177 jobs found in Smithfield, RI

JOB TITLE Community Director (2 openings) LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Residential Education DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The Community Director is a live-in professional responsible for assisting in the management of the Housing & Residential Experience program. They assist with the selection and training of the in-residence paraprofessional staff, and are the primary supervisors and evaluators of these staff members. This position coordinates student and staff development and administrative functions in their respective complexes, including crisis intervention, conduct matters, and programming. The Community Director also assists with housing operations and other departmental processes. WPI is hiring for TWO Community Directors. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities: Supervise 10-15 student staff members in multiple residence halls for both first-year and upper-class residents Serve as the primary...

JOB TITLE Network Engineer I LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Network Operations DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Under the direction of the Manager and/or Director of Network Operations, provide support to the satisfactory operation of the WPI network and facilitate its use by members of the WPI community. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities: Identify and resolve network issues, including performance problems, connectivity issues, and assist with security incidents as needed. Communicate with other IT teams on problems and update status as needed. Maintain data wiring and fiber infrastructure, and document the data network including topology and connections. Support physical plant renovations as they relate to voice, data, and other communications. Perform regular system maintenance of equipment or updates as needed. Supervise and mentor students on all aspects of networking and operations, such as network...

JOB TITLE Cloud Systems Administrator II - Workday LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Enterprise Cloud Systems DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Reporting to the Director, Enterprise Cloud Systems, the Cloud Systems Administrator II will serve as a system administrator for Workday, overseeing tenant configuration, security administration, and release planning. The CSA II will provide primary support for the Workday HCM module and secondary support for other functional areas within Workday, including Finance and Student. This role requires good decision-making skills, and motivated self-learning. The CSA II will support critical applications and initiatives across WPI, including Workday. The CSA II will provide technical support and troubleshoot issues with applications and integrations. The successful candidate will use keen analytical insight and business judgment to identify a problem's root cause and propose practical...

JOB TITLE Adjunct Faculty - Chemistry and Biochemistry LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Chemistry & Biochemistry - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach day and/or evening classes for the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Part-time faculty positions are established to maintain an applicant pool for the Department. Appointments will be made on an as-needed basis. JOB DESCRIPTION Applicants are expected to hold a PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a closely related field. Qualified candidates will be contacted by the Department. Applications will remain under consideration until the posting closes. There is a potential need for both undergraduate and graduate courses. The goal is to integrate a successful applicant into related activities at WPI with teaching assignments matched with the background and availability of the...

JOB TITLE Assistant Teaching Professor LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Interactive Media & Game Development - IMGD DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Interactive Media and Game Development (IMGD) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) seeks to hire an Assistant Teaching Professor to support and grow our multidisciplinary, project-based curriculum. The successful candidate will shape and grow our offerings in both the technical and design areas of our undergraduate and graduate degrees. Applicants in all areas of IMGD are encouraged to apply; identified areas of interest include but are not limited to: creative coding, critical computing, tangible and embodied interaction, technical game development, and design for emerging creative technologies. IMGD is a highly collaborative community of learners, scholars, and creatives. We seek a new colleague who is passionate about both strengthening our existing community and...

JOB TITLE Summer Teaching Assistant LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Pre-Collegiate Outreach Programs - POP - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY In Summer 2026, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will offer a wide range of summer programs for students in grades 6 - 12. Our programs are designed to give participants a brief introduction to a hands-on, project-based college education. Programs are one to five weeks in length. We offer STEM programs such as biomedical engineering, computer science, data science, mechanical engineering, physics, and robotics, as well as various business and humanities courses. Please see more information about our programs at www.wpi.edu/+summer. JOB DESCRIPTION The Office of Pre-Collegiate Outreach Programs is seeking to hire part-time teaching assistants for our summer programs with students in grades 6 - 12. These positions are created to provide an available applicant pool for...

JOB TITLE Summer Instructor LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Pre-Collegiate Outreach Programs - POP - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY In Summer 2026, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will offer a wide range of summer programs for students in grades 6 - 12. Our programs are designed to give participants a brief introduction to a hands-on, project-based college education. Programs are one to five weeks in length. We offer STEM programs such as biomedical engineering, computer science, data science, mechanical engineering, physics, and robotics, as well as various business and humanities courses. Please see more information about our programs at www.wpi.edu/+summer. JOB DESCRIPTION BASIC FUNCTION: The Office of Pre-Collegiate Outreach Programs is seeking to hire part-time instructors for our summer programs with students in grades 6 - 12. These positions are created to provide an available applicant pool...

