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
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.
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").
