POSITION TITLE
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship in the Lee Business School.
PROFILE of the UNIVERSITY
UNLV is a comprehensive research university of approximately 28,000 students and 2,900 faculty and staff dedicated to teaching, research, and service. The university has internationally recognized programs in hotel administration and creative writing; professional degrees in law, architecture, and dental medicine; and leading programs in business, engineering, fine arts, sciences and education. UNLV is located on a 332-acre main campus and two satellite campuses in dynamic Southern Nevada. For more information, visit us on-line at: http://www.unlv.edu.
ROLE of the POSITION
The Executive Director will be the primary spokesperson for the CFE, and lead the design, development and implementation of university wide entrepreneurship curriculum, programming, competitions and other entrepreneurial related activities. The Executive Director will be expected to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders as the CFE moves towards its goal of becoming a university wide resource. Building a university wide entrepreneurship steering committee will therefore be an essential, early goal for the new Director. Important internal relationship building includes continuing the successful collaboration with the Division of Research and Economic Development to commercialize university research, and expanding existing relationships with the Colleges of Engineering and Sciences to other colleges across campus. Important external relationship building includes creating/expanding the CFE advisory board, and working with the Southern Nevada entrepreneurship ecosystem, which includes groups such as the Downtown Project and Switch Innevation. Expanding current relationships with the local angel and venture capital investment community will also be critical. The Executive Director will be asked to lead the $500,000 student run Rebel Venture Fund and to teach entrepreneurship courses as needed. Fundraising for the CFE will be an important component of this position.
QUALIFICATIONS
This position requires a bachelor's degree (master's preferred) from a regionally accredited college or university and a minimum of 15 years related professional experience. Significant experience with new venture development, including startup, growth, maturity, and exit is a must. Significant experience with new venture financing, university technology transfer, fundraising, and interacting with the business community is also required. An interest in promoting/conducting entrepreneurship research is a plus.
SALARY RANGE
Salary competitive with those at similarly situated institutions.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants should apply through the online application system: https://hrsearch.unlv.edu/
Questions about the position may be sent to the search committee chair at andrew.hardin@unlv.edu
Andrew Hardin, PhD
Associate Dean for Research and
Director, UNLV Center for Entrepreneurship
Senior Editor, Information Systems Journal
Senior Associate Director, European Journal of Information Systems
Lee Business School, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
BEH 101B - Box 456001, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-6001
Phone (702) 895-0447 Fax (702) 895-0802
Email: andrew.hardin@unlv.edu
Website: http://andrewhardinresearch.com
CFE Website: http://web.unlv.edu/depts/cfe/
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