JOB TITLE Post Doctoral Fellow LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Biology & Biotechnology - NFR JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The Bourgeois Lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to work towards identifying genetic risk factors of severe and post-treatment Lyme disease-caused by B. burgdorferi infection. The project leverages single-cell RNA sequencing, DNA sequencing, cell culture, and clinical data to gain mechanistic insight into why Lyme disease outcomes are variable. As a result, this position involves a mix of computational and experimental tasks. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities: Perform cell culture in a Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2) laboratory to probe how primary and immortalized human cells respond to Borrelia burgdorferi. Maintain clear electronic laboratory notebook describing experimental techniques performed in the lab. Leverage bioinformatic skills to analyze...

JOB TITLE Solutions Architect, Infrastructure Services LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Infrastructure Services and Architecture DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The Solutions Architect, Infrastructure Services is a senior technical role that serves as a dedicated solution design resource within the infrastructure technology domain. The primary function of this position is to develop well-defined, standards-aligned infrastructure solution designs that support institutional projects, initiatives, and service evolution. This role functions to translate strategic intent and operational requirements into implementable architectures. This position reports to the Assistant Chief Technology Officer. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities: Solution design & architecture Develop comprehensive solution design documents for infrastructure-led projects, translating business and operational requirements into technically...

JOB TITLE Assistant Director of Equal Opportunity & Outreach/Investigator LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Equal Opportunity & Outreach DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Reporting to the Senior Director of Equal Opportunity & Outreach, the Assistant Director/Investigator conducts investigations, handles resolutions, and plays a lead role in meeting the University's training and education obligations under Title IX, Title VI, Title VII, and other federal or state civil rights laws. With case-related guidance, the Investigator is responsible for their caseload, partnering with school designees throughout the investigative process, conducting legally sufficient investigations, meeting established timelines, and treating all constituents engaged in the complaint process with sensitivity and neutrality. In addition, the Assistant Director conducts annual trainings with key stakeholders around civil rights. JOB...

JOB TITLE Adjunct Faculty-Off-Campus Advisor LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Integrative & Global Studies - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Global School is seeking adjunct faculty to advise project teams as part of WPI's signature Global Projects Program. Successful candidates will receive a 2 month, destination specific appointment completed full-time onsite at a project center. Project center destinations include international and domestic locations around the world. This onsite position also requires part-time advising in the 2 months prior to departure (completed on-campus or remotely) as well as mandatory participation in advisor trainings. These faculty positions are created to provide an available applicant pool for the program. Positions will be filled on an as needed basis. Start dates will vary by project center. Qualified applicants will be contacted by the...

JOB TITLE HVAC Mechanic I LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Building Controls & Maintenance DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Under the general supervision of the Trades Manager, the HVAC I Technician is responsible for the diagnosis, maintenance, installation, and repair of a wide range of HVAC, heating, and air-filtration equipment to ensure systems operate safely, efficiently, and reliably. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities: Perform installation, troubleshooting, servicing, and repair of large-scale HVAC systems, including chillers, package units, split systems, and other air-conditioning, refrigeration, and climate-control equipment. Maintain and repair individual HVAC components such as damper actuators, valve actuators, thermostats, and laboratory fume hood exhaust systems to ensure optimal system performance. Diagnose malfunctions in HVAC control systems and repair air-conditioning (A/C) units to...

JOB TITLE Temporary Laboratory Software Technician LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Biomedical Engineering - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY This position will provide dedicated, proactive maintenance, ensuring that all internal tools are reliable, bug-free, and optimized for high-performance data collection. By providing efficient program maintenance, this position will directly minimize technical downtime and accelerate our overall research output. JOB DESCRIPTION Main Responsibilities: Clinical Software Engineering & Maintenance Update and optimize custom clinical related software to ensure seamless integration with medical hardware and evolving research protocols. Debug and troubleshoot complex software issues to ensure "zero-downtime" during critical clinical data collection. Refactor legacy code to improve performance and maintain compatibility with modern medical imaging or data standards....

