The Assistant Director of External Fellowships will join the Graduate and Postdoctoral Professional Development team in the Graduate School at Stony Brook University. They will contribute to the unit’s mission to ensure Stony Brook scholars at all stages of their education receive well-rounded and multidimensional support. This new position will be key in expanding the current portfolio of structured advising for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral applicants.
The successful candidate will contribute to creating a fellowships culture across campus by conducting outreach to and advising for competitive national and international fellowships programs (e.g. Fulbright, Critical Language Scholarship, NSF Graduate Research Program Fellowship, Gilman, Truman) and providing important support and structures for the application process. The Assistant Director will create and deliver programming and application resources to support fellowship applications and related professional development for students and alumni. They will also assist with campus nomination committees and securing candidate endorsements. Working with the Director of External Fellowships, the Assistant Director will contribute to the assessment of operational outcomes of all programming, procedures, and policies and in furthering the goals of the unit.
This position will require: knowledge of the skills and competencies students need to be successful applicants for merit-based fellowships and scholarships; creativity and adaptability in developing programs to support applicants from initial interest through application submission; awareness of the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in program development and participant engagement; a commitment to the process of professional development, accompanying external funding applications; and administrative and organizational skills in event coordination, proposal development, and stakeholder engagement. The ability to work independently as well as part of a small team with a collaborative approach to problem solving is essential for success in this role.