Founding Education Director – Deep-Tech Commercialization
University of Central Florida
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Job summary
University of Central Florida's National Commercialization and Translation Institute (NCTI) seeks a Founding Education Director to shape commercialization education for NSF SBIR/STTR cohorts. The role combines hands-on entrepreneurship with teaching, mentoring, and program leadership to build scalable education experiences.
The position emphasizes collaboration with industry experts, investors, and university partners to accelerate technology commercialization and advance national innovation
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree; 8+ years of relevant experience or equivalent.
- Experience launching or advising startups through commercialization, market validation, or growth.
- Experience designing practitioner-led education and executive learning for founders.
Responsibilities
- Design and build the EDUCATE curriculum for deep-technology commercialization.
- Deliver cohort education via live virtual sessions, workshops, and peer roundtables.
- Recruit and coordinate instructors, experts, and partners for program delivery.
- Lead the ORIENT portfolio: video and webinar series with national reach; manage production and distribution.
- Administer pre/post learning assessments and support program evaluation and fidelity.
Skills
Education
Job description
University of Central Florida's National Commercialization and Translation Institute (NCTI) seeks a Founding Education Director to shape commercialization education for NSF SBIR/STTR cohorts. The role combines hands-on entrepreneurship with teaching, mentoring, and program leadership to build scalable education experiences.
The position emphasizes collaboration with industry experts, investors, and university partners to accelerate technology commercialization and advance national innovation
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