Part-time Laboratory Instructors

Posting Description INSTRUCTOR, MIT D-Lab, works with people around the world to develop and advance collaborative approaches and practical solutions to global poverty challenges, seeks a skilled and experienced instructor to co‑teach the MIT class EC.729/2.729/EC.797/2.789 Design for Scale, an upper‑level, 12‑unit mechanical engineering class focused on the late stages of product design and manufacturing for users in low‑income settings. The class is taught annually during MIT’s fall semester (September through mid‑December). Responsible to identify three to five class projects with established businesses, start‑ups, and community partners in low‑ and middle‑income countries such as India, Tanzania, or Nicaragua. Will offer input on pedagogy and syllabus design, co‑teach, and be a thought partner for class direction based on the projects and student experience. Partial funding is available for some student travel and out‑of‑country fieldwork related to this class over the January Independent Activities Period.
Job Requirements Required: Bachelor’s degree; a minimum of three years of relevant manufacturing and/or product design experience; experience applying design for manufacturability; hands‑on expertise with mechanical fabrication; expertise with value chain and other non‑technical constraints with building appropriate products; and excellent organizational, time‑management, and oral and written communication skills.
Preferred: Master’s degree in engineering or an equivalent professional degree in engineering; experience in engineering, design, and/or manufacturing in low‑income international settings; or experience working with students in a project‑based environment.
Part‑time job and one semester position, subject to renewal.
3/24/2026

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