Grad - Innovation

Graduate Hourly

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) seeks a Graduate Hourly to coordinate the I-Corps at UIC program and other innovation-related initiatives.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Identify and recruit strong faculty and student teams for innovation programs, such as NSF I-Corps at UIC by conducting outreach and delivering presentations to educate campus stakeholders
• Coordinate logistics for innovation programs, including workshops, internal funding mechanisms, and others
• Track innovation team applications, engagement, and progress
• Provide administrative support and assist with innovation ecosystem initiatives
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a graduate program in the UIC College of Business, College of Engineering, or another relevant graduate program in a STEM field.
• Interest in entrepreneurship, commercialization, innovation, or startups
• Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate excellent written and interpersonal communications skills; are able to organize, prioritize and coordinate multiple tasks to meet strict weekly deadlines, and are able to work independently

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference will be given to candidates with experience in reading and analyzing funding opportunity solicitations from a variety of sponsors, including federal agencies and foundations
• First year graduate students preferred

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.