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Technical Leadership Specialist, GEL

+ Job Number: 24550

+ Functional Area: Academic (non-faculty)

+ Department: Technical Leadership and Comm Programs

+ School Area: Engineering

+ Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)

+ Employment Category: Exempt

+ Visa Sponsorship Available: No

+ Schedule:

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Posting Description

TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP SPECIALIST, GORDON ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP (GEL), Technical Leadership and Comm Programs, will support undergraduate engineering students’ learning and development in teamwork, communication, leadership, and project engineering skills through experiential learning activities, student developmental coaching, and co-instructor duties in the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program; support 3+ courses including “Engineering Leadership Lab”; collaborate on delivering the weekly Lab, coaching senior year students, and maintaining and improving Lab’s learning activities; support two short-format January courses; collaborate on developing courses’ design and build project; co-facilitate learning activities in project management, support logistics and operations of offsite course; and contribute to GEL’s recruitment, admissions, advising, mentor pairing, and employer relations, interacting regularly with students.

Find full job description here: http://gel.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Technical-Leadership-Specialist-GEL.pdf

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in STEM or related field; three years of experience in engineering or in a related technical field; demonstrated experience interacting with students, trainees, or apprentices in a learning or mentoring environment, (e.g. training, coaching or facilitating); demonstrated experience in at least one of: team leadership, project management, or engineering design; and basic project fabrication shop experience (e.g. cutting, drilling, fastening, basic electrical wiring, and lab/shop safety). PREFERRED: Five years of experience in engineering or in related technical field; three years of experience interacting with students, trainees, or apprentices in a learning or mentoring environment, such as through training, coaching or facilitating; demonstrated experience in all of: team leadership, project management, and engineering design; in leadership position in engineering or related field; and in student-facing leader-development coaching, mentoring, or counseling role. Job #24550-7

Specific on-site requirements are typically at least 3 days/week.

Please submit cover letter in application.

Reopened 3/5/2025