JOB TITLE Online Adjunct Teaching Professor - Robotics Engineering LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Graduate Studies - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Worcester Polytechnic Institute is seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach online graduate courses in our Online Division of Graduate Studies. Of most importance are candidates with expertise in Computer Vision and Autonomous Vehicles. Positions will be filled on an as-needed basis. Start dates will vary by course and semester. JOB DESCRIPTION An Adjunct Teaching Professor will teach graduate courses in an online/asynchronous delivery method. All courses listed in the WPI online curriculum in Robotics Engineering are of interest, particularly Computer Vision and Autonomous Vehicles - https://www.wpi.edu/academics/online/study/robotics-engineering-ms . Applicants should specifically identify which courses would be the best fit for their expertise. An ideal...

JOB TITLE Adjunct Faculty-Department of Integrative and Global Studies LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Integrative & Global Studies - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach evening classes for the Department of Integrative and Global Studies. These faculty positions are created to provide an available applicant pool for the program. Positions will be filled on an as needed basis. Start dates will vary by course and semester. Qualified applicants will be contacted by the program. Your application will remain in the pool until the posting closes. WPI is a diverse campus of learners passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We are looking for candidates who can support our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. JOB DESCRIPTION The Department of Integrative and Global Studies (DIGS)...

JOB TITLE Adjunct Teaching Faculty | Biomedical Engineering LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Biomedical Engineering - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY An ideal applicant will hold an advanced degree in Biomedical Engineering or related discipline with significant practical experience in the relevant area, as well as having successful undergraduate or graduate teaching experience. Abilities to teach in other areas is also valued. JOB DESCRIPTION Worcester Polytechnic Institute is seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach day and/or evening classes for the Biomedical Engineering Department, at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. Part-time faculty positions are created to provide an available applicant pool for the department. Positions will be filled on an as needed basis. Start dates will vary by course and semester. Qualified applicants will be contacted by the academic department when an opening is...

JOB TITLE Research Associate LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Chemistry & Biochemistry - NFR JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) seeks applicants for a postdoctoral research associate to begin immediately. The research associate is expected to work under Prof. Rong R. Wang's supervision and will focus on developing novel methods and materials for advanced biological and chemical sensors, cell therapeutics and connective tissue regeneration. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities: Conduct independent and collaborative research and prepare peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports to disseminate research findings. Collaborate with faculty, graduate students, and external research partners in an interdisciplinary research environment. Provide mentoring and technical guidance to graduate and...

JOB TITLE Post-Doctoral Fellow LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Mechanical & Materials Engineering - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY One opening is available now for a postdoctoral researcher on optical fiber sensor development. The proposed optical fiber sensors will enable differentiation of complex mixtures of gasses and aromas, with potential applications ranging from the food industry, pharmaceutical industry, advanced manufacturing, and defense purposes. The project is sponsored by U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), and the technology has been attracting interests from various industrial members in the food and pharma industries, with one company in the process of licensing this technology from WPI. The postdoc researcher will be mentored closely while being granted their own freedom of pursuing new ideas, providing that the progress on the sponsored project is satisfactory. The training of...

JOB TITLE Adjunct Openings - School of Business LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME The Business School - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Worcester Polytechnic Institute invites applications for the part-time position of Adjunct Teaching Faculty. The University welcomes culturally and academically diverse faculty of the highest caliber, skilled in the scholarship of teaching, discovery, application, and integration of knowledge. JOB DESCRIPTION Worcester Polytechnic Institute is seeking part-time adjunct faculty to teach day and/or evening classes for the WPI Business School at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. Part-time faculty positions are created to provide an available applicant pool for the department. Positions will be filled on an as needed basis. Start dates will vary by course and semester. Qualified applicants will be contacted by the academic department when an opening is anticipated. Your...

JOB TITLE Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor of Music LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Humanities & Arts DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The Department of Humanities and Arts (HUA) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor in Music beginning August 2026. We seek a music scholar-practitioner whose work engages the diversity of American musical cultures through interdisciplinary perspectives such as musicology, ethnomusicology, history, sociology, cultural studies, and performance practice. The successful candidate will help students examine not only the mechanics of music, but also music as a site of social, racial, gendered, and political meaning. We welcome applicants who can connect scholarship and creative practice, and who are eager to explore musical traditions through courses, research projects, performance, and other innovative pedagogical...