Assistant Professor in Structures, Artificial Intelligence, and Design

Assistant Professor in Structures, Artificial Intelligence, and Design

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The School of Architecture (SoA) within the University of Utah's College of Architecture + Planning invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in structures, artificial intelligence, and design. SoA is highly interested in candidates with expertise in contemporary technologies, such as innovative structural and construction systems, and who are interested in integrating artificial intelligence and interdisciplinary collaboration to advance innovative design and performance of buildings.

This position will be a full-time, nine-month appointment (1.0 FTE) to begin on July 1, 2026.

The School of Architecture (SoA) has a long history of excellence in education, research, and societal impact with our original architecture degree program dating back over 75 years. As home of the only professionally-accredited architecture degree in the state, the school is known for leading transformative changes, most recently through an integrated curriculum, award-winning design-build programs, and sustained enrollment growth. The school aims to be a national leader in architectural education, research, and practice, in strong alignment with goals of the University of Utah.

The School of Architecture is committed to teaching the practices of creative critical thinking, community engagement, design excellence, design research, innovative building and structural systems, pedagogies, and practices in architecture, ecological resilience, global citizenship, leadership/collaboration, risk-taking/exploration, among others. The school aims to expand on these areas to emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.

The school anticipates the successful candidate will be part of these initiatives. The SoA offers a professionally accredited Master of Architecture (M.Arch) program, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies (BSAS), a Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies (BAAS), and a Master of Science in Architectural Studies (MSAS). The SoA is expanding its student enrollment, faculty portfolio, and resources, with a strong vision to sustain the growth.

The SoA began offering a new Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies (BAAS) in Fall 2025. In the near future, the SoA will add a new Ph.D. program in Architecture to its portfolio of programs. In the last several years, a new integrated curriculum has been developed with a sequence of immersive design studios with integrated courses (technology, research, theory, design communication, etc.),

building up from bachelor''s to master''s to a capstone experience of a student-driven individual design project prepared and supported by architectural research.

Our work is interdisciplinary and integrated. We are known as champions of place-based engagement (including our signature DesignBuildUTAH program), social justice, and environmental stewardship. We convene critical conversations, host national conferences, foster community dialogues, publish the critical journal Dialectic, and serve as a test bed for ideas on the university campus. We are risk-takers and innovators, driven by our ethic of care, which underlies all that we do in our teaching, scholarship, and service.

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Position Description

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate background in architectural design at the intersection of structures and artificial intelligence. Successful candidates should also demonstrate a proven record of bringing innovative approaches to teaching and research. Prior teaching experience and scholarly or creative work are essential, particularly in areas that demonstrate the integration of architectural design, structures, and artificial intelligence. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to engage students through hands-on learning and critical thinking.

The application and integration of emerging technologies and trends in the core area (structures and artificial intelligence) will be highly valued. Successful candidates will teach across all our programs (undergraduate and graduate), including design studios and core courses in material performance, construction materials, innovative building, and structural systems to attain architectural design excellence, with opportunities to integrate knowledge of artificial intelligence into those courses.

Expertise and a critical understanding of design studios, structures, and artificial intelligence are essential. There will be a high level of integration with studios and other core courses, and the ability to take a leadership role in this area of the curriculum is critical for this position.

Candidates will be required to conduct quality research and produce scholarly work within an R1 university setting. Based on the research expectations for this position, successful candidates will have a strong research trajectory and may hold a Ph.D. degree. The SoA's…