Director, Prestigious Fellowships and Awards

Nevada System of Higher Education • Reno, NV

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Nevada, Reno is hiring a Director, Prestigious Fellowships and Awards for its Honors College. This full-time administrative faculty position provides strategic leadership for a university-wide program that recruits, advises, and supports undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent alumni, in pursuing nationally and internationally competitive scholarships and fellowships. The position will expand the Honors College’s existing foundation into a comprehensive, high-impact program serving students across all disciplines. It reports to the Associate Dean of the Honors College and serves on the Honors College leadership team.

The director will provide long-term strategy for a centralized fellowships office, expand advising and programming, build campus-wide awareness and preparation, and align initiatives with university priorities and student success goals. The role will also lead the office’s growth into a fully staffed unit, develop recruitment strategies for diverse applicant pipelines, advise applicants and alumni through the fellowship process, and oversee the University’s Phi Kappa Phi chapter.

The Honors College provides an education intended to develop students’ ability to think competently, understand deeply, and act ethically. Its university-wide initiative encompasses all undergraduate majors. The College collaborates with faculty, administrators, and its Honors Advisory Board on discipline-specific academic programs, honors curriculum, advising, mentoring, and alumni networking. The College occupies two floors of the Continuing Education building on the UNR campus, and its culture emphasizes collaboration, innovation, creativity, and teamwork.

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

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

What This Job Offers

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