Assistant Professor Architecture
Salary
$66,629.28 - $89,727.84 Annually
Location
Various SLCC locations, UT
Job Type
Faculty Full Time
Job Number
202500868
Division
Academic Affairs
Department
Schl of Arts Comm & Media
Opening Date
06/09/2026
Closing Date
7/7/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Exempt
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.
Job Summary
Salt Lake Community College is located in the Salt Lake Valley, nestled in the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. SLCC proudly serves Utah's most diverse student population, providing education to more than 60,000 students across multiple campuses. We strive to be a model for inclusive and transformative education. Therefore, the Architecture department seeks to hire an active and engaged faculty member who combines disciplinary expertise with excellence in teaching and demonstrates a capacity for inclusive, collaborative, and innovative instruction.The selected candidate will work as a full-time, tenure-track faculty member in the Architecture department specializing in foundational architecture courses that support Architecture program students. The successful applicant will join a robust department where faculty members are reflective practitioners and knowledgeable instructors in architecture. Faculty members at Salt Lake Community College support students seeking to enter the workforce or transfer to a four-year college or university by developing and maintaining high-quality, industry-standard curricula that provides students with the skills and knowledge needed to be successful in future careers.NOTE:Members of the faculty at Salt Lake Community College regularly enjoy the numerous activities that are readily available including: world class skiing, mountain climbing, mountain biking, miles of paved walking and biking trails throughout the vicinity, easy access to parks and lakes, southern Utah's red rock country, and five national parks. In addition, Salt Lake City hosts professional sporting events such as NBA basketball, MLS soccer, Triple A baseball, alpine events, the Salt Lake Marathon, and was host to the 2002 Winter Olympics. Downtown Salt Lake City is also home to a variety of art galleries and theatres, the Utah Symphony, Ballet West, and various local restaurants and brewpubs. The Sundance Film Festival annually draws many thousands of attendees, making Utah one of the centers of the independent film industry.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities
Become familiar with and abide by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization.Maintain professional etiquette in communication with students, staff, faculty, and administrators.Work closely with department peers and administrators to understand processes and procedures that lead to becoming a successful teacher and contributing member of the academic unit.
Minimum qualifications
NAAB Accredited degree (B-Arch)3 years experience - working under the supervision of a licensed architect
Preferred Qualifications
(M-Arch or D-Arch)LEED AP accreditationResidential and commercial architecture experienceArchitecture licenseTeaching experiencePassion for education of future architects and similar professionalsTeam playerCreativeHigh positive energy and enthusiasm for architecture and related disciplinesProject management experienceCollaborativeIndependentSociableAble to teach most if not all the following:REVIT - standard contract document productionREVIT & Encscape , modeling, rendering, and animationHand sketching with watercolorDigital hand sketching using Adobe FrescoArchitectural HistoryDesign EcologiesAbstract 2D Design StudioAbstract 3D Design StudioArchitecture Design StudioAdobe PhotoshopAdobe InDesign? Understanding and experience using high impact practices (HIPs) for teaching? Support for student success when entering the workforce or transferring to a four-year college or university? Experience teaching students from diverse and underserved populations including diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds including students with disabilities? Communication skills and cross-cultural abilities that maximize effective collaboration with a diverse community of students and colleagues? Demonstrated commitment to improving access and retention to higher education for students from under-represented communities and who are traditionally under-represented in higher education? Bilingual
SLCC Information
Salt Lake Community College is Utah's largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah's fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students' lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.
Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.
Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.
This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.
This position is not eligible for benefits.
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Do you have at least NAAB Accredited degree (B-Arch)?
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Do you have at least 3 years experience working under the supervision of a licensed architect?
Required Question
Employer Salt Lake Community College (UT)
Address 4600 South Redwood Road
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84123
Salt Lake Community College is Utah's largest college with the most diverse student body. It serves more than 60,000 students on 13 campuses and with online classes. All ages. Many interests. Flexible scheduling. With an exceptional range of academic and career-oriented options. A superb faculty—and a faculty-to-student ratio of 1:20—means our students get personal attention from exceptional academic and vocational professionals. With more than 120 areas of study, there's a lot of room to grow. This is a place that high school graduates can take their first step into higher education and later transfer to a 4-year school. Where students can earn training and skills to take them directly into the workforce. Career professionals sharpen their skills. And anyone can take a class for their own enjoyment.