The School of Architecture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant Professor rank to begin August 1, 2025. This position is for a full-time 9-month appointment. Appointments at Associate Professor rank will be considered.
The UTK School of Architecture has a strong commitment to supporting the teaching and study of history and theory of architecture, as well as positioning history/theory as part of a larger culture of collaboration within the curriculum. We seek a colleague who will contribute to this mission by exploring the operative role of history and theory in design pedagogy. The School of Architecture is undergoing an exciting period of growth and curricular exploration. We invite versatile, collaborative candidates eager to positively impact the discipline and the School’s trajectory and contribute to its vibrant culture.
Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in architecture or a related field (ABDs may apply). The successful candidate will be expected to teach architectural design studios, in addition to lectures and seminars in the history and theory of architecture. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a robust body of research and/or creative work in the discipline of architectural history and theory. We welcome scholars with interests in any time period and geographical area, especially those who study topics, places and societies not represented in current faculty scholarship (now covering Europe and the United States). The College of Architecture and Design has funding to support research and/or creative pursuits.
About the School of Architecture
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is a Research-1, land-grant university that houses eleven colleges and more than nine hundred programs of study. The College of Architecture and Design promotes imaginative, curious, and empathetic design, offering degrees in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Graphic Design. The School of Architecture is committed to excellence in design education, creative activity, research, and outreach missions. The school has around thirty full-time faculty members, who represent a breadth of creative experience, academic expertise, and innovative teaching for the School’s more than 400 architecture students. Generous state scholarship programs make education accessible to students from a broad range of backgrounds and income levels. Over 30% of our students are from out-of-state or are international.
The College is committed to justice, equity, and inclusion; and to addressing the family needs of faculty members including dual-career couples, sole-provider or single-parent families, and faculty with family caretaking responsibilities.
The College of Architecture and Design meets for courses and cultural activities in three main facilities: the 160,000-square-foot Art Architecture Building in the center of UT Knoxville’s campus; the 20,000-square-foot Fab Lab, an advanced maker space located downtown; and a new satellite location that will house design studios, faculty, and staff in the center of Knoxville.
The Art Architecture Building is an award-winning building which features open studios, a four-story atrium, the Ewing Gallery, a woodshop, review spaces, lecture halls, and faculty and staff offices. Our Fab Lab, with equipment valued at more than one-million dollars, includes advanced machinery for digital and robotic fabrication and allows our faculty and students to integrate state-of-the-art fabrication technology into design education and research.
About Knoxville and the Region
Known as ‘The Maker City,’ Knoxville is the third largest city in Tennessee with a metropolitan statistical area population of the county just over 500,000 people. Downtown Knoxville supports an urban culture with theater, film, art, music, excellent restaurants, minority-heritage celebration events, farmers’ markets, and community gardens. Unique and walkable residential and business districts include Knoxville's historic Market Square and Old City, North and South Waterfronts, and the Urban Wilderness recreational area.
East Tennessee presents a vibrant backdrop for exploration in architecture and design. With a rich and diverse history, the region includes urbanism at multiple scales as well as natural landscapes and national parks. The region has a strong tradition of technological advancement with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Required Qualifications
Desired Qualifications (address those applicable)
On Teaching
On Research, Scholarship, Creative Activity, and Engaged Scholarship Research
On Access and Engagement
Salary and benefits will be commensurate to the experience and accomplishments of the candidate.