The Johns Hopkins University
Assistant Director, Life Design, Entrepreneurship - FLI Focused (Life Design Lab
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276
Assistant Director, Life Design, Entrepreneurship – FLI Focused (Life Design Lab)
The Johns Hopkins University
The Life Design Lab seeks an
Assistant Director
who will report to the Senior Director of Life Design and execute on the Lab’s vision, strategy, and objectives to expand entrepreneurial exploration, innovation experiences, and life design outcomes for first‑generation and limited‑income (FLI) undergraduate students.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities Equitable Access to Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Identify and map the student population interested in entrepreneurship across academic programs — with particular attention to FLI students — to ensure programming, outreach and opportunity pathways are inclusive, targeted, and reflective of student interests and needs.
Expand FLI student engagement with entrepreneurship through experiential learning, innovation programs, mentoring and project‑based work.
Identify and address participation gaps in innovation experiences, including Explore Tours, treks, internships and student venture programs.
Define and track indicators such as participation in innovation programs and workshops, engagement with mentors, alumni founders and employer partners, access to internships, micro‑internships and startup experiences, progress toward entrepreneurial or innovation‑related career goals.
Use data to inform continuous improvement and scalable access strategies.
Program Design & Scalable Support
Design scalable workshops and digital content introducing students — especially FLI students — to entrepreneurial mindsets, including creativity, experimentation, problem‑solving and storytelling.
Develop programming addressing access gaps related to exposure, networks, belonging in innovation spaces and venture skill development.
Strategically manage student communication to increase participation in innovation programming, Explore Tours and mentorship opportunities.
Coaching & Student Support
Provide inclusive, strengths‑based coaching supporting life design exploration, entrepreneurial ideation and innovation‑focused career pathways.
Integrate life design and equity‑informed practices into all advising, workshops and group facilitation.
Curriculum Development & Facilitation
Deliver and customize the Life Design curriculum to support entrepreneurship‑focused exploration and skill‑building.
Facilitate or support credit‑bearing and non‑credit‑bearing courses such as the Life Design Practicum, Arrive & Thrive, Map the System, HopIn, FLI Internship Academy or entrepreneurship‑related intersession offerings.
Project Management
Manage logistics, communications and follow‑through for innovation treks, workshops and student‑facing events to ensure high‑quality implementation.
Coordinate cohort‑specific services and entrepreneurship‑related initiatives in partnership with the Pava Center, Tech Ventures, academic departments and employer partners.
Support the execution of innovation‑focused programs, Explore Tours and experiential learning opportunities by adhering to established project timelines and workflows.
Strategic Partnerships Campus Partnerships
Work closely with the Pava Center to align programming and co‑develop experiential opportunities connecting students to the innovation ecosystem.
Collaborate with academic departments, advising units and student success offices to strengthen pathways into innovation experiences for FLI students.
Alumni & Employer Engagement
Build and maintain relationships with alumni founders, startups, accelerators and innovation employers who can support student learning and opportunity access.
Partner with Employer Engagement and Alumni Relations to connect students to internships, micro‑internships, mentoring and project‑based experiences.
Use institutional data systems to track student engagement with entrepreneurship pathways.
Develop assessment plans that measure the impact of interventions and inform strategy.
Produce reports and insights demonstrating progress toward reducing participation gaps and expanding FLI access to innovation pathways.
Departmental Contribution
Serve on a Life Design Lab committee and contribute to Lab‑wide strategy, collaboration and initiatives.
Participate in institution‑wide efforts that advance equitable student success and mobility outcomes, particularly through innovation and experiential learning.
Behavioral Competencies
Inclusive Communication
Communicates clearly and empathetically across diverse groups.
Collaborative Relationships
Builds productive partnerships with students, staff, faculty, alumni and employers.
Initiative & Follow‑Through
Demonstrates ownership, reliability and strategic problem‑solving.
Adaptability
Responds flexibly to evolving priorities, student needs and institutional direction.
Equity‑Centered Practice
Applies an equity lens to all programs and decisions, ensuring inclusive access and measurable outcomes.
Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Evidence of ability to design and scale programs that improve measurable student outcomes.
Demonstrated success working with diverse populations, particularly FLI students.
Strong ability to use data to inform decisions and evaluate outcomes.
Proficiency with career and instructional technologies (Handshake, Salesforce, PeopleGrove, Blackboard, Zoom, Teams, etc.).
About Working In The Imagine Center Educators work across multiple spaces on campus. Rather than assigned offices, we operate through a flexible, mobile model with assigned laptops and phones. Success in this environment requires strong relationship‑building skills and comfort engaging students through in‑person, digital and social platforms.
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s Degree.
