Technology Transfer Business Development/Marketing Internship, Fall 2026

Hiring Group: Undergraduate Students Only

Anticipated Start Date: September 28, 2026

Estimated Pay: $16.00 per hour

Number of Jobs Available: 1

Schedule: To be determined. This position requires 10 hours per week during the fall term.

Location: FinTech Innovation Hub, STAR Campus, 591 Collaboration Way, 2nd Floor.

About Our Office

The Technology Transfer Office (TTO) [https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/oeip/tech-transfer/] within the Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships (OEIP) [https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/oeip/] is responsible for commercializing the intellectual property assets of the University of Delaware. Technology Transfer is a crucial step in transforming UD ideas, research discoveries, and inventions into products and services that help society.

About the Technology Transfer Internship Position

The TTO Business Development/Marketing Intern will gain experience in the field of technology transfer and the essential task of marketing highly technical scientific inventions from UD faculty and graduate students. Interns in this position will work on tasks in the following areas:

Business Development/Marketing Research

• Assess the competitive landscape for UD technologies, such as who else holds

similar intellectual property (IP) and which companies are already investing in the space

• Build and qualify contact lists of target companies and contacts, using given

lead generation tools.

• Partner with the Technical Writing Intern to understand the background and

industry impact of each technology.

• Incorporate feedback from TTO case managers and inventors to improve outreach

materials.

Outreach

• Run email marketing campaigns to spark interest in learning more about

specific technologies.

• Draft LinkedIn content that makes new technologies compelling to a

non-technical audience.

• Take on special outreach projects from case managers as they arise.

Required Skills

• A background in marke