Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships

Overview

Company Description
By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds skills and expertise. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.

Why join the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences?
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is the historic heart of Harvard University. It is the home of Harvard’s undergraduate program (Harvard College, founded in 1636) as well as all of Harvard’s Ph.D. programs (the Harvard Kenneth

C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1872), Harvard Athletics and the Division of Continuing Education. The 40 academic departments and 30+ centers of the FAS support a community unparalleled in its academic excellence across the broadest range of liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Together, the FAS seeks to foster an environment of ambition, curiosity and shared commitment to knowledge and truth that elicits excellence from all members of our community and prepares the next generation of leaders through a transformative educational experience.

Job Summary: Independently assess the needs of the student body, develop and organize educational, social and cultural activities.

Program Management:

• Prepare and process program application materials; read, review, and provide feedback on applications.
• Manage the entire selection process and oversee specific programs as delegated by the Director.
• Manage processes and day-to-day programmatic and social activities for the Laidlaw Scholars Program within the Harvard Summer Undergraduate Research Village experience during their first summer.
• Design, implement and coordinate bespoke ethical leadership training over the course of the second-year of the Laidlaw Scholars Fellowship, coordinating this effort with the Oxford Ethical Leadership Certificate program.
• Manage second summer’s Leadership-in-Action international programming.

Administration:

• Manage collection of efficacy data and write analytical reports.
• Compose and design web and print-based promotional media, application forms, and other URAF publications.
• Recruit, schedule, and manage selection committees; serve on selection committees as required.
• Outreach to departments and residential Houses; plan and conduct information meetings, workshops, and panel discussions.
• Collaborate with academic departments, major administrative offices, and research centers across campus.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with national research sponsors; peer institution colleagues; federal agencies, and other organizations.
• Coordinate funding and payments with foundations and partners.
• Ensure all program participants, institutional and domestic vendors, receive their stipends, reimbursements, tuition and fees, and all other payments in a timely fashion.
• Steward alumni outreach and maintain alumni records.
• Share with the director the writing of all online or paper publications, advising/training materials, and related communications for the office.
• Monitor and administer grant funding and write regular grant reports for Laidlaw Scholars Program.

Advising:

• Advise students on research and fellowship opportunities at Harvard and beyond, including one-on-one and workshop-style advising on topics such as research processes, essay and proposal writing, resume development, letters of recommendation, and interview skills.
• Conduct outreach to student groups, departments, House fellowship tutors, and faculty to build awareness of available opportunities; serving as a key point of contact.
• In collaboration with Associate Director and other Assistant Directors, design and compose all online and paper publications, advising/training materials, and related communications for URAF.

Supervise Student Program Assistants and Proctors

Assist in the selection and supervising of summer student program assistants and proctors.

• Work is performed in an office setting
• May be required to work nights and weekends

• Sitting with near vision use for reading and…