Princeton Innovation UAF

Fellowship Description

Princeton Innovation is a campus-wide initiative that aims to benefit humanity through innovation and entrepreneurship. Responsibilities for this fellowship will include collaborating closely with the Assistant Director of Innovation on:

Designing and leading a new Innovation Internship initiative which will pair Princeton University student interns with startups and venture capital firms for experiential internships
Developing pathways and processes for Princeton faculty, students and staff to easily and seamlessly access innovation and entrepreneurship offerings
Creating, executing and coordinating a mentorship program for Princeton-affiliated startups
Monitoring websites for mentions of Princeton-affiliated startups, creating and posting high-quality content to help bring innovative scientific stories to life, translating science into compelling graphics and visuals and other marketing and communications efforts

Other responsibilities can be assigned based on applicants’ interest. Candidates must have an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship but no experience is required.

Your Host

Princeton Innovation

Princeton Innovation is a campus-wide initiative that aims to benefit humanity through innovation and entrepreneurship. Our faculty, staff researchers, students and alums combine the pursuit of curiosity-driven knowledge with the desire to solve the major challenges of our time. Princeton Innovation nurtures this enterprising spirit through our programs, spaces and relationships. We support the Princeton community in their innovation and entrepreneurial goals as they translate their discoveries and inventions into technologies and services that have a positive impact on society. Programs for graduate students include: teaching, coaching and education; entrepreneurship and venture assistance; funding and recognition; and assistance with patents and tech transfer.

UAF Mentor

Christina Pellicane

Assistant Director of Innovation, Lead Instructor, I-Corps Northeast Hub, Office of the Dean for Research

Email

[email protected]

Christina Pellicane is the Assistant Director of Innovation and Lead Instructor for the NSF I-Corps Northeast Hub at Princeton University and COO at Lignolix, a chemical tech startup. She is a certified national NSF I-CorpsTM Instructor and Lean Launchpad educator at schools and incubators around the world. Most recently, she was the first Director of Commercialization for University of Delaware’s Horn Entrepreneurship Center where she managed several initiatives including a $2M Proof of Concept fund and the UD I-Corps Site.