Assistant​/Associate Professor, Interior Design

Winthrop University, a highly ranked, public, comprehensive university, announces a search for an Assistant/Associate Professor of Interior Design. This is a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track appointment in the Department of Design within the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Our campus is in Rock Hill, South Carolina approximately 30 minutes from Charlotte, NC which has a thriving design market and international airport.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in and develop our new state of the art facilities for Interior Design at The Thread, a dynamic and flexible hub for learning, collaboration, and creativity, representing a transformative initiative aimed at enhancing the educational environment for students, faculty, and the wider community. This position has an August 2027 start date.

Winthrop University seeks an experienced interior designer and/or architect with a terminal degree in their field, and a proven record of relevant professional experience that aligns with contemporary principles and practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong emphasis on human-centered design methodologies. They will be an innovative teacher and designer, producer of impactful creative and/or scholarly work, as well as leaders in meaningful service activities for multiple communities.

We are seeking a candidate who is committed to student success, impact, and access, by fostering an environment that prioritizes excellence.

• This position requires in person, daily contact with students, faculty, staff, and community, on campus and in our downtown Design Center which is a short walk from the main campus.
• Teach 3-4 classes per semester, or 18 contact hours.
• Teach all levels in the undergraduate Bachelor of Design in Interior Design degree program.
• Advise and mentor undergraduate Interior Design majors in professional and career preparation.
• Participate in curriculum development, accreditation, assessment, and course planning.
• Maintain creative and scholarly activity.
• Fully support and participate in the department’s recruitment efforts.
• Engage in professional service to the department, college, university, discipline, and community.
• Seek and maintain relationships with community and industry partners to support student internships, applied design projects, and our programs.
• Assume other responsibilities according to departmental needs and candidate’s qualifications.

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Founded in 1886, Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, offers its 5,200-plus undergraduate and graduate students an educational experience that blends liberal arts, professional programs, global awareness, and civic engagement. In its colleges of Arts and Sciences;
Business and Technology;
Education, Sport, and Human Sciences; and Visual and Performing Arts, Winthrop embraces only those programs and activities that can be delivered at an exemplary level. Winthrop University is achieving national stature as a competitive and distinctive co-educational, public, residential, comprehensive, values-oriented institution. The values of service, excellence, community, and leadership provide the foundation for Winthrop’s continuing development and shape Winthrop’s continuing success.

Numerous national accolades reflect the sustained high quality and value of the Winthrop Experience, including the most recent U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of Winthrop as one of the top-10 public comprehensive universities in the South. Winthrop is an active member of the Rock Hill community and recognized as a key component of the region’s economic resurgence.…