University of Vermont
Assistant Director of Fellowships, Graduate College
🇺🇸 Burlington, VT
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $70K - $75K
💻 Operations
🗓️ August 12th, 2025
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The University of Vermont is hiring an Assistant Director of Fellowships for the Graduate College. This role develops and leads initiatives to support graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in pursuing external fellowships and grants, provides individual advising and coaching, identifies funding opportunities, and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to enhance fellowship and grant-seeking activities.
Highlights
- Lead strategy and programming to promote fellowship and grant pursuit among graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
- Offer one-on-one coaching and advising on fellowship applications.
- Identify and communicate external funding opportunities to scholars.
- Collaborate with faculty, staff, and external partners to support grant and fellowship efforts.
- Collect and assess data related to fellowship and grant activities.
- Requires knowledge of grant application processes and competitive fellowship opportunities.
- Minimum qualifications include a bachelor's degree and 2-5 years relevant experience with strong organizational and communication skills.
- Desirable qualifications include an advanced STEM degree, experience in higher education or nonprofits, and familiarity with research university culture.
- Anticipated salary range is $70,000 to $75,000.
- Position is exempt, union-affiliated (UVMSU), with a probationary period and background check required.
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Position Details
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 in a STEM discipline. At least three years of experience working in higher education or with nonprofits. Familiarity with the culture of a research university and the breadth of university systems. Strong familiarity with graduate education and postdoctoral training. Confident 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, Background Check required for this position
FLSA | Exempt
Union Position | Yes, UVMSU
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 in a STEM discipline. At least three years of experience working in higher education or with nonprofits. Familiarity with the culture of a research university and the breadth of university systems. Strong familiarity with graduate education and postdoctoral training. Confident 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, 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.
Position will be posted for a minimum of one week, after which it is subject to removal without notice.
Job Location | Burlington, Vermont, United States
Job Open Date | 05/22/2025
Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.) |
Open Until Filled | No
Job Open Date | 05/22/2025
Job Close Date (Jobs close at 11:59 PM EST.) |
Open Until Filled | No
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The University of Vermont is a welcoming, educationally purposeful community committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces intellectual diversity and global perspectives. We seek to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility. Staff play a critical role in this effort and the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to UVM’s mission and advancing Our Common Ground values through the execution of their job duties.
The University of Vermont is a welcoming, educationally purposeful community committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces intellectual diversity and global perspectives. We seek to prepare students to be accountable leaders who will bring to their work a grasp of complexity, effective problem-solving and communication skills, and an enduring commitment to learning and ethical conduct. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground: Respect, Integrity, Innovation, Openness, Justice, and Responsibility. Staff play a critical role in this effort and the successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to UVM’s mission and advancing Our Common Ground values through the execution of their job duties.
Position Information
Position Title | Constituent Relations Profesnl
Posting Number | S5618PO
Department | Graduate College/58200
Position Number | 00027542
Employee FTE | 1.0
Employee Term | 12
Posting Number | S5618PO
Department | Graduate College/58200
Position Number | 00027542
Employee FTE | 1.0
Employee Term | 12
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