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Position Description
The mission of Cornell Career Services is to empower students to identify their strengths, interests, and values; discover and explore possibilities; gain experience; and develop strategies for pursuing diverse career paths and making mindful career decisions. We offer an array of career-development activities that inspire students to gain confidence and establish a foundation upon which to build their careers over a lifetime.
Duties
In this role you will:
• Play a key role in preparing students and alumni for highly competitive national fellowship application processes.
• Provide advising focused on intellectual wayfinding and iterative feedback meant to push applicants to high levels of reflection and expressive competence.
• Work closely with Career Services colleagues and faculty throughout the University to recruit a competitive and diverse pool of applicants for national fellowship competitions, with special attention to first-generation, limited-income and underserved students.
• Expected to be a visible presence on campus and highly visible among prospective applicants, demonstrating an investment in knowing students directly and inviting them into conversations about their experiences, strengths, and aspirations.
• Report to the Director of Student and Campus Life Career Initiatives and Employment Experiences, this team will maintain active participation in conversations with foundations awarding the scholarships, NAFA and the Ivy+ Fellowships group.
• Play a key role in campus network building to expand reach and awareness for the program. Success in this role will require outreach, relationship building and active partnerships with colleagues who work directly with high-achieving students and can refer these students to the fellowships program.
• Build strong relationships with academic colleges and departments to establish strong faculty connections for administering the fellowship endorsement committees and advising students in the application process.
Success Factors:
• Capability of gaining strong knowledge of nationally competitive fellowships.
• Knowledge of and curiosity to continue learning about a wide variety of academic fields and research practices to advise candidates of all disciplines appropriately.
• Able to work effectively and collaboratively with individuals from all backgrounds to promote equity and access, foster inclusion, and effect positive change.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and a demonstrated ability to work well both independently and collaboratively in a team-based work setting.
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple projects with firm deadlines and keep pace with established deadlines.
• Strong ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Willingness to work some evenings/weekends as required for events and programming.
Application Process
For complete details and to apply please see: https://cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CornellCareerPage/job/Ithaca-Main-Campus/Assistant-Director--Fellowships_WDR-00047126-2
Institution Information
About Us
Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery and engagement. With our main campus located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the Cornell Tech campus located on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City. We offer a rich array of services, programs and benefits to help employees advance in their career and enhance the quality of personal life, including employee wellness, workshops, childcare and adoption assistance, parental leave and flexible work options.
Additional Information
Salary range: $69,728 to $73,214 In addition to salary, we offer an exceptional benefit package (equivalent to another $21k)
Contact Information
To be considered you must apply on the Cornell Job site (see information above)
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