The School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (APLA) at Auburn University, a comprehensive land-grant and research institution, invites applications for the position of Lecturer and design build manager in the Architecture Program at Rural Studio commencing August 2026.
The School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture (APLA) has a 118-year history of educating architects, interior architects, landscape architects, and planners. The school contributes to the region and to the profession through outreach, scholarship, and creative work. APLA includes four allied disciplines: Architecture, Interior Architecture, Environmental Design, and Landscape Architecture, and it offers both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree options. APLA resides in the College of Architecture, Design and Construction along with the School of Industrial and Graphic Design and the McWhorter School of Building Science.
The Architecture program seeks candidates who are interested in supporting the school’s tradition of teaching and learning through fabrication, construction and materials research. Candidates should have a strong interest and experience in design-build education and/or practice.
The primary responsibility of the successful candidate for this position is to assist in the teaching of undergraduate architecture studios, and to teach lecture courses and seminars/workshops in Auburn’s Rural Studio design-build program located in Newbern, Alabama. Essential functions may include:
1. Ensures that students are supervised by a competent, experienced professional who has a strong understanding of construction safety practices, risk identification, and mitigation
2. Maintains job sites in neat, working order to ensure both safety and instructability
3. Maintains Rural Studio fabrication facilities in neat, working order to ensure both safety and instructability
4. Ensures that projects are designed and constructed to meet requisite regulatory compliance
5. Assist and instruct students on logistical planning, procurement, and general constructability of design-build projects
6. Provide safety training on construction activities conducted at Rural Studio
7. Coordinate with Rural Studio leadership, faculty, and staff on the scheduling of site activities, space allocation, and material coordination
8. Assist curricular-based activities that are central to Rural Studio’s core mission of teaching and research Excellent interpersonal skills are required. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
