Employment Opportunities
If your creative work is breaking new ground, you will find an encouraging, stimulating environment within our dynamic community. Our school is a team of dedicated educators, designers, researchers, practitioners and interdisciplinary collaborators. Carnegie Mellon University is classified as an "R1: Doctoral University — Highest Research Activity" institution. As such, a wide range of transdisciplinary educational and research opportunities can be created at the school.
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Faculty & Staff Positions
Faculty Positions
Teaching Professor in Integrated Environmental Systems for Building Performance & Design
The School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University (CM–A) invites applications for a teaching-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor.
This position will support key areas of the CM–A curriculum relative to: the integration of active and passive building systems in design; building performance modeling; regenerative approaches to environmental systems engineering; evidence-based approaches to regenerative and high-performance design; context-specific responsiveness; and performance measurement, evaluation and rating systems. The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise in next-generation mechanical, energy, and electrical systems with holistic architectural thinking. They should be adept at using both industry standards and innovative approaches to environmental performance simulation to inform design decisions.
2026 Joseph F Thomas Visiting Professorship
The School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University (CM–A) invites applications for the 2026 Joseph F. Thomas Visiting Professorship.
This two-year professorship supports early to mid-career practitioners, scholars and studio educators with focused research and/or creative work interested in teaching.
Assistant or Associate Professor (Tenure Track) in Architectural Design
The School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University (CM–A) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in Architectural Design.
Building on its legacy in building performance, urbanism and computation, the school addresses three imminent challenges facing society. These challenges serve as catalysts for rethinking integrative design and professional practice, driving a transformation of the discipline. We seek candidates whose research and teaching critically mobilize architectural design and construction methods in response to material, environmental and economic issues — emphasizing innovative approaches that address the complex demands of a changing world. We welcome candidates with wide-ranging professional backgrounds whose expertise reflects and serves the breadth of our student body.
Adjunct Instructor in Architectural Professional Practice
We are looking for an Adjunct Instructor to teach a graduate level course in design leadership and professional practice. The candidate will have licensure to practice architecture in the United States with experience in design leadership, construction, and professional practice.
The course is intended to expose students to the practice of architecture; including the fundamental business processes relevant to the profession, professional ethics, related regulatory requirements, and the forces influencing change in these areas. The course must ensure students understand the paths to becoming licensed as an architect in the United States, the range of available career opportunities that utilize the discipline's skill and knowledge, and the expanded and emerging territories in which architects operate. The course will emphasize creative and critical thinking in design leadership and practice.
Staff Positions
Assistant Shop Director
The Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture (CM-A) seeks a thorough, detail-oriented individual to perform as a Full-time Assistant Shop Director. This position reports to Shop Director Jon Holmes, and is primarily (~75%) responsible for supervising use of the shop by undergraduate and graduate students, staff and faculty of the School of Architecture. Additional responsibilities (~25%) include support of the dFab Lab, our digital fabrication shop, managed by Terry Hritz.
The Shop is equipped with a range of conventional wood and metal-working equipment including table, miter and band saws, stationary sanders, lathes, milling machines, and assorted hand tools.
The dFab lab is equipped with laser cutters, 3D printers, CNC milling machines, robotic arms, and other digitally-controlled fabrication tools.
This is a full-time position with a weekly schedule of 37.5 hours, and is eligible for full-time benefits. Work will be performed during afternoons and evenings, including some weekend hours, from August to May. The summer schedule can vary.
Student Positions
Carnegie Mellon Architecture offers student employment opportunities, including Teaching Assistant (TA), Research Assistant (RA), School Assistant (SA), Lab/Shop Monitor, and more. For overview and guidelines, see Guide to CM-A Student Jobs.
Current and past job boards are linked below and include full details about available positions and instructions for how to apply. The job boards are accessible only by current CMU students. Please direct all inquiries about jobs, as well as the application, to the instructor/supervisor listed in the position description. To avoid out-of-date Job Boards, always start here for the latest version!
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