Assistant Professor

University of Florida School of Architecture; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Florida School of Architecture invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor focused on innovative design, fabrication, materials research, and construction technology. The candidate will thrive in a premier R1 environment, connecting research with teaching across design studios and seminars.

The Ramos Collaboratory opening Spring 2027 expands facilities for design computation, fabrication, and collaboration, inviting work that addresses societal challenges

Qualifications

• Applicants should hold a PhD in Architecture or closely related field.
• Candidate should demonstrate an established record of research in fabrication, materials, or construction technology.
• Ability to teach undergraduate and graduate design studios and seminars.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and/or graduate design studios, seminars or technical courses related to fabrication techniques, construction assemblies, and building materials.
• Conduct original research and creative practice in applied fabrication, materials research, and construction technology.
• Engage the Ramos Collaboratory facilities opening Spring 2027.
• Collaborate across university departments (engineering, CS, art/design).
• Contribute to curriculum development and digital/fabrication facilities.
• Participate in academic advising and governance.

Skills

Design

Research

Teaching

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

PhD in Architecture or related field

Job description

Position Summary:

The School of Architecture at UF invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. We seek an innovative designer, educator, and researcher with strong research interests who are prepared to thrive within a highly competitive R1 research university with demonstrated expertise in the areas of applied fabrication, materials research, and construction technology.

This position coincides with the opening of the Ramos Collaboratory, a new 50,000 sf research lab and education building expanding the College of Design, Construction and Planning. This position supports a strategic initiative to expand the school’s capacity to address the transformative impacts of emerging technologies on architecture and the built environment. We welcome applicants whose research explores fabrication, materials research, and construction technology, including work that engages broader societal considerations such as housing, health, natural disasters, and other emerging challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate and/or graduate design studios, as well as seminars or technical courses related to fabrication techniques, construction assemblies, and building materials.
• Conduct original research and creative practice that contributes to the advancement of applied fabrication, materials research, and construction technology.
• Engage the new design computation and fabrication facilities in the Ramos Collaboratory building set to open in Spring 2027.
• Engage in interdisciplinary collaboration across the university (e.g., with engineering, computer science, or art/design departments).
• Contribute to curriculum development and the school’s evolving digital and fabrication facilities.
• Participate in academic advising, service, and governance within the school and university.

The University of Florida’s School of Architecture (UFSoA)

UFSoA is known for its rigorous and interdisciplinary design studio curriculum and culture, which includes numerous international opportunities and academic concentrations. The program has approximately 425 undergraduate and 200master's and PhD students. There are three off-campus programs: CityLab-Orlando; CityLab-Jacksonville; and the Vicenza Institute of Architecture in Vicenza, Italy. International studies play an important role in the SoA curriculum with almost 75% of the student body participating in study abroad programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

The 32 full-time faculty of the School of Architecture produce research, creative works, and design scholarship through independent initiatives, centers, and institutes. The School of Architecture offers graduate concentrations and certificates in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computational Design, Public Interest Design (PID), Acoustics, Sustainable Architecture and Design, Themed Environments Integration (TEI), Healthcare Design Integration (HDI), Building Performance, and Architectural Design Pedagogy.

UFSoA offers the following degree programs: Bachelor of Design in Architecture, Master of Architecture (NAAB Accredited), Master of Science in Architectural Studies, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture that includes interdisciplinary coursework in design, construction, and planning. UFSoA is one of five active, interdisciplinary units in the College of Design, Construction and Planning that contribute to solving built environment challenges in Florida, across the US, and the world. The successful candidate will join a highly motivated faculty at a top-ranked public university abundant with cutting-edge research, scholarship, and teaching. This rich environment provides ample opportunity for collaboration. SoA is committed to supporting faculty through mentorship, research and travel funding, assistance with grant writing and publication, and funding for graduate assistants to support teaching and research.

The College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP)

The College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) is one of the few colleges in the nation that houses design, construction and planning under one college. With programs in architecture, construction management, interior design, landscape architecture and urban planning, historic preservation, and sustainability and the built environment, students are exposed to an interdisciplinary reflection of the world around them. UFSoA faculty collaborate in research and teaching with faculty in each of the college’s other units, and across the university, reflecting the college’s dedication to interdisciplinary collaboration. The Bruno E. and Maritz F. Ramos Collaboratory will further unite the disciplines under one roof. This new facility includes a research hub to house all DCP research centers, a large multipurpose hall and seminar rooms for lecture series and symposiums, creative collision common spaces, and a digital modeling and fabrication space.

The City of Gainesville

Gainesville is a vibrant city with a low cost of living, welcoming community, diverse population, excellent public schools, Division I NCAA sports, and no state income tax. The area is known for its nature parks, bike trails, sporting events, museums, mild winters, and warm summers. Being centrally located makes Gainesville easily situated for day trips to beautiful beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, and to theme parks including Disney World, and other cities including Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tampa. Learn more about what Gainesville has to offer at Visit Gainesville -https://www.visitgainesville.com/