Student - Business Development Representative — UVU SMARTLab

The UVU SMARTLab is seeking a self-driven, research-oriented student to serve as our Business Development Representative. In this outward-facing role, you will assist the SMARTLab’s leadership team with spearheading our efforts to discover and secure new commercial clients, industry partners, and sponsored research projects. You will act as a primary bridge between the lab's cutting-edge consumer neuroscience/behavioral research capabilities and the local business community.

• Client Acquisition & Outreach: Identify, prospect, and pitch prospective corporate clients, local businesses, and organizational partners to drive paid research and testing contracts for the lab.
• Marketing & Promotion: Assist in marketing and promoting the SMARTLab's commercial and academic services across the community, university, and business sectors. Conduct lab tours for businesses, classes, and the community
• Project Support: Help coordinate client deliverables, assist in conducting biometric marketing research to support client strategies. Administer biometric experiments and projects (eye-tracking, facial expression analysis, EEG, galvanic skin response).

Job commitment expectation is 15-25 hours per week with minimum availability in 2+ hour blocks, and it is strongly preferred that this is the only job.

• Must be a current UVU student.
• Must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• Must be able to complete CITI training.

• Strong communication, networking, and presentation skills suited for professional client interactions.
• Self-motivated and willing to learn how to synthesize scientific data and market data into compelling value proposition presentations for businesses
• Attention to detail and ability to follow directions.
• Ability to independently execute projects on a timely basis.