Professional Track Teaching Faculty Positions in Architectural Engineering

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POSITION SPECIFICS

The Department of Architectural Engineering (AE) at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for one or more full-time, professional-track (non-tenure-line) teaching faculty or Professor of Practice positions in architectural engineering. Priority will be given to faculty candidate(s) in the building construction, mechanical, and/or structural disciplines, with preference for integrative experience. Successful candidate(s) will teach undergraduate courses and, if qualified, graduate courses, advise students, and contribute to the department through service and committee work.

Preference will be given to applicants with significant construction industry- and/or design-related U.S. experience, and to those who hold, or are expected to hold by the time of the appointment, a doctoral degree in architectural engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field. Engineers with a master's degree and significant relevant industry experience are also invited to apply and will be considered for a Professor of Practice position.

Candidates should be, or intend to be, licensed as a professional engineer (P.E.) or a certified construction manager (CCM), or similar qualification, and have demonstrated teaching experience through academic courses, professional conference presentations, or related activities. Please see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). for the definitions of academic ranks and promotion opportunities for non-tenure-line faculty at Penn State. Title and rank will be determined by education, experience, and other qualifications.

To apply, please submit a single PDF file (5 MB max) that includes:

• a one-page cover letter,

• a curriculum vitae,

• a two-page statement of teaching, highlighting teaching philosophy, experience, and courses or topics they are interested in teaching,

• an executive summary of industry work performed, highlighting their roles, responsibilities, and contributions to the projects, or one technical publication, and

• contact information for three references.

System limitations allow for a total of 5 documents (5mb per document) as part of your application. Please combine materials to meet the 5-document limit.

Application reviews will begin on April 30th, 2026, and continue until filled, with a preferred start date before fall 2026 classes.

The position is housed within the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State. Widely acknowledged as one of the top architectural engineering programs in the world, the department's primary mission is to advance the built environment through the development of world-class architectural engineers and research. The vision of the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State is to lead the world in innovative education and research to achieve high-performing built environments.

Our program emphasizes the scientific and engineering aspects of planning, designing, and constructing buildings, providing our architectural engineering graduates with outstanding education and research opportunities.

The AE Department has a tradition of excellence in teaching and education for the built environment, integrating scholarly work with leading industry practice and a distinctive emphasis on systems integration. The AE Department has 19 full-time faculty, including three current professional-track faculty and three with joint appointments with other departments. The faculty span four major instructional areas: construction, lighting/electrical, mechanical, and structures, while emphasizing the systems-engineering integration of these technologies to achieve optimal building performance.

The department is active in research and confers a full range of degrees, including the Ph.D. and M.S./M.Eng./M.A.E. at the graduate level and the 5-year ABET-accredited degree at the undergraduate level. We currently enroll 66 graduate students, 408 B.A.E. undergraduate students, including 109 integrated B.A.E./M.A.E. students (all included in the B.A.E.…