Associate Director – Innovation Studio
Cornell University
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Ithaca • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $82,735 - $97,864 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Empower Cornell Engineering students and faculty to transform ideas into impactful ventures
- Oversee a portfolio of innovation-focused programs that foster creativity, entrepreneurship, and cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Design learning experiences that support students in solving real-world problems, commercializing innovations, launching startups, and gaining exposure to diverse innovation pathways
- Collaborate with students, faculty, alumni, corporate partners, and campus collaborators to build a robust ecosystem that supports success in innovation
- Model inclusive leadership and cultivate a culture of experimentation and belonging within the Office of Innovation and External Collaboration
Requirements
- Master’s degree and at least 3 years of experience in innovation, entrepreneurship, startup acceleration, or related areas
- Demonstrated success designing, teaching and leading experiential learning or venture development programs
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with students, faculty, and external partners
- Strong project and operations management skills; ability to manage multiple programs and teams
- Experience mentoring or advising student innovators and early-stage entrepreneurs
- Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in educational and innovation contexts
- Familiarity with tools such as Slack, Google Workspace, Airtable, and/or CRM systems
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care options
- Generous retirement contributions
- Access to wellness programs
- Employee discounts with local and national retail brands
- Three weeks of vacation
- 13 holidays
- Two additional floating holidays
- Tuition-free Extramural Study
- Tuition aid for external education
- Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
innovationentrepreneurshipstartup accelerationexperiential learningventure developmentproject managementoperations managementmentoringadvising
Soft skills
communicationrelationship-buildingleadershipcollaborationcreativityinclusivitycultural competenceteam management
Certifications
Master’s degree