Academic Outreach Associate

Job Description

COMSOL is seeking an Academic Outreach Associate, a dynamic and motivated individual who can drive COMSOL's growth and adoption within the academic community and organizations in India. This role requires building strong relationships, supporting integration into teaching, research, and ensuring impactful academic engagement through strategic initiatives and collaborations with organizations. This is a work from office role, and the selected candidate is expected to work from COMSOL office in Bengaluru.

- Drive the growth and adoption of COMSOL within the academic community and organizations in India.
- Identify opportunities and engage with key stakeholders in universities, research institutes, and funding agencies.
- Build and maintain relationships with faculty, researchers, and student communities to drive engagement.
- Support training, upskilling, and certification initiatives for students and faculty members.
- Represent COMSOL professionally by organizing and leading academic events, workshops, conferences, and exhibitions to showcase its capabilities.
- Ensure timely follow-up and project tracking with institutions to maintain engagement momentum.
- Support the integration of COMSOL into teaching, research, and curriculum development programs.
- Develop curriculum resources, marketing materials, case studies, and success stories showcasing COMSOL's impact.
- Provide insights and feedback to guide licensing strategies and academic engagement initiatives.
- Collaborate with internal teams like technical, sales, and marketing to design and deliver impactful academic engagement plans.
- Monitor and analyze adoption trends, providing data-driven recommendations for strategic planning.
- Maintain detailed documentation of outreach activities, ensuring accountability and measurable outcomes.
- B.Tech. in Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 1+ years of experience in academic outreach, technical sales, curriculum development, or education technology (or equivalent experience in a research and academic role).
- Strong understanding of engineering research and teaching workflows, with exposure to numerical modeling or simulation tools.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage technical and academic audiences.
- Current eligibility to work in India.
- MBA with a focus on business, management, or related fields.
- Familiarity with COMSOL Multiphysics or similar simulation software.
- Experience organizing academic events, workshops, or faculty development programs.
- Strong network within Indian academia, funding agencies.
- Experience creating technical marketing content (posters, brochures, success stories, social media campaigns).Supporting your success in your role as an Academic Outreach Associate will be other account mangers, marketing and sales experts who occupy the top echelons of their areas of expertise. You will see and participate, on a daily basis, in the development and operation of many and varied cutting-edge new strategies.As an Academic Outreach Associate, you will work with some of the most preeminent academic institutions with students, researchers and professors in their respective fields who are simulating innovations and ideas for the future.COMSOL is the leading innovator of multiphysics software for research and development (R&D). Our products are continuously pushing the boundaries of computer-aided engineering (CAE), so that our customers can solve challenging science and engineering problems and develop better products, faster.The COMSOL product family enables our end users to solve even the most sophisticated science and engineering problems, thanks to our intuitive and flexible user interface. We create the tools that drive new breakthroughs in physics and engineering, and we love what we do.The COMSOL office in Bangalore is spacious, bright, and comfortable. Our kitchens are always stocked with fresh fruit, tea, and coffee. Employees enjoy a casual dress code and relaxed atmosphere. Our corporate culture is innovative, vibrant, and cutting-edge. We are committed to encouraging creativity through an exciting and challenging environment in which individuals excel and grow. Our talented employees and an active learning environment are the keys to our success.
- Dynamic and engaging work duties that provide opportunities for self-development and professional growth.
- Exciting career opportunities and the opportunity to work with experts from many fields.
- Competitive benefits and compensation commensurate with skills and experience.