Hiring
Our diverse faculty provides engaging, cutting-edge, and hands-on learning experiences for Computer Science students at WPI. WPI has multiple paths to tenure. The dual-mission track requires a faculty member to contribute to both WPI's teaching and research missions. A teaching-mission track requires a faculty member to focus on the teaching mission with some contributions to service and potentially research. Faculty in the CS department are collaborative and passionate about student learning outcomes and academic achievement through classroom instruction, academic advising, research, as well as advising Interactive Qualifying Projects and Major Qualifying Projects.
Assistant Teaching Professor Position
The department seeks outstanding candidates for a teaching-mission Assistant Teaching Professor position in Computer Science to start in the Fall of 2024. The teaching-mission track requires a faculty member to contribute to both WPI's teaching and undergraduate project advising mission. Typically, a teaching-mission faculty member teaches five classes per year. Since our undergraduate classes are offered in four 7-week undergraduate terms during the 9-month academic year, our teaching faculty often only teach one or two classes at a time. These appointments are expected to lead to multi-year contracts and long-term security of employment without tenure.
WPI provides opportunities for secure contracts and has recently created tenure options for teaching-mission faculty employed at WPI (for more detail, see our news release about these new teaching-mission tenure-track opportunities). Colleagues hired under these lines may have a later opportunity for conversion to a teaching-mission tenure-track line, should such lines become available. Details about the secure contracts, our processes, and guarantees at WPI are available starting on page 2-97 of WPI's Faculty Handbook.
For details and to apply, please see the Assistant Teaching Professor position description.
WPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. We are seeking individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to a culture of creativity and collaboration, inclusion, problem solving and change making.
Teaching CS at WPI - Faculty Perspective
Craig Shue
Describes the magic of Computer Science, problem-solving and the benefits of project-based learning at WPI.
Matthew Ahrens
Discusses the significance of project-based learning, how WPI supports teaching-track faculty and the impact of active learning on student outcomes.
Wilson Wong
Talks about how he brings his industry experience into the classroom through real world projects by teaming up with industry leaders such as Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Mass General Hospital, and the US Treasury.
Rodica Neamtu
Shares her passion for teaching through student-centric, active project-based learning combining theory and practice to create positive global impact using responsible AI.