Posting Number: req24786
Department: School of Architecture
Location: Tucson Campus
Address: Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights
Please note: This position description has been updated to include minor grammatical corrections in the duties section. No changes were made to the role or its requirements.
The School of Architecture at the University of Arizona invites applicants for two faculty positions at the rank of assistant (non-tenure, tenure-eligible) in the Architecture programs.
The University of Arizona is a Research 1 university located in Tucson, a cultural gem in the Southwest. As a faculty member, the successful candidate will maintain an active and externally funded research program expanding the frontiers of building science or building physics research. We seek to hire an emerging leader whose work addresses big-picture questions at the intersection of building science, building physics, and architectural design, linking the technical dimensions of building performance simulation, heat-air-moisture transfer, thermal comfort, indoor environmental quality, envelope systems, materials, or building energy systems to the architectural design process. Areas of current and potential focus may include advanced computational modeling, parametric and simulation-informed design workflows, 3D printing and other advanced construction methods, AI-enabled analysis, cyber-physical sensor systems, digital twins, carbon accounting or building-integrated carbon capture, or data-driven approaches to building operation and performance over time. Other potential topics include emerging building technologies, such as advanced windows, enclosure assemblies, insulation or thermal storage materials, heating and cooling technologies, grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEBs), district energy systems, or the role of buildings in macroenergy systems (MES).
The successful candidate will enthusiastically and creatively engage with the ethos of architecture and design to work with our School's faculty as we aim to integrate into our studios and other courses core building science and building physics concepts in ways that resonate with our undergraduate and graduate students.
Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!
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Duties & Responsibilities
The successful candidate is expected to carry a share of advising duties and committee assignments, and to be a visionary and champion of both undergraduate and graduate education in diverse modalities. The normal teaching load for tenure-track faculty in the department under present policy is two 3-credit courses or one 3-credit course and one 6-credit studio per semester with a workload distribution:
- 40% teaching
- 40% scholarly activity/research; and
- 20% service.
The School of Architecture at The University of Arizona's regards the local built environment as inseparable from the Sonoran Desert, where generations of people have thrived in an extreme climate. With growing enrollments enriching our already diverse, dynamic, and engaged student body, our program invites applications for potential faculty that align with our mission to "address complex social and environmental issues, locally and globally, through professional education, critical inquiry, research and innovation."
The University of Arizona provides excellent opportunities for vigorous and collaborative researchers, with creative and productive faculty in the School of Architecture and in allied disciplines, such as a strong buildings-oriented faculty in Civil and Architectural Engineering & Mechanics, and in broader programs allied with the university's historic strength in environment, such as the Arizona Institute for Resilience. Within the broader context of the University, there is potential for a wide network of partnerships across programs centered on resilience, AI and data, environment, energy, health, and water. The successful candidate may demonstrate alignment with one or more of the university's key research areas: 1) Data, Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence; 2) Energy, Mining, and Environmental Sustainability; 3) The Future of Health and Biomedical Sciences; 4) The Human Experience; 5) National Security; 6) Space Sciences.
- Advance Externally Funded Building Science Research that Integrates with Design. Build and sustain an active, externally funded research program that expands the frontiers of building science and building physics. Connect building performance simulation, sustainable building technologies, indoor environmental quality, materials, and energy systems to architectural design practice and pedagogy, potentially including emerging areas such as AI, digital twins, cyber-physical sensing, or advanced construction methods.
- Collaborate Across Disciplines to Address Global Challenges. Join a dynamic academic community with strong connections to Sustainable Built Environments, Landscape Architecture, Real Estate Development, Urban Planning, the College of Information Science, and Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics, as well as to university-wide initiatives in Energy, Environment, Water, Health, Data, and AI.
This position offers the opportunity to cultivate diverse partnerships that advance interdisciplinary research aligned with the University's strategic research areas.
3. Teach and Research in the Living Laboratory of the Sonoran Desert. Engage in a distinctive pedagogical and research context where the built environment is inseparable from its desert setting. Tucson's rich ecological and cultural landscape provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore architecture's role in adaptation, material and energy flows, and climate-responsive design.
Minimum Qualifications
- PhD or doctorate in architecture or related discipline, or master's degree with 5 years of experience in relevant research or industry experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated quality University-level teaching experience in in-person or online modalities
- Demonstrated record of or evidence of potential for acquiring external funding
- Professional experience or collaborations in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Management (AECOM) industry
- Awards for teaching or design
- Experience in curriculum or course development
- Demonstrated expertise and experience working in building science or related fields
- Experience in collaborative interdisciplinary practice or teaching and/or ability to bridge across architecture and related fields
Rank: Assistant Professor
Tenure Information
Tenure Track (T/TE)
FLSA: Exempt
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40
Job FTE: 1.0
Work Calendar: Academic
Job Category: Faculty
Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay: DOE
Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies: 2
Contact Information for Candidates
Jonathan Bean [contact details available in the full listing].
Open Until Filled: Yes
Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and Five Additional Documents
Special Instructions to Applicant
- Cover letter (1-2 pages max)
- Why the candidate is interested in the University of Arizona and alignment with one or more of the university's key research areas
- 5- year research/scholarship/creative practice plan including potential external funding sources and milestones (such as publications or other outputs) (2-3 pages max)
- Teaching philosophy statement (1 page max)
- CV
- Three references (name, contact information and relationship to the applicant)
- Scholarly writing sample
Review of applications will begin on February 2, 2026. Submissions received by that date are guaranteed full review.
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