Jobs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Provides administrative and graduate student support for the Mechanical and Materials Engineering department, including student tracking, TA and RA assignments, payroll, exams, thesis milestones, events, purchasing, scheduling, correspondence, expense processing, and department communications. Coordinates with faculty, students, staff, and campus offices; manages calendars, access requests, work orders, and records; supports accreditation materials and provides backup administrative coverage.

Direct the university concert band and small ensembles; teach music courses in theory, appreciation, performance, and related areas; advise student clubs and projects; organize rehearsals, concerts, and domestic and international tours; maintain band equipment; contribute to curriculum development, departmental initiatives, and alumni and advancement activities.

Teach eight studio arts courses annually, advise student projects, develop curriculum, and contribute to Humanities and Arts initiatives. The professor will teach varied studio media, support introductory and advanced courses, cultivate relationships with local arts organizations, and help supervise art studio facilities and programming. Candidates must demonstrate university-level teaching and advising experience, exhibition or project development experience, and professional artistic practice. The role emphasizes accessibility, sustainability, health, safety, and engagement with contemporary technological methods.

Manages budgeting, fiscal tracking, auditing, payroll, travel, purchasing, vendor payments, reconciliations, and financial records for Global School study abroad programs. Advises program directors on budgets and compliance, monitors spending, supports hiring and payment processes, coordinates with university offices, and provides training and reporting for a portfolio supporting a multimillion-dollar operation.

Teach eight undergraduate Chinese language courses annually using engaging, inclusive, and innovative instructional methods. Collaborate with the Humanities and Arts department, contribute to WPI’s Global Asia initiatives, and support broader institutional activities. The role requires Mandarin and English proficiency, formal language-education training, and at least five years of U.S. college-level Chinese teaching experience.

Tenured Associate or Full Professor leading biomedical engineering research and teaching, with emphasis on modeling and simulation for engineered human health. The role requires collaboration across departments, recruitment and mentoring of faculty, and contributions to BME strengths including biomechanics, biomaterials, tissue engineering, disease modeling, robotic surgery, biomanufacturing, and bioMEMS. The professor will also advance interdisciplinary research, technology translation, and inclusive biomedical design.

Assists with biomechanics data collection, analysis, and dissemination in a musculoskeletal biomechanics laboratory. The role requires expertise in quantitative CT analysis, motion capture, musculoskeletal modeling, finite element modeling, cadaveric specimen preparation, and materials testing. This is an on-site temporary position of up to 40 hours per week at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Leads government and community relations by developing engagement strategies, monitoring legislation, advocating policy positions, ensuring lobbying compliance, and building partnerships with officials, civic groups, nonprofits, businesses, and educational stakeholders. Oversees community outreach, advocacy campaigns, stakeholder engagement, external communications, executive briefings, and crisis communications. Represents the organization at public meetings and events while aligning government and community initiatives with institutional goals.

Tenure-track Assistant Professor responsible for establishing an externally funded research program in AI/ML and computing systems, teaching undergraduate and graduate electrical and computer engineering courses, advising student projects, participating in project-based curricula, and contributing to departmental and professional activities.

Teach electrical and computer engineering courses, advise students, and supervise student projects within WPI’s project-based curriculum. The role requires teaching excellence across a broad range of ECE topics, such as power and renewable energy systems, RF circuits, microelectronics, signal processing, communications, digital circuit design, embedded systems, and artificial intelligence. The professor will contribute to WPI’s collaborative academic environment and support multidisciplinary student learning.

Supports biomedical engineering research involving clinical ECG data. Responsibilities include cleaning, organizing, labeling, quality-controlling, and testing datasets; documenting data processing procedures and results; assisting with basic and statistical analysis; and completing research tasks in accordance with protocols and confidentiality requirements.

Conduct graduate research on probabilistic fire risk assessment using fire spread models in FireBench. Develop Monte Carlo, Bayesian, uncertainty quantification, data analysis, geospatial processing, and machine learning workflows using Python. Analyze NOAA weather data and LANDFIRE fuel maps, build simulation pipelines, and collaborate independently or with the research team.

Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Applied AI for Mechatronics and Controls. Teach undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering courses, build an externally funded research program, and apply AI/deep learning to mechatronics, control, intelligent sensing, perception, and cyber-physical systems. Collaborate with the Robotics Engineering Department and pursue multidisciplinary applications such as autonomous systems, smart health, and advanced manufacturing.

The Operations Manager will manage day-to-day operations of the Business School, adhering to policies, overseeing budget administration, and supporting staff needs.

Leads WPI’s corporate philanthropy program by managing high-value corporate prospects, cultivating executive relationships, closing major gifts, and developing scalable partnership programs. Oversees corporate student project sponsorships, coordinates engagement across university departments, manages Salesforce portfolio discipline, and mentors the corporate partnerships team. Drives pipeline growth, strategic account planning, and philanthropic revenue aligned with university priorities.

Executes and optimizes paid digital advertising campaigns for undergraduate recruitment across Google, Meta, YouTube, Reddit, and other platforms. Responsibilities include campaign setup, audience targeting, tracking and tag implementation, A/B testing, performance analysis, dashboard development, reporting automation, budget pacing, and campaign optimization. The role also supports marketing operations through documentation, QA, analytics requests, and process improvement. It is designed for an entry-level professional with strong data literacy and interest in marketing technology and automation.

Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in intelligent construction and infrastructure systems, including robotics, sensing, drones, digital twins, BIM, machine learning, and asset management. Develop hands-on courses, laboratories, and field-testing experiences; advise project-based student work; steward facilities; build industry partnerships; and support departmental service, recruiting, curriculum assessment, and ABET accreditation.

Leads the university’s systems engineering organization, overseeing servers, storage, virtualization, cloud platforms, middleware, DevOps automation, infrastructure operations, and campus safety technology. Develops strategy, manages staff, budgets, vendors, compliance, security, backup and recovery, lifecycle planning, and major incident response. Partners with IT, application owners, information security, campus police, facilities, and external providers to maintain reliable, secure, and resilient technology services.

Assists with designing, purchasing, configuring, installing, testing, troubleshooting, maintaining, and supporting campus audiovisual systems. Provides AV service desk support to faculty, students, and staff; coordinates digital signage administration; supports training and high-profile campus events; manages installations within budget; and collaborates with vendors and campus technology staff.

Perform computational and experimental research in cardiovascular physiological fluid mechanics, including CFD, FSI, PIV/flow visualization, multiphysics simulation, and FEA. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, clinicians, and medical device partners to develop AI-driven models and translational solutions. Temporary full-time role (30–40 hrs/wk) with initial one-year appointment and expected two-year commitment.