Part-time Instructor- IDS302: Idea2Startup (Spring 27)

About the role

The School of Information Studies seeks a Part-Time Instructor to teach IDS302: Idea2Startup. Students establish an actionable plan for the launch of their own business or social venture, focusing on establishing a well-conceived, achievable, and actionable path to market.

After taking this course, students will be able to:

• Understand your entrepreneurial mission, lean startup methodologies, and your minimum viable product.
• Conduct research on your relevant industry and identify your customers, their values, and your unique competitive advantage.
• Conduct research on your relevant market based on your business concept, including the design and testing of your value hypothesis.
• Develop a viable model for your business, or multiple, compatible viable models.
• Create testable business hypotheses and experiments to validate problems, markets, product/market fit, and ability/willingness to pay.
• Analyze the various capital sources available to entrepreneurial start-ups, develop a plan for raising sufficient capital to advance your business, and pitch it.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with professor of record and/or program director, who is responsible for creating the course syllabus and course content, as well as providing an overview of their overall vision for the course.
• Attend onboarding and training with the iSchool’s Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning.
• Maintain office hours and open communication with students.
• Maintain the course in the Blackboard Learning Management system.
• Grade student assignments and exams in a timely manner; provide feedback when appropriate.
• Prepare for weekly online sessions with students.
• Prepare to offer the class in the Spring 2027, online, with weekly in‑person meetings.

Qualifications

• Active engagement in the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem, with experience in startups or organizational innovation, is required.
• Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree in technology, design, management, or a related field.
• A master’s degree in a relevant discipline is preferred.
• Successful candidates will be prepared to serve as instructor and mentor and be willing to work with the Professor of Record, Program Director, and other instructors teaching this class.
• This course has a syllabus, however, we seek individuals who can bring their own experiences to the course.