Description
Assistant or Associate Professor
Architectural Building Technology and Design
Tenure Track – 9 Month
College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED)
Kent Campus – Kent, OH
[Job #986097]
Opportunity: The College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) at Kent State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Building Technology and Architectural Design. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in building science, building systems, and materials with a strong commitment to environmental and ecological awareness, and excellence in architectural design. Candidates should demonstrate ability to teach courses in materials and methods, building systems, and architectural design, in studios as well as seminars and lecture courses. A clear and active research, scholarship, and/or creative practice agenda is required, with the ability to meaningfully integrate research and design inquiry into teaching. The position seeks an outstanding scholar whose research and creative design work engages contemporary challenges in sustainability, performance, and the built environment.
Minimum Requirements: The successful candidate must hold, at minimum, an accredited Master of Architecture (M.Arch) degree (or equivalent); or an accredited Bachelor of Architecture degree and Master of Science in Architecture or related field; demonstrated teaching ability, professional/scholarly engagement, innovative research and/or design practice with a commitment to architecture as a material practice.
About CAED and Kent State: The CAED fosters integration of research and practice to address evolving environmental, societal, and technological challenges. The college is dedicated to advancing professional disciplines relating to the built environment and preparing graduates to lead in a rapidly changing world. Our programs engage in interdisciplinary collaboration across undergraduate offerings in Architecture, Interior Design and Construction Management, graduate programs in Architecture, Healthcare Design, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, Construction Management, and a research degree in Architecture and Environmental Design. Aligned university enterprises include Kent State’s highly ranked School of Fashion, School of Visual Communication Design, College of the Arts, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, as well as the Advanced Materials and Environmental Science and Design Research Institutes, and the recently renovated Design Innovation Hub that addresses global challenges and transforms lives through design education.
In addition to a rich array of university assets, CAED facilities include a branch architecture library, materials library, lighting lab, Fabrication Lab (equipped with CNC mills, a metal fabrication facility, woodworking and vacuum forming tools), and the Robotically Augmented Design Lab (RadLAB). The CAED’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) provides opportunities for community engagement dedicated to the betterment of our region. Substantial international study opportunities include sponsored studio/course travel opportunities, study-abroad programs in Florence and Paris, traveling workshops, and sponsored workshop, lecture, and exhibition series. The CAED's 38 full-time faculty and administrators and over 1300 undergraduate and graduate students occupy the LEED Platinum 107,000 sq. ft. John Elliot Center for Architecture and Design designed by Weiss/Manfredi; the newly renovated Beall Hall; the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative in downtown Cleveland; and the Palazzo Vettori in the historic center of Florence, Italy.
Located midway between New York and Chicago in the Cleveland/Akron metro area, Kent State is an R1 research university in the heart of a burgeoning cultural and industrial region that is home to some of the world’s finest art museums, parks, universities, restaurants, theaters, music venues, and independent cinemas. These include buildings and landscapes designed by Marcel Breuer, Coop Himmelb(l)au, James Corner, R. Buckminster Fuller, Frank Gehry, Farshid Moussavi, NADAAA, Laurie Olin, Stanley Saitowitz, and Rafael Viñoly, to name only a few. For more information on Kent State see: http://www.kent.edu/ and the CAED at http://www.kent.edu/caed/.
Application Process: Apply online at: http://jobs.kent.edu (search by position 986097). Submit:
1) Letter of interest outlining vision for architectural design education, a teaching philosophy and research agenda
2) Curriculum Vitae
3) Portfolio (Max 10MB) with research/scholarship, creative work, and teaching evidence, (e.g., course syllabi and examples of student work)
4) Contact information for three references
Review begins January 15, 2026. Full consideration will be given to applicants who have submitted by February 15, 2026. For inquiries, contact Search Committee Chair Ivan Bernal at ibernal@kent.edu.
Kent State University is committed to creating a community that is culturally and intellectually diverse and to attracting and retaining a diverse staff. We strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that respect differences, and are inclusive, welcoming, respectful and kind.
