Director of the Philip S. Mullin Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program
Lincoln, Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan University
Job Ref: | Ref_131091 |
Employer: | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Category: |
Business and Fiscal Services
Management |
Job Type: | Full Time |
Salary and Benefits: | Comprehensive benefits plan including Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability benefits, Retirement, seven weeks of paid time off per year through vacation and holidays, and 100% tuition discount for dependents after one year of service. |
Required Education: | Master's Degree |
Required Experience: | 5 years of success in innovation and entrepreneurship |
Location | |
City: | Lincoln |
State: | Nebraska |
Post Code: | 68504 |
Map: | United States, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68504 (Show on map) |
Contact info | |
Fax: | 4024652565 |
Description | |
Nebraska Wesleyan University seeks to hire the inaugural Director of the Philip S. Mullin Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program. The ideal candidate will launch this newly-funded venture with the energy of a startup – generating enthusiasm and vision for long-term success. The director will engage in solving big problems and launching new enterprises through the creation of a collaborative, student-centered community where asking tough questions, risking the unknown, and driving action are not only welcomed, but required. This program is the region’s only innovation and entrepreneurship program with a cross-disciplinary design. Students will explore problem solving and startup strategies in five focus areas: business, marketing, and sports; creative design and the arts; policy and justice; science and technology; and sustainability and the environment. As a small, liberal arts university, NWU is uniquely positioned to deliver dynamic experiential education and mentorship to its over 1400 undergraduate and graduate students. This full-time 12-month position reports to the Associate Provost of Integrative and Experiential Learning. The successful candidate will implement the new program and lead it to success by recruiting, teaching, and advising students, and by working collaboratively with members of the campus community and external constituents, including local startups, businesses, and nonprofits. Responsibilities include approximately 60% teaching and advising. NWU offers a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits plan including Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Disability benefits, Retirement, seven weeks of paid time off per year as an exempt employee through vacation and holidays, and 100% tuition discount for dependents after one year of service. Responsibilities Qualifications Commitment to Diversity Nebraska Wesleyan University provides equal educational and employment opportunities to qualified persons in all areas of university operation without regard to religion or creed, age, genetic information, gender identity and expression, sexual identity and orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, race, or national or ethnic origin, in compliance with state and federal laws, including but not limited to Title XII, Title IX, and the ADA. E-Verify, EOE. How to Apply |
Featured Jobs
- Endowed Chair Associate or Full Professor and Director of Center for Agroforestry University of Missouri Columbia Missouri
- Assistant, Associate or Full Professor, Medical and Cancer Genetics Programs Fred Hutch Cancer Center Seattle Washington
- Adjunct Faculty, Academic Success College of Lake County Grayslake Illinois
- University Lecturer/Senior University Lecturer - Civic Engagement New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark New Jersey