Associate Director, Cleantech to Market - Berkeley, CA, United States - University of California-Berkeley

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Departmental Overview

UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business offers a unique opportunity to champion new ideas, collaborate across boundaries, and continually learn in a workplace committed to increasing diversity and creating a welcoming environment for all. Our distinctive culture is captured within our four Defining Leadership Principles: Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without Attitude, Students Always, and Beyond Yourself. These principles distinguish Berkeley Haas as a unique environment, conducive to teamwork, collaboration, and career growth.

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Cleantech to Market (C2M) is one of the nation's first climate tech accelerators and a program in the Energy Institute at Berkeley Haas.C2M forms interdisciplinary teams, each comprising five to six UC Berkeley graduate students, who analyze promising climate tech, green chemistry, and water-related innovations from entrepreneurs across the country, assess potentially relevant markets, and recommend specific commercialization pathways. Since its founding in 2008, C2M teams have worked with entrepreneurs on 127 early-stage technologies, of which more than half have become start-ups who have gone on to raise more than $500 million.

The Haas School of Business embraces flexible working arrangements for its employees. Exact arrangements are determined in partnership with your supervisor to meet role responsibilities and department needs, and are subject to change.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: 03/08/2024.

Custom Scope

Context:C2M engages three key groups: (1) graduate students who develop and apply their business, engineering, scientific, legal, and policy knowledge to find and optimize market opportunities for early-stage climate tech innovations; (2) entrepreneurs who benefit from these valuable insights and recommendations; and (3) industry coaches and partners who share their expertise and coach the students into becoming the next generation of climate tech leaders.

The Associate Director position will work closely with C2M's Director to:

• Identify, solicit, screen, and select promising climate tech startups with whom C2M's student teams will work with in the fall semester.
• Build interdisciplinary teams (e.g., Haas, science and engineering PhDs, law, public policy, etc.) of UC Berkeley graduate students to assist the entrepreneurs associated with the startups in the cohort
• Assist the Director and lecturers during the fall semester as they coach the teams who seek to:
• Expand and update C2M's community of coaches, mentors, and subject matter experts.
• Identify, build, and maintain relationships with industry partners, including other relevant cleantech incubators, accelerators, laboratories, universities, and startups.
• Secure and retain funding required for the C2M program, building upon current program sponsorships, which include both individual donors and institutional sponsors such as:
• Develop an advisory committee for C2M, speak with advisors individually, and co-host periodic meetings.

Responsibilities

The Associate Director for Cleantech to Market (C2M) program will collaborate with the C2M Director to prepare and run one of the nation's first climate tech accelerators and experiential MBA courses: Cleantech to Market. The position will also collaborate on fundraising activities to support the program, network with existing and potential partners, expand C2M's community of coaches, mentors, and subject matter experts, and help develop an Advisory Board.

Startup/Technology Selection:

• Work with representatives from the innovation ecosystem described in the "C2M Annual Cycle" above to identify, solicit, screen, and select promising climate tech startups whom C2M's student teams will work with in the fall semester.
• Every year, 40-50 targeted applicants must be carefully analyzed and vetted to produce 10 "finalists" from whom student interest and experience will determine the final eight in the annual cohort.

Fall Course:

Work closely with and alongside C2M lecturers Brian Steel and Bill Shelander who co-teach C2M's fall semester course (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm) at the Haas School of Business to:

• Arrange relevant guest speakers and panelists and coordinate a lunch series for students to continue discussions with guest speakers after class.
• Meet regularly with entrepreneurs and student teams, and coach the teams on their research, analyses, and team dynamics.
• Recommend relevant members of the business community for informational interviews by teams.
• Recommend relevant written sources for identified teams.
• Working with Energy Institute Operations Manager, organize the annual C2M summit event at which student teams present their findings and recommendations to a large public audience.
• Coach student student teams as they work with lecturers to:

Student Team Building:

• Using available communications and social media channels, including hosting online and in-person information sessions, reach out to all relevant graduate student programs (e.g., Haas, science and engineering PhDs, law, public policy, and ERG) to generate and refine student interest in the fall course.
• After Haas full-time and evening/weekend MBAs have completed bidding on fall courses and after other students have completed their applications to C2M (usually by the end of April), build interdisciplinary teams of up to six students per team (e.g., comprising four MBAs and two non-MBAs) whose interests and experiences match the anticipated needs of each startup.
• Communicate team outcomes and next steps (e.g., entrepreneur introductions, summer reading, non-disclosure agreements, etc.) with each team.

