Assistant Director, Office of Fellowships - George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
About the Job
Department: Academic Affairs
Classification: Professional Faculty
Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The Office of the Provost is the primary central administrative unit for the university's academic programs. Its range of interests include curriculum, instructional personnel, assessment, accreditation, international initiatives, and oversight of the overall academic mission. Within the Office of the Provost, the Office of Undergraduate Education manages undergraduate academic programs that stretch across all colleges and schools at George Mason University. These include university-level curriculum approval, general education (Mason Core), University Studies programs, the Office of Academic Advising, and Mason Impact initiatives that support transformational learning for undergraduate students, including the Office of Student Creative Activities and Research (OSCAR), Office of Community Engagement and Civic Learning (CECiL), and Office of Fellowships. In all of our work, we seek to inspire undergraduate students to become engaged citizens and well-rounded scholars who are prepared to act in a diverse, global world, by creating and sustaining innovative programs that enhance our students' academic experience and contribute to their academic success. We are dedicated to ensuring that students from all backgrounds have equal access to all of our programs.
About the Position:
Reporting to the Office of Fellowships Director, the Assistant Director supports the Director in executing the strategic goals of the Office, with a primary emphasis on recruiting George Mason students and alumni to apply for nationally competitive awards, and ensuring comprehensive support for applicants through the application process. The Assistant Director also oversees multiple areas within the Office of Fellowships, including institutional endorsement processes, Honors Societies, and program evaluation. The Assistant Director contributes to George Mason's strategic goal of inclusive excellence, striving for representation of individuals from groups typically underrepresented in higher education.
Responsibilities:
Advises Individual Fellowship Applicants
Classification: Professional Faculty
Job Category: Administrative or Professional Faculty
Job Type: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible
Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The Office of the Provost is the primary central administrative unit for the university's academic programs. Its range of interests include curriculum, instructional personnel, assessment, accreditation, international initiatives, and oversight of the overall academic mission. Within the Office of the Provost, the Office of Undergraduate Education manages undergraduate academic programs that stretch across all colleges and schools at George Mason University. These include university-level curriculum approval, general education (Mason Core), University Studies programs, the Office of Academic Advising, and Mason Impact initiatives that support transformational learning for undergraduate students, including the Office of Student Creative Activities and Research (OSCAR), Office of Community Engagement and Civic Learning (CECiL), and Office of Fellowships. In all of our work, we seek to inspire undergraduate students to become engaged citizens and well-rounded scholars who are prepared to act in a diverse, global world, by creating and sustaining innovative programs that enhance our students' academic experience and contribute to their academic success. We are dedicated to ensuring that students from all backgrounds have equal access to all of our programs.
About the Position:
Reporting to the Office of Fellowships Director, the Assistant Director supports the Director in executing the strategic goals of the Office, with a primary emphasis on recruiting George Mason students and alumni to apply for nationally competitive awards, and ensuring comprehensive support for applicants through the application process. The Assistant Director also oversees multiple areas within the Office of Fellowships, including institutional endorsement processes, Honors Societies, and program evaluation. The Assistant Director contributes to George Mason's strategic goal of inclusive excellence, striving for representation of individuals from groups typically underrepresented in higher education.
Responsibilities:
Advises Individual Fellowship Applicants
- Executes Director's plan for Fellowship advising through individual advising sessions and application workshops;
- Discusses applicant academic interests/goals, professional goals, and personal background to determine which awards applicant should apply to and discusses eligibility and selection criteria for specific awards with applicant; and
- Discusses application components with applicant, providing guidance on how to approach each element as appropriate to the award and creates a drafting schedule with applicant to ensure materials are completed on time.
- Ensures execution of Director's recruitment strategy via in-person and virtual events for students;
- Supports Director in representing the Office of Fellowships and provides information about office services and/or specific fellowships to faculty and staff at the institutional level (Undergraduate/Graduate Council), the college level, and the department/program level;
- Guest lectures in student courses to present information about office services and/or specific fellowships to students; and
- Develops recruitment materials for university partners to distribute to students.
- Regularly evaluates data collection methods to ensure alignment with overarching strategic goals and to identify areas for improvement; and
- Evaluates data at least once per semester to quantify impact, identify areas of improvement in Office operations, and inform broader strategic planning in collaboration with Director.
- Recruits and hires graduate student Writing Specialists;
- Trains Writing Specialists in response to existing level of experience/knowledge;
- Meets regularly with Writing Specialists to provide oversight and performance feedback; and
- Provides professional development via resources and activities. <
Source : George Mason University