Adjunct Faculty, for Spring 2026: “Green Building Design, Construction, and Operation ​/ Sustainable Sites” - Institute

Adjunct Faculty, for Spring 2026: “Green Building Design, Construction, and Operation / Sustainable Sites” - Institute for Sustainable Practice

Job Category :
Faculty

Requisition Number : ADJUN
002671

• Part‑Time
• Hybrid

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Spark Downtown
147 4th Ave N
Nashville, TN 37219, USA

Spark Downtown
147 4th Ave N
Nashville, TN 37219, USA

University Main Campus
1 University Park Dr
Nashville, TN 37204, USA

University Main Campus
1 University Park Dr
Nashville, TN 37204, USA

The Institute for Sustainable Practice seeks eligible scholars and practitioners to fill an adjunct teaching role for the Spring 2026 “Green Building Design, Construction, and Operation” graduate course (see example course topics in “Additional Comments”).

The primary function of this position is to: (1) create unique graduate course content; (2) edit and customize current course content to the selected adjunct’s teaching style, and (3) teach the stated graduate sustainability course for eight, evening lecture/assessment class meetings in March-May, 2026. A successful course evaluation outcome may lead to teaching this course annually and other graduate teaching opportunities.

Successful candidates must meet three expectations:

• Master Current Course Content
  :
  Adjuncts will review, learn, edit, and utilize all existing, published course content in the Canvas learning management system (LMS) and course reading materials. Approximately 90 percent of the course content may be provided by the Institute.
• Create and Customize Engaging Course Content Unique to the Adjunct’s Discipline and Professional Experience and Aligned with the Course Learning Outcomes: The adjunct will develop and record unique course content, instructional aids, notices, reminders, and one local immersion experience.
• Instruct and Mentor Students: All adjunct professors in sustainability must be willing to lecture and engage graduate students in the following integrated teaching formats. These formats operate as a single, 8‑week course experience and are integrated into each live lecture class meeting using classroom technology managed by the institute. Students may choose the format or a mix of formats that best support their learning needs and schedule, as long as they complete all course assessments by the posted deadlines.
  
  Format 1 is a live lecture by the adjunct where students attend in person in a classroom;
  Format 2 is the same live lecture that is simultaneously viewed on Zoom by students attending virtually online;
  Format 3 engages students who view recorded live lectures, and Format 4 is a hybrid student experience of some or all of the prior formats. Adjuncts create learning content and prepare live lectures as a routine in a graduate course. The institute provides online course templates, a learning management system (Canvas), and manages the "plug‑and‑play" class technology and lecture recordings.

Education:

Required:

Training and experience in landscape architecture, building architecture, or engineering for green/sustainable building design, construction management and/or landscape and site design for industrial, commercial, or large residential scale developments. A master of science, master of architecture, masters of landscape architecture, master of business administration, OR a PhD in engineering, architecture, or J.D relevant to green building and sustainable sites is required.

Additional green and sustainable building, sustainable sites, or relevant facility energy management certification is required (e.g., LEED GA/AP, Sustainable Sites, Certified Energy Manager, etc.)

Experience:

Required:

Ten or more years of professional experience in green and sustainable building and site design, construction, and or maintenance, or private development policy or practice. A graduate degree in sustainability with an emphasis in green building and sites can substitute for a portion of the 10-year experience.

Preferred:
Experience teaching, presenting, managing, and/or training practitioners or graduate students. Experience teaching online, conducting relevant sustainability research, field work, consulting, and/or organizational or business management and…