"Assistant Professor of Architecture in Integrated Design and Building Technology"

Assistant Professor of Architecture in Integrated Design and Building Technology

The Hammons School of Architecture (HSA) at Drury University invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Architecture Integrated Design and Building Technology whose teaching and scholarly work focus on the integration of contemporary design technology in teaching and scholarship. This full-time, tenure-track position starts August 2026.

HSA seeks talented individuals who advance architectural pedagogy, discourse, and practice through technological innovation. In particular, candidates must demonstrate experience or promise of excellence in teaching upper-level design studios with an emphasis on systems integration and an aspirational design of buildings. They should also be capable of leading a building systems concentration area that engages building performance, environmental modeling, and ecological design.

The successful candidate will join a faculty of colleagues dedicated to the craft of teaching and the preparation of design leaders. The individual will play a key role in furthering the school’s mission of design excellence through relevant scholarship and innovative educational contributions to the university and the disciplines of architecture.

The successful candidate must hold a professional degree in architecture and a graduate degree in architecture or an allied field. Candidates with teaching and/or professional experience and a path towards licensure are desirable. Candidates should have an articulated line of inquiry with the potential to advance disciplinary knowledge. Integral to this position are contributions in teaching, scholarship, and service. Ideal candidates exhibit the ability to effectively teach upper-level integrated design studios and building systems core courses. The ability to develop a credible dossier of peer-reviewed scholarship through recognized design work, publication, research, exhibitions, funding or other means is expected.

HSA offers a NAAB-accredited, first-professional, M.Arch. degree in the context of a small private liberal arts university. The school has a historical and ongoing commitment to providing exemplary professional preparation within a broad and interdisciplinary curriculum recognized for fostering critical thinking and skilled stewardship. All HSA students study abroad, participate in professional internships, and attain minors and/or certificates that construct an individualized path through a uniquely interconnected program.

Drury University has a long record of effective engagement and activism in the Ozarks. Founded in 1873, the University is in Springfield, Missouri—the center of a metropolitan area approaching 500,000 in population. Additional information about Drury University, the Hammons School of Architecture, and the Springfield area can be found at https://www.drury.edu/, https://www.drury.edu/architecture/, and https://www.springfieldmo.org/, respectively.

Review of applications will begin December 1, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. Applications shall be emailed (in pdf format, under 20 MB) to Professor Keith Hedges, Search Committee Chair, at khedges@drury.edu and include:

• letter of interest addressing qualifications, scholarship focus, teaching pedagogy, and vision for design education.
• current curriculum vitae.
• portfolio of personal and/or student design work, any group work shall have individual accountability clearly articulated.
• contact information for three references; letters of recommendations are required as a condition of hire.