Lecturer, Architecture

** Job Description
** The
* * School of Architecture and Design (SoAD)
** at Wentworth Institute of Technology invites applications for a full-time position in
** Architecture
* * at the rank of
** Lecturer
* * to begin in Fall 2026.
** About the Position**:

The successful candidate will contribute to a forward-looking design curriculum and play an essential role in delivering a high-quality educational experience for our students. Responsibilities include teaching lecture courses, seminars, and design studios across the undergraduate and graduate programs.

Coursework may include foundation-level design studios, architectural representation and media, history and theory, and design research and methods, as well as upper-level concentration studios, seminars, and lectures in areas such as historic preservation, emerging technologies, design/build, landscape architecture, community-engaged design, and interdisciplinary design practices. The standard teaching load for Lecturers is the equivalent of eight (8) 4-credit courses per academic year, typically comprising one 6-credit studio and two 4-credit seminar or lecture courses per semester.

Lecturers are not required to engage in research, scholarship, or service activities. Senior Lecturers are expected to perform service activities and carry a reduced teaching load equivalent to seven (7) 4-credit courses per academic year. The new faculty member will also play an essential role in launching the graduate program in design and developing new graduate certificates, thereby contributing to the future of design education at Wentworth.
** About Wentworth and the School of Architecture and Design:
** Wentworth Institute of Technology, located in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts, is a dynamic university with a focus on experiential learning and academic excellence. The university comprises 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 such as Massachusetts College of Art 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:

Wentworth’s School of Architecture and Design (SoAD) recognizes the critical role its courses and curriculum 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 students. SoAD offers highly respected Bachelor of Sciences degrees in Industrial Design (NASAD accredited), Interior Design (CIDA accredited), Architecture, Master of Architecture (NAAB accredited), and Building Sciences.

The mission of the SoAD 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. The SoAD guides students to 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 880 undergraduate and 90 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…