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Job opportunity
Manager, Executive Events
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL; Hyde Park Campus
Source: University of Chicago careers · View original posting
- Pay
- $80,000 — $95,000 USD per year
- Employment
- full time
Employer job description
From University of Chicago's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
Department
Corporate Engagement Office
About the Department
Our team works closely with faculty, deans, senior leadership, administrative units, and outside partners to facilitate ideas with great potential for innovation and impact that require deep, seamless collaboration. Together, we help University experts identify and foster ambitious opportunities to expand the reach of science, technology, and innovation; develop partnerships and drive funding to research; bring new opportunities to students; and assess and advance collective science and research activities.
Job Summary
The Executive Events Manager supports two offices within the University of Chicago's Vice President for Research portfolio, the Corporate Engagement Office and the Research Strategy Office, teams that work at the intersection of academia, industry, and government to advance the University's research mission. This role is at the heart of how both offices engage externally: planning and executing high-profile events and delegations that regularly bring together trustees, senior government officials, and industry executives.