Open Positions
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Open Faculty & Staff Positions
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Thompson E. Penney and Gretchen M. Penney Distinguished Professorship in Architecture in Evidence-Based Design
The School of Architecture (SoA) at Clemson University is excited to announce a search for the Thompson E. Penney and Gretchen M. Penney Distinguished Professorship in Architecture in Evidence-Based Design (EBD). The endowed professorship in EBD will have an academic appointment at Clemson University as a tenured Associate Professor or tenured Professor of Architecture, based on academic and professional qualifications.
While the primary role of the endowed professorship in EBD will be to conduct research at the highest level, the successful candidate will also be expected to advise PhD students in the SoA’s PhD program and integrate their research agenda within the School to enrich graduate and undergraduate education. The vision for this endowed professorship is that their work will directly impact the practice of architecture and enhance the value of design and professional practice knowledge beyond the academy.
Clemson University is a public, Carnegie R-1 research institution, committed to doubling its research expenditures by 2035. It is ideally situated within a region that is experiencing rapid growth in cutting-edge industry and applied research, including AEC industry advancements. The endowed professor will be a nationally/internationally- recognized scholar who will be well-positioned to thrive within this institutional setting and collaborate with other research centers and institutes, including those within the School of Architecture, all while connecting with faculty and students, as well as with industry partners and the design community to build a vibrant center of research related to architecture and the built environment.
Evidence-Based Design is the process of making building design decisions based on scientific research to improve organizational, building performance, and user outcomes. As such, research in architecture at the building and occupant scale (https://www.aia.org/pages/5626-architectural-research) encompasses multiple research directions and areas of exploration including building performance and sustainability, building technology and data analytics in design, innovative materials, building systems, building project delivery and processes, building design, and human performance and well-being. A successful applicant will have an established research agenda in one or more of these areas and will ideally work across multiple areas of exploration. In addition to academic scholars, other researchers currently working within the AEC industry are encouraged to apply.
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Visiting W. Reaves McCall Endowed Professorship
Clemson University’s School of Architecture seeks a visiting faculty member to serve as the W. Reaves McCall ’54 Endowed Professorship in Architecture. The successful applicant will join the Clemson School of Architecture faculty and design community and hold this distinguished title for the 2025-26 academic year.
The W. Reaves McCall ’54 Endowed Professorship in Architecture was established and endowed in 2014 with the goal of attracting and retaining faculty of the highest caliber for engagement with faculty and students at Clemson University’s School of Architecture. This position is ideal for young emerging educators seeking a pathway to academic practice as well mid-career professionals interrogating contemporary design issues. We seek a visiting professor who can inspire our students to advance design thinking in a constantly changing world. In addition to a competitive salary, additional funded support for teaching and research activities will be available pending review of the successful applicant’s proposed budget. Expectations for this one-year (two-semester) visiting position entails teaching one design studio and one seminar each semester, along with a public lecture on the subject of the professors’ research.
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Assistant Professor of Resilient Urban Design - Charleston, SC
Clemson University School of Architecture invites applications for the tenure-track (nine month) position of Assistant Professor of Resilient Urban Design, beginning August 15, 2025, in Clemson’s Master of Resilient Urban Design (MRUD) program located in Charleston, South Carolina. The successful candidate is expected to teach graduate design studios and seminars within the MRUD program supporting the curriculum. The candidate is also expected to have a research agenda, maintain research activities, and communicate their research through publications and/or other forms of peer-to-peer or public transmission. All faculty are expected to support the operations of the program, school, college, and/or university through service on committees or other leadership roles.
The MRUD program is a three-semester (fall, spring, summer semesters), advanced degree program for graduate students. The program is based at the Clemson Design Center in Charleston (CDCC), located in the “Cigar Factory” building at 701 East Bay Street. With its unique combination of history, culture, tourism and expanding economic base, metropolitan growth, and sensitive coastal location, the city of Charleston and its metropolitan area provides a learning laboratory for this program, which examines contemporary urban design issues through a comprehensive approach to historic, cultural, social, economic, and environmental concerns. The program focuses on resiliency and sustainability in urban design and the opportunities provided by the physical and cultural geography of the city of Charleston and its metropolitan area and coastal region through community engagement and service learning. This growing program offers opportunities for the person hired for this position to help shape the future of the MRUD program and for individual growth.
The MRUD program is part of the School of Architecture, which includes a graduate program in Historic Preservation, also located at the CDCC, and graduate and undergraduate programs in Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of urban design, candidates may have training, credentials, and experience in urban design, landscape architecture, architecture, planning or other allied fields in combination with other non-design degrees.
Location: Charleston, S.C.
Open Student Positions
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Fully Funded Ph.D. Positions - Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing
Ph.D. IN DESIGN AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
We are hiring 2 Fully Funded Ph.D. positions (4-years) within the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing.
Positions start in Fall 2025.
Students will be part of the Built Environment and Health concentration within the Design and the Built Environment Doctoral Program in the School of Architecture at Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
DESIGN AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
The Ph.D. program in Design and the Built Environment focuses on preparing the next generation of academics and professionals for diverse and complex challenges of an interdisciplinary nature. The program’s core disciplines are the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, and city and regional planning. The program’s theoretical and methodological underpinnings explore emerging issues in the built environment, connecting students with real-world case study applications.
PROGRAM TRACKS
- Masters to PhD (~4 years)
- Bachelors to PhD (~5 years)
- Hybrid PhD for full-time professionals
BUILT ENVIRONMENT + HEALTH
CHFDT Areas of Focus
- Designing for patient safety, staff safety and well-being
- Simulation based approaches to healthcare facility design
- Design for patient and staff experience
- Intelligent healthcare environments
CENTER FOR HEALTH FACILITIES DESIGN AND TESTING
OUR PURPOSE
The Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing (CHFDT) is using interdisciplinary design research to improve healthcare environments through better architecture and building design. Research at this Center focuses on two main areas: how the design of healthcare facilities affects the delivery of healthcare and how to create architectural settings that better serve the health and well-being of patients and staff.
OUR TEAM
The CHFDT team is a vibrant community of faculty, staff, PhD and Master’s students. We work collaboratively in teams on grant-funded projects to address challenging issues at the intersection of healthcare facility design and patient and staff outcomes. Our work is grounded in practice and we develop practical solutions through iterative prototyping and evaluation.
GRANT FUNDED PROJECTS
Realizing Improved Patient Care through Human-Centered Design for Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health in the Emergency Department (RIPCHD.PED)
This multi-year grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality supports the development pediatric care environments in the ED that promote safe, efficient and effective care by minimizing unnecessary stressors for patients while also improving provider well-being.
Indiana University Health Design Project
The project seeks to design patient rooms for IU Health that better meet the needs of and improve safety for both patients and staff. IU Health is the largest network of physicians in the state of Indiana, offering a unique partnership with Indiana University School of Medicine, one of the nation’s leading medical schools.
Realizing Improved Patient Care through Human Centered Design in the OR (RIPCHD.OR)
The purpose of the multidisciplinary collaborative RIPCHD.OR project is to develop ergonomic and safe operating room designs that help improve patient safety outcomes such as surgical site infections and medical errors.
CONTACT US
Please email Dr. Joseph with any questions you may have regarding the program or the CHFDT research projects at anjalij@clemson.edu
VISIT US
To learn more about the CHFDT, our current projects, and student work, visit us at: http://www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/health-facilities-design-testing
