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Assistant/Associate Professor, Sustainable Design
The Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Design Program (BSSD) in the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for two (2) tenure-stream faculty at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor. These interdisciplinary positions will have joint appointments across two of the academic units that contribute courses to the BSSD (detailed below), with a firm primary tenure home established in one of those units. We seek colleagues who bring vision, intellectual rigor, and expertise in emerging as well as traditional forms of sustainable design inquiry and research.
Apply by 6:00 pm (Central Time) on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
The Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Design (BSSD) (go.illinois.edu/sustainabledesign) is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program housed within the College of Fine and Applied Arts at a globally ranked public research university. Now entering its sixth year, the program continues to grow rapidly, reflecting increasing student interest in addressing environmental and social challenges through intentional and creative design.
The curriculum draws on the research and teaching expertise of faculty from the School of Architecture, School of Art and Design, Department of Landscape Architecture, and Department of Urban and Regional Planning (https://go.illinois.edu/SDGuidebook). Students engage in a rigorous, cross-disciplinary course of study that emphasizes systems thinking, ecological stewardship, and design excellence. Through this integrated approach, the program prepares students to shape sustainable communities, systems, and policies.
The ideal candidate will engage sustainable design from their area of research specialization, leading and collaborating on research across and between the units that support the BSSD curriculum within and beyond the College of Fine and Applied Arts.