13 regular faculty jobs found in Worcester, MA

JOB TITLE Assistant Teaching Professor of Music LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Humanities & Arts DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The music division at WPI seeks a Director of Wind Band Activities at the level of Assistant Teaching Professor (full time, non-tenure-track) to begin in the Fall of 2027. Applicants must be prepared to lead the WPI Concert Band and a variety of small music ensembles; teach courses in the core music curriculum as well as specialized courses in their area of interest; and serve as an advisor on student projects and clubs. The position requires teaching excellence, organizational and leadership skills, strong mentorship skills, flexibility, and cultural sensitivity. In their application materials, candidates should demonstrate the ability to teach engaging, project-based courses; to mentor students of mixed experience levels in performance ensembles; and to contribute to creating...

JOB TITLE Director, Government & Community Relations LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Government & External Relations DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The Director of Government and Community Relations is responsible for managing the organization's relationships with local and state officials, as well as community stakeholders. This role is pivotal in advocating for the organization's interests, building strategic partnerships, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. The Director will serve as a liaison between the organization, elected officials, community leaders, and advocacy groups, fostering positive relationships to support organizational goals. This position reports to the Chief Governmental Relations Officer. JOB DESCRIPTION Government Relations: Develop and execute strategies for government engagement at local and state levels. Monitor legislative and regulatory issues...

JOB TITLE Director, Systems Engineering LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Infrastructure Services and Architecture DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Reporting to the Assistant Chief Technology Officer, Infrastructure Services and Architecture, the Director of Systems Engineering will oversee the operation, administration, and engineering of the university's systems environment, including servers, storage, cloud computing, and virtualization, along with infrastructure DevOps, application system and security support, and Campus Safety Services. Information technology plays a vital and ever-expanding role in the institutional mission. The institution's information technology environment is highly distributed and diverse, and the Director of Systems Engineering must be an adept and informed leader who can offer strategic vision, comprehensive planning, and direct technical involvement alongside the engineers who report...

JOB TITLE Adjunct Faculty - Modern Languages LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Humanities & Arts - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Part-time adjunct faculty pool in Modern Languages to fill opportunities on a course-by-course basis as need arises . JOB DESCRIPTION The Humanities and Arts Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is regularly seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach Spanish, German, Chinese, and Arabic. Modern Language faculty offer language instruction through introductory courses, intermediate classes, and advanced topic seminars. We are looking for outstanding scholars, but successful candidates must also demonstrate teaching excellence and versatility as well as an ability to jump into an existing curriculum with creative and critical pedagogical approaches. A successful candidate should possess native or near-native proficiency in Spanish, German, Chinese, or Arabic and hold a...

JOB TITLE Adjunct Faculty - History LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Humanities & Arts - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Part-time adjunct faculty pool in History to fill opportunities on a course-by-course basis as need arises . JOB DESCRIPTION The Humanities and Arts Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is regularly seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach History (HI) courses. History faculty teach introductory courses, intermediate thematic surveys, and advanced topic seminars. WPI's History program has particular strengths in American, European, East Asian, Latin American, and global histories; the histories of science and technology; urban and environmental histories; imperial and postcolonial histories; and race, gender, and social movements. We are looking for outstanding scholars, but successful candidates must also demonstrate teaching excellence and versatility as well as an ability...

JOB TITLE Adjunct Faculty -Theatre LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Humanities & Arts - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Part-time adjunct faculty pool in Theatre to fill opportunities on a course-by-course basis as need arises. JOB DESCRIPTION The Humanities and Arts Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is regularly seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach Theatre courses and practicums. In addition to participating in department productions, theatre faculty teach introductory courses, intermediate thematic seminars, and practicums. WPI's theatre program produces at least four productions a year and offers instruction in dramatic literature, playwrighting, acting, directing, dramaturgy, technical theatre, and theatrical design. The ideal candidate is a practicing scholar/artist who has professional and collegiate directing, acting, design, or technical credits and has strong connections to...

