Faculty Awards Specialist/Writer at Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University

Faculty Awards Specialist/Writer

West Lafayette, IN (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years exp

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end nomination processes for faculty awards by drafting and editing materials, defining timelines, and ensuring compliant, on-time submissions, while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to optimize recognition workflows.

Responsibilities: Lead the creation and refinement of nomination documents, establish and track deadlines, and ensure all components are complete for prestigious awards.
Workstreams: Build and standardize nomination procedures, coordinate with external recognitions teams, and manage internal communications and compliance with granting organizations.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Collect, review, and independently draft, edit, and revise nomination materials such as letters of support, bibliographies of publications, curriculum vitae, etc.
Write and edit technical and non-technical sections of award nomination packages, adhering to all required deadlines from awarding entities.
Ensure timely submission of prestigious faculty award nominations.
Establish timeline for award nomination packages.
Communicate with faculty award nomination committee members to ensure that all components are complete.
Develop and implement faculty award nomination procedures.
Collaborate with the College of Engineering External Recognitions team to develop plans for faculty external recognitions.
Create and oversee internal communication plan regarding faculty award nominations.
Maintain communication with external granting organizations to keep abreast of changes and ensure compliance with nomination and application procedures.
Analyze internal processes and implement improvements and controls.

Develop process documentation to streamline iterative processes.
Contribute to other technical and non-technical communication materials surrounding faculty recognition or other project development to include recognition bios, award-related news releases, data analytics, and more.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in English, communications, science, engineering, or related field
Three (3) years of technical writing experience including grant-writing experience
Relevant associated skills and/or a strong portfolio of writing and editing for both scientific and lay audiences also considered
Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
Ability to express ideas clearly and effectively both orally in and in writing
Demonstrated ability to write and edit for both scientific and lay audiences
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations, including faculty, staff, and administrators, as well as external constituencies
Strong attention to detail
Ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Four (4) or more years of experience
Experience in science/engineering/technology fields

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