Lecturer in Leadership in Social Innovation
Waltham, MA (On-site)
Posted 2 weeks ago
Job Description
The School of Business and Economics (SBE) at Brandeis University seeks a co-instructor for the BUS 295a: Leadership in Social Impact Innovation, a 4-credit course in Spring 2027 semester. The class is an experiential course in which students work in small teams to solve real organizational challenges for social impact organizations, in the livelihoods, environmental, social, and governance space. Partner organizations include both not-for-profit and for-profit enterprises, ranging from small and local to multi-regional and global.
Each team is matched with a partner organization and a mentor who helps define the scope of the engagement — a challenge with genuine strategic impact and tactical feasibility. Teams diagnose the problem, conduct research, develop recommendations, and deliver an implementation-ready product to their client by the end of the semester.
Candidates with minimum qualification of doctoral (Ph.D.) degree along with relevant entrepreneurial qualifications and experience in Social Impact organizations will be given preference. Interested individuals should submit a short cover letter, CV and names and contact information for two references. The deadline for first consideration is September 25, 2026.
Compensation for this position as a co-instructor will be in between $4,500 to $5,000 range depending on qualifications.
This appointment is to a position that is in a collective bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local 509.
Pay Range Disclosure
The University's pay ranges represent a good faith estimate of what Brandeis reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting. The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, caste, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a "protected class").
Brandeis University
As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, Brandeis University is dedicated to first-rate education while making groundbreaking discoveries.Founded by the American Jewish community in 1948 as a nonsectarian institution at a time when exclusionary practices prevented equal access to some of the nation’s best universities, Brandeis has always welcomed talented students and faculty of every ethnicity, religion and cultural background.Today, our faculty, which include Nobel Prize recipients and Pulitzer Prize winners, are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences.Our 235-acre campus is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation.
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$5K/yr – $5K/yr
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