Temporary Summer Project Fellow - School of Business & Economics

Brandeis University is seeking recent alumni from the School of Business and Economics to work on a specific project focused on developing Executive Education and customized training programs for the Brandeis School of Business and Economics. This 8-week summer 2026 project, under the leadership of Professor Debarshi Nandy and David Shaby, will oversee the outreach to and the establishment of a corporate panel and a follow-on research project with this panel to validate industry needs, target sectors, and niche opportunities for SBE. An overall project implementation strategic plan and timeline will evolve from these findings. The hourly rate for this position is $16.00, this position is 15 hours per week.

Responsibilities:

Project Fellows will assist with: Design of a corporate survey Deployment and execution of the survey Production of final survey findings and summary Creating an outreach 'sales' plan Conducting outreach to alumni and corporate connections to participate in the corporate panel as well as completing the planned survey Categorizing and synthesizing survey comments and classifying the data General executive education competitive research

Qualifications:

Experience and comfort with cold calling and outreach to corporate executives Data integration and tabulation Generating analysis and reports from research 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").