Director of Prestigious Fellowships & Awards

Nevada System of Higher Education; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Faculty benefits

Fitness center access

Employee assistance program

No state income tax

Job summary

The University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for the Director, Prestigious Fellowships and Awards in the Honors College. This role leads a centralized fellowships office, expanding programs to support undergrad, grad, and alumni in pursuing nationally and internationally competitive scholarships and fellowships.

Reporting to the Associate Dean, the director will build scalable advising, recruit diverse candidate pipelines, and align initiatives with campus priorities while growing the

Qualifications

• Experience advising nationally and internationally competitive fellowship applicants.
• Teaching, mentoring, and/or advising undergraduate and/or graduate students.
• Managing complex programs or organizations with multiple stakeholders.
• Program assessment, strategic planning, and data-informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision, leadership, and long-term strategy for a centralized fellowships office.
• Design and expand scalable advising, programming, and curricular initiatives.
• Build a campus-wide culture of fellowships awareness and preparation.
• Align fellowships initiatives with institutional priorities and student success goals.
• Lead the expansion of the office from its current structure to a fully staffed unit.
• Develop and implement comprehensive recruitment strategies for diverse applicant pipelines.
• Advise students and alumni through all stages of the fellowship process.
• Oversee and administer the University’s Phi Kappa Phi chapter, including membership recruitment and induction

Skills

Fellowship advising

Mentoring

Program management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree + 4 years experience

Master’s Degree + 2 years experience

Job description

The University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for the Director, Prestigious Fellowships and Awards in the Honors College. This role leads a centralized fellowships office, expanding programs to support undergrad, grad, and alumni in pursuing nationally and internationally competitive scholarships and fellowships.

Reporting to the Associate Dean, the director will build scalable advising, recruit diverse candidate pipelines, and align initiatives with campus priorities while growing the