Career Center

This position may pay more than the minimum proposed salary listed above, depending on experience and/or qualifications of the selected candidate.

This Director will provide leadership, build and manage the PVAMU Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (PV-CEI) based in the College of Business into an impactful and reputable Center.  This is a full-time 12-month appointment, renewed annually.  Housed in the College of Business, the PV-CEI will serve as the focal point for the considerable entrepreneurial activities which already exist on the campus among students, staff and faculty. The Center will provide new energy for these activities and help build an entrepreneurial culture on campus. The COB offers a 3-course certificate program as well as a six- course âœminor❠field of study in entrepreneurship, open to all majors.  The Center director, with assistance of a program assistant is expected to substantially enhance the public profile of the Center, engage real-world accomplished entrepreneurs, including alumnus, who are passionate about mentoring young entrepreneurs.  The deanâ™s vision is to formalize the official status of the Center, create and get approval for a cutting-edge curriculum in entrepreneurship [modelled after the Wolfe Center at UH, or the Honors program at PVAMU], which includes field trips, special projects such as starting your own business, and experiential learning, uplift the center with programs such as business plan competitions, hackathons, and elevator pitch contests, and preparing students for national contests, so that students across the campus with an entrepreneurial mindset are attracted to the program. Once operational, take some of these programs to the national level (HBCU students, or high school students).  The COB hosts a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and is hiring new faculty on tenure-track to offer additional courses on entrepreneurship, adding to its existing faculty expertise in this area. The new director would be expected to work on attracting grants and private sector funding to support the Entrepreneurship Center. It is desirable that the candidate for the directorâ™s position has either start-up business experience, or past experience as successful business owners, especially in the tech area.  They should have some experience working in higher education and academia. Experience in managing or leading (as part of the team) a Center for Entrepreneurship at a different campus will be considered a positive factor.

If interested, the director can occasionally teach a course on entrepreneurship, as an adjunct faculty, provided the department heads determines their academic background to be a good fit. To teach as a faculty of practice, corporate experience as well as past teaching experience is important.

This position is funded by a five-year Title III grant or restricted funds. Continued employment is contingent on the renewal of grant or restricted funding.

Responsibilities:

• Guides, sets strategy and administers the interdisciplinary entrepreneurship program which will serve students in the COB and from across the campus - Engineering, Agriculture, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Nursing, Music, and Arts and Sciences.

• Carefully recruits talented students to the program who are passionate about the study and practice of entrepreneurship; the academic and non-academic components of the program should be rigorous and challenging.

• Under the supervision of the dean, work/collaborate with faculty and participants to gain access to a variety of programming to broaden their experiences so that they will be comfortable in a variety of settings through their interactions with iconic leaders and faculty.

• Host and coordinate enrichment activities which enable participants to be prepared for a diversity of experiences as entrepreneurs, and professional pursuits.  Create opportunities for participants to interact with campus leaders such as the President, CFO, others, to learn about management and leadership. Represents the Dean at COB in the Texas University Network of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (TUNIE), and related national forums, HBCU campuses. Works to enhance the reputation of the Center, the COB and the University.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelorâ™s degree in a business-related field.

• Ten years of related experience.

• Prior entrepreneurship experience with a start-up or small business.

• Prior leadership experience with an understanding of the challenges that minorities experience in business and entrepreneurship.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

• Ability to demonstrate effective leadership and management of multidisciplinary programs.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to present information clearly and concisely.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or a Masterâ™s degree in business or a relevant field

• College teaching and development of curriculum, or working in an academic setting

• Prior business start-up, ownership, and/or Corporate world experience

• Prior experience in building-up and running an entrepreneurship program/Center in a university setting working with undergraduate students.

• Leadership/supervisory experience in addition to the required teaching experience.

Job Posting Close Date:

• 02/15/2023

Required Attachments:

Please attach all required documents listed below in the attachment box labeled as either âœResume/CV or Resume/Cover Letter❠on the application. Multiple attachments may be included in the âœResume/CV❠or Resume/Cover Letter❠attachment box.  Any additional attachments provided outside of the required documents listed below are considered optional.

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae

• Cover Letter

Application Submission Guidelines:

All applicants are required to apply via our Career Site on or before the closing date indicated on the job posting. Applicant inquiries received via email and websites such as Indeed, HigherEdJobs, etc. will not be considered unless the individual has applied to the available position via the PVAMU Career site.

The required documents listed in the above "Required Attachments" section must be attached to the application prior to the job closing date indicated to ensure full consideration for the application submitted. Please contact the Office of Human Resource on or before the closing date indicated above at 936-261-1730 or jobs@pvamu.edu should you need assistance with the online application process.

Background Check Requirements:

All positions are security sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institutionâ™s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutionâ™s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.

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