Baylor University

Baylor University seeks a visionary architect-educator to serve as the Founding Program Director for its new Master of Architecture (M.Arch) program within the Department of Human Sciences & Design (HSD), part of the Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences.

The Program Director will lead the launch, continual development, and accreditation of an innovative, hybrid professional master’s program that integrates design excellence with a commitment to human flourishing, wellbeing, and quality of life, reflecting Baylor’s faith-integrated approach to education. Building on the strength of Baylor’s CIDA-accredited undergraduate Interior Design program, the M.Arch expands the University’s leadership in built environment education—advancing a model of collaborative design practice that bridges creativity and technology, theory and practice, and design excellence with evidence-based inquiry. This search seeks candidates who are program builders and creative academic leaders; innovative and collaborative educators eager to shape the future of design education.

Supported by Baylor’s Graduate Professional Education (GPE) Incubator, the program benefits from a robust institutional framework and a collaborative, team-based approach to enrollment management, recruitment, marketing, and online course development. Baylor’s strong cross-campus network provides comprehensive support for developing innovative, high-quality hybrid graduate programs, enabling the Program Director to focus on fostering curricular excellence, advancing professional and practice readiness, and mentoring faculty and students. Candidates do not need prior experience developing or managing online programs to excel in this role given Baylor’s infrastructure in the hybrid/online space, however experience with hybrid/online education is desirable.

This is a full-time, 12-month clinical-track faculty appointment at the rank of Clinical Associate or Clinical Professor, depending on experience. The position offers a rare opportunity to establish a nationally distinctive program and to contribute to shaping the next chapter of design education at Baylor, leading as one of a handful of architecture programs at faith-based R1 institutions.

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