Assistant Professor - Architecture

The School of Design and Construction (SDC) at Washington State University (WSU) invites applications for a full-time faculty member as either a continuous career-track (non-tenure track) Assistant Professor OR a permanent tenure-track Assistant Professor**.
**** Required Qualifications*
* ** for Career-Track Assistant Professor:
*** Master’s degree in Architecture or a closely related field.
* Minimum of three (3) years of relevant professional experience in architecture or the design and construction industry.
* Demonstrated ability or potential for effective teaching in design studios and non-studio core professional program courses in architecture as well as the interdisciplinary courses across the curricula.
* Demonstrated aptitude and willingness to engage with students from differing disciplines and backgrounds, and community/industry partners.
* Demonstrated interpersonal skills, including evidence of collaborative work within interdisciplinary research or professional contexts.
** Required Qualifications*
* ** for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor:
*** Master’s degree in Architecture or a closely related field.
* Minimum of three (3) years of relevant professional experience in architecture or the design and construction industry.
* Demonstrated potential for developing nationally recognized research with peer-reviewed publications and external funding.
* Demonstrated ability or potential for effective teaching in design studios and non-studio core professional program courses in architecture as well as the interdisciplinary courses across the curricula.
* Demonstrated aptitude and willingness to engage with students from differing disciplines and backgrounds, and community/industry partners.
* Demonstrated interpersonal skills, including evidence of collaborative work within interdisciplinary research or professional contexts.##
** Preferred Qualifications** **(for all tracks):
*** PhD in Architecture or related discipline. All but dissertation will be considered with an expectation of completion within one (1) year of hiring date.
* Holds a current license in practicing architecture.
* Previous experience teaching at a higher education level with experience in an architecture program.
* Four (4) or more years of relevant professional experience in architecture or the design and construction industry.
* Demonstrated teaching and/or professional experience addressing a variety of project types (including, but not limited to, residential, commercial, and institutional), responsibility areas (including, but not limited to, pre-design through construction administration, including project management) and scales of development (from building design to urban design).
* Received peer-reviewed design awards, publications, competitive public work and/or other indications of meritorious work in architectural practice.
* Demonstrated body of professional architectural work that engages 21st century challenges in innovative ways and/or leverages emergent methods and/or tools to meet these
* Teaching advancing student understanding at the intersections of architectural practice and one or more of the strategic research areas in the SDC.
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* Location:

** Pullman, WA
* Cover letter outlining the candidate’s teaching statement, research statement (if applicable), qualifications, pertinent experience, and vision for the position (2-page maximum).
* A detailed curriculum vitae.
* Portfolio of personal creative and/or scholarly work. Portfolio must clearly communicate a candidate’s role and responsibilities for all work shown. The portfolio may also include course materials (i.e., syllabi) if available. (20-page maximum at 25 Mb file size)  + Save the file as“
* Last Name
* ARCH Tenure

Professor FY2026”.Email the single PDF document as an attachment to the Architecture Search Committee Chair:
Omar Al-Hassawi omar.al-hassawi

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