Technical Instructor

MIT•Cambridge, MA

11h•Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Instructor, Architecture, will be responsible for managing a combined digital and traditional academic fabrication facility as a safe and effective learning environment. They will provide instruction and supervision to faculty and students to support their academic design and research projects, and participate in educational initiatives. This role involves managing day-to-day operations, maintenance, repair, and advising on materials, techniques, and the process of fabrication and assembly to ensure safe and successful outcomes. The N51 Technical Instructor is specifically responsible for the day-to-day management of the Department of Architecture’s N51-160 academic shop facility, providing technical instruction and supervision to users, overseeing shop staff and student-staff, and ensuring daily operation and maintenance of the facilities meet departmental and MIT EHS safety standards. The role also includes building strategy for shop growth and development in coordination with the senior technical instructor and department HQ/faculty, assisting in the development of fabrication exercises, serving as the primary point of contact for users in N51, and providing ongoing technical instruction in all areas of fabrication.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
Three to five years of experience managing a fabrication facility for a college or professional-level educational program utilizing manual, mechanical, and digital methods.
Experience teaching and supervising safe shop practices.
Demonstrated experience instructing on, maintaining and repairing as well as operating manual wood and metalworking equipment.
Demonstrated CAD/CAM experience as a primary operator and maintainer of CNC machinery.
Strong interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Familiarity and experience with university shop/lab safety programs (EHS, OSHA).
Ability to enforce safety rules while supporting students, faculty, and researchers in a teaching shop.

Nice To Haves

A Master's or professional degree in design or a technology-related discipline.
Experience programming and operating Kuka industrial robot arms.

Responsibilities

Managing a combined digital and traditional academic fabrication facility as a safe and effective learning environment.
Providing instruction and supervision to faculty and students to support their academic design and research projects.
Participating in educational initiatives.
Managing day-to-day operations, maintenance, and repair of the fabrication facility.
Advising on materials and techniques as well as on the process of fabrication and assembly to ensure safe and successful outcomes.
Overseeing shop staff and student-staff.
Ensuring daily operation and maintenance of the facilities meet departmental and MIT EHS safety standards.
Building strategy for shop growth and development in coordination with the senior technical instructor and department HQ/faculty.
Coordinating with the senior technical instructor and faculty to assist in development of fabrication exercises.
Providing instruction to support the educational program.
Serving as the primary point of contact for users in N51, providing information about resources, schedules, training, and policies.
Providing ongoing technical instruction to users in all areas of fabrication.