Assistant Professor

Special Instructions

Please upload the following documents:

• Cover letter
• CV
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy (Please detail your style and approach to teaching)
• Statement of Research Interests (Topics you are interested in researching or have researched in the past)
• Examples of Teaching Effectiveness (Please include a summation of student evaluations)
• Work Sample (A focused portfolio of no more than 20 pages representing:
  
  • a) examples of professional, research and/or creative activities;
  
  • b) examples of student work completed under the direction of the applicant, especially any studio design assignments.)

Our application system has file upload limits. If your files are too large for our uploader, please upload a link to your portfolio under “Link to Website or Portfolio” where our search committee can view your work sample. Keep files to 9 MB or less.

Proposed

Start Date:

09/16/2026

Position Number: D94474

Working Title: Assistant Professor of Sustainable Design and Technology

Rank: Full‑time

Faculty Type: Fixed Term End Date:

Position FTE: 1

Term of Service: 9 months

The School of Architecture at PSU has a rich, materially based curriculum that challenges students to address the poetics of material, urban issues, and cultural meaning, community engagement and social needs through architecture and design. With an established reputation for promoting a materially diverse, urban‑oriented, socially engaged architectural education—including a pre‑professional undergraduate degree in Architecture, a professional accredited Master of Architecture, the Center for Public Interest Design, and strong ties to local design practice—the School offers a rigorous educational experience in the ideal setting of downtown Portland.

Portland State University wishes to hire a full‑time Assistant Professor in Architecture to teach courses in Sustainable Design and Technology. Candidates will be expected to provide expertise in integrating the relationship between sustainable design and technology and natural and cultural ecologies through creative teaching strategies in design studios, while bringing critical perspectives and innovative practices to lectures and seminars.

Instructional

At minimum candidates must have a master’s degree in architecture and professional experience.

Candidates should demonstrate tangible instructional experience in teaching situations, including architectural design studio, with the equivalent of at least 3 years of full‑time teaching experience.

Preference will be given to candidates with a demonstrated expertise and research activities in building performance systems and other sustainability‑focused technologies and their applications to real‑world problems.

• Creates an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates differences.
• Functions and communicates effectively and respectfully within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds.
• Seeks opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings with a willingness to change for continual improvement.
• Adheres to all PSU’s policies, including the policies on Prohibited Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.
• Contributes to a culture of environmental stewardship, practices resource conservation, and actively works toward achieving long‑term sustainability goals.

At Portland State University, all employees are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner which maintains a safe, respectful, and productive environment for faculty, students, administrators, and staff. It is the responsibility of every member of the Portland State University community to conduct themselves in accordance with our PSU Professional Standards of Conduct.

Salary is dependent on several factors, and new employees will typically start around the Q1 level to allow for later growth within the salary band. PSU has a structured process for determining starting…