Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Open Rank & Title (McAllen Campus)

The Department of Construction Science, College of Architecture at Texas A&M University invites applications for up to 5 positions for the McAllen Undergraduate Program, full-time or part-time, Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure) rank/s: Open Rank- Lecturer, Open Rank-Instructional, Open Rank-Professor of Practice, and Open Rank-Visiting.  All positions are 9-month service period academic appointments, and the possibility of an additional summer appointment is contingent upon the need and availability of funds.  Applicants will be considered for the faculty titles depending on qualifications to begin spring 2025 or fall 2025. 

The Department is seeking new teaching professionals who are interested in a part-time or full-time academic career in teaching, research, and service in construction methods and materials; building architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems; estimating; scheduling; project controls, contracts; and the technologies involved with these subject areas including building information modeling (BIM).  Responsibilities for this position include teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and service to the department, university, and the industry, including industry outreach. 

The Department of Construction Science is one of the largest programs of construction higher education in the world. The Construction Science Department is housed in the College of Architecture. The College of Architecture, with over 2600 students, is the largest College of Architecture in the nation. In addition to Construction Science, the College of Architecture includes the Department of Architecture and the Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning. The College of Architecture provides extraordinary opportunities for interdisciplinary research and teaching. Currently there is a faculty of thirty-three within the Construction Science Department. Program enrollment is approximately 1300 undergraduate students, 150 Master's students and 28 Doctoral students. The undergraduate program has been continuously accredited by the American Council for Construction Education [ACCE] since 1978; and in 2012 the master’s program in Construction Management was the first graduate program accredited by ACCE.  The Department is located in Francis Hall, a recently renovated 35,000sf historic building located in the heart of the campus, the only standalone building for construction education in the state of Texas. The Department web site  http://cosc.arch.tamu.edu  contains a full description of the program. 

• For appointments at Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure) rank/s: Open Rank- Lecturer, Open Rank-Instructional,  Open Rank-Professor of the Practice, and Open Rank-Visiting, All faculty members must meet one of the following criteria: a) have, at the minimum, an earned master's level degree appropriate for the field in which the faculty member will teach, or b) have an extraordinary record of accomplishment in an applied setting.
• Candidates are preferred to have at least five years of construction experience.

All application materials should be submitted through or uploaded to Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/160127 Additional materials may be requested from finalists. Please submit Cover Letter, Resume/CV, Personal statement to include philosophy and plans for teaching and/or service, as applicable, and three references.

Full consideration will be given to applications received by December 20, 2024. Applications received after that date may be considered until positions are filled. It is anticipated the appointment will begin spring 2025 or fall 2025.

Questions regarding this position should be sent to debra-r-ellis@tamu.edu.