Jobs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Nurses are needed to provide healthcare for summer STEM programs, including nursing care, medication administration, health teaching, and triage for students in grades 6-12.

Administer and optimize enrollment communications platforms (primarily Salesforce Marketing Cloud): configure journeys, automations, data extensions, reports, email sends; build CRM-integrated forms; manage ETL processes; create SOPs and training; troubleshoot deliverability and data issues.

Lead WPI's prospect development program including prospect research, pipeline and portfolio management, capacity rating, and moves management. Conduct complex research, support principal and major gift strategy, advise gift officers, and manage the prospect research team. Ensure data governance, ethical standards, and continuous improvement of tools and processes to advance fundraising goals.

Postdoctoral Scholar to begin Summer 2027. Work with Mathematical Sciences faculty to develop a robust research program, contribute to teaching, and participate in interdisciplinary programs (Data Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology). Appointment up to three years, renewable annually. Requires a Ph.D. in Mathematics, Statistics, or related field. Submit cover letter, CV, teaching statement, research statement, and four recommendation letters (one addressing teaching).

Provide AV equipment reservation coordination, setup, operation, and troubleshooting for campus events and virtual presentations. Manage laptop imaging, loans, and inventory. Capture and edit video, support poster production, train users and student staff, and offer front-office and on-site AV support including evenings and weekends.

The Assistant Director of Alumni Career Development designs alumni-focused career programming, fosters alumni-student engagement, and supports alumni career growth and employer partnerships.

The role involves conducting impactful research and teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels in information systems and technology, focusing on analytics and AI applications.

The role involves conducting research, publishing work, and teaching at both graduate and undergraduate levels, focusing on work dynamics in the digital age.

The Administrative Associate provides operational support for the Mechanical & Materials Engineering Department, managing budgets, processing expenses, and assisting faculty and students.

Lead enrollment growth marketing strategy and execution across multichannel campaigns and CRM-enabled nurture programs to drive awareness, inquiries, and student pipeline growth. Manage a two-person team, oversee partnerships and experiential recruitment, optimize performance using analytics, attribution, and AI tools, and collaborate with Admissions and campus stakeholders to meet institutional enrollment goals.

Part-time temporary web developer to support departmental initiatives. Work on server-side (PHP/LAMP) and front-end (Angular) development, implement REST APIs, and design pages. Drupal familiarity and professional-quality page design preferred. 20 hours/week, Aug–Dec 2026, $22/hr.

Process accounts payable transactions in Workday, verify invoices and expense reports (student, staff, faculty, relocation, PCard), maintain records, update student and supplier tax/banking information, respond to inquiries, and support the Accounts Payable Manager with routine and ad hoc payments.

Coordinate joint computational and experimental research between WPI and Harvard on cortical neuron activation/inhibition using magnetic microstimulation. Simulate coil fields in dense cellular environments and collaborate with Professor Frieds team to support experiments and modeling efforts. Part-time, hybrid position through August 2026.

The Research Assistant will conduct experimental studies on droplet behavior and energy analysis of commercial buildings to promote clean energy solutions.

The Assistant Professor will conduct impactful research on blockchain technologies, engage in high-quality teaching, and collaborate across disciplines at WPI's Business School.

Assist in developing a wound infection screener app and machine learning models for wound analysis using deep learning.

The Senior Financial Analyst supports financial planning and reporting, develops automated reporting tools, and translates financial data into insights for decision-making.

Lead strategic, academic, and operational direction of the Business School: grow enrollment, oversee curriculum and accreditation, recruit and support faculty, manage a $7M+ budget and staff, expand research and industry partnerships, drive fundraising, and represent the school within university leadership.

Temporary Research Assistant to support robotics research on robot grasping of novel objects. Hybrid role in Worcester, up to 20 hours/week, paid $20/hour. Position housed in Robotics Engineering at WPI.

Provide high-level confidential administrative and operational support to the VP of Talent & CHRO and the Talent & Inclusion Division, managing complex scheduling, communications, Board materials, budget tracking, division events, HR project coordination, and web content. Serve as liaison to senior leadership and external partners, handling sensitive information with discretion and supporting division-wide operations and financial processes.