Assistant/Associate Professor - Architecture: Structures & Design
- Employer
- The University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Location
- Lincoln, NE
- Salary
- Will discuss with applicants
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- Professional Fields, Architecture & Urban Planning
- Position Type
- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
EEO Statement :
The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment. See: Notice of Nondiscrimination
Working Title:
Assistant/Associate Professor - Architecture: Structures & Design
Department:
College of Architecture-0896
Requisition Number:
F_260125
Posting Open Date:
11/05/2026
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date):
01/18/2027
Open Until Filled:
Yes
Description of Work:
We seek highly motivated candidates with a demonstrated record of integrating structural design with computational methods supported by a design research agenda. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate core courses in structures and graduate seminars on related topics, alongside architecture design studios that reinforce structural principles and develop structural innovations within our design studios. They will have the option to teach a Design Research studio in the Master of Architecture program that explores their research agenda, including but not limited to, structural design, historical/cultural significance, construction automation, and computational design.
The Architecture Program pursues an innovative design research curriculum in which faculty interests, evolving pedagogies, and engagement combine in a creative environment that balances experimentation and innovation with professional and environmental responsibility. The College of Architecture promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration while maintaining a commitment to academic accreditation, student performance, and service to the future of its constituent professions in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Community & Regional Planning, and various minors. Our NAAB accredited Architecture Program consists of a Bachelor of Science in Design followed by a 2-year M.Arch degree. The program also offers a 3-year M.Arch degree. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, fostering a respectful and inclusive community is central to our mission and pursuit of excellence.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks to attract and retain a high performing workforce in which employees’ differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the populations we serve. The university fosters a work environment that promotes collaboration so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Professional degree in architecture (B.Arch or foreign equivalent) and a graduate degree.
or
- Terminal professional degree in architecture (M.Arch or foreign equivalent).
or
- Ph.D. in architecture or field related to design and the built environment with an undergraduate or graduate studio-based architecture design education.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Recognized record of accomplishment in creative activity, scholarship and/or grant funded research in structures and design as indicated in CV or portfolio of work.
- Experience teaching architectural design studios, demonstrated in the portfolio.
- Professional licensure in architecture or related field.
- Experience applying research focus to creative work or teaching, demonstrated in the portfolio.
- Experience developing and implementing programs, services, and/or courses that are designed to meet the varying needs of the university community.
Work Location (City, State):
Lincoln, NE
Criminal History Background Check Required:
Yes
How to Apply:
Click “Apply for this Job,” complete the Faculty/Academic Administrative form, and upload the following required documents.
- A full curriculum vitae.
- A single document containing brief statements that outline (attach as “Other Document”):
- Teaching goals, including an outline of a potential elective related to your design research area.
- An agenda for research, scholarship, or creative activity.
- Your approach to creating an inclusive environment in teaching and/or research.
- Contact information for three references (provide their current position, mail, telephone, and email).
- Portfolio (25 pages max), or link to online portfolio, containing:
- Personal creative activity, scholarship, research, and/or professional work related to your area of focus.
- Examples of student work and/or design studio work completed in your classes.
Direct interest and questions to:
Professor Jason Griffiths, search committee chair242 Architecture HallLincoln NE 68588-0107
email: jgriffiths@unl.edu
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact:
Professor Jason Griffiths, search committee chair242 Architecture HallLincoln NE 68588-0107 email: jgriffiths@unl.edu
Job Category (old):
Faculty Tenure/Tenure Leading
Job Type:
Full-Time
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?:
No
Planned Hire Date:
6/1/2027
Organizational Location:
Default Location
Organization
Working at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Always a place of high ambition, University of Nebraska was one of the first institutions west of the Mississippi River to award doctoral degrees - the first was granted in 1896. The University of Nebraska established the world's first undergraduate psychology laboratory. The discipline of ecology was born here, and the campuses reflect that tradition, being recognized as botanical gardens and arboreta. An early institutional interest in literature and the arts provided the foundations for today's Prairie Schooner literary magazine, for the University of Nebraska Press, and for the Sheldon Museum of Art, which houses one of the world's most significant collections of 20th century American art.
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Benefits
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