Assistant Director - Innovative Ecosystem

Rishihood University; Sonipat; Vor Ort; INR 1.800.000 - 2.400.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Rishihood invites an Assistant Director to sculpt the Innovative Ecosystem around the Makerspace at SASTech, connecting tech clubs with industry projects and mentors. You will coordinate hackathons, build sprints and showcases, and ensure IP terms and confidentiality are managed across partnerships.

You will lead programme management, align university priorities with project portfolios, secure resources and monitor progress, enabling hands-on learning and applied research.

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Technology or Management (MBA or technical Master’s preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in industry–academia partnerships, innovation programmes, corporate relations or technology programme management.
• Proven record of bringing industry projects or partnerships into an institution, with experience in student communities and project-based learning.
• Working understanding of hardware, robotics, IoT or software development.

Aufgaben

• Tech clubs: Bring all technology clubs under one Makerspace framework, move them from events to year‑round project work, and run a common calendar of hackathons, build sprints and showcases.
• Industry projects: Source real problems from companies and startups, scope them into student‑executable projects with clear deliverables and mentors, and manage them from intake to delivery, including IP and confidentiality terms.
• Partnerships: Build long‑term ties for sponsored projects, mentoring, internships and joint research, and link project work to internships and placements.
• Programme management: Turn SASTech and University priorities into programmes with owners, timelines and budgets and report progress to the Director.
• Visibility and resources: Run demo days and case studies, pursue grants, sponsorships and competitions, and support pathways from prototype to startup, patent or deployment.

Kenntnisse

Industry–academia partnerships

Innovation programmes

Corporate relations

Technology programme management

Hardware / Robotics / IoT / Software

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in Engineering / Technology / Management

Jobbeschreibung

Assistant Director - Innovative Ecosystem

Rishihood is India’s first national transformation university. It prepares learners to solve the big problems of tomorrow. Our transformative education is built on three pillars:

Personal Impact – developing physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual strength.

Professional Impact – building real-world skills through industry-integrated, practice-based learning.

Public Impact – fostering interdisciplinary thinking and a commitment to nation-building.

At Rishihood, we nurture leaders who will transform themselves, their professions, and the nation.

POSITION | Assistant Director – Innovative Ecosystem, SASTech

Purpose

The Assistant Director builds the ecosystem around Rishihood’s new Makerspace, which is core infrastructure for hands‑on learning, applied research and innovation at the Sajjan Agarwal School of Technology. The role brings tech clubs, industry projects and partners together around real problems. Lab operations and technical mentoring remain with the Makerspace Lead.

Responsibilities

Tech clubs: Bring all technology clubs under one Makerspace framework, move them from events to year‑round project work, and run a common calendar of hackathons, build sprints and showcases.

Industry projects: Source real problems from companies and startups, scope them into student‑executable projects with clear deliverables and mentors, and manage them from intake to delivery, including IP and confidentiality terms.

Partnerships: Build long‑term ties for sponsored projects, mentoring, internships and joint research, and link project work to internships and placements.

Programme management: Turn SASTech and University priorities into programmes with owners, timelines and budgets and report progress to the Director.

Visibility and resources: Run demo days and case studies, pursue grants, sponsorships and competitions, and support pathways from prototype to startup, patent or deployment.

Qualifications & Experience

Master’s degree in Engineering, Technology or Management (MBA or technical Master’s preferred).

8+ years of experience in industry–academia partnerships, innovation programmes, corporate relations or technology programme management.

Proven record of bringing industry projects or partnerships into an institution, with experience in student communities and project‑based learning.

Working understanding of hardware, robotics, IoT or software development.

Familiarity with MoUs, IP and confidentiality; strong stakeholder management and communication skills.