Full-Time Visiting Faculty Position Environmental Design

Position Information

Job Title            Full-Time Visiting Faculty Position Environmental Design

Posting Number         P2086F

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary 

The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (APLA) at Auburn University, a comprehensive land-grant and research institution, is seeking a one year (nine month/two semester) non-tenure track visiting position for an appointment in the Environmental Design program commencing August 2025.

In addition to the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design, our School also offers three allied degree programs: Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Interior Architecture, and Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture. APLA resides in the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction along with the McWhorter School of Building Science and the School of Industrial + Graphic Design. Opportunities for collaboration within the School, College, and broader University abound. We participate in a legacy of engaged public interest design work exemplified by our School’s two off-campus centers: the Rural Studio (Hale County, Alabama) and the Urban Studio (Birmingham, Alabama).

This Environmental Design program fosters a hands-on, research-driven approach to design, engaging students in multi-scalar inquiry, digital and material workflows, and interdisciplinary methodologies. Through lab-based lectures, project-driven seminars, and immersive studio workshops, students develop the critical and technical capacities necessary to navigate the built, digital, and ecological landscapes of contemporary practice.

The curriculum foregrounds spatial and digital worldbuilding, site-based ecologies, community-driven narrative construction, and emergent technologies in design and fabrication. Students are expected to produce both digital and physical work while critically engaging with theoretical discourse, pedagogical experimentation, and real-world and speculative applications.

Applicants should demonstrate expertise in foundation and early design education, with a pedagogical approach that integrates hand drawing, digital workflows, and interdisciplinary design methodologies. A strong background—or deep intellectual investment—in design history and theory across disciplines is essential, spanning intersections between graphic, industrial, architectural, landscape, and urban design.

Teaching responsibilities include three 3-credit-hour hybrid lab/lecture courses per semester, with an optional summer studio appointment. Course distribution will align with the candidate’s expertise and is expected to include two foundation design courses and one seminar. Regardless of the candidate’s scholarly focus, responsibilities of the appointment include teaching, service, and research. The successful candidate will demonstrate the capacity to maintain an active scholarly program disseminated through appropriate disciplinary venues. APLA faculty engage in and are supported in a broad range of formats for research and creative work.

Minimum Qualifications     

Candidates must hold a terminal degree (typically a master’s degree) in Environmental Design or an allied design field on the date employment begins. Desired fields include Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Industrial Design, or Graphic Design.” Excellent interpersonal skills are required. The candidate selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time this position is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment. Auburn University is an EEO/Vet/Disability employer.

Desired Qualifications         

Desired qualifications include evidence of outstanding design skills, a focus on beginning design instruction, experience with contemporary drawing and modeling techniques (such as analog media, Rhino, Grasshopper, ArcGIS, or digital fabrication), experience in professional practice, experience in teaching, professional registration, and/or advanced degrees in Environmental Design or related fields. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. The successful candidate will have a strong design philosophy grounded in contemporary practice and will have a track record of investigating contemporary issues through techniques that translate to a design studio setting.

Special Instructions to Applicants             

Require online submission materials include:

1) a letter of interest including delineation of pedagogical and research interests

2) a current curriculum vitae

3) a digital portfolio illustrating the candidate’s scholarly creative work and (where applicable) examples of work illustrating prior teaching experience

4) names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three current references

Applicants must apply online at:https://www.auemployment.com/postings/53349

Review of applications will begin on 6 June 2025 and will continue until the position is filled.

Auburn University is understanding of sensitive to the family needs of faculty including dual-career couples. Please visit the following website for additional information: https://www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/pdf/guidelines-dual-career-services.pdf.

AUBURN UNIVERSITY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement         

It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law. The Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance (EOC) strives to ensure an inclusive and equitable working, living, and learning environment for members of the Auburn University community. Please visit their website to learn more.

Open Until Filled       Yes

References required for this position?      Yes

If yes, minimum number requested            3