GDO colleagues -Here are some upcoming events sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation.
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February virtual events hosted by the Kauffman Foundation:
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February Entrepreneurship Issue Forum
Join us 9 a.m. CST February 25 for the Entrepreneurship Issue Forum "From Incarceration to Entrepreneurship for Returning Citizens: Current Landscape and Policy Considerations."
The Forum will present findings and evidence from research on returning citizens and entrepreneurship, including job creation and innovation, motivations for starting a business, implications for communities, as well as policy priorities and lessons from entrepreneurship support interventions.
Register at https://kauffman.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XtEERCsCSoGxnP8L2rkALA or click the button below.
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Early – Stage Researcher Professional Development Series
The next virtual Early-Stage Research Professional Development session will take place 1 p.m. CST February 26 with mentors Simon Parker (Ivey Business School) and Jeff McMullen (Indiana University).
This series is open to up to 18 early-stage researchers to connect with research mentors to discuss research approaches, professional development and the research career trajectory.
Register at https://form.jotform.com/210284638550152 or click the button below.
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Knowledge Challenge Early-Stage Researcher Showcase
Join us on 11 a.m. CST March 5 to hear from early-stage researchers who are part of the Kauffman Foundation's 2020 Knowledge Challenge about their work-in-progress. Register at https://kauffman.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RCqg_gg2TTSGjM8TwmodbQ or click the button below.
Presenters include:
Michael Lotspeich, Department of Sociology, Baylor University
Ihsan Beezer, Rutgers Business School
Melody Chang, Yale School of Management
Tara Carr-Lemke, Rutgers University - Camden
Robert Hill, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Saran Nurse, Milano School of Policy, Management & Environment, The New School
Manav Raj, New York University, Stern School of Business
Diana Jue-Rajasingh, University of Michigan / Yun Ha Cho, University of Michigan
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The Kauffman Foundation Announces a new job opportunity in Entrepreneurship!
Program Officer – Translational Research
The Program Officer manages a portfolio of activities focused on connecting research with practice and ensuring research is relevant to, and actionable for, a wide range of practitioners, including entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship support organizations, policymakers, and program staff, as well as internal and external partners. This position includes identifying opportunities to support the development of translational research infrastructure, including research content generation, grantmaking, and partnership development. The position will develop and further translational research activities that lead to impact and illuminate successful outcomes to support entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurship strategic pillars: communities; policy; new entrepreneurial learning; and entrepreneurship support organizations.
For more additional information and apply: https://kauffman.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Headquarters/Program-Officer---Translational-Research_R28
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Joy Beatty
Department Head, Management
Eastern Michigan University
jbeatty9@emich.edu------------------------------