Industrial Design Lead & Visual Design Lead at
Designers of Tomorrow Fellowship 

Location
New Delhi & Himachal Pradesh, India

Duration
One year beginning September 2016
Background 
The Designers of Tomorrow (DOT) Fellowship equips the next generation of leaders with the skills, mindsets, and experience to accelerate social impact and improve the lives of people in underserved communities.

The founders of the DOT Fellowship are seeking two passionate and design-savvy aspiring social impact leaders to join as co-founders in northern India. 

They are spending the next one year to design and prototype a radically different approach to equipping future leaders with the mindsets, tools, and practical experiences needed to create novel solutions and drive social impact in underserved communities around the world. 

The roles they are recruiting for will have an even stake in designing and validating the DOT concept -- you will be a member of the founding team and an inaugural participant in the one year fellowship experience.

As a business partner and a trusted member of the founding team, you’ll need to share the entrepreneurial spirit and be willing to believe in their dream. As they build a well-rounded team, they are seeking two specific types of individuals to complement our backgrounds in business model innovation and service design.
Roles
  • Industrial Design Lead: Described by the words ‘maker’ and ‘builder’, you’re pro at translating design concepts into prototypes and physical experiences. You’ll lead the team in bringing the best ideas to life, enabling the team to tangibly test and validate them with users, making sure the team get them right.
  • Visual Design Lead: A creative and visually-inclined type, you’re an expert in communicating visually and crafting compelling stories using graphic design, illustration, and other visual mediums. You’ll lead the team's work to transform words into visuals that help to reframe user insights into clear, engaging stories that lead to meaningful solutions for partners and communities.
Requirements
Applications for the DOT Fellowship are highly competitive. Demonstrated leadership ability and professional success are givens. Fellows come from diverse backgrounds, but share the following traits:

Entrepreneurial Spirit - You believe in our dream and are ready to participate as a business partner and trusted member of the team, with an even stake in designing and validating the DOT concept.

Growth Mindset - You are a pro at something - whether it’s singing, business strategy, cooking, or designing robots. You have proven your dedication to master a skill, the hunger to keep learning, and the grit to get down to work.

Creativity - You are an organized problem solver, with practiced creative confidence and a knack for understanding integrated systems.

Compassion - You have a collaborative and sincere work ethic. You adjust quickly in unfamiliar situations and connect comfortably with diverse groups, from teammates to local community members.

Accomodation
Shared accommodation will be arranged - fellows will live together in New Delhi and near to field project locations across India.
Costs
There is no tuition for the fellowship, but fellows are required to cover their own living expenses (approximately $300 USD per month). 
Deadline
August 25, 2016 ( Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interviews and final selection of fellows will occur by mid-August.)
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