Assistant​/Associate Teaching Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering

Seattle, WA

Aug 11, 2025

The Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering ( HCDE ) at the University of Washington (UW) plans to hire one Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor (100% FTE, non-tenured) starting the  academic year, or sooner depending on candidate availability. HCDE is expanding its faculty to address the growing need for professionals trained in Human Centered Design & Engineering from a multi-disciplinary perspective. HCDE is committed to being a model of diversity in the UW College of Engineering.

This position is a nine month academic year appointment as a voting member of the HCDE faculty.

The base salary range for this position will be $9,400-$14,000 per month.

The appointment will begin in September 2026 or sooner depending on candidate availability. The initial appointment is expected to be for 3 years. The position can be renewed, and Teaching Professors are reviewed at the end of each appointment period for reappointment consideration. Upon successful renewal, longer appointments can be considered depending on rank. The rank of appointment, initial appointment duration, and compensation will be commensurate with the applicant’s qualifications and experience.

University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, scholarship, and service. While Teaching Professors are primarily focused on teaching (typically 6 teaching assignments per year on the quarter system) and service, they also participate in the diverse scholarship activities in the department and collaboratively across the college and university, including curriculum development, outreach activities, presenting new teaching techniques within the university and beyond, and conducting research.

In addition to having voting rights in the faculty, HCDE Teaching Professors are equal partners with tenure-track faculty in the governance and leadership of the department.

HCDE has an extensive, evolving, and growing curricular program. The department offers bachelors, professionally oriented masters, and doctoral degrees as well as User-Centered Design and Human-Centered AI graduate certificate programs. HCDE also collaborates with other departments on campus to offer a Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS); a Master of Human Computer Interaction and Design (MHCI+D); and, through the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), a Master of Science in Technology Innovation (MSTI).

HCDE faculty members may teach in one or more of these programs. All of our programs require teaching in-person in the Seattle area.

While we will consider all strong candidates, the successful candidate will be expected to engage in teaching and scholarship areas covered in our curriculum, including but not limited to: engineering design, programming for interactive systems, ML/AI, AR/VR, information visualization, equitable engineering, physical computing, data science, and fabrication. Will be expected to engage in studio-based, project-based, and/or team-based learning approaches. Will be expected to engage in diverse intellectual teaching and scholarship across engineering and design.

Prior teaching experience is a positive factor for consideration. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in excellent teaching.

HCDE is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in teaching and/or service that contributes to positive social change and supports people who represent differences in gender, class, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, national and cultural boundaries, national origin, worldview, intellectual origin, ability, and other identities. Will be expected to incorporate issues of diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice and to mentor and educate diverse students.

Successful candidates will join a vibrant faculty conducting interdisciplinary scholarship and research. Current faculty work in infrastructure studies, human-computer interaction, research through design, health informatics and behavior change, visualization,…