Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships Program Director
Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships Program Director
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03-05-2025
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40% Fellowships Leadership
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
MF 85 some after hours for events as needed.
Contact Information to Applicants
Kim Warren
Position Overview
The program director of the Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships leads conceptualizes designs and develops the structure and support for the Centers experiential learning programs. The director develops and implements policies and procedures to assure that these programs operate optimally while serving undergraduate KU students. This position is responsible for leading a team that executes outreach service and programming to fulfill the goals and objectives of highimpact practice programs for undergraduate research and fellowships. This position manages the nominations process for national and international fellowships in collaboration with assigned faculty fellows. This position manages the undergraduate research service portfolio in collaboration with assigned faculty fellows and supervises undergraduate research staff. The position reports to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education.
Unit Overview:
The Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships is part of the Undergraduate Education team in Academic Affairs along with the KU Core Jayhawk Blueprint Concurrent Enrollment Program FirstYear Courses and the Center for Service Learning.
- Manage the daytoday operations of all nationally competitive fellowship and scholarship initiatives.
- Supervise hire train and evaluate staff who support fellowship initiatives.
- Oversee the Rising Scholars Program to foster student engagement in research.
- Recruit and supervise the faculty fellows team to serve on committees to select KU student nominees for national and international fellowship competitions and serve as mentors for nominees.
- Provide institutional leadership in the development implementation coordination and administration of programs to proactively identify recruit and track potential fellowships candidates.
- Advise students individually through all steps of the application and/or nomination process.
- Collaborate with the Office of the Chancellor to coordinate endorsement processes and with KU News to publicize KU nominees and fellowship recipients.
- Function as institutional representative and manage the nomination and application processes for the following fellowships with requiring institutional endorsement: Astronaut Beinecke Churchill Gaither/Carnegie Junior Fellows Program Goldwater KnightHennessy Marshall Mitchell Newman Civic Rhodes Truman and Udall.
- Cultivate KUs status as a national leader in fellowships advising by maintaining engagement with the National Association of Fellowships Advisors and other venues.
- Collaborate with campus advisors for other national fellowships including Fulbright Boren and Gilman.
- Collaborate with campus partners to build awareness of fellowships and associated programs.
- Conduct evaluation and assessment of the learning outcomes and goals to assure alignment with the Universitys strategic plan.
- Supervise hire train and evaluate staff including fulltime staff graduate hourly and student employees who support undergraduate research initiatives.
- Manage the daytoday operations of undergraduate research initiatives.
- Recruit and supervise the faculty fellows team to serve on committees to select KU student and research mentor award winners assist with faculty training and serve as mentors for undergraduate research award applicants.
- Lead efforts to engage and educate KU faculty members on the benefits of participating in undergraduate research and scholarship.
- Lead efforts and design programs to enhance opportunities for students.
- Manage and implement the Undergraduate Research Award Program (UGRA) application and awarding process twice each academic year.
- Monitor the progress of 2550 UGRA recipients each semester.
- Develop content for coordinate and assess the impact of the ResearchIntensive Course Grant Program.
- Work with academic departments and other university offices to promote research skill development into departmental curricula and other university initiatives such as FirstYear Seminars.
- Develop guidelines for and facilitate evaluation processes for faculty and graduate student mentor awards.
- Conceptualize and implement programs and initiatives to promote best practices with mentors who work with KU undergraduates involved in research inside and outside the classroom.
- Coordinate faculty involvement in affiliated undergraduate research student programs including the Emerging Scholars Program (Emerging Scholars) Transfer Scholars Program and other related CUR programs.
- Oversee the judging component of the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
- Conduct evaluation and assessment of the learning outcomes and goals to assure alignment with the Universitys strategic plan.
- Serve as member of the Undergraduate Education Leadership Team.
- Coordinate with Academic Success Operations team on web social media and communication needs.
- Serve on relevant KU committees relative to experiential learning and student success.
- Participate in department and campus meetings and trainings.
- Participate in relevant professional development annually.
- Other duties as assigned by Undergraduate Education leadership.
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
MF 85 some after hours for events as needed.
Contact Information to Applicants
Kim Warren
- Masters degree and three (3) years of related experience in the field or a bachelors degree and five (5) years of related experience in the field.
- Two (2) years of supervisory experience.
- Exceptional communication skills as evidenced by application materials.
- Three (3) years fulltime professional working experience in a higher educational setting.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating studentfacing service or communications as evidenced in application materials.
- Prior experience with or familiarity with university fellowships at a Research1 university as shown in application materials.
- Prior experience with or familiarity with undergraduate research at a Research1 university as evidenced in application materials.
- Experience with student tracking systems such as EAB SSC/Navigate or Academic Works/Blackbaud as shown in application materials.
- Prior experience collaborating with faculty and other stakeholders as evidenced in application materials.
- Prior experience with direct student service (academic advising career advising and related experience) as demonstrated in application materials.
- Public speaking experience as shown in application materials.
Position Overview
The program director of the Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships leads conceptualizes designs and develops the structure and support for the Centers experiential learning programs. The director develops and implements policies and procedures to assure that these programs operate optimally while serving undergraduate KU students. This position is responsible for leading a team that executes outreach service and programming to fulfill the goals and objectives of highimpact practice programs for undergraduate research and fellowships. This position manages the nominations process for national and international fellowships in collaboration with assigned faculty fellows. This position manages the undergraduate research service portfolio in collaboration with assigned faculty fellows and supervises undergraduate research staff. The position reports to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education.
Unit Overview:
The Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships is part of the Undergraduate Education team in Academic Affairs along with the KU Core Jayhawk Blueprint Concurrent Enrollment Program FirstYear Courses and the Center for Service Learning.
In addition to the online application the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
- Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
- Resume.
- List of three (3) professional references.
Only complete applications will be considered.
Application review begins Thursday May 15 2025 and will continue until a qualified pool of applicants are identified.
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