RESEARCH, INNOVATION & INDUSTRY LAISON OFFICER – Midlands State University

Job Summary
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following post:

Duties And Responsibilities
Liaising with Industry for students’ Work Related Learning placements
Providing regular updates on the Work-Related Learning program outcomes and assisting Departments to identify issues that may inform curriculum review processes.
Working with the Faculty, government, industry, business, communities, and other stakeholders to form productive partnerships.
Liaising with the Research and Innovation Division and advising Departments on innovations, industrialization and commercialization.
Coordinating and organizing Faculty Research Seminar Series, Presentations, Conferences and Expos.
Work in collaboration with departments to monitor and track alumni achievements
Coordinating and documenting Community Engagement activities
Any other duties as may be delegated by the Executive Dean.

Qualifications And Experience

First degree in Social Science with a strong bias towards Public Relations and Marketing, passed with a 2.1 or better.
A holder of a relevant Master’s Degree
Knowledge of intellectual property rights is an added advantage
Minimum of one (1) year experience in a related field