Associate​/Full Professor of Building Construction

Job Description

Building Construction in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech is seeking applications for a tenure‑track Associate or Full Professor of Building Construction with expertise in building systems, building physics, and/or building performance. The position is effective August 2026.

We are seeking candidates motivated to contribute to a collegial, interdisciplinary community with a strong tradition of both fundamental and applied research that aligns with recent initiatives at Virginia Tech, including a campus‑wide, multi‑disciplinary focus on Industrialized Construction as well as a focus on Smart Construction.

Such initiatives endorse a wide range of research foci with relevance for the built environment, including but not limited to the following:

• Building system(s) integration, including system design, construction, and commissioning methods
• Building physics modeling, simulation, and in‑situ assessment
• Building performance evaluations of embodied‑carbon, energy performance, durability, and life‑cycle analysis
• Human interactions with the built environment, including Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and Human‑building Interaction (HBI)

The School is currently home to 30 faculty members and over 600 undergraduate and 50 graduate students. The School offers the following degrees:

Virginia Tech is a public land‑grant university, committed to teaching and learning, research, and outreach to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world. Building on its motto of Ut Prosim (that I may serve), our research is designed to make a positive social impact through infrastructure and building.

Building Construction in the Myers‑Lawson School of Construction is located within the College of Engineering, whose undergraduate program ranks 13th and graduate program ranks 30th among all U.S. engineering schools (USNWR). The Mission of the College of Engineering is to educate and inspire our students to be critical thinkers, innovators and leaders.

This faculty position will be located at Virginia Tech's main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, in an area consistently ranked among the country's best places to live. Faculty in the School work primarily in two adjacent facilities, Bishop‑Favrao Hall (completed 2007) and Hitt Hall (completed 2024). Hitt Hall’s unique two‑story Innovation Lab provides opportunities for temporary and large‑scale student‑based projects. The surrounding exterior Innovation Plaza provides additional space for outdoor demonstrations and teaching.

Bishop‑Favrao Hall functions as a teaching tool for courses related to building systems, as elements that are usually hidden behind walls and ceiling panels are exposed and labeled. All public spaces in Bishop‑Favrao Hall have exposed ceilings to allow students and visitors to see the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and electrical systems. Bishop‑Favrao and Hitt Halls are home to the Automation & Robotics in Construction and Design Engineering (ARCADE) Lab, the Building Enclosure and Systems Technologies (BEST) Lab, the Sustainable Facilities & Infrastructure Systems (SF&I) Lab, the Smart Systems Lab, and the Virtual Facilities Research Lab (VFRL), among others.

Work is underway in Northern Virginia on Coalition for Smart Construction, which will expand the School’s footprint to Northern Virginia.

• Hold a doctoral degree in construction or a closely related discipline.
• Teaching Record:
  Successful record in teaching courses in the building construction curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Research/Scholarly Output:
  Illustrate a strong record of publications and externally‑funded research, and has developed and maintained a nationally recognized research program.
• National/International Recognition:
  Demonstrate a high level of recognition, significance and impact as an expert in their field at a national and international level.