Thesis Processor, Graduate Writing, Onsite

  DeVine is a leading provider of Educational and Scientific solutions for Federal, State and commercial clients.  

Our company is looking for a Thesis Processor to join our team in Monterey, CA. This position will be supporting a government customer, hence only US Citizens may apply. 

Our client’s primary mission is to support the development of graduate and certificate-program students’ writing, critical thinking, and academic skills.  These services enhance students’ discipline-based learning, improve the quality of their academic work and help them complete their educational goals.

The successful Thesis Processor will join a team of Writing Instructors, and Thesis Processors, to provide one-to-one instruction focused on developing students’ writing, critical thinking, and other academic skills. Other services offered by the team include workshops, academic department-based courses, online guides and learning tools, and support with non-academic and multimodal writing.

If you have the relevant experience & attributes, and would enjoy working in the Monterey, CA, area, then we want you on our team!

Responsibilities:

• Manage approximately 35–80 student theses per quarter
• Provide final approvals needed for theses and publish final theses
• For each thesis provide: 1) an initial proofing and formatting review of at least 3 of 5 chapters, approximately 6 weeks prior to graduation; 2) a final copy, formatting, and compliance review conducted after thesis advisors and department chairs have approved the document’s content, approximately 2 weeks prior to graduation; and 3) a reconciliation compliance check prior to publication
• Conduct plagiarism reviews
• Provide students light copyediting advice, citation guidance, generative AI disclosure and formatting guidance
• Provide guidance on due dates, deadlines, use of the student information system’s thesis dashboard module, compliance issues, processes, filesharing, distribution statement placement, and classified thesis reviews
• Provide editing-advice quality control before documents are returned to the students, and clarify intent with students as needed
• Provide multiple mandatory 50-minute thesis processing briefs for each student

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in English, journalism, communication, rhetoric, international or public policy, or writing-intensive field from an accredited university
• Minimum bachelor’s degree GPA of 3.25
• 3+ years’ experience in formatting and editing academic or professional publications using advanced features of MS Word and Adobe Acrobat Pro
• 3+ years’ experience communicating editing, formatting, grammar, punctuation, and proper attribution practices to others
• Evidence of strong teamwork and collaboration to reach mutual goals.
• Produce example/s of original work involving editing or writing
• Experience creating PowerPoint presentations, educational materials, or webpages that meet professional standards
• Evidence of strong recordkeeping and time-management skills.

• English-language, academic-writing fundamentals, including organization, structure, grammar, writing conventions and styles, punctuation, word choice, paraphrasing, quoting, and citing
• Document formatting standards for academic or professional publications
• Diverse academic norms, such as multiple citation styles and methods for avoiding plagiarism, as well as producing original work, data presentation, formatting of publications, and components of publications
• High academic standards, such as the importance of academic honor codes
• Exceptional computer skills for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and file sharing
• Data-management systems for tracking projects, including writing SOPs

Position Type: Full-time Hourly, Must be U.S. Citizen 
Location: Monterey, CA 
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Life Insurance, Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Leave and Paid Vacation 
Compensation: $23.56 - $38.46 per hour compensation range, DOE and skills 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

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