Fellows Positions
The Wake Forest Fellows Program is a year-long position as a full-time staff member in one of many University departments. All Wake Forest seniors who are in good standing with the University are eligible to apply to the program with a start date beginning the summer after their graduation date. During the application process, applicants will apply for the program as a whole; they will then be sent a separate from where they are asked to signify which office(s) they are interested in. A committee will review application materials, schedule interviews, and place the selected Fellows into appropriate offices based on a variety of factors including mutual interest, previous experience, and skill level.
Explore the position descriptions for the various opportunities below.
Summary: The Fellow will primarily work with the CEO. Medical Center administration provides a unique opportunity for a recent graduate to learn about the complex and varied activities of an academic medical center. The Fellow provides a needed and welcomed perspective, and a set of critical and timely skills.
Essential Functions:
- Participate in transformation projects associated with helping the organization achieve a more cost effective care delivery model.
- Engage in price competitive modeling of key services, evaluating market data and implementing changes as we develop more consumer-centric care models and programs.
- Collaborate with senior administrators and departments to coordinate special projects and other issues.
- Assist in communication and interaction with various external constituencies, including but not limited to attendance at meetings, written correspondence, participation at special events, etc.
- Coordinate special projects and assist with unforeseen priorities as appropriate and as needed.
Summary: Assists the Vice President for Campus Life, Dr. Shea Kidd Brown, on a broad range of special projects related to cultivating a campus community where all matter, belong, and thrive.
Essential Functions:
- Provide logistical support and attend regular outreach initiatives and events to help connect students with the administration.
- Wake Up Wednesday, Milkshake Monday, Gold and Black Chat, etc.
- Chair monthly meetings with the Campus Life Advisory Council.
- Coordinate Kidd You Not Podcast episode recording, scheduling and production.
- Research, analyze, and/or study information affecting various projects and events as assigned by the Vice President’s Office.
- Promote the We Are Wake mental health initiative as a member of the strategic group and coalition. (We Are Wake is now an initiative across the entire division, not just the Office of Wellbeing.)
- Serve as the Vice President’s Office’s liaison to various university constituents: students, faculty, staff, and community members.
- Work with various Campus Life staff to implement strategic planning initiatives.
- Serve on a variety of committees within the Division of Campus Life to provide a near-student perspective and assist in decision making.
- Identify and facilitate student engagement opportunities, and serve as a liaison to partner offices on projects as directed in addition to planning programming.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Summary: The Information Systems (IS) Fellow is a high-impact role designed to be a key “voice of the campus” within our department, so that it continues to evolve in a manner that is human-centered, forward-thinking, and in a spirit of innovation. While there are some key specific responsibilities, IS tailors each fellowship to the individual. The successful candidate enjoys taking the reins on a project and forging one’s own path (based on your own interests and passions); the IS fellowship provides space, encouragement, and support to do so. Based on your expertise and interests, you may design and deliver a new workshop series, discover actionable insights in a custom data set, make a name for yourself as our expert in an IS tool, system, or service, create video or rich media spotlights of student and staff team members, or design and deliver our next great social media initiative. No matter the path, every IS fellow is encouraged to bring their unique perspective, energy, talents, and creativity to this role to support the exceptional Wake Forest campus community through IS resources, knowledge, and service, with guidance and support from IS leaders and mentors along the way.
Essential Functions:
- Be the Bridge: Through your own experience in using IS services or through your own methods to collect data and feedback from others, share key insights on the campus IT experience, and explore and act on opportunities to make it better.
- Shape the Future: Look at our IT services with fresh eyes. You’ll offer recommendations and design strategies to ensure our technology evolves alongside the changing needs of campus life.
- Support advisory communities: The IS Fellow serves on all IS advisory committee discussions (roughly fifteen total in every year), offering insights to these leadership discussions in your role as a recent student. See how our campus leaders work together to achieve great things for our University, and hear their perspectives, first-hand. Using AI-assisted transcription, refine and develop useful minutes for every meeting and share with these communities after approval.
- Think & Explore: Dive deep into research and analysis on emerging trends, helping us understand how new tech developments will impact our specific community and events.
- Tell the Story: Create compelling presentations, proposals, and documents that translate complex technical projects into meaningful narratives for our campus.
- Engagement: support selected IS events and offer new ideas for how they can be better, or even bring a new IS event idea to life.
- Support Special Initiatives: Serve on high-impact projects within IS, managing everything from the big-picture goals to the essential logistical details.
- Partner Locally & Globally: Sit in on roadmap and other vendor presentations that interest you, engaging with world-class academic and corporate IT partners to see what’s next on the horizon.
- Inspire Adoption: Help our community embrace new tools. You’ll find creative ways to help faculty and students use technology. Shaped by your interests, and with guidance and support from your mentor, you could lead discussions or workshops on technology accessibility, cybersecurity, generative AI strategies, or a technical skill-building session on any of Wake Forest’s systems or tools.
