"Assistant Professor"

Assistant Professor

Department: Col of Arts & Architecture (Col)

Position Number: 001410, 004026

Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time

Months Per Year: 9

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Faculty work should synthesize contemporary issues and design practice as critical modes of inquiry at multiple scales. The faculty member's work should demonstrate how design can engage the complex ecologies of cities, addressing critical urban issues such as climate change, adaptive infrastructures, and community resilience. The successful candidate is expected to employ innovative methods—such as computational, data-based, and/or participatory processes—that expand the ways we understand and shape urban environments. The candidate should approach the urban as a global condition and demonstrate familiarity with a diverse array of urban design, architectural design, and research methods. Strong applicants will have experience teaching design studios, a record of relevant and transdisciplinary research or practice, a commitment to design as a critical tool for shaping urban conditions, and an ability to address general education coursework when needed. Candidates whose work bridges research and practice are especially encouraged to apply.

Minimum Experience / Education:

UNC Charlotte gives primary consideration to the earned doctorate or terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

An advanced degree in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design or a related discipline is required. Applicants with degrees in process, graduating no later than summer 2026, may be considered on a case-by-case basis. ABD PhD applicants may similarly be considered.