"Adjunct Instructor"

Job Description

Wentworth Institute of Technology is seeking applicants interested in joining the Wentworth community as part-time adjunct faculty for the Civil Engineering Program to teach Senior Capstone Environmental Engineering and Site/Civil/Construction, and electives related to environmental engineering in the Douglas D. Schumann School of Engineering in Summer 2026 (May-August).

Please email Anuja Kamat (kamata@wit.edu) if you have any questions.

About Wentworth and the Douglas D. Schumann School of Engineering

Wentworth Institute of Technology is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and comprises the Schools of Architecture and Design, Computing and Data Science, Engineering, Management, and Sciences and Humanities. Wentworth is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway consortium - an association of Boston institutions, including Emmanuel College, Simmons University, Massachusetts College of Art, and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. One of the many opportunities afforded to faculty is the ability to collaborate across these institutions and share resources.

Wentworth is a university with a teaching focus and strategic initiatives of diversity, equity and inclusive excellence, high-value learning, transformational student experience, and next-generation partnerships. The school has a strong commitment to recruiting and retaining students with diverse backgrounds, fostering a vibrant design community and learning environment for faculty and students, and building on and expanding current government, community, industry, and alumni partnerships. For more information about Wentworth's Strategic Plan, see: https://wit.edu/about/strategic-plan.

Douglas D. Schumann School of Engineering currently offers eight ABET-accredited engineering programs in Biological, Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Electromechanical, Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering with two new engineering programs in progress. In addition to the undergraduate programs, the School offers three graduate programs in Civil, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical Engineering.

Position Details

• Minimum Education Required: Master's degree
• Preferred Education: Doctoral degree
• Minimum Work Experience Required: 0 years
• Preferred Work Experience: 3 years

Adjunct faculty compensation varies based on instructional mode (lecture or lab), number of course credits, and program. The minimum adjunct rate is $1,365 per credit.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should apply at https://jobs.wit.edu.

Please submit the required documents:

• Resume/CV