JOB TITLE Adjunct Faculty - Art LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Humanities & Arts - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Part-time adjunct faculty pool in Art to fill opportunities on a course-by-course basis as need arises. JOB DESCRIPTION The Humanities and Arts Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is regularly seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach Art. WPI's Art faculty teach introductory courses, intermediate class, advanced technique seminars, and capstone practicums. The Art curriculum emphasizes visual arts (drawing, painting, and modeling); art and architectural history; digital imaging and computer art; animation and game design, and video production. We are looking for outstanding artists/scholars, but successful candidates must also demonstrate teaching excellence and versatility as well as an ability to jump into an existing curriculum with creative and critical pedagogical...

JOB TITLE Adjunct Faculty - Philosophy and Religion LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Humanities & Arts - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Part-time adjunct faculty pool in Philosophy and Religion to fill opportunities on a course-by-course basis as need arises. JOB DESCRIPTION The Humanities and Arts Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is regularly seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach Philosophy and Religions (PY-RE) courses. PY-RE faculty teach introductory courses, intermediate thematic surveys, and advanced topic seminars. WPI's PY-RE program has particular strengths in social justice and environmental philosophy; underrepresented philosophical and religious traditions including feminism, critical race theory, and non-Western worldviews; and studies of science, technology, and ethics. We anticipate need for adjunct faculty who could teach courses in bioethics, philosophy of science,...

JOB TITLE Adjunct Faculty - Music LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Humanities & Arts - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Part-time adjunct faculty pool in Music to fill opportunities on a course-by-course basis as need arises. JOB DESCRIPTION This posting may be used to apply for positions available in Music. The Humanities and Arts Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is regularly seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach in its Music Program. The Music faculty participate in a vibrant music technology program and oversee a diverse assortment of choral groups; jazz, string, and brass ensembles; and concert and stage bands. In addition, faculty teach introductory courses, intermediate thematic surveys, advanced topic seminars, and capstone practicums in music theory and history, audio arts, music technology, as well as composition, arrangement, and performance. We are looking for outstanding...

JOB TITLE Adjunct Faculty - Literature and Creative Writing LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Humanities & Arts - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Part-time adjunct faculty pool in Literature and Creative Writing to fill opportunities on a course-by-course basis as need arises. JOB DESCRIPTION The Humanities and Arts Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is regularly seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach Literature and Creative Writing courses. The Literature faculty teach introductory courses, intermediate thematic surveys, and advanced topic seminars and have particular interests in American (including African American and Chicana/o), English, and World literatures; poetry; and American and Global cinema. The Creative Writing Program offers introduction, intermediate, and advanced seminars in fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry. We are looking for outstanding scholars, but successful...

JOB TITLE Director of Growth Marketing LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Marketing Communications DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The Director of Growth Marketing is a member of WPI's in-house team of experts in marketing strategy, messaging, creative, social media, multimedia, and production management. Under the direction of the AVP of Marketing Communications and in collaboration with campus partners, this team leads WPI's integrated brand strategy and the campaigns that support it. With a heavy focus on student enrollment, the Director of Growth Marketing leads strategy and execution of demand generation initiatives that drive awareness, inquiries, and student pipeline growth across undergraduate and graduate studies and pre-collegiate programs. JOB DESCRIPTION Growth Strategy Lead the university's enrollment growth marketing strategy across the full student acquisition funnel, driving awareness, audience...

JOB TITLE Collection Development & Acquisitions Librarian LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Scholarly Communication & Open Strategies DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Working collaboratively with colleagues across all library departments, manages the assessment, selection and deselection, and licensing of digital and print resources by formulating, articulating, and managing policies and procedures to develop, shape, and balance the Library's collections to support learning, teaching, and research. JOB DESCRIPTION Manage collections assessment and development Analyze institutional data, bibliographic data, usage statistics, interlibrary loan data, and other metrics Utilize collection development and assessment tools, such as Greenglass, Gold Rush, etc. Establish and monitor title selection plans, such as PDA (Patron Driven Acquisitions), DDA (Demand-Driven Acquisitions), etc. Monitor pricing...