• Technical Instructor

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)


    Technical Instructor

     

    + Job Number: 25282

    + Functional Area: Academic (non-faculty)

    + Department: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

    + School Area: Engineering

    + Pay Range Minimum: $90,000

    + Pay Range Maximum: $113,000

    + Employment Type: Full-Time

    + Employment Category: Exempt

    + Visa Sponsorship Available: No

    + Schedule:

    + Pay Grade: No Grade

     

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    Posting Description

    TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), to join the largest department at MIT, with over 2,400 undergraduates and graduate students enrolled in its academic programs; under minimal supervision, assist students building course related projects using rapid prototyping machines and related activities emphasizing electronics; instruct students on safety procedures and operation of all lab equipment for an undergraduate teaching lab that serves hundreds of students every semester; prepare and provide in-class demonstrations in several electronics courses, per the instructors’ requests. The EECS DTL has established a portfolio (including the components and equipment needed) of demos and will offer training to the hired person.

     

    A full job description is available here (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6zji6rhjxjvg6b0kmw97d/03-Job-Description\_Technical-Instructor\_9.22.25\_TO-POST.docx?rlkey=nixq8knth2vhnqsq4giijsiv6&st=zzexzsq8&dl=) .

    Job Requirements

    REQUIRED: Associate degree in a technical field and a minimum of five years of relevant hands-on educational or industrial experience or equivalent; enjoy teaching undergraduate students one-on-one; skills with electronics design, electronics fabrication, CAD, ECAD, embedded systems, machining, mechanical assemblies, rapid prototyping, and facility management; ability to handle confidential information and use discretion in handling complex teaching and personnel situations; and ability to communicate productively with a variety of different people in diverse settings.

     

    This position is on campus full-time. This position will be conducted in EECS Department Teaching Laboratory (DTL) Engineering Design Studio.

     

    Please note that the submission of a cover letter is required to apply for this position. 10/24/2025