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Professor of Practice | Mechanical and Materials Engineering

$100,000–$110,000 year

On-siteWorcester, Massachusetts, United States

Full TimeDoctorate Or Professional DegreeLarge

Job Summary

Develop and teach design-focused courses across all undergraduate levels, mentoring student project teams and integrating hands-on, experiential learning into the classroom. Contribute to the project-based curriculum by fostering authentic, open-ended problem-solving through cross-disciplinary collaboration. Demonstrate a strong background in engineering design, including product development, prototyping, and fabrication, while committing to innovative, evidence-based teaching methods. Candidates must possess a PhD or equivalent degree in mechanical engineering or a relevant discipline, supported by evidence of effective teaching, industry experience, or design-focused scholarship. This full-time position offers a salary of $100,000–$110,000 and includes benefits such as retirement matching, tuition assistance, and wellness perks.

Required Qualifications

  • strong background in engineering design including product development, prototyping and fabrication, and/or design theory and methodology
  • commitment to innovative, evidence based teaching
  • ability to collaborate across disciplines and engage students in authentic, open ended 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

Desired Qualifications

  • innovative, evidence based teaching

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