will have the following responsibilities:

• Provide support in the recruitment, selection, and daily staffing of tutors
• Screen resumes
• Provide feedback on tutor qualifications
• Screen tutoring simulations and assess tutor skills
• Follow up with candidates and track hiring process
• Organize and implement training and monitoring of 300+ tutors
• Assist with administrative management tasks including but not limited to daily and semester tutor schedules and bi-weekly payroll

The position requires attention to detail and excellent writing, quantitative, analytical, computer, and organizational skills. The candidate must be comfortable: (a) communicating in writing and orally with a diverse group of writing instructors, online educators, and academics and (b) working with data sets and spreadsheet applications.

The ideal candidate for this position would be working toward a degree in English/writing teaching, and/or online writing instruction and have an interest in online education, operations, and program administration. Individuals currently enrolled in an undergraduate program are encouraged to apply. The candidate must be willing to work in a fast-paced environment. The pay is $12/hour, and the position is for 30-40 hours per week.

It is the policy of SMARTHINKING to recruit, hire, promote and transfer individuals without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, and handicap, veteran, marital or other legally protected status.

For immediate and confidential consideration, please email a cover letter and resume with references to jobs@smarthinking.com. Please put "Intern: Writing Program, ST WS" in the subject heading and attach your documents in .doc, .rtf or .pdf format. Additionally, please specify where you first heard of this position. An EOE.

Please contact SMARTHINKING Customer Support only if you are having difficulties submitting your application. Due to the large volume of applications we receive, SMARTHINKING Customer Support cannot provide any additional information such as application status, pay rate, or hiring manager contact information.