Interim Director of Historic Preservation, Charleston SC

About the role

The successful candidate will hold at least a Master’s degree in historic preservation, architecture, or a closely related discipline.

The position requires a proven record of recognized professional achievement and teaching excellence, the ability to recruit top students, along with a demonstrated commitment to collaboration, mentorship, and clear, effective communication.

Preference will be given to candidates with a professional license and evidence of success in community engagement and service-learning initiatives that integrate academic and professional practice.

The ideal candidate will have experience in program and team leadership, personnel management, budget management, and the ability to secure external funding or grants to support research and academic initiatives.

Expertise in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable: material culture, conservation, restoration, construction management, architecture, archaeology, or landscape architecture.

Additional value will be placed on experience with innovative technologies for the documentation, evaluation, and rehabilitation of historic structures and sites, including digital modeling, condition assessment, and building science applications.

The ideal candidate will bring a forward-thinking approach to preservation as a driver of sustainability, community revitalization, and social well-being.

Qualifications

• Hold at least a Master’s degree in historic preservation, architecture, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrate a distinguished record of national or international leadership and expertise in historic preservation, supported by a robust portfolio of professional projects and scholarly publications equivalent to the expectations of a Professor of Practice at Clemson University.
• Proven record of recognized professional achievement and teaching excellence.
• Ability to recruit top students.
• Demonstrated commitment to collaboration, mentorship, and clear, effective communication.
• Professional license and evidence of success in community engagement and service-learning initiatives that integrate academic and professional practice.
• Experience in program and team leadership, personnel management, budget management, and securing external funding or grants to support research and academic initiatives.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: material culture, conservation, restoration, construction management, architecture, archaeology, or landscape architecture.
• Experience with innovative technologies for the documentation, evaluation, and rehabilitation of historic structures and sites, including digital modeling, condition assessment, and building science applications.
• A forward-thinking approach to preservation as a driver of sustainability, community revitalization, and social well-being.

Benefits

The Professor of Practice & Interim Program Director appointment is assigned to the Clemson Design Center in Charleston, South Carolina, with an immediate start date.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $100,000 per year.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is 40 hours per week.