Teaching Assistant Professor (Three Open Positions)

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Type of Position:

• Faculty - Non-Tenure
• Workstudy Position:

No

Job Type:

Regular

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Sponsorship Available:

No

Institution Name:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations.

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Department:

• Architecture
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Summary of Job Duties:

This is a 9-month, full-time, non-tenure track faculty appointment. The Teaching Assistant Professor will teach in Design Studio with a related area of topical focus. The Teaching Assistant Professor will develop coursework within a five-year Undergraduate Professional Bachelor of Architecture curriculum.

Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Terminal degree in architecture (MArch) from an accredited institution of higher education conferred by the start of employment

Demonstrated ability to teach and/or coordinate design studio in the undergraduate Professional BArch Program

​A recognized body of creative work

Active or developing scholarship

Professional/creative practice

Preferred Qualifications:

Willing to aid in the implementation of their area of emphasis, incrementally across curriculum

Post-professional education in architecture or an allied discipline

Demonstrated evidence of successful teaching in studios, lectures and seminars

Experience teaching undergraduate courses across a departmental curriculum

Experience working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

Experienced in professional architecture practice or in an allied discipline practice

Licensed or pursuing professional licensure

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs):

Critical thinking skills

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Ability to teach and develop coursework within a five-year Undergraduate Professional Bachelor of Architecture curriculum

Strong design sensibilities

Additional Information:

Initial review of applications will begin on January 5, 2026. Later applications will be accepted and reviewed as necessary to fill the position.

POSITION

The Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design at the University of Arkansas invites applications from highly motivated candidates for full-time nine-month faculty appointment at the rank of Teaching Assistant Professor. We invite accomplished designer-practitioners and emerging professionals with research and design experience across scales and typologies to teach in Design Studio with a related area of topical focus. Candidates should demonstrate ability to contribute to a curricular framework through one of the following focus areas: 1) foundation design, 2) material technologies, 3) environmental technologies, 4) critical practice, 5) housing, 6) purpose-driven design-build, or 7) a self-defined area of specialization. Candidates must demonstrate strong design sensibilities, critical thinking skills, collaborative ability and capacity to teach and develop coursework within a five-year Undergraduate Professional Bachelor of Architecture curriculum. Specific demonstrated potential for success in innovative scholarship, professional practice, or other creative activity is also required. Professional licensure is preferred.

The position start date is August 2026.

FAY JONES SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

T he Fay Jones School of Archite c tu r e and Design inclu d es accredited Depa r tme n ts of Architecture, Interior Architecture and Design, Landscape Architecture , Bachelor of Science programs in Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and a n awar d- wi n n i ng University of Arkansas Commun i t y Design Ce n ter. A broad range of course offerings at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design equips graduates with the knowledge and critical agility required to meet the challenges of designing for a changing world; and provides students with critical frameworks for design thinking that also help them assume leadership roles in the profession and in their communities.

Established programs at the University of Arkansas Rome Center, along with other study abroad options, and a rigorous Honors program w i thin the Scho o l complement all departments. Housed in the center of the main campus, in Vol Walker Hall / the Stephen L Anderson Design Center, a n AIA Honor Award winning building designed by Marlon Blackwell Architects, the three departments prom o te and engage in interdisciplinary collabora t i on and sha r ed res o ur c es including st a t e-of-t h e-art fabrica t ion workshops and materials lab. Collaboration among disciplines is further encouraged through a growing variety of upper-level interdisciplinary studios and seminars. As part of the growth of this interdisciplinary culture, the school currently is overseeing the design and construction of the Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Material Innovation, a new 45,000SF building, designed by 2020 Pritzker Prize Winners Grafton Architects, which will include a 12,000 SF high-bay fabrication laboratory, a lecture hall, conference rooms and open-plan studios. Scheduled for completion in May, 2025, the new