Kentucky Innovator Challenge (R&D Partnerships Week)
Business, university and government leaders on research partnerships and startups; free.
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- Dates
- Usually November (next dates not announced)
- Where
- Lexington, KY
- Cost
- Free. Free per the page; exact November 2026 dates not stated.
- Type
- Summit · Free
- Organizer
- UK Innovate, University of Kentucky
- Suits
- Starting or buying a business
- Last checked
- October 25, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Free.
Speaking opportunities
Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Founder communities and accelerators, Startup founders and operators
Roles: founder, research commercialization officer
The field it serves: Education & EdTech
- Verified open jobs
- about 14,820
- Typical posted salary
- $97,000 a year (middle half $70,000 to $143,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 40% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +0.2% in educational services, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 934 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.
See the detail →Full Education & EdTech snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Education & EdTech employers hiring now
We have not yet published an exhibitor or attendee list for this event. These employers in its industry have open verified jobs, so they are the ones worth meeting.
- City Year442 open
- California State University377 open
- The University of Miami307 open
- Emory University269 open
- University of California San Francisco214 open
- Stanford University212 open
- Learning Care Group200 open
- Oxford College of Emory University186 open
- University of Virginia-Main Campus161 open
- Kiewit Infrastructure West159 open
- Duke University154 open
- Yale University146 open
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Lexington, KY. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: dates not announced
- 2026: November 1, 2026, Lexington, KY
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