CurioLabJoin the team
Shape the Infrastructure of Student Innovation
CurioLab is a multi-institutional, student-led nonprofit operating across university campuses and educational ecosystems. We pair ambitious undergraduate and graduate scholars with seasoned industry professionals to execute real-world educational initiatives, delivering leadership experience, executive mentorship, and operational agency that traditional coursework cannot replicate.
Value Propositions
Substantive Responsibility, Measurable Impact
Investments in Next-Generation Leadership
At CurioLab, emerging leaders work directly alongside experienced professionals across core institutional functions, including instructional design, technical program management, operations, financial strategy, and strategic communications. Participants do not merely assist; they drive execution, leaving with tangible accomplishments, professional references, and a verified track record of operational impact.
Professional Capital & Ecosystem Growth
Cultivating Skills, Portfolios, and Lifelong Networks
As a mission-driven organization, our primary investment is in human capital. Every role within CurioLab is structured to accelerate professional growth, equipping team members with specialized technical competencies, a portfolio of executed initiatives, and enduring connections across higher education, industry, and the social sector. Whether you are a student launching your career or a professional contributing strategic expertise, your contribution drives institutional progress.
Inclusive Excellence & Collaborative Culture
An Ecosystem Built on Diverse Perspectives
CurioLab thrives on the synthesis of diverse academic disciplines, professional backgrounds, and personal experiences. We are dedicated to maintaining an inclusive, high-trust environment where contributors at every level, from first-time student coordinators to veteran advisors, are empowered to perform their best work, challenge conventional thinking, and grow together.
Open roles
What you can be
Volunteer Mentor
Junior Mentor
Support a small group of students as they plan, build, and complete engineering projects. Mentors meet with students regularly, review their work, help them troubleshoot challenges, and guide them toward making their own technical and design decisions.
Instructor
Senior Instructor
Teach foundational programming, electronics, CAD, and engineering concepts to Explorer-tier students. Instructors lead structured lessons and hands-on activities while helping students build the skills and confidence needed for more advanced projects.
Lead Instructor
Lead Instructor
Oversee instruction for a student cohort and ensure lessons are delivered consistently across the program. Lead Instructors prepare the teaching team, coordinate weekly lesson plans, support instructors and mentors, track student progress, and identify areas where the curriculum should improve.
Communications
Communications Associate
Manage how CurioLab communicates with families, university communities, partners, and the public. This role supports newsletters, social media, program updates, recruitment materials, event communications, and stories that document student and team accomplishments.
Finance
Staff
Maintain CurioLab's financial records and support responsible budgeting across the organization. This role tracks income and expenses, prepares budgets, processes reimbursements, supports grant reporting, and helps leadership understand the financial needs of each program and chapter.
Partnerships
Staff
Develop relationships with schools, universities, community organizations, sponsors, and participating families. This role identifies potential partners, coordinates outreach and meetings, prepares partnership materials, and helps turn initial conversations into lasting program and funding relationships.
Operations
Staff
Coordinate the systems and logistics that allow CurioLab programs to run reliably each week. This includes scheduling, room reservations, attendance, enrollment, family communication, event planning, supplies, team coordination, and preparation for each program session.
Development
Staff
Build and maintain CurioLab's website, application systems, internal tools, and program technology. Developers improve the digital experience for families and staff, support secure data collection, automate repetitive administrative work, and create tools that help chapters manage students, mentors, attendance, and program delivery.
Don't see a fit?
Reach out anyway
We're always glad to meet people who want to get involved. Tell us what you'd like to do and we'll find a place for you.
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