The Office of the President seeks to identify a member of the Supportive Professional Staff or Operating Staff interested in serving a year-long professional develop fellowship. The Office of the President Staff Fellow will be assigned special projects needed to carry out the functions of the Office of the President and will be afforded professional development opportunities. The fellow will be appointed for the 2024 calendar year and will report to the university’s chief strategy officer. Although the position is considered full-time in the president’s office, the fellow may continue to work on select projects in their current position if needed that will be negotiated between the chief strategy officer and the fellow’s supervisor.
Any full-time supportive professional staff, supportive professional staff without rank or operating staff with at least three years of leadership (e.g., supervisor, shared governance) responsibilities at NIU can be considered to serve as the fellow.
Other qualifications include:
This fellowship could require work outside of normal business hours. All applicants must receive permission from their supervisors to apply for the fellowship.
The fellow will receive a $75,000 salary or their current salary, whichever is higher. The salary and all benefits will be paid for by the Office of the President. The unit from which the fellow is selected will retain the fellow’s salary in its budget to help manage the employee’s duties during the fellowship period.
The fellow will participate in the full range of activities of the Office of the President. Projects will include:
To apply for the Office of the President Staff Fellow Program, please submit a résumé, cover email describing your interest in the position and a letter of support from your supervisor to ccoppel@niu.edu no later than Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. If you would like more information, please contact Jessica Nunez at jtotz1@niu.edu.