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University of Vermont

Assistant Director of Fellowships, Graduate College

🇺🇸 Burlington, VT

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $70K - $75K

💻 Operations

🗓️ May 27th, 2025

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 University of Vermont is hiring an Assistant Director of Fellowships, Graduate College. This position focuses on supporting the growth of fellowship and grant pursuits by graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at the university. Key responsibilities include developing and leading strategy and programming for fellowship pursuits, identifying external funding, providing individual advising, and conducting data collection and assessments for fellowship and grant seeking.

 Highlights

  • Identifies external funding opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
  • Develops and leads fellowship and grant-writing support programming.
  • Offers individual advising and coaching to pre- and postdoctoral scholars.
  • Requires a Bachelor's degree and two to five years of relevant experience.
  • Knowledge of grant application processes and effective grant writing techniques is essential.
  • Anticipated pay range is $70,000-$75,000.
  • Advanced degree and experience in higher education or nonprofits are desirable.

Assistant Director of Fellowships, Graduate College Full Description


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 Position Details 
Advertising/Posting Title  | Assistant Director of Fellowships, Graduate College
Posting Summary  | The Assistant Director of Fellowships in the Graduate College supports significant and sustained growth in external fellowship and grant pursuit by graduate students and postdoctoral scholars across the University of Vermont. This role develops and leads strategy and programming to support pre- and postdoctoral fellowship pursuit and offers individual advising to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. The Assistant Director will: identify external funding opportunities and communicate them to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars; collaboratively develop and lead fellowship and grant-writing support programming; serve as liaison with internal and external stakeholders in support of enhanced grant and fellowship pursuit; offer 1:1 coaching to pre- and postdoctoral scholars; support data collection and assessment of fellowship and grant seeking.
Minimum Qualifications (or equivalent combination of education and experience)  | Bachelor’s degree and two to five years of relevant work experience. Effective organizational, planning, interpersonal, and written communication and editorial skills. Ability to articulate, develop, and manage program initiatives. Ability to interact and collaborate with a wide range of groups, including students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, staff, and external stakeholders. Knowledge of the grant application process and effective grant writing techniques. Familiarity with the range of competitive fellowship opportunities for both pre- and postdoctoral scholars. Sound judgement and ability to anticipate potential problems. Ability to track and manage multiple projects with attention to detail.

Desirable Qualifications  | Advanced degree.At least three years of experience working in higher education or with nonpro?ts.Familiarity with the culture of a research university and the breadth of university systems.Strong familiarity with graduate education and postdoctoral training.Con?dent public speaker comfortable presenting to a variety of audiences.
Anticipated Pay Range  | $70,000-$75,000
Other Information  |
Special Conditions  | Bargaining unit position, A probationary period may be required, A probationary period may be required for current UVM employees, Background Check required for this position
FLSA  | Exempt
Union Position  | Yes, UVMSU
 Posting Details 
Position will be posted for a minimum of one week, after which it is subject to removal without notice.
Job Location  | Burlington, Vermont
Job Open Date  | 05/22/2025
Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.)  |
Open Until Filled  | No
 Position Information 
Position Title  | Constituent Relations Profesnl
Posting Number  | S5618PO
Department  | Graduate College/58200
Position Number  | 00027542
Employee FTE  | 1.0
Employee Term  | 12
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  1. Curriculum Vitae
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