SABIC Entrepreneur-in-Residence – Entrepreneurship Institute
Job Description
Job Description
The Entrepreneurship Institute at KFUPM by the support of SABIC is seeking to hire Entrepreneur-in-residence who can coach, teach, and support the entrepreneurs at KFUPM-Entrepreneurship Institute. If you are an entrepreneur who has the skills, expertise, and experience then you have the chance to be part of our ecosystem. An entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) is a position most often held by successful entrepreneurs in venture capital firms, private equity firms, startup accelerators/incubators, law firms or business schools. The EIR typically leads, or has led, a small, early-stage, emerging company deemed to have high-growth potential, or which has demonstrated high-growth in its number of employees, annual revenue, or both. An institutional fund may provide an entrepreneur in residence, or executive in residence, with the working capital to nurture expansion, new-product development, or restructuring of a company's operations, management, or ownership. For more information about the department, please visit: Home – Entrepreneurship Institute ()
Job Responsibility
The EIR is expected to:
. Contribute to the encouragement and support of an enterprising mind-set amongst students, graduates, and faculty.
. Help our enterprise lecturers to refine their programs and ensure they continue to be up to date and engaging.
. Be available for to answer questions from students.
. Plan and execute training the trainer's program
. Support and help students and entrepreneurs, specially to develop their business plan and pitches
. Helping raising funds for startups and the institute.
. Be actively involved with high velocity teams to make them market ready
. Provide business coaching to mature incubated teams
. Plan and execute case studies/reports that captures and propagates the knowledge of the ecosystem
. Teach and conduct entrepreneurship workshops/courses.
Compensation & Benefits
Two-year renewable contract.
Competitive tax-free salaries based on qualifications and experience.
All KFUPM faculty are offered free furnished air-conditioned on-campus housing unit with free essential utilities and maintenance.
The appointment includes the following benefits according to the University's policy:
- air ticket/s to Dammam upon appointment
- annual repatriation air ticket/s for up to four persons
- a contribution towards local tuition fees for school-age dependent children local transportation allowance
- two months paid summer leave in addition to mid-semester breaks
- free health care at KFUPM Clinic
- end-of-service gratuity after two (2) years of continuous service.
The KFUPM campus has a range of facilities including a medical and dental clinic, health club with swimming pool, an extensive library, computing, research and teaching laboratory facilities, a recreation center and a private beach.
Qualifications
. An entrepreneur with real-world startup experience. Preferable to be part of an innovation driven startup creation and/or technology commercialization-based startup.
. Passionate about entrepreneurship and engaging students to be successful in their entrepreneurial journeys.
. Excellent written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills.
. Applicants must be fluent in English as it is the medium of instruction in the University.
Special Instructions to Applicants
1. Applications are invited for faculty positions at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
2. Applicants must be fluent in English as it is the medium of instruction in the University.
Contact Information
Director of Talent Acquisition
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
KFUPM Box 5005, Dhahran 31261
Saudi Arabia
Email: [Confidential Information]
Telephone: +966 13 860-7854
Fax: +966 13 860-2442
Job Details
Employment Types:
Full time
Industry:
Education
Function:
Sales / Business Development
Roles:
Business Development Manager
