Assistant/Associate Professor, Interior Design

Anderson University • Anderson, SC

71d • Onsite

About The Position

Anderson University and the School of Interior Design invite applications for a full-time, nine-month faculty member with a strong Christian value system, lifestyle, and commitment to the integration of faith and learning as Assistant/Associate Professor of Interior Design. The position starts in August of 2026. Anderson University is an innovative, entrepreneurial, premier comprehensive, liberal arts institution affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention ranking among U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Regional Universities South” and is on the publication’s “Most Innovative, “Best Value,” and “Best Undergraduate Teaching,” “Best Social Mobility,” and “Best Online Programs” lists. Anderson is highly ranked nationally for Student Engagement by the Wall Street Journal; and is highly ranked nationally in the southeast by the Princeton Review and is an Apple Distinguished School. The School of Interior Design is one of only nine Christian Universities in the country with an Interior Design degree. The program is comprised of a community of diverse, award-winning, stellar, talented students who are recruited both nationally and internationally by the top Interior Design and Architecture firms for Internships and Employment. More information about the School of Interior Design is available at https://andersonuniversity.edu/academics/sid-interior-design/ .

Requirements

• Proficiency and experience with industry standard digital applications: latest versions of Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture, REVIT; Sketch UP Pro, Adobe Suite including Photoshop, InDesign; Enscape)

Nice To Haves

• Successful candidates will be student centered, technologically competent, and possess a collaborative spirit
• NCIDQ certification
• Possess a terminal degree in Interior Design (MFA, PhD), or a related field equivalent (MArch)
• Previous teaching experience at the University level
• Professional practice experience in Interior Design (Three years)
• Engagement and active professional membership in one or more of the following: IDEC, ASID, IIDA, AIA
• Certifications with LEED-AP, or Well- AP, and other relevant registrations and licensures
• Experience with CIDA accreditation and adherence to NASAD
• Engagement with creative scholarship, publications or applied exhibition works

Responsibilities

• Teach lower and upper-level studio and lecture courses
• Participate in academic program curriculum development
• Conduct Academic student advisement, recruitment, and retention
• Collegial participation and service to the School of Interior Design and University committees
• Serve and assist with the student chapter of ASID, IIDA, and/or other student professional organizations
• Participate in creative scholarship, and/or applied exhibition works or publications

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level