Faculty Wage Lecturer or Visiting Faculty, Summer Design Institute (SDI)

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Virginia School of Architecture seeks qualified applicants to fill Faculty Wage Lecturer or Visiting Faculty positions to teach and assist with the Summer Design Institute (SDI) courses in Summer 2026 (July 13, 2026 - August 7, 2026).

The SDI has been developed to give incoming students the methods, theories, and techniques to be successful in design studios, for landscape architects, architects, and urban planners.

Qualifications

• Applicants must have a master’s or doctoral degree in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Lead one section within the SDI courses (total of 3 credits).
• Teach ALAR 5010 Introduction to Design (1 credit).
• Teach ALAR 5020 Introduction to Visualization (1 credit).
• Teach ALAR 5030 Introduction to Design Theory + Analysis (1 credit).

Education

Master’s or Doctoral degree in a relevant field

Job description

The University of Virginia School of Architecture seeks qualified applicants to fill Faculty Wage Lecturer or Visiting Faculty positions to teach and assist with the Summer Design Institute (SDI) courses in Summer 2026 (July 13, 2026 - August 7, 2026).

The SDI has been developed to give incoming students the methods, theories, and techniques to be successful in design studios, for landscape architects, architects, and urban planners.

Duties and responsibilities will be determined by Jeana Ripple, Chair of the Department of Architecture and Leena Cho, Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture and will include:

Leading one section each within the below coordinated courses: (total of 3 credits)

• ALAR 5010 Introduction to Design (1 credit)
• ALAR 5020 Introduction to Visualization (1 credit)
• ALAR 5030 Introduction to Design Theory + Analysis (1 credit)

Applicants must have a master’s or doctoral degree in a relevant field.

This is a part-time, tenure-ineligible position which does not carry benefits.

The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. This position also requires education verification. Please know that courses that do not reach a particular enrollment of students are subject to cancellation.

Wage Faculty and all personnel actions associated with them are governed and approved by the EVPP and policy PROV-026: Faculty Wage Employment .

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer.

All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment .