Job Description
The Division of Interior Design in the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma invites applications for a 9-month, full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Interior Design beginning in August 2025.
The successful candidate’s responsibilities include:
- Engage as a collaborative educator with a close team of faculty and students in our CIDA-accredited Interior Design program to help maintain a curriculum consistent with program goals and related accreditation guidelines.
- Teach undergraduate and graduate Interior Design courses, including lecture courses and design studios with opportunities for community-engaged design projects.
- Support mentored professional practice and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.
- Advance a research and/or creative activity agenda
- Contribute to Division, University and community-based service
About the Gibbs College of Architecture
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma, whose Interior Design program was established in 1916, supports a future in which all communities are designed for resiliency and empowered to maximize their social, economic, and environmental well-being. Gibbs College educates over 900 students through undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs across seven programs, including Architecture, Construction Science, Environmental Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, and Regional and City Planning. Gibbs College is also home to the Institute for Quality Communities, a community engagement center that has completed over 50 community projects in 28 Oklahoma counties. For more information about college programs, please visit https://architecture.ou.edu/.https://architecture.ou.edu/.
About the University of Oklahoma
Established in 1890, the University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Carnegie R1institution known for its excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement, including its service to the educational, cultural, economic, and healthcare needs of the state, region, and nation from three campuses located in Norman, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. OU enrolls over 30,000 students and has over 2,700 full-time faculty members in 21 colleges. In 2014, OU became the first public institution ever to rank #1 nationally in recruiting National Merit Scholars; today, it is home to over 600 National Merit Scholars. Its 277-acre Research Campus in Norman was named the No.1 research campus in the nation by the Association of Research Parks in 2013; in 2017, Architectural Digest named OU’s Bizzell Library among the 18 most stunning university libraries in the world. Learn more about OU’s aims and purpose in our “Lead On” strategic plan (2020).
Norman, Oklahoma, is a culturally vibrant community with a college-town feel. Norman is a modest-sized city with a population of around 130,000, just 20 miles south of Oklahoma City. With outstanding schools, amenities, and a low cost of living, Norman is a perennial contender in the “Best Places to Live” rankings. Oklahoma City was recently named one of the “50 Best Places to Travel” by Travel Leisure magazine. Visit ou.edu/facultyrecruitment for more information about what OU and the local communities offer.
Required Qualifications:
- A minimum of a master’s degree or equivalent in Interior Design, Architecture or a related field
- Interior Design expertise related to the CIDA-accredited curriculum in support of undergraduate and graduate Interior Design courses
- Potential for research productivity or evidence of professional design practice experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Evidence of collaborative professional practice, teaching, scholarship/creative activity, and/or service
- Evidence of innovative teaching strategies across undergraduate and graduate Interior Design studios including, but not limited to, foundation-level interior design, education design, healthcare design, or workplace design
- Expertise in one or more Interior Design specialty areas, including but not limited to evidence-based design, human-centered design, design communication software, or construction documentation
- Record of peer-reviewed research, design awards, or other publicly acknowledged design or community engagement work
- NCIDQ certification, professional registration, licensure, or other certifications
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Interested candidates should submit the following materials via Interfolio as soon as possible:
- A comprehensive cover letter that highlights professional practice, teaching, research and/or creative activity interests and accomplishments
- Current curriculum vita
- Research and/or creative/professional work plan (1 page or less)
- Digital portfolio that demonstrates the potential for success in teaching and scholarly/creative activity, community engagement, and service work including but not limited to teaching examples, student work, and professional work. Please limit the digital portfolio submission file size to less than 100MB and 25 pages.
- Full contact information from four professional references (please indicate if these are to remain confidential)
- All application materials may be submitted online through the Interfolio website at: apply.interfolio.com/157329
Application Review Date & Questions
Application review will begin on January 6th, and the search will remain open until the position is filled. Please submit questions by email to Casey Guest ([email protected] ).
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