Overview In this Professor of Practice role, you will advance WPI's project-based curriculum by developing and teaching design-focused courses across undergraduate programs. You mentor student project teams and integrate hands-on, experiential learning to foreground real-world problem solving. You will collaborate across disciplines to support innovative, evidence-based teaching and design-focused scholarship or industry experience. This position supports WPI's mission of rigorous, impactful education and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Compensation / Benefits- robust retirement match
- tuition assistance
- wellness perks
- salary: $100,000 - $110,000 per year
- private university benefits package
Responsibilities- Develop and teach design-focused courses for all undergraduate levels
- Mentor student project teams and oversee capstone or design projects
- Integrate hands-on, experiential learning into the classroom
- Collaborate across disciplines to enable open-ended problem solving
- Contribute to a project-based curriculum and design-focused scholarship or activities
- Engage with industry or external partners to enrich coursework and outcomes
Key requirements- Strong background in engineering design including product development, prototyping and fabrication, or design theory and methodology
- Commitment to innovative, evidence-based teaching
- Ability to collaborate across disciplines and engage students in authentic problem solving
- Evidence of effective teaching, related industry experience, or design-focused scholarship
- PhD or equivalent degree in mechanical engineering or another relevant discipline or commensurate engineering design experience
- Collaborative mindset
- Mentorship and student engagement
- Clear communication
- Engineering design
- Product development
- Prototyping and fabrication
