Innovation Instructor Position in School of Entrepreneurship and Management

Job Summary

The Innovation Instructure 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. Apart from classroom teaching and test-based assessment, the instructor will

• 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, including industry experts from background of high-tech start-ups, IP laws, data science, design industry and VC etc;
• Support different Professors to teach course sessions; and
• 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 etc.

The instructor is also expected to play an active role in supporting innovation activities in the Schoolby

• 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; and
• Fulfilling any other requirements as requested by the Dean.

Qualifications

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: semrecruiting@shanghaitech.edu.cn. We provide very competitive salary and benefits for this post.