Assistant Professor of Environmental Design, Tenure Track

Auburn University•Auburn, AL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (APLA) at Auburn University, a comprehensive land-grant and research institution, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Environmental Design program (ENVD) commencing August 2027. For more than 118 years, APLA has educated designers across a range of allied fields while contributing to the region and the design professions through scholarship, creative practice, outreach, and community-engaged design. In addition to the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design, APLA offers the Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Science in Architecture, Bachelor of Interior Architecture, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, and Master of Landscape Architecture. The school’s commitment to public-interest design is exemplified by its two off-campus centers, Rural Studio in Hale County, Alabama, and Urban Studio in Birmingham, Alabama. As part of Auburn University’s College of Architecture, Design and Construction, APLA works alongside the McWhorter School of Building Science and the School of Industrial + Graphic Design to prepare future leaders in design and construction while fostering collaboration across the School, College, and broader University. Auburn’s Environmental Design program brings together four interconnected units of study; Scenographies, Ecologies, Narratives, and Matters, to explore design across physical, digital, social, and environmental systems. Rather than treating the allied design disciplines of the school and college as a series of isolated domains, the ENVD program looks to overlap their methods and scales into an integrated approach of design inquiry and visualization allowing students to develop the ability to work across disciplinary boundaries and address complex spatial and cultural conditions. Through lab-based lectures, project-driven seminars, and immersive studio/workshops, students develop the critical and technical capacities necessary to navigate contemporary design practice. Preparation for study in these four units is supported through our program’s Design Core sequence of courses that serves as a foundation for student work to follow.

Requirements

Hold a terminal degree in a design field at the time employment begins.
Present evidence of research/creative scholarship or the ability to develop and maintain an active research/creative scholarly program.
Be able to meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time of employment and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment.
Ability to develop and maintain an active research/creative scholarly program.
Ability to teach in courses related to one or more of the four units of the program.
Evidence of outstanding design skills.
Strong design philosophy grounded in contemporary design practice.
Track record of investigating contemporary issues through techniques that translate to a design studio setting.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated focus on beginning design instruction.
Experience with contemporary drawing and modeling techniques (such as analog media, Rhino, Grasshopper, ArcGIS, or digital fabrication).
Experience in professional practice.
Experience in teaching.
Professional registration.
Advanced degrees in Environmental Design or related fields.

Responsibilities

Teach undergraduate workshops/studios, lecture courses, and/or seminars aligned with their area of focus in one of the program’s four units of study.
Demonstrate expertise in foundation and early design education, with a pedagogical approach that integrates an array of representation modes and interdisciplinary design methodologies.
Teach within and coordinate the Design Core sequence.
Develop and maintain an active program of scholarly and/or creative work within the discipline.
Contribute to the academic community through teaching, research, outreach, and service.
Possess excellent interpersonal skills.