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Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Innovation Instructor Position in School of Entrepreneurship and Management
Location: Shanghai, China
Company: ShanghaiTech University
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Type: Teaching
Job Summary
The Innovation Instructor will be a core member of a teaching group for co-teaching innovation courses, including Design Thinking and Innovation Lab. The Design Thinking course aims to develop students’ critical thinking ability, problem-solving skills, and innovative design mindset. The Innovation Lab applies theoretical knowledge and research skills in group projects on customer research in real-life settings.
Responsibilities
- Lead discussion sessions in a thought-provoking way
- Design project goals and evaluation criteria
- Develop and update course materials and lecture plans
- Provide mentorship and oversight to students by advising them on group projects and monitoring their work progress
- Develop and maintain an effective network of industrial expertise and links that can provide course-related workshops, talks, and practicums
- Support different Professors to teach course sessions
- Responsible for all course logistics work including classroom setup, prototype room maintenance, course communications with students and department of other schools, teaching assistant recruitment and training, and part-time instructor recruitment and training
The instructor is also expected to play an active role in supporting innovation activities in the School by:
- Participating (and co-teaching) in larger sections of other innovation curriculum
- Helping design and implement programs to support and promote creativity and innovation in the school community
- Supporting extracurricular initiatives to nurture student creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship
- Fulfilling any other requirements as requested by the Dean
Requirements
Required
- A Master (or higher) Degree (in any field) from a reputed institution
- Bilingual (Chinese/English) competence in communication
- Two to five years of teaching experience (with success in college-level teaching and/or executive education)
- Skills of coaching groups of students and mentoring on an individual basis
Preferred
- Education background of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), design, education, philosophy, psychology, or business
- Varied professional experience, both in classroom settings and outside of schools, especially in business consulting or entrepreneurship
- Familiarity with Design Thinking / Innovation principles and application through work experience or education
- Demonstrated ability of professional/industrial networking
Application Procedure
Qualified applicants are invited to submit (in English) a cover letter, a CV, a statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and at least two reference letters to: [email protected]. We provide very competitive salary and benefits for this post.
About the Company
ShanghaiTech is a young resource-rich university with a modern residential campus in the heart of Shanghai Pudong’s Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park. With an academic focus on STEAM research, ShanghaiTech is committed to carrying out China’s national development strategy and nurturing the next generation of innovative scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs.
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