Principled Innovation Fellow

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Position Salary Range: $75000-$85000 per year; DOE

Arizona State University is proud to announce the Principled Innovation Fellowship. The fellowship is available to applicants who have completed any graduate program within the last five years or will be graduating in Spring 2026. The Principled Innovation Fellowship is designed to engage early- and mid-career analysts communicators writers designers and leaders in creating and advancing big ideas that can transform higher education institutions and enhance the communities they serve in collaboration with internal and external partners. The overall focus of the fellowship is to foster and develop the skills needed to enact institutional and societal change.

Positioned within the Office of University Affairs at Arizona State University Fellows act entrepreneurially across the ASU Public Enterprise advancing projects in service of the Vice President for Principled Innovation and Impact and the ASU charter. The Vice President for Principled Innovation and Impact guides initiatives that advance human flourishing and civic culture strengthening the ways we care for one another our communities and the common good.

At Arizona State University we believe the most exciting ideas are generated through collaboration and that true innovation is best sharpened against the creativity of others. Principled Innovation Fellows play an important role in infusing new ideas new talent and new passions that enhance our ability to be more creative and better respond to the needs of our university.

Principled Innovation Fellows work on diverse projects that promote ASUs vision of the New American University. The purpose of the fellowship is to give Fellows a unique professional experience and to learn about the role of higher education. Fellows come from a variety of backgrounds (e.g. business law policy K-12 education technology).

Principled Innovation Fellows spend time gaining a better understanding of university administration institutional transformation the role of higher education institutions and the development of meaningful university-wide transformational programs. As part of their role Fellows meet with students faculty staff from across the ASU Public Enterprise and community members to learn more about needs and opportunities within the university and throughout the community.

The Principled Innovation Fellowship is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with a competitive salary of $75000-$85000. Additional university benefits include health insurance vacation and sick leave paid holidays and reduced tuition. Applicants must be able to commit to the entire duration of the program (24 months).

The fellowship will begin on July 20 2026 and is expected to last 24 months.

What Fellows do:

Principled Innovation Fellows are very active and manage their time between research meetings drafting materials and other special events and activities. They work with various academic and administrative units throughout the university. Some examples of the projects Fellows work on include but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with various internal and external partners to launch innovative programs

• Preparing strategic memos completing data analyses and drafting comprehensive reports for various audiences

• Designing and facilitating meaningful virtual and in-person convenings on different topics related to higher education

NOTE: This is not a remote position. Must be able to reliably commute to Tempe Arizona.

Essential Duties:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans that outline scope timelines schedules key actors resources and budget.

• Lead and motivate project teams ensuring all members understand their roles and responsibilities.

• Serve as the main point of contact for stakeholders providing regular updates on project status risks and issues.

• Ensure that project deliverables meet the required quality standards and are completed on schedule.

• Prepare and present project status reports to senior leadership and other stakeholders.

• Evaluate project performance and implement improvements for future projects.

• Track milestones/deliverables reset expectations as needed in consideration of project progress/outcomes.

• Build develop and maintain relationships vital to project success.

• Work collaboratively with stakeholders leadership and other related staff.

• Prepare post-project reports and summaries to ensure timely dissemination of information to all interested parties.

• Develop and facilitate related workshops conferences and seminars.

• Perform other duties as assigned to support the goals of the Office of University Affairs and/or ASU.

Desired Qualifications:

• Completed at least a masters degree.

  Experience building and managing relationships across multiple departments/teams.

• Experience in work that requires attention to detail and record-keeping.

• Experience in prioritizing varied workload and meeting multiple overlapping deadlines.

• Excellent written verbal and visual communication skills including experience translating complex research into actionable insights for diverse audiences.

• Ability to apply strategic and creative thinking with data-informed recommendations.

• Experience in organization problem-solving and managing competing priorities.

• Ability to define tasks document activities and monitor progress.

• Ability to respond appropriately to requests manage competing timelines and communicate clearly across channels.

• Experience in organizing the work of others and oneself while establishing priorities.

• Experience in program design and development.

  Background in managing projects with the ability to communicate with high-level administration and external constituents.

• Experience in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

  Experience cultivating strategic relationships and partnerships between the university and outside organizations.

• Skills in planning analyzing and coordinating activities and establishing priorities.

  Skills in managing multiple priorities.

• Experience working with diverse individuals across various expertise areas to accomplish core goals.