- Listen & Learn: Build and nurture feedback loops, like the Student Technology Advisory Council, to make sure IS stays deeply connected to the lived experience of our students.
- Grow Professionally: Gain valuable experience in navigating the diverse needs of campus, developing your own sophistication and expertise as a key member of a service-oriented, future-minded, collaborative IT organization.
Summary: The Office of the Dean of the College serves Wake Forest students and faculty through a variety of outlets that include: the Office of Academic Advising, the Scholars’ Office, which includes the Magnolia Scholars Program; Student-Faculty Academic Initiatives; Academic Planning; and Faculty Governance and Development. The Fellow will assist the office through a broad range of special projects which emphasize collaboration, leadership, and research. The Fellow will assist the creative development of programs, materials, and websites, those efforts highlighting student-faculty engagement, undergraduate scholarly and creative activities, and the Teacher-Scholar ideal. Fellows gain insight into the day-to-day operations of Wake Forest College, while providing the perspective of a recent graduate. Some examples of past and continuing Fellows projects include: Forestry 101; #WFUTaughtMe campaign; Big Campus Connect; best practices research; and creative maintenance and ideation for websites including the university teaching website, Wake Washington, staffing the curriculum best practices task force, organizing the Deans’ Gala, implementing college-wide majors day events, and the Interdisciplinary Humanities Pathway to Medicine Program.
Essential Functions:
- Serves as a member of the Office of the Dean of the College and liaisons between the Office and several critical constituencies including students, faculty, staff, and other fellows
- Crafts and markets careful, polished, written exegeses, documents, reports, and other materials regarding internal office policies and practices, reviews and assessments, descriptions and explanations of opportunities available to faculty and students
- Creates and completes purposeful assignments by taking initiative for collection of data and use of DOC human and statistical resources
- Plays a significant role in creating, updating, and reviewing websites and web pages that represent key features of the College
- Coordinates and collaborates with various other offices and constituents as appropriate
- Researches, analyzes, and studies information affecting special projects, programs, and assignments and presents information as appropriate
- Assists in planning and execution of new student summer registration; serves an advisory role and assists in the execution of new student and transfer student orientation
- Supports the dean by staffing the curriculum best practices task force, serves as back up editor for the Dean’s Office Digest, organizes the annual Deans’ Gala and implements an annual Major’s Day celebration.
- As a member of the Fellows Program, attends events and professional development sessions; works with a mentor to develop job and profession-related skills; and represents the University at both internal and external events
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Summary: Working under the general supervision of the Vice President and Associate Vice President, as well as the Assistant Director: Marketing, Brand & Communication Strategy, the Fellow will assist OPCD staff with a variety of strategic and tactical projects during this one-year fellowship position.
Essential Functions:
- Generate awareness and positive perceptions of OPCD among students, student leaders and organizations through targeted outreach and tailored communication.
- Assist members of the CEC team by continuing focus on internships and first-year experiences, building partnerships across campus, supporting revision of existing and creation of new career education materials in print and online.
- Assist with the coordination of projects including Orientation, as well as special projects assigned by the Associate Vice President, Career Development and Corporate Engagement.
- In collaboration with marketing staff, assist with marketing campaigns and community engagement for first year students via content creation and tracking on OPCD website and social media properties, including WFU Career Connectors (LinkedIn), Rethinking Success (LinkedIn), Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
- Provide support for special events, projects and courses within various OPCD departments depending on Fellow’s interests and office needs as determined by the VP.
- Represent the Office of Personal and Career Development as well as the university in a positive and professional manner to all stakeholders – students, alumni, parents, administration, and internal/external collaborators.
Summary: Serves as an aide to the Office of the President, working on a broad spectrum of specific initiatives and coordinating special projects requiring interaction with all facets of the University, as a representative of the President’s Office. Assists in communication and interaction with various external constituencies. Serves as a liaison between the President’s Office and other university offices as needed for specific projects.
Essential Functions:
- Creates and implements opportunities for the President to engage with students, staff, and others within the Wake Forest University community.
- Serves as a liaison between the President’s Office and other university departments and offices as needed for specific timely projects.
- Researches and analyzes issues in higher education and advises President’s Office or other senior administrators on findings, as needed.
- Represents President’s Office on various university committees as appropriate.
- Collaborates with senior administrators and departments to coordinate special projects.
- Assists President’s Office in communication and interaction with various external constituencies, including but not limited to attendance at meetings, written correspondence, participation at special events, etc.
- Researches and drafts letters and correspondence, speeches and remarks, presentations, and other written materials as needed.
- Serves as webmaster for President’s Office website and liaison with Office of Communications and External Relations regarding website priorities for the President’s Office.
