Adjunct Instructor, History of Technology

Job Description

The School of Sciences & Humanitiesat Wentworth Institute of Technologyinvites applications for a part-time instructorto teach HIST 4191 History of Technologyin Spring 2026.

This 4-credit in-person coursemeets Mondays and Wednesdays 1:002:45 p.m.on Wentworths Boston campus.

Course Description:
This course examines the history of technology and its relationship to social and historical change. Students analyze how successive technological revolutionsfrom industrialization to the digital erahave shaped work communication energy and the environment. Emphasis is placed on the social contexts of invention innovation and adoption as well as the ethical and political questions that accompany technological change

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters degreein History History of Science and Technology Science and Technology Studies or a closely related social science or humanities field (PhD or ABD preferred).

• At least one yearof college-level teaching or equivalent professional training in history or technology studies.

Professional or Research Experience:

• Demonstrated research scholarship or applied work in the history of technology industrial history or science and technology studies.

• Experience engaging historical materials archives case studies or public history projects related to technological change.

• Ability to connect historical developments in technology to contemporary issues such as sustainability globalization and ethics.

Preferred Competencies:

• Skill in presenting technologys history from multiple perspectiveseconomic cultural environmental and politicalwithout ideological bias.
• Commitment to evidence-based politically balanced instructionthat encourages students to form their own well-supported interpretations.
• Facility with digital-humanities tools(e.g. mapping timeline or archival visualization) that enhance student engagement.
• Experience designing interdisciplinary discussion-driven coursesfor students in STEM and applied sciences.

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