Industry Ecosystem Engagement:

• Continue expanding and refining C2M's community of coaches, mentors, and subject matter experts who can meet with C2M teams as well as a broad network of key contacts who may be contacted for informational interviews, guest speaking, etc.
• Identify and build relationships with industry partners, including other courses, departments, centers, and programs at UC Berkeley, as well as relevant cleantech incubators, accelerators, laboratories, universities, and startups.
• Help develop and manage an advisory committee for C2M, speak with advisors individually, and co-host periodic meetings.
• Work with C2M's existing and potential partners to enhance our collective impact. Potential areas for collaboration include shared:

Program Funding & Budgeting:

• Secure and retain funding required for the C2M program, building upon current program sponsorships, which include both individual donors and institutional sponsors such as:

Work with the C2M Director to assess the program's effectiveness and recommend changes to the program's procedures, schedule, content, etc.

Represent the program at institute-, school-, and university-level meetings, to optimize program efficacy and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Professional Learning and Growth

• Embraces the principle of being a "student always" by engaging in opportunities for training, workshops, seminars, continuing education pertinent to the position, or at the suggestion of the supervisor.
• Actively contributes to a team environment that fosters and promotes a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within the unit and at Haas.
• Engages in ongoing education to promote diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging by completing University sponsored certifications & training sessions (Ie:MEP Workshop, Implicit Bias Certification, LinkedIn Learning workshops, and other workshops & seminars offered by the University or Haas, as they are made available) or by engaging in external seminars & resources related to DEIB.
• Exemplifies Haas' four Defining Leadership Principles: (1) Question the status quo; (2) Confidence without attitude; (3) Students always; and (4) Beyond yourself.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Professional accomplishments and knowledge relating to emerging technologies and extensive experience working with startups and taking early-stage technologies to market.
• Knowledge of and relationships with corporations, venture capital firms, accelerators/incubators, government entities, national labs, consulting firms, and/or startups within climate tech-related sectors (e.g., low-carbon/renewable energy generation, use, and storage, green chemistry, agriculture and/or water-related sectors).
• Coaching and/or teaching experience, ideally at the university and/or corporate level.
• Demonstrated thoroughness and attention to detail.
• Professional accomplishments and knowledge related to being both strategic ("where do we need to go and why") and tactical ("how do we get there").
• Experience in areas such as market research, financial analysis, supply chain management, and/or manufacturing.
• Advanced written and oral communication abilities, including demonstrated experience summarizing and conveying complex topics in an effective manner, including creating white papers, slide presentations, media releases, etc.
• Advanced ability to think creatively and independently on concepts requiring advanced analytical skills: both qualitatively and quantitatively.
• Advanced interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of individuals and diverse groups - both within the UC Berkeley and outside - to achieve results.
• Experience working on or leading diverse teams.
• Fundraising experience, including seeking out prospective donors, sponsors, and partners, forming partnerships, applying for and managing grants, managing related relationships, etc.
• Advanced strategic thinking and implementation skills, including overseeing planning programs, setting KPIs and goals, and managing short- and long-term projects.
• Experience with launching new programs or initiatives.
• An entrepreneurial mindset to create, define, and pursue new opportunities.
• Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and deadlines, as well as to coordinate with colleagues and their schedules and priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrating a desire to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging to establish and maintain positive & professional working relationships with colleagues, students and team members.
• Exemplifies Haas' four Defining Leadership Principles: (1) Question the status quo; (2) Confidence without attitude; (3) Students always; and (4) Beyond yourself.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in a business, organization or public university setting.

Education/Training:

• Advanced degree in business, finance, science, engineering, law, public policy, or other disciplines related to the commercialization of early-stage climate tech innovations and/or equivalent experience/training.

Salary & Benefits

This is a 1yr, 40% part-time (16 hours/week), contract appointment, eligible for UC benefits with the possibility of extension with continued funding. This is a monthly paid, exempt position.

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $122, $158, Rate is displayed at 100% FTE.

How to Apply

• To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Other Information

• This is not a visa opportunity.

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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