Non-Tenure: Open Rank and Title

About the role

The Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University invites applications for a part-time, visiting (non-tenure) position in support of the Architectural Engineering program.

Responsibilities

• Teach primarily at the undergraduate level in support of the Architectural Engineering program.
• Advises and mentors undergraduate students.
• Participates in departmental activities.
• Serves the profession.
• Supports the Architectural Engineering capstone design sequence through the instruction and coordination of one or more lecture and laboratory sections associated with AREN 401 (Architectural Engineering Design I) and AREN 402 (Architectural Engineering Design II).
• Mentors Architectural Engineering student design teams whose members assume discipline-specific roles in building mechanical systems, building structural systems, building electrical systems, and construction/project management during the integrated design of buildings and their systems.
• Works closely with faculty, industry mentors, and external jurors.
• Guides students through the engineering design process.
• Fosters integration among architectural engineering subdisciplines.
• Evaluates student work.
• Promotes professional standards of engineering practice.

Requirements

• Significant professional experience in one or more areas of architectural engineering, including building mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection systems; building structural systems; building electrical and lighting systems; construction/project management; building envelopes and enclosures; building acoustics; emerging building technologies; or closely related disciplines.
• Preference will be given to candidates with substantial experience in the design, coordination, and delivery of integrated building projects involving multiple architectural engineering subdisciplines.
• Experience in building structural systems is strongly preferred.
• Professional licensure as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in an engineering discipline related to Architectural Engineering is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor student design teams, evaluate engineering design work, communicate effectively with students, faculty, and industry professionals, and contribute to assessment and continuous-improvement activities within an ABET-accredited engineering program.
• Experience working in consulting engineering firms, integrated building design environments, engineering project delivery, and outcomes-based assessment or continuous improvement processes.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have a doctoral degree or a master's degree in an appropriate discipline together with significant teaching experience at the college level or an extraordinary record of accomplishment in professional practice.
• For appointments at Visiting Lecturer, Visiting Senior Lecturer, Visiting Instructional Assistant Professor, Visiting Instructional Associate Professor, Visiting Instructional Professor, or Senior Professor level, applicants must possess a doctoral degree or a master's degree in an appropriate discipline together with significant teaching experience at the college level or an extraordinary record of accomplishment in professional practice.
• For appointments at the Visiting Professor of the Practice level, applicants must possess, at a minimum, a master's degree appropriate for the field in which the faculty member will teach and significant teaching experience at the college level or an extraordinary record of accomplishment in professional practice.

Skills

• Ability to mentor student design teams.
• Ability to evaluate engineering design work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty, and industry professionals.
• Ability to contribute to assessment and continuous-improvement activities within an ABET-accredited engineering program.

Benefits

• Supports the Architectural Engineering capstone design sequence.

Pay

• Salary is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

• The successful applicant will teach primarily at the undergraduate level in support of the Architectural Engineering program.
• The appointment is for 9 months, starting August 24, 2026, or January 1, 2027.