Assistant Professor of Architecture

The School of Architecture (SoA) in the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA) at The University of Texas at Arlington invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, with a start date of Fall 2027. The position focuses on Architectural History and Theory broadly understood, with openness to a broad range approaches, methodologies, and areas of inquiry.

The successful candidate will teach design studios at the graduate and undergraduate levels, as well as required courses and elective seminars in their area of expertise. The candidate is expected to conduct research to advance the academic stature of the School of Architecture and help UTA maintain its R1 status.

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CBC Requirement

It is the policy of The University of Texas at Arlington to conduct a criminal background check on any applicant who is under final consideration for employment with the University.

This position may have access to critical infrastructure as defined by Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code. If so, to be hired for and continue to be employed in this position you must maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure as set forth in Texas Executive Order GA-48. By assuming this position, and if you have access to critical infrastructure
, you authorize the University to conduct routine background checks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate and graduate education, with a strong emphasis on teaching design studios alongside lecture and seminar courses in architectural theory and related areas. Candidates are expected to develop a sustained program of research and/or creative scholarship that advances the mission of the School of Architecture and contributes to the intellectual and professional status of a Carnegie R1 "Very High Research" university.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the School’s teaching, research, and service mission through the following responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate and graduate design studios as a core component of the architecture curriculum, integrating design inquiry with theoretical, social, environmental, and/or technical perspectives.
• Contribute to required and elective courses in architectural theory and related areas, with opportunities to engage questions of design, human and environmental well-being, sustainability, and the broader social and cultural contexts of architecture.
• Develop and sustain a program of research and/or creative scholarship with a clear trajectory and potential for national or international impact.
• Participate in service to the School, College, and University, including interdisciplinary collaboration across allied fields such as landscape architecture, interior design, and planning.

We seek a candidate whose work engages architectural theory in relation to design, with an emphasis on the ways theory and design can serve as mutually informing modes of inquiry. We welcome a broad range of perspectives on architectural theory, including disciplinary analysis and theorization of buildings, as well as approaches that situate architecture within broader social, political, cultural, or environmental contexts.

While the School welcomes a broad range of research and teaching interests, it is particularly interested in applicants whose work explores how design can contribute to human and environmental well-being, broadly defined. Areas of interest may include, but are not limited to, healthy and resilient communities, health-focused…