Adjunct Instructor, Architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Job Description Adjunct Faculty Appointments The School of Architecture and Design (SoAD) seeks multiple part-time adjunct instructors for Fall 2026 to teach undergraduate and graduate architecture courses. Current openings include ARCH2100: History/Theory 01, ARCH 9200: Research Methods, and ARCH 7910: Principles of Passive House Design. ARCH 2100 (undergraduate) and ARCH 9200 (graduate) are coordinated, multi-section courses, while ARCH 7910 is a graduate elective. The fall semester begins on September 8th and ends on December 8th, followed by the final exam period. Course information is provided below: ARCH 2100: History/Theory 01 (on-campus, in-person) Meets on Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00-2:45pm or 3:00-4:45pm 4 credits ARCH 9200: Research Methods (on-campus, in-person) Meets on Wednesday and Friday, 10:00-11:45am 4 credits ARCH 7910: Principles of Passive House Design (synchronously online) Meets on Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00-9:45am 4 credits About Wentworth and the School of Architecture and Design (SoAD) Wentworth Institute of Technology is a co-op university located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, with a strong emphasis on experiential learning and academic excellence. The university includes 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, including Massachusetts College of Art & Design and Simmons University. Wentworth is a university with a teaching focus and strategic initiatives of diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence, high-value learning, 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. For more information about Wentworth’s Strategic Plan, see: https://wit.edu/about/strategic-plan Wentworth’s School of Architecture and Design (SoAD) recognizes the critical role its courses and curricula play in fostering academic success and addressing equity gaps. We seek new faculty to join a community committed to teaching excellence, curricular innovation, and mentoring of se SoAD offers highly respected Bachelor of Science degrees in Industrial Design (NASAD-accredited), Interior Design (CIDA-accredited), Architecture, and Building Sciences, and a Master of Architecture (NAAB-accredited). The SoAD’s mission 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. Students 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 940 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, the SoAD has robust international study opportunities at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. About the Architecture Program: Wentworth’s Bachelor of Science in Architecture (B.S. Arch) program offers a rigorous studio-centered curriculum emphasizing design, technology, and community engagement. Students explore architecture across scales, functions, and contexts, with concentrations in Urbanism, Emerging Technologies, and Adaptive Interventions. The Architecture programs and faculty are deeply rooted in the Boston community and have a long history of partnering with community, government, and institutional organizations. Two required cooperative education experiences bridge academic and professional practice. The Master of Architecture (M.Arch) is a one-year, NAAB-accredited, STEM-designated program that prepares students t