MSEI Program Director

University of San Francisco•Chicago, IL

33d•$95,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MSEI) is a one-year graduate program in School of Management (SOM) at the University of San Francisco (USF). The program combines traditional graduate instruction with an innovation and entrepreneurship practicum-focused design, including entrepreneurial internship placements, new venture launches conducted by students and business immersion trips. The program is designed to launch student careers in entrepreneurship and management immediately following the program completion. The MSEI is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) certified and is ranked as one of the top graduate programs in entrepreneurship in the U.S. The Program Director (PD) of the MSEI program leads and completes all aspects and details of the program to ensure the program excellence and the high-quality student experience. The PD of the MSEI performs all daily functions necessary for running of the program and works directly with the MSEI teaching faculty. The PD of the MSEI is also expected to work closely with the dean, associate deans, other graduate program directors, and graduate division staff on all aspects of program delivery, administration, and development. The PD of the MSEI acts as the advocate for the program and has the authority to speak for and represent the program in the internal and external communities of the university. As a liaison between students, faculty and administrators, the responsibilities of PD of the MSEI includes leading the program, inspiring and supporting students, placing all MSEI students into practicum course internships or projects, and teaching the internship practicum and project practicum courses, recruitment, and retention, advising and mentoring, program administration and planning. The feedback from the MSEI faculty and MSEI students will be part of the performance review. As a Jesuit institution, diversity, equity, and inclusion are fully embraced at all levels of the University. An applicant interested in the position must have demonstrated commitment to social justice and cultivating an inclusive environment that supports care for the whole person, and an ability to work with a diverse group of students, faculty, and staff.

Requirements

Superior work ethic, strong leadership capacity, optimistic attitude, highest integrity
A bachelor’s degree in business, humanities, or sciences.
Five years or more of prior working experience in high performance organizations with high-performing teams
The ability to be a responsible self-starter with excellent written and oral communication skills to work with a diverse group of faculty, students, alumni, and organizations
Strong organizational skills, excellent customer relation skills, and an excellent attention to detail
The ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and work effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment
The ability to work flexible hours on some occasions, including evenings and weekends
A total dedication to the MSEI program with a deep commitment to excellence in student education
The openness to new projects and to support tasks evolved in the program
Applicants must have a strong equity lens, cultural humility, and a proven record of embracing differences and creating a safe inclusive space and working environments that would support USF's Jesuit mission.

Nice To Haves

A master’s degree is preferred

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains professional relationships with companies throughout the Bay Area to identify and directly place MSEI students in curriculum-based internships and curriculum-based projects with those firms.
Leads, inspires, and directs MSEI students in all aspects of Program and their professional development.
Develops and implements marketing and enrollment strategies for the MSEI program, while closely working with the Graduate Admissions and Recruiting Unit staff.
Conducts regular meetings with a part-time faculty, MSEI Academic Committee and other MSEI teaching faculty to discuss programmatic topics and share MSEI updates.
Consults and collaborates with the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs on all aspects of the program.
Ensures the flow of critical information between graduate student affairs, recruitment and admissions, program faculty, associate deans and the dean.
Solicits and submits program budget requests to the Dean’s Office.
Liaises between the program and other campus and community constituencies.
Recruits new students and communicates and meets with prospective students.
Reviews new MSEI student applications, interviews them whenever necessary, and proposes admissions and scholarship decisions to MSEI faculty.
Works on materials and processes that promote recruitment and retention of graduate students in conjunction with the Dean’s Office.
Ensures the currency of all promotional literature, program website, catalog copy and degree checklists.
Represents the program at informational meetings, new student orientations and other events as needed.
Communicates and meets with alumni.
Teaches and manages the MSEI Practicum course (once a year, two sections), which involves recruiting 30+ companies and ensuring high-quality and relevant internships and projects, matching, documenting, and facilitating the relationships of student internships.
Works with the MSEI Academic Committee and other MSEI teaching faculty for the development and review of the program curriculum including program learning objectives.
Develops the MSEI course schedule.
Aligns program goals and learning outcomes with those of SOM.
Maintains an active and current knowledge of trends in the field and guides the program accordingly.
Conducts and reports on assurance of learning, program review and accreditation in conjunction with the Dean’s Office.
Advises students on all aspects of the MSEI program and professional responsibilities.
Maintains current company partnerships and develops new partnerships with the San Francisco Bay Area’s innovative companies that can provide exclusive internships and projects to MSEI students.
Collects, organizes, and securely maintains files of student internships and all necessary documentation pertaining to 30-40 external organization clients, where students work during the program.
Provides direct support (including workshops) for the entrepreneurial ventures that students develop and launch as part of the MSEI program each year.
Organizes and facilitates company visits, follows up with clients, prepares the materials for the visits, and conducts the post-visit follow-ups.
Develops and executes New MSEI Student Orientation and other MSEI student events including the yearly MSEI Internship Fair in October, working with the Office of Graduate Student Success and Engagement Designs, fundraises for, and implements the MSEI student venture fund whenever necessary to support new student ventures, coordinating with the school’s development personnel.
Coordinates MSEI faculty, the Associate Dean for Faculty, Research, and Impact, and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs to ensure that courses are taught by highly-qualified, well-prepared faculty who are motivated to contribute to program success in and out of the classroom.
Works with the Office of Academic Affairs to recruit MSEI adjunct faculty.
Assists the MSEI teaching faculty with their instructional needs.