The phrase "awarded a position" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone receiving a job or role, typically as a result of a selection process or competition.
Example: "After a rigorous interview process, she was awarded a position as the lead researcher in the project."
Alternatives: "granted a role" or "given a position".
Even before graduating, he was awarded a position at the local opera theater, where he was nurtured by conductors and coaches.
Ehrenfels lectured in Vienna during the summer semesters from 1891 until he was awarded a position at the University of Prague in 1896 (Fabian 1986, 21 ff).
Despite these signs of strength, "it's really competitive at the moment," says Cardelús, who has just been awarded a position in the Department of Biology at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York.
Having started to lecture in Vienna only in 1878, Meinong was awarded a position in Graz in 1882, where Ehrenfels followed him in the winter semester of 1884/1885, after a year of military service.
Fleuve Céleste is an originial work created for Ackerman + Fontevraud La Scéne, commemorating Salaud's accomplishment in becoming the first artist awarded a position in their dual residency program.
He was awarded a position in the Doctoral Program for Multidisciplinary Research on Learning Environments in 2009.
To my horror, the man was awarded a plum position in our most lucrative industry group, while the woman, who belongs to an ethnic minority, was given the same position in a lower-profile group.
The winning goal came after Giulia Giardano of Penn was awarded a free-position shot, the lacrosse equivalent of a penalty shot in soccer.
In 2012 Dr Paula Owen was awarded a London Leaders position by the London Sustainable Development Commission, and Unltd Social Entrepreneur award funding, to further her work in researching the power of fun and games to help save the planet.
After earning a doctorate in economics at Harvard in 1982, he served on the President's Council of Economic Advisers before returning to Harvard in 1983; at age 28 he became one of the youngest individuals in the school's history to be awarded a tenured faculty position.
The cultures of some large multinational organizations are such that it's necessary to prove yourself in a different role before being awarded a strategically sensitive position such as CI.
