Position Description: The McWhorter School of Building Science (BSCI) at Auburn University seeks applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The candidate should be willing to engage in innovative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary teaching, research, and/or scholarly outreach and service activities by forming strong relationships with students, faculty, alumni, industry, and other academic and professional institutions.
The successful candidate is expected to:
- Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses. Current areas of teaching need include (but are not limited to) building structures, construction documents, electrical construction, scheduling and field management, construction law, and virtual design and construction.
- Develop an active program of scholarly research and/or outreach scholarship in accordance with the school and university mission.
- Actively direct undergraduate and graduate student research.
- Participate in service activities supporting the school, college, and university mission.
The typical BSCI tenure-track faculty workload is 70% teaching (equating to 18 credit hours over the 9-month academic year), 25% research and/or outreach, and 5% service; the percentages are negotiated with the School Head annually. A complete list of courses can be found on our website:
McWhorter School of Building Science - College of Architecture, Design and Construction. Opportunities to develop and teach undergraduate and graduate electives are available.
About the School:The McWhorter School of Building Science (
McWhorter School of Building Science - College of Architecture, Design and Construction), established in 1947, is the second oldest construction education program in the United States. BSCI maintains a proud tradition of practical and professional construction education, offering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in Building Construction. Additionally, faculty teach in Auburn's collaborative undergraduate minor in Real Estate Development and the Master of Real Estate Development. The school has 26 full-time faculty members and a student population of over 700. It has six named professorships and one endowed chair, all generously supported by alumni. The School has over 4,000 alumni, including many leading the industry in Engineering News-Record's top-ranked firms. BSCI is an active Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) member fully accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE).
The southeastern construction industry and BSCI alumni greatly support the School and its activities. The school receives substantial recurring funds committed to helping its mission to deliver the highest quality construction education. These include a unique Construction Industry Fund, supported by State of Alabama contractors' licensing fees, significant endowment funds, and funding to directly support domestic and international service learning projects.
Since 2000, the school has maintained an active study abroad program for undergraduate and graduate students each semester. This program helps our students be aware of construction on a global scale. Approximately 25% of our students gain an international experience before they graduate. Student competitions are also a substantial part of our culture, where our students compete annually in multiple competitions across the U.S. and internationally.
BSCI faculty conduct research in a wide range of areas, including cutting-edge technologies, mass timber, and construction education. Research is supported through several annual grant offerings through the college and university, the Center for Construction Innovation and Collaboration (
Center for Construction Innovation and Collaboration - College of Architecture, Design and Construction), and externally through federal funding.
About the College: The College of Architecture, Design and Construction (CADC) (
College of Architecture, Design and Construction - Create. Design. Build.), established in 1907, is the oldest in the Southeast and one of the oldest in the United States. It comprises BSCI, the School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture (APLA), and the School of Industrial & Graphic Design (SIGD). The college is committed to collaboration across these disciplines.
About the University: Auburn University (
Auburn University Homepage) is a land-grant, R1 institution. Auburn offers baccalaureate degrees in more than 140 areas, including exemplary programs in architecture, agriculture, building science, business, engineering, forestry, industrial design, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine. The institution currently enrolls more than 34,000 students.
About the City of Auburn: Auburn University is in Auburn, Alabama. Auburn is located in eastern Alabama, 1 1/2 hours from Atlanta, Georgia, 50 minutes from the capital, Montgomery, and 2 hours from Birmingham. The City of Auburn School system is a recognized educational leader and is instrumental in the city's growth. The county's population is over 185,000, offering substantial career, business, retail, and educational opportunities. Information on the school system is available at
Auburn City Schools - Home. More information is available from the Chamber of Commerce at
Home - Auburn Chamber of Commerce and the city of Auburn at
Home - City of Auburn.
Salary and Start-Up Resources: Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and based on a nine-month academic year, plus full benefits (
Benefits at Auburn University | Office of Human Resources). Summer teaching positions may also be available. The candidate will also receive considerable start-up resources for research and conference-related travel, training, computers and software, and research assistant support. A relocation expense stipend will also be provided. Individual financial awards related to teaching and research excellence and program enhancement are also given annually on a competitive basis.
