Assistant Professor - Construction Management

Special Instructions

Application materials must be submitted online. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a candidate has been selected for hire.

Please include the following:

• Letter of application
• Current CV
• Statement of teaching and student engagement goals
• Statement of research and scholarship goals
• List of three professional references with complete contact information
• Unofficial transcripts showing degree conferral dates for all degrees at the master’s level and higher*

For questions or additional information please contact Dr. Bruce Gehrig, Director of the Kimmel School of Construction Management at ggehrig

* All applicants are required to submit an unofficial transcript of their highest attained degree, showing all completed coursework and the date the degree was conferred. The transcript must state Degree Awarded, Degree Conferred or a similar phrase. For candidates who are ABD, please submit your most recent doctoral program transcript along with your master’s degree transcript, if you hold such a degree.

The master’s degree transcript must have a notation such as Degree Awarded, Degree Conferred or similar phrase, to verify it as your highest completed degree.

Department Kimmel School of Construction Management

Western Carolina University continues to rank high on Forbes ‘Best Employers’ lists each year. The university has been consistently ranked as one of the top 15 public regional institutions and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

• 2025 – Ranked 1st in the top 100 employers in North Carolina in Forbes ‘America’s Best Employers by State’ list.
• 2024 – Ranking in the top 8.5% on Forbes ‘America’s Best Midsize Employers’ list.
• 2023 – Ranked in the top 20% on Forbes ‘America’s Best Midsize Employers’ list.
• 2022 – Ranked 14th in the top 100 employers in North Carolina in Forbes ‘America’s Best Employers by State’ list.

Employees of WCU receive dental, vision, health insurance, retirement plan contributions, optional disability plans, tuition waivers for up to three courses per academic year, free group exercise classes, discounted campus recreation membership, free vaccine and booster shots, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, 24 hours of paid community service leave, immediate accrual of vacation and sick leave for staff and 12‑month faculty, paid parental leave after 12 months of continuous service, and abundant training and development programs.

The primary location of this position is the main Cullowhee, NC campus. The Kimmel School of Construction Management invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Construction Management beginning August 2026. This is a nine‑month, tenure‑track position with additional summer opportunities. Successful candidates will be expected to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, advise students, be involved in extra‑curricular student engagement activities, develop a sustainable program of research and scholarship, and be engaged in university and professional service.

Candidates will be expected to teach across a broad range of construction management topics including, but not limited to construction materials and methods, construction surveying, estimating, scheduling, project management, construction codes and documents, sustainability, construction law, etc. Applicants must demonstrate potential for excellence in teaching, service and scholarship and have a strong commitment to contribute to the intellectual and practical lives of students and stakeholders.

• Possess an earned doctorate or equivalent terminal degree in construction management, construction engineering, civil engineering, architecture, architectural engineering, or a closely related discipline from an accredited institution by August 1, 2026.

• Have a minimum of three (3) or more years of U.S. project‑based construction industry experience.
• Upper‑level management experience in the construction industry.
• Relevant professional registration and/or certifications (PE, CPC, PMP, PSP, etc.).
• Universi…