Three years of experience in higher education, nonprofit, government or employer‑facing roles focused on student success, equity or workforce readiness.
Additional education may substitute for required experience; additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
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The Life Design Lab seeks an
Assistant Director
who will report to the Senior Director of Life Design and execute on the Lab’s vision, strategy, and objectives to expand entrepreneurial exploration, innovation experiences, and life design outcomes for first‑generation and limited‑income (FLI) undergraduate students.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities Equitable Access to Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Identify and map the student population interested in entrepreneurship across academic programs — with particular attention to FLI students — to ensure programming, outreach and opportunity pathways are inclusive, targeted, and reflective of student interests and needs.
Expand FLI student engagement with entrepreneurship through experiential learning, innovation programs, mentoring and project‑based work.
Identify and address participation gaps in innovation experiences, including Explore Tours, treks, internships and student venture programs.
Define and track indicators such as participation in innovation programs and workshops, engagement with mentors, alumni founders and employer partners, access to internships, micro‑internships and startup experiences, progress toward entrepreneurial or innovation‑related career goals.
Use data to inform continuous improvement and scalable access strategies.
Program Design & Scalable Support
Design scalable workshops and digital content introducing students — especially FLI students — to entrepreneurial mindsets, including creativity, experimentation, problem‑solving and storytelling.
Develop programming addressing access gaps related to exposure, networks, belonging in innovation spaces and venture skill development.
Strategically manage student communication to increase participation in innovation programming, Explore Tours and mentorship opportunities.
Coaching & Student Support
Provide inclusive, strengths‑based coaching supporting life design exploration, entrepreneurial ideation and innovation‑focused career pathways.
Integrate life design and equity‑informed practices into all advising, workshops and group facilitation.
Curriculum Development & Facilitation
Deliver and customize the Life Design curriculum to support entrepreneurship‑focused exploration and skill‑building.
Facilitate or support credit‑bearing and non‑credit‑bearing courses such as the Life Design Practicum, Arrive & Thrive, Map the System, HopIn, FLI Internship Academy or entrepreneurship‑related intersession offerings.
Project Management
Manage logistics, communications and follow‑through for innovation treks, workshops and student‑facing events to ensure high‑quality implementation.
Coordinate cohort‑specific services and entrepreneurship‑related initiatives in partnership with the Pava Center, Tech Ventures, academic departments and employer partners.
Support the execution of innovation‑focused programs, Explore Tours and experiential learning opportunities by adhering to established project timelines and workflows.
Strategic Partnerships Campus Partnerships
Work closely with the Pava Center to align programming and co‑develop experiential opportunities connecting students to the innovation ecosystem.
Collaborate with academic departments, advising units and student success offices to strengthen pathways into innovation experiences for FLI students.
Alumni & Employer Engagement
Build and maintain relationships with alumni founders, startups, accelerators and innovation employers who can support student learning and opportunity access.
Partner with Employer Engagement and Alumni Relations to connect students to internships, micro‑internships, mentoring and project‑based experiences.
Use institutional data systems to track student engagement with entrepreneurship pathways.
Develop assessment plans that measure the impact of interventions and inform strategy.
Produce reports and insights demonstrating progress toward reducing participation gaps and expanding FLI access to innovation pathways.
Departmental Contribution
Serve on a Life Design Lab committee and contribute to Lab‑wide strategy, collaboration and initiatives.
Participate in institution‑wide efforts that advance equitable student success and mobility outcomes, particularly through innovation and experiential learning.
Behavioral Competencies
Inclusive Communication
Communicates clearly and empathetically across diverse groups.
Collaborative Relationships
Builds productive partnerships with students, staff, faculty, alumni and employers.
Initiative & Follow‑Through
Demonstrates ownership, reliability and strategic problem‑solving.
Adaptability
Responds flexibly to evolving priorities, student needs and institutional direction.
Equity‑Centered Practice
Applies an equity lens to all programs and decisions, ensuring inclusive access and measurable outcomes.
Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Evidence of ability to design and scale programs that improve measurable student outcomes.
Demonstrated success working with diverse populations, particularly FLI students.
Strong ability to use data to inform decisions and evaluate outcomes.
Proficiency with career and instructional technologies (Handshake, Salesforce, PeopleGrove, Blackboard, Zoom, Teams, etc.).
About Working In The Imagine Center Educators work across multiple spaces on campus. Rather than assigned offices, we operate through a flexible, mobile model with assigned laptops and phones. Success in this environment requires strong relationship‑building skills and comfort engaging students through in‑person, digital and social platforms.
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s Degree.
Three years of experience in higher education, nonprofit, government or employer‑facing roles focused on student success, equity or workforce readiness.
Additional education may substitute for required experience; additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
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