- Coordinates special projects and assists with unforeseen priorities as appropriate and as needed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Summary: Working under general supervision, assists the Provost, Vice Provost, Associate Provosts and Assistant Provosts with a broad range of special projects during this one-year fellowship position.
Essential Functions:
- Serves as the Office of the Provost’s liaison to various University constituents: students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members.
- Researches, analyzes, and/or studies information affecting various projects and events.
- Drafts grant proposals and other documents.
- Coordinates special projects on behalf of the Office of the Provost. Assists with logistics of projects as designated.
- Assists with webpage communications and updates.
- Represents the Office of the Provost on committees and to student organizations as assigned.
- Responds to routine inquiries as delegated by the Office of the Provost.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Implements procurement policies and procedures to reflect best practices.
- Assists Event & Project Manager with special projects and other duties as assigned.
Summary: The Wake Forest Fellow works on a broad spectrum of initiatives and special projects. Assists in communication and interaction with various internal and external constituencies. Serves as a liaison to other university offices as needed for specific projects. Is a member of the Wake Forest Fellows Program; attends monthly professional development and mentoring sessions with a Mentor to develop job and profession-related skills pertinent to leadership. The School of Business Fellow will attend key Project and Leadership meetings to create and implement internal and external communication strategies in support of School activities and goals, in addition to supporting the School’s overall social media activities.
Essential Functions:
- Researches and drafts internal and external communications action plans, letters and correspondence, speeches and remarks, presentations, social media and other written materials as needed; demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Collaborates with the School of Business Marketing & Communications team to support the development of the School’s social media profiles and presence.
- Supports day-to-day social media activities as needed; displays knowledge and understanding of social media platforms and their respective participants.
- Researches, analyzes, and studies information affecting special projects, programs, and assignments; prepares reports and presents information as appropriate.
- Collaborates with senior administrators and various other offices and constituents to coordinate special projects. Provides project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, process and adjustments.
- Works effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community, while exhibiting strong interpersonal skills.
- Assists in communication and interaction with various internal and external constituencies, including but not limited to attendance at meetings, written correspondence, participation at special events, etc.
- Researches and analyzes issues in higher education and advises leadership as needed.
- As a member of the Fellows Program, attends events and professional development sessions; works with a mentor to develop job and profession-related skills; and represents the University at both internal and external events.
- Prioritizes workflow and manages resources, while exhibiting excellent organizational and time management skills; coordinates activities and completes assignments with strong attention to detail.
- Exhibits proficiency in technical and computer skills including Google Sites development, design, and maintenance; Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) and other relevant software; database management; the internet; and operation of standard office equipment.
- Manages and maintains confidentiality of sensitive information and demonstrates sound judgment and discretion.
- Works occasional evening and weekend hours as needed.
Summary: Serves as an aide to the biomedical sciences and engineering programs of Wake Downtown, working on a broad spectrum of specific initiatives and coordinating special projects requiring interaction with Division V faculty, university staff and administrators, and current and prospective students of the programs. Serves as a liaison between Wake Downtown and other university offices, departments and the community.
Essential Functions:
- Collaborates with School of Medicine on program development, projects, and shared services as assigned.
- Serves as the Wake Downtown liaison to various university constituents including but not limited to faculty, staff, students and community members.
- Interfaces with anchor academic programs and faculty in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (anchor programs include Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Engineering, and Medicinal Chemistry).
- Supports development of additional Wake Downtown academic programs in the STEM field, potentially including but not limited to global public health and entrepreneurship.
- Creates and implements opportunities for students, staff and faculty to engage with Wake Downtown programs through research opportunities, course development, and events.
- Researches, analyzes, and/or studies information affecting various projects as they relate to Wake Downtown: Biomedical Sciences and Engineering at Wake Forest.
- Coordinates special projects and assists with webpage and social media communications and updates to generate new attention to and interest in programs of Wake Downtown.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Summary: Assists the ZSR Library Dean, the Dean’s Office, and the Communications and Outreach Team on a broad range of special projects and events during this one-year fellowship position.
Essential Functions:
- Assists with special projects such as the Library Ambassadors program, Library user focus groups, and other projects as the need arises.
- Assists the Library Dean and Assistant Director of Library Development with Library-specific fundraising activities.
- Assists in planning and implementing ZSR Library events such Study Sundays, Blind Date with a Book and Wake the Library. Assists with logistics of these and other events as designated.
- Participates on upper level Library committees including Administrative Council and the Library Planning Committee. Represents the ZSR Library Dean on other committees and to student organizations as assigned.
- Assists the Communication and Events Coordinator in crafting print and electronic communications including the ZSR Library annual report, the ZSR newsletter, and ZSR’s various social media sites.
- Researches, analyzes, and prepares reports on information affecting various projects and events.
- Responds to routine inquiries as delegated.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.