Tufts Gordon Institute has openings for part-time lecturers at the undergraduate level to teach EM 52: Technical and Managerial Communication. The part-time lecturer would be teaching an existing course with fully developed curriculum and working with a team of other part-time and full-time faculty teaching the same course. Responsibilities include attending weekly online meetings with the faculty team, leading engaging class sessions, providing feedback on assignments, and supporting student learning through office hours.

Based within the School of Engineering, the Gordon Institute at Tufts University provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to lead both teams and entire companies through programs taught by faculty who have excelled in industry. TGI develops leaders by bringing together diverse perspectives to tackle real-world challenges. This cross-disciplinary approach enriches how we teach applied business—where technical expertise meets strategic thinking meets human insight.

Course Overview

Being an effective communicator is an essential part of being an effective scientist, engineer, or technical professional. Effective, inclusive communication is the only way to share the results of your work, to collaborate, to innovate, and to meet your ethical obligations as a practicing professional. After taking this course, students will understand the importance of effective, inclusive communication in all aspects of professional practice and have a foundation of communication skills and habits.

Course Topics 

• Purpose, audience, and communications decisions
• The writing process
• Document planning, outlining, organization, and format
• Reports, summaries, data graphics, presentation slides
• Intellectual property, research, and use of sources
• Oral communication and presentation skills
• Interpersonal communication
• Critiquing and feedback
• AI literacy and use of AI for communication
• Cross-cultural communication
• Self-reflection and self-assessment

Course Format And Meeting Times 

Two 75-minute class sessions per week (26 total class sessions) taught in person at the Tufts Medford campus.

The ideal candidate will have professional experience in communications, leadership, and/or management in an engineering, technical, or related field. Previous college-level teaching experience at the undergraduate level is also preferred. The candidate will have a strong commitment to discussion-based and experiential learning.

Candidates should submit their application, including a cover letter, resume, statement of teaching interests through Interfolio. Candidates are encouraged to demonstrate attention to diversity and inclusion as it relates to teaching, research, and scholarship throughout their application.

Compensation: The compensation for this part-time Lecturer position in the Tufts Gordon Institute is $12,035 per 3 SHU course.

Tufts University, founded in 1852, prioritizes quality teaching, highly competitive basic and applied research, and a commitment to active citizenship locally, regionally, and globally. 

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