Florida Southern College

The School of Architecture (SoA) at Florida Southern College (FSC) invites applications for a 9-month, Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Architecture position beginning fall 2026. The successful candidate will contribute to building national and international recognition for the school and college and promote a collaborative culture for the mutual benefit of the institution and the internal/external communities it serves.

Florida Southern College is home to the most extensive single-client collection of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structures and landscapes worldwide. It provides an inspiring and fitting backdrop for the education of future architects. We seek candidates with experience teaching foundational design studios, lectures, and seminar courses at the undergraduate level. The School of Architecture exists to perpetuate Frank Lloyd Wright’s vision of a more profound, graceful, thoughtful, and creative society by inspiring new generations to realize their full imaginative potential to become a catalyst for change.

The School of Architecture offers a five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree. This new program was developed in 2024 and launched in August 2025. The curriculum is designed to meet National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), Inc. accreditation requirements and National Council of Architectural Registration Board education guidelines. Work toward initial candidacy and accreditation is ongoing.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS   

The incumbent of this position reports directly to the Dean of the School of Architecture and is responsible for promoting the advancement of the mission and vision of Florida Southern College and the School of Architecture. Primary areas of responsibility include teaching, scholarship, and service to the school and college. The successful candidate will be expected to:

  • Teach undergraduate courses in the School of Architecture
  • Advise and mentor students to promote student success
  • Develop and maintain a robust program of scholarly/creative work within the discipline
  • Incorporate scholarly/creative activities into the teaching environment including student- faculty collaborative activities
  • Engage in service to the school, the college, the profession, and the community
  • Participate in curriculum development, implementation, evaluation/assessment, and program improvement
  • Participate in initial and ongoing accreditation processes at the School and College level
  • Participate in faculty governance by serving on program, school, and college committees and within workgroups
  • Participate in the recruitment and selection of qualified faculty, staff, and mentors
  • Participate in the recruitment and admission of students
  • Participate in School of Architecture and College activities and celebrations
  • Serve as a liaison and ambassador to engage professional practice and industry partners
  • Support the learning needs and success of students from diverse backgrounds
  • Collaborate within and across departments and schools within the College to promote the vision and goals of the College
  • Contribute to the success of the College and the School of Architecture by performing other duties as assigned by the Dean of the School of Architecture

About our ideal candidate

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Possess a terminal degree in architecture (MArch) or DArch/PhD from a regionally accredited (or comparable) institution
  • Possess collaborative skills to work in a team setting
  • Ability to manage tasks and processes including developing and implementing new course content
  • Maintain an active professional U.S. architectural licensure or NCARB Foreign Architect Path to Certificate
  • Demonstrate three years of professional practice in architecture (Individuals with an earned doctorate in architecture or closely related field may receive credit for the equivalent of two years of professional experience).
  • Ability to communicate effectively, work cooperatively with students, faculty, staff, and administrators, conduct themselves professionally, and perform appropriate service functions at the department, school, and college levels.
  • Demonstrate excellent interpersonal, written, graphic, and oral communication skills.
  • Demonstrate three years of successful teaching experience at the university or college level
  • Demonstrate scholarship and creative accomplishments in the field of design
  • Ability to teach advanced design studio, lecture, and seminar courses
  • Skills and experience in the use of digital tools in architectural design and construction
  • Knowledge of, or integration of artificial intelligence in design applications, preferred

To apply: Please select the below link, click on open positions and select the job post for the “Assistant Professor of Architecture”.

https://portal.flsouthern.edu/ICS/Employment_App/?_gl=1*6zbm15*_gcl_au*ODc3MDA5ODIuMTc1NDMxNTEyOQ

About us

The College’s health and wellness plans along with generous paid time-off benefits are in addition to rewarding employee benefits such as the tuition grant and 403(b) plan.

The employee tuition grant is a remarkable benefit that covers the cost of 100% of the College’s tuition for dependent children of faculty and staff who have been employed with the college fulltime for one year. Employees can also take advantage of the benefit for themselves.

The Defined Contribution Retirement Plan is a 403(b) plan in which the college automatically contributes 7% of the eligible employee’s earnings into a retirement fund whether the employee chooses to participate or not.  The account has a comprehensive investment portfolio and allows the employee to control their investment choices.  At 6 years of service, the employer contribution amount is elevated to 10%.  Employees can choose to participate through pre-tax payroll deductions when ready!

Florida Southern College is committed to diversity and inclusion in hiring, campus life, and intellectual engagement and welcomes applications from all interested candidates.  The college actively seeks a wide variety of candidates and enthusiastically looks to diversify our workforce.

Florida Southern College has a strong commitment to the principles of equal employment opportunity. The college recruits, hires, trains, transfers, promotes and compensates individuals and makes all personnel decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran status, or physical or mental disability unrelated to an individual’s ability to perform the job, in accordance with applicable law.

Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the “Best Regional Universities in the South” by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 “Best Colleges” guide and is included in The Princeton Review’s 2022 Best 387 Colleges guide and the “Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022.” The 2021-2022 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern’s AACSB accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College’s School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review’s top 20 “Most Beautiful Campus” national listing for 12 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.

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