Director, Prestigious Fellowships and Awards

University of Nevada Reno • Reno, NV

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Prestigious Fellowships and Awards is an administrative faculty position in the Honors College at the University of Nevada, Reno. The role provides strategic leadership for a university-wide program that recruits, advises, and supports undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent alumni, pursuing nationally and internationally competitive scholarships and fellowships. Building on recent student successes—including Truman, Gilman, Fulbright, Udall, Goldwater, and NSF GRFP awards—the Director will expand the existing foundation into a comprehensive, high-impact program serving students across all disciplines.

The position reports to the Associate Dean of the Honors College and serves on the Honors College leadership team. It will lead the expansion of the current office into a fully staffed unit and develop a sustained program aligned with institutional priorities and student success goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and four years of professional work experience, or a master’s degree and two years of professional work experience.
• Experience advising applicants for nationally and internationally competitive fellowships.
• Experience teaching, mentoring, and/or advising undergraduate and/or graduate students.
• Experience managing complex programs or organizations with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with 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.

Benefits

• Retirement plan with a 19.25% University match; participants are 100% vested on their first day.
• Health insurance options, including dental and vision.
• Annual leave, sick leave, long-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Annual or semester memberships at the E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center, with spouse/domestic partner membership options.
• Mountain EAP counseling and advising services for employees and eligible dependents.
• Reduced-rate tuition for faculty employees and qualified dependents through Grants-in-Aid.
• No state income tax.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director