Lecturer Engineering

Job Description Summary

Wentworth Institute of Technology is seeking applicants interested in joining the Wentworth community as a full-time lecturer to teach in the First-year Engineering program in the Douglas D. Schumann School of Engineering starting Fall 2026.

About the Douglas D. Schumann School of Engineering

Wentworth is an institution known as a university of opportunity with a high return on investment for its graduates. Our mission is to empower, inspire, and innovate through experiential learning and a student-centered approach to education.

The Douglas D. Schumann School of Engineering is the largest academic unit within Wentworth, serving approximately 1,800 students in eight undergraduate engineering programs: biological, biomedical, civil, computer, electrical, electromechanical, engineering, and mechanical. In addition, the school has Master of Science degrees in civil, mechanical, electrical and computer engineering. Our curriculum provides practical, hands-on experience through laboratory-intensive courses.

Our faculty comprises individuals from wide-ranging backgrounds and experiences, where collaboration is highly encouraged and supported, and our School has no department boundaries. Another point of pride is that our faculty members include those with significant industrial, consulting, entrepreneurial, and project management experience.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in any area of Engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering Education
• 3 years of relative experience
• Experience in mechanical engineering or related disciplines

Please email Associate Dean Anuja Kamat kamata@wit.edu if you have any questions.

Please complete application by submitting the following attachments:

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum vitae

Position Details

At this time, the university is unable to sponsor applicants for H-1B visas.

It is expected that the salary range for this position is between $70,000 and $82,462. The low end of the pay range in all faculty searches is at the minimum salary for the rank per the collective bargaining agreement between Wentworth Institute of Technology and the Wentworth Faculty Federation, Local 2403, AFT MA, AFL-CIO (the “Faculty Federation” or “Federation”). The specific pay for this position will be determined by the University based on consideration of all relevant factors when and if it decides to extend an offer of employment. The range does not include any salary stipend from a named-professorship. Note that these are two semester equivalent salaries.

Definition of Non-Regular Appointment Track (NRAT) Faculty

A NRAT member is a faculty employee of the university not on regular-appointment track (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor). A NRAT faculty member is employed for a specific period of time. No existing regular appointment track faculty position shall be replaced by a NRAT faculty position. The ratio of NRAT faculty positions to regular appointment track faculty shall never exceed one (1) NRAT faculty for two (2) regular appointment track faculty.

Lecturers Position Overview

Lecturers complement the efforts and qualifications of regular appointment-track faculty and allow flexibility to address programmatic needs. The rank of lecturer may be assigned to faculty members who can provide effective instruction in areas that support the core pedagogical instruction provided by the faculty of the appointing academic unit.

A lecturer may be reappointed to NRAT employment. After the first one-year appointment based on satisfactory fulfillment of expectations, a lecturer may receive up to a three (3) year contract (1, 2, or 3 year). After the first one-year appointment, just cause shall apply to the lecturer and contract renewal shall be conditional upon satisfactory annual performance, projected school needs and/or available resources. If a lecturer has served three (3) consecutive appointments as a lecturer, they shall receive a renewable three-year contract.

Responsibilities of Lecturers

• Teaching is the primary responsibility of Lecturers.
• Research, scholarship, and service are not required.
• Lecturers will be evaluated annually by their Dean and held to only the teaching requirements and standards for regular appointment-track faculty (which include staying current in their field of teaching expertise, appropriate usage of the Institute’s Learning Management System, timely and useful feedback on assessments for students, engagement with curricular continuous improvement and assessment requirements)
• Teach the equivalent of eight (8) 4-credit-hour semester courses per academic year in areas that supplement the core pedagogical instruction provided by regular appointment-track faculty.
• Consult with ATLAS Center (Advancing Teaching, Learning and Scholarship) for instructional design and ed tech as needed.