The School of Architecture & Environment is inviting applications for three tenure-track faculty positions within the departments of Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Landscape Architecture. The school's current opportunities include Assistant Professor of Architectural Design, Structures, and Mass Timber; Associate or Full Professor, Program Director, and Venerable Chair in Historic Preservation; and Associate/Full Professor of Landscape Architecture and Department Head.
Position Announcements
Assistant Professor of Architectural Design, Structures, and Mass Timber
The Architecture Department at the University of Oregon (UO) is seeking applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor position in Architectural Design, Structures, and Mass Timber to start September 2025 in Eugene, Oregon. As the successful candidate, you will have experience or show evidence of capacity to effectively teach structures for architecture students and lead research in mass timber structures. You will have the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge advances in sustainable materials, construction, and technology to produce eco-friendly, net zero, and low-impact buildings. You will develop a well-defined research and/or creative practice agenda using innovative technologies. You will have the opportunity to engage with award-winning research initiatives including the Tallwood Design Institute, a University of Oregon and Oregon State University partnership advancing mass timber in the built environment. Additionally, you will teach core structures courses, architectural design studios, and elective seminar courses related to your research area, as well as contribute service to the profession and school/university at large. Emerging scholars and practitioners and experienced professionals are all encouraged to apply.
You will support and enhance a diverse learning and working environment. We particularly welcome applications from scholars from groups historically underrepresented in the academy and/or who have experience working with populations from historically and persistently underserved communities. The College is an international leader in promoting a Spatial Justice Initiative, which brings visiting scholars to the School of Architecture & Environment to teach and research. The College of Design’s Diversity Fellow is charged with implementing the College’s Diversity Action Plan. The University of Oregon has set forth a Roadmap for a Fully-Inclusive and Resilient Campus, is home to the Many Nations Longhouse, the Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Network, and the Lyllye Reynolds-Parker Black Cultural Center.
Associate or Full Professor, Program Director, and Venerable Chair in Historic Preservation
The University of Oregon (UO) Historic Preservation Program (HP) is inviting applications for a full-time tenured position at the rank of associate or full professor, starting in fall 2025. You will serve as the Program Director and hold the Venerable Chair in Historic Preservation for the duration of your term as Program Director. Based in Eugene, the program has strong connections with faculty and programs across the College of Design.
As the Program Director, you'll oversee the Master of Science in Historic Preservation program, an undergraduate minor in HP, and the Pacific Northwest Field School. This Field School, one of the longest-running in the nation, offers students the chance to work alongside professionals in a practical learning environment. It has been supported by the National Park Service and the State Historic Preservation and Parks Offices of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
In this role, you'll be the HP Director in Eugene under a three-year renewable term. The endowed Venerable Chair will provide important supplemental resources to you and the department.
We’re looking for an exceptional academic leader who excels in groundbreaking research and/or innovative professional practice. You’ll play a crucial role in shaping the future direction of the UO Historic Preservation Program, with a focus on cutting-edge pedagogy, curriculum development, and close student mentoring.
Responsibilities Include:
- Directing the UO Historic Preservation Program, including oversight of the Pacific Northwest Field School.
- Enhancing the Historic Preservation Program's curriculum, organizing and participating in activities outside of the classroom, and building effective partnerships with campus units, other academic institutions, and the historic preservation community at regional, national, and international levels.
- Maintaining an active research agenda and productivity in scholarship.
- Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in the field of historic preservation, directing master’s theses and projects, and providing academic and career advising to students pursuing a degree in Historic Preservation.
- Participating in committee service for the program, school, and university.
Associate/Full Professor of Landscape Architecture and Department Head
The Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Oregon invites applications for a tenure-track Associate or Full Professor. The successful candidate will serve as the Department Head and for the duration of their leadership appointment will hold the Sue and Mort Fuller Endowed Professorship in Landscape Architecture. We encourage applications from candidates with solid research and teaching records that complement and expand the department’s strengths, as well as administrative and mentoring experience.
The School of Architecture & Environment at the University of Oregon acknowledges that professional design schools and design pedagogy in North America have historically disproportionately excluded cultural perspectives outside European and colonial traditions. To build our shared capacity to take intellectual risks and to advance knowledge, we are dedicated to creating a community that fully includes students, designers, and scholars whose excellence depends on the breadth of their experiences and perspectives and who are committed to working in a multicultural environment. We particularly welcome applicants who:
- Pursue research and teaching that enables ecological and inclusive design and culturally appropriate civic engagement in designing resilient public places.
- Deeply skilled at finding design and planning solutions to injustice and increasing human and ecological health and landscape resilience to climate change.
- Have administrative/leadership/mentoring experience and community/professional service records that support junior faculty, local communities, and the profession.
- Have a record of supporting justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The position is expected to strengthen the department’s academic leadership, offering vital guidance and mentorship to junior faculty members. This successful candidate for this position will serve as Department Head under a three-year renewable term.
For a full list of opportunities provided by the university, please visit careers.uoregon.edu.