Position Summary

This is a student-facing position that serves as the initial point of contact for students seeking information related to nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships. The position provides high-level guidance to students on award availability, eligibility criteria, application timelines, and selection processes. It has autonomy to select students for referral to more senior-level ODS staff (the executive director and part-time faculty director) for more specific, individualized support.

The position has primary responsibility for broadly publicizing the Office of Distinguished Scholarships, its services, and opportunities to current students and recent graduates. Excellent communication skills are required, as this position will routinely make classroom presentations; organize campus-wide information sessions; develop targeted programs for first generation students, transfer students, and military-affiliated students; and maintain close collaborative relationships with key campus partners, including various student clubs and associations, to the Morehead-Cain Foundation, the Robertson Scholars Program, the Chancellor’s Sciences Scholars Program, and UNC Global Affairs.

This position supports the on-campus candidate selection process for awards that require institutional endorsement (such as the Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater, Fulbright, Boren, and Churchill Scholarships). This includes convening faculty-staff selection committees and organizing the in-person interviews that are integral to identifying the University’s nominees.

The position creates and maintains a repository of student-centered resources, including handouts, tipsheets, award guides, how-to modules, and videos. It also maintains accurate records related to past award winners, comprehensive institutional award statistics, and comparative data on distinguished scholarship programs at peer institutions.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Management Preferences

Experience providing one-on-one advising to college students on national scholarships and fellowships or related university academic support experience.