What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adjunct Instructor - Industrial Design position at Wentworth Institute of Technology?
Job Description
Industrial Design Summer Adjunct Faculty Positions
The School of Architecture and Design (SoAD) is currently seeking part-time adjunct faculty members for the 2025 summer semester to teach in-person courses within its Industrial Design program on campus in Boston. Courses include a senior Capstone Design Studio (MW, 1:15-4:45pm) as well as a Senior Seminar (Th, 2-4:35pm) and a Technical Elective focused on data visualization (MW, 10-11:45am).
The summer term classes begin on May 6th and end on August 5th, followed by the review and exam period.
Preferred Qualifications
Wentworth Institute of Technology, located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, is a dynamic university with a focus on experiential learning and academic excellence. The university comprises five schools: Architecture and Design, Computing and Data Science, Engineering, Management, and Sciences and Humanities. Wentworth is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway consortium, providing opportunities for collaboration and resource sharing with nearby institutions such as Massachusetts College of Art and Simmons University.
Wentworth is a university with a teaching focus and strategic initiatives of high-value learning, inclusive excellence, 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.
Wentworth’s School of Architecture and Design (SoAD) offers highly respected Bachelor of Sciences degrees in Industrial Design (NASAD accredited), Interior Design (CIDA accredited), Architecture, Master of Architecture (NAAB accredited), and Building Sciences. The mission of the SoAD is to empower design students and educators from all backgrounds to become creative, civic-minded problem-solvers, responding to global challenges and contributing to local communities. The SoAD guides students to engage locally and globally, explore advanced technologies, collaborate within and across disciplines, gain industry experience via cooperative education, and learn to design sustainably and equitably. Comprising approximately 810 undergraduate and 90 graduate students, the SoAD has robust international study opportunities at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
About The Industrial Design Program
With approximately 120 students, the Industrial Design program emphasizes the connection between traditional craftsmanship and cutting-edge technologies, preparing students to excel in the rapidly evolving field of design. The curriculum blends foundational skills like drawing, model-making, and material manipulation (e.g., paper, wood, metal, and plastic) with emerging technologies such as 3D printing, AR/VR, AI, and digital prototyping.
Students complete two mandatory co-ops, bridging the gap between academia and industry, reinforcing coursework, and gaining valuable professional experience.
To learn more about the Industrial Design program, please visit the Industrial Design Program.
Explore student bios and projects at the Wentworth Industrial Design Student Showcase: Annual Student Showcase.
Inclusive Excellence at Wentworth
Inclusive Excellence is one of the four pillars of the Strategic Plan. Actively and intentionally cultivating a diverse and culturally competent institution where each member has the opportunity and support to reach their full potential and make contributions to our campus community and beyond is Inclusive Excellence at Wentworth.
To find out more about the Wentworth’s commitment to Inclusive Excellence, please visit the website https://wit.edu/about/inclusive-excellence.
All applicants have the right to accessibility support and accommodations. To request accessibility support or accommodations, contact the Executive Director of Equity and Compliance, Catlin Wells, at wellsc1@wit.edu.
E-Verify for Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)
Wentworth participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an internet-based system that compares information from your Form I-9 to records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.
Industrial Design Summer Adjunct Faculty Positions
The School of Architecture and Design (SoAD) is currently seeking part-time adjunct faculty members for the 2025 summer semester to teach in-person courses within its Industrial Design program on campus in Boston. Courses include a senior Capstone Design Studio (MW, 1:15-4:45pm) as well as a Senior Seminar (Th, 2-4:35pm) and a Technical Elective focused on data visualization (MW, 10-11:45am).
The summer term classes begin on May 6th and end on August 5th, followed by the review and exam period.
Preferred Qualifications
- A Master’s Degree in Industrial Design or a related design field (e.g., Master of Design, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Architecture, DDes, or PhD)
- Prior university level teaching and professional industrial design experience
- Flexibility in teaching approach to address diverse student needs and interests
- Cover letter that describes areas of expertise and qualifications for the position
- Current curriculum vitae
- Portfolio showcasing professional and/or teaching work (if applicable)
Wentworth Institute of Technology, located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, is a dynamic university with a focus on experiential learning and academic excellence. The university comprises five schools: Architecture and Design, Computing and Data Science, Engineering, Management, and Sciences and Humanities. Wentworth is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway consortium, providing opportunities for collaboration and resource sharing with nearby institutions such as Massachusetts College of Art and Simmons University.
Wentworth is a university with a teaching focus and strategic initiatives of high-value learning, inclusive excellence, 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.
Wentworth’s School of Architecture and Design (SoAD) offers highly respected Bachelor of Sciences degrees in Industrial Design (NASAD accredited), Interior Design (CIDA accredited), Architecture, Master of Architecture (NAAB accredited), and Building Sciences. The mission of the SoAD is to empower design students and educators from all backgrounds to become creative, civic-minded problem-solvers, responding to global challenges and contributing to local communities. The SoAD guides students to engage locally and globally, explore advanced technologies, collaborate within and across disciplines, gain industry experience via cooperative education, and learn to design sustainably and equitably. Comprising approximately 810 undergraduate and 90 graduate students, the SoAD has robust international study opportunities at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
About The Industrial Design Program
With approximately 120 students, the Industrial Design program emphasizes the connection between traditional craftsmanship and cutting-edge technologies, preparing students to excel in the rapidly evolving field of design. The curriculum blends foundational skills like drawing, model-making, and material manipulation (e.g., paper, wood, metal, and plastic) with emerging technologies such as 3D printing, AR/VR, AI, and digital prototyping.
Students complete two mandatory co-ops, bridging the gap between academia and industry, reinforcing coursework, and gaining valuable professional experience.
To learn more about the Industrial Design program, please visit the Industrial Design Program.
Explore student bios and projects at the Wentworth Industrial Design Student Showcase: Annual Student Showcase.
Inclusive Excellence at Wentworth
Inclusive Excellence is one of the four pillars of the Strategic Plan. Actively and intentionally cultivating a diverse and culturally competent institution where each member has the opportunity and support to reach their full potential and make contributions to our campus community and beyond is Inclusive Excellence at Wentworth.
To find out more about the Wentworth’s commitment to Inclusive Excellence, please visit the website https://wit.edu/about/inclusive-excellence.
All applicants have the right to accessibility support and accommodations. To request accessibility support or accommodations, contact the Executive Director of Equity and Compliance, Catlin Wells, at wellsc1@wit.edu.
E-Verify for Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)
Wentworth participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an internet-based system that compares information from your Form I-9 to records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.
