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Faculty Awards Specialist/Writer
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN (Unknown)
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West Lafayette, IN (Unknown)
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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.
- 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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Purdue University
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Purdue University is a vast laboratory for discovery. The university is known not only for science, technology, engineering, and math programs, but also for our imagination, ingenuity, and innovation. It’s a place where those who seek an education come to make their ideas real — especially when those transformative discoveries lead to scientific, technological, social, or humanitarian impact.Founded in 1869 in West Lafayette, Indiana, the university proudly serves its state as well as the nation and the world. Academically, Purdue’s role as a major research institution is supported by top-ranking disciplines in pharmacy, business, engineering, and agriculture. More than 39,000 students are enrolled here. All 50 states and 130 countries are represented. Add about 950 student organizations and Big Ten Boilermaker athletics, and you get a college atmosphere that’s without rival.
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