Assistant Director, Design, Entrepreneurship - FLI Focused; Design Lab

The Life Design Lab seeks an Assistant Director, Life Design - Entrepreneurship (FLI Focused) who will report to the Senior Director of Life Design and execute on the Lab’s vision, strategy, and objectives to expand entrepreneurial exploration, innovation experiences, and life design outcomes for first‑generation and limited‑income (FLI) undergraduate students.

As an equity‑centered office, we believe all students deserve access to opportunity‑regardless of background, field of study, or social capital. While all Life Design Educators support the broader undergraduate population, this role has primary accountability for strengthening FLI student access to entrepreneurship pathways, increasing participation in innovation‑focused experiential learning, and supporting socioeconomic mobility through mentorship, skill‑building, and high‑impact practices.

FLI students experience persistent barriers to innovation pathways. This role includes a strong equity focus on reducing structural gaps in access to entrepreneurship, expanding networks, and ensuring students can participate meaningfully in the broader innovation ecosystem. The Educator will work closely with the Pava Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Tech Ventures, Undergraduate Education, academic partners, and alumni founders to build inclusive pathways into innovation and startup careers.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Equitable Access to Entrepreneurship & Innovation

• Identify and map the student population interested in entrepreneurship across academic programs—with particular attention to FLI students—to ensure programming, outreach, and opportunity pathways are inclusive, targeted, and reflective of student interests and needs.
• Expand FLI student engagement with entrepreneurship through experiential learning, innovation programs, mentoring, and project‑based work.
• Identify and address participation gaps in innovation experiences, including Explore Tours, treks, internships, and student venture programs.
• Define and track indicators such as:
  • Participation in innovation programs and workshops.
  • Engagement with mentors, alumni founders, and employer partners.
  • Access to internships, micro‑internships, and startup experiences.
  • Progress toward entrepreneurial or innovation‑related career goals.
• Use data to inform continuous improvement and scalable access strategies.

Foundational Responsibilities

Program Design & Scalable Support

• Design scalable workshops and digital content introducing students—especially FLI students—to entrepreneurial mindsets, including creativity, experimentation, problem‑solving, and storytelling.
• Develop programming addressing access gaps related to exposure, networks, belonging in innovation spaces, and venture skill development.
• Strategically manage student communication to increase participation in innovation programming, Explore Tours, and mentorship opportunities.

Coaching & Student Support

• Provide inclusive, strengths‑based coaching supporting life design exploration, entrepreneurial ideation, and innovation‑focused career pathways.
• Integrate life design and equity‑informed practices into all advising, workshops, and group facilitation.

Curriculum Development & Facilitation

• Deliver and customize the Life Design curriculum to support entrepreneurship‑focused exploration and skill‑building.
• Facilitate or support credit‑bearing and non‑credit‑bearing courses such as the Life Design Practicum, Arrive & Thrive, Map the System, Hop In, FLI Internship Academy, or entrepreneurship‑related intersession offerings.

Project Management

• Manage logistics, communications, and follow‑through for innovation treks, workshops, and student‑facing events to ensure high‑quality implementation.
• Coordinate cohort‑specific services and entrepreneurship‑related initiatives in partnership with the Pava Center, Tech Ventures, academic departments, and employer partners.
• Support the execution of innovation‑focused programs, Explore Tours, and experiential learning opportunities by adhering to established project timelines and workflows.

Strategic Partnerships

Campus Partnerships

• Work closely with the Pava Center to align programming and co‑develop experiential…