• Experience in developing planning and coordinating visit programming and events.

• Experience in noticing interpreting and anticipating concerns and potential team and/or sponsorship conflict and escalating as appropriate.

• Experience in problem-solving and critical thinking.

  Demonstrated knowledge of available project management applications to effectively and efficiently produce desired results.

• Experience with Microsoft Office and Google applications; can effectively demonstrate knowledge of specific applications such as Outlook PowerPoint Dropbox Google Slides and Google Drive.
  

Working Environment:

• This position receives regular review of objectives and is located on-site at the ASU Tempe campus.

• Occasional evenings and weekends may be required.

• Ability to clearly communicate verbally read write see and hear to perform essential functions; Regular use of standard office equipment including but not limited to computer workstation/laptop (keyboard monitor mouse) printer fax calculator copier and associated computer/technology peripherals.

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse (75%); required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work (10%).

• Frequent bending reaching lifting pushing pulling and carrying objects up to 25 pounds (5%).

  Occasional meetings across ASU campuses and with external partners.

  Regular activities require the ability to quickly change priorities which may include or are subject to the resolution of conflicts.

• Receive and participate in regular review of completed tasks for the achievement of established objectives.

Instructions to Apply:
Note: Merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

AI Policy: As lifelong learners we face a new frontier in which the distinction between content generated by AI and humans is rapidly blurring. ASUs approach to artificial intelligence is grounded in Principled Innovation empowering individuals to use AI thoughtfully and responsibly.

By submitting this application you are affirming that your responses are your own work grounded in your actual experiences and perspective. The UI Fellowship is about how you see innovation not how well AI can write on your behalf. We strongly discourage the use of generative AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT Gemini Claude Copilot) to write your responses. If you choose to use generative AI anyway please follow the following guidelines:

You may use AI to organize and synthesize your resources for this application but you may not use any other generative AI tool to write any portion of this submission. Any use of AI should be clearly and transparently disclosed (i.e. how you used it). This includes detailing the prompts you use and the specific parts of the submission that the tool helped you with.

You must also discuss any arguments or nuances that you believe the AI missed or misinterpreted. It is not acceptable to state that AI missed nothing. This is a critical thinking exercise to help you evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of AI tools.

Your responses should be written primarily by you in your own voice. You should be able to explain every example and sentence in your answers comfortably without AI help. We reserve the right to follow up with applicants to discuss or verify their responses in a live or synchronous setting. If your answers appear to be AI-generated inconsistent with your knowledge of the examples you describe or misaligned with this policy your application may be removed from consideration.

To be considered your application must include all of the following in this order in a single PDF attachment:

1. Cover letter that addresses your interest in the Principled Innovation Fellowship your interest in Arizona State University and/or your interest in helping to build ASU as an innovative institution. The cover letter should also highlight examples of how you exhibit the qualities listed in the Essential Duties and Desired Qualifications sections above.

2. Resume includes employment listed in month/year format (e.g. August 2020-July 2023) job title job duties/accomplishments and the name of the employing organization for each position. Education should include the month and year each academic degree was received. If the degree has not yet been earned list the anticipated graduation date. The resume should also include a reference to your superior academic achievement. The resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meet the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: Graduate Assistant (GA) and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (i.e. 1 year equals 6 months of experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

3. Contact information for three professional references including full name type of reference (e.g. academic personal professional etc.) phone number and email address for each.

4. Writing sample demonstrating your skill in writing critical thinking analysis and synthesis of ideas/information.

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Multiple documents may be uploaded in the attachments section. Alternatively applicants may combine all required materials into a single PDF for submission. Please ensure uploaded documents are clearly labeled and include your name.

Please ensure your resume includes all employment information in month and year format for example 6/04 to 8/14 along with job title job duties and employer name for each position. Your resume should clearly demonstrate how your experience and background meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position. Incomplete applications or missing required materials may not be considered.

Important: Do not withdraw your application to make edits. Once an application is withdrawn it cannot be edited reactivated or replaced with a new submission. If you have questions or need assistance please contact HR Talent Acquisition at . before the posting close date to request edits.

Graduate Assistant Intern and part-time positions are counted as half time for experience equivalency meaning one year equals six months of experience.

Only electronic applications will be accepted for this position. By submitting an application you confirm that the information provided is accurate and complete.

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Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education an unprecedented combination of academic excellence entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic social cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100000 students in metropolitan Phoenix Arizona the nations fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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