The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington School of Architecture (SoA) welcomes applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 1, 2025. The SoA seeks a dynamic and collaborative candidate who can contribute to the School’s focus on Emerging Design & Sustainability.

Successful candidates should submit evidence exhibiting the potential to advance the discipline of architecture through innovative curricula, provide a clear research agenda based on peer-reviewed publications of academic/professional/creative work, and specify ways emerging technologies related to sustainability would be integral to their research and teaching.

Successful candidates need to submit a structured research statement describing a trajectory for their research/creative work, articulating overarching questions, objectives, and methods in one of the following focus areas:

  • Digital Design & Technology Exploration of sustainable approaches within digital design processes, including computational design, digital fabrication methods, energy-efficient generative design, climate-responsive design, integration of augmented and virtual reality, data-driven design methodologies including data analysis, machine learning, and artificial intelligence for sustainable design.
  • Ecological Design & Resilience Investigation into how architecture is integrated into environmental systems and promotes sustainability, covering topics like life-cycle analysis, sustainable material choices, material optimization, strategies for enhancing resilience to environmental changes, adaptive reuse of existing structures, biophilic design, and regenerative design practices that restore and enhance ecosystems.
  • Urban Design & Sustainability Exploration of the role of architecture in developing sustainable urban environments, including sustainable infrastructure and networks, smart city initiatives, eco-friendly technologies, circular economy in the built environment, environmental justice, climate change, urban design, ecology, geography, and planning with a focus on environmental impact, and sustainable solutions.

Required Qualifications

  • An accredited, terminal degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or related field
  • Demonstrated excellence in teaching design courses
  • Evidence of success in research and/or creative work

Preferred Qualifications

  • Evidence of exceptional design work and visual communication skills
  • Evidence of the ability to obtain external funding
  • Demonstrated interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Professional licensure or demonstrated professional experience
  • A PhD or advanced research degree in a relevant area of expertise

Link to apply: https://uta.peopleadmin.com/postings/29731

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