At Clark University, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation (E&I) Program fosters a hands-on, student-driven environment where creative thinkers and innovators turn ideas into impactful ventures. As the E&I Program Director, you'll lead this dynamic program, empowering students to challenge convention, launch new businesses, and engage with real-world challenges. You will collaborate with a passionate community of faculty, alumni, and local entrepreneurs to inspire the next generation of change-makers.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Leadership: Develop and execute the E&I program's strategic vision, aligning it with Clark's mission to challenge convention and inspire change.
• Academic and Co-Curricular Oversight: Oversee courses for the E&I minor, manage co-curricular offerings such as student-run ventures, and coordinate signature events like Clark Tank and Clark Collective pop-ups.
• Student Support: Advise students on the minor, support student-led businesses, and mentor aspiring entrepreneurs to achieve their goals.
• Event Management: Lead major entrepreneurship events, engaging alumni and external partners for mentoring and judging roles.
• External Relations: Cultivate relationships with local businesses, community leaders, and alumni to create opportunities for student internships, partnerships, and post-graduation success.
• Faculty and Staff Management: Recruit, supervise, and support part-time faculty and student employees, ensuring program excellence.
• Marketing and Communications: Collaborate with university communications to enhance visibility through digital platforms and strategic marketing initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in a university setting or entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Familiarity with business, startups, and managing student-run ventures.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, independent, and collaborative setting.
• Experience working with diverse populations, supervising staff, and managing program budgets.
• Availability to work nights and weekends for key events and initiatives.

As of June 1, 2023 Clark University no longer requires employees or students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. However, Clark urges all community members to follow CDC guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination, which recommend that everyone stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines including booster doses. This is important for your own personal health as well as the health of our community.

At Clark University, we are dedicated to building a workplace that celebrates diversity and fosters inclusion. We believe that diversity of experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to a more innovative and productive work environment. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is reflected in our hiring practices, employee development programs, and campus culture. We welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to join our team and contribute their unique ideas to help us achieve our goals.

Clark University offers a generous benefit package for full and, if applicable, part-time employees that include; paid time off, generous retirement plan, group health and dental insurance, life insurance, and tuition, along with use of many campus amenities. For a complete list of benefits for eligible employees visit here.

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About Clark University

Founded in 1887, Clark University is a liberal arts-based research university committed toscholarship and inquiry that addresses social and human imperatives on a global basis. It is the place where Robert Goddard invented the modern rocket, where Sigmund Freud delivered his only lectures in the United States, and where current students stake their claim to the Clark motto, “Challenge Convention, Change Our World,” which is the rallying cry that inspires our community every day. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, Clark University educates its undergraduate and graduate students to be imaginative and contributing citizens of the world, and to advance the frontiers of knowledge and understanding through rigorous scholarship and creative effort. The University’s engages students in such areas as biology, chemistry, economics, geography, psychology, urban education, management, environmental science and policy, Holocaust and genocide studies, and international development and social change. Clark University’s pioneering model of higher education, LEEP (Liberation Education and Effective Practice) compels undergraduate students to thrive in authentic world and workplace settings, and prepares them for lives and careers of consequence.

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