Description

The College of Arts and Sciences at Queens University of Charlotte invites applications for a visiting faculty position in Interior Architecture and Design. The selected candidate will join a collaborative department dedicated to multidisciplinary teaching and creative scholarship. This is a full-time, one-year position that begins in August 2026 with the possibility of renewal. 

The Interior Architecture and Design program at Queens takes a practicum-based approach to design education. The selected candidate will teach a variety of courses in the program, including studio courses, based in part on expertise and interest. Additionally, there will be opportunities to engage in scholarship, participate in service, and mentor students-all to enrich the academic life of the university. 

This position is exempt from provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is not eligible to earn overtime pay or compensatory time off for additional hours worked.

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Applicants must hold at least one degree in Interior Design and an appropriate terminal degree.
Candidates should demonstrate evidence of effective university-level teaching or related experience in a comparable professional setting.
Applicants must show evidence of professional practice experience in interiors, substantiated through a professional portfolio and hold NCIDQ certification (or be eligible to complete certification).
Commitment to cultivating learning environments that foster a sense of belonging for all students.
Knowledge and professional practice in REVIT, Sketchup, Enscape, AutoCAD, and the Adobe Suite.

Non-Essential Duties: 

Other duties and special projects may be assigned to meet school, college, or university needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience using technology-supported pedagogies and active learning to engage students.
Additional professional credentials (e.g., LEED, WELL, and EBD).

Application Process:

Does this sound like a good fit? Documents Required with Submission::

Cover letter addressing qualifications and experience
Current CV
Teaching philosophy, including working with a diverse student body
Professional portfolio (as PDF or link)
Contact information for three professional references
Review of applications will start immediately, and Queens will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.

About Queens University of Charlotte

Located in the heart of the nation’s second fastest growing metropolitan area, Queens University of Charlotte leverages the city’s diverse and thriving environment as an extended classroom. Nationally recognized for undergraduate programs in international and interdisciplinary education, Queens blends the best of liberal arts learning with professional preparation and community engagement. Focused on supporting success for diverse learners, faculty build close and collaborative relationships with students and help them build intentional and individualized roadmaps for flourishing at Queens and beyond. At the graduate program level, the University offers innovative educational experiences that help learners advance professionally and retool for new opportunities. Our environs afford faculty myriad opportunities to advance their own professional growth and teaching and research interests by collaborating with vibrant industry, non-profit, and community organization sectors. 

Because of our history of innovation and our legacy of strong leadership, Queens is positioned to be among the new forerunners of American higher education. This is a defining moment for Queens. While other institutions are focused on sustaining and surviving, we are thinking much bigger. 

Institutions that understand what is needed and are willing to reimagine what is possible can position themselves to thrive and strengthen their market position after the pandemic with innovative approaches that are deeply connected to the world and its greatest challenges. 

By 2030, Queens aspires to become the leading, private, national university of Charlotte with deep, meaningful, and reciprocal connections to the needs of our local community and economy; inventive and multidisciplinary academic programs that are connected to the world’s most pressing challenges and biggest areas of opportunity; a fully connected, integrated, and innovative set of experiences that support holistic wellness and wellbeing; a culture of continuous improvement and investment that enables faculty and staff to flourish and achieve their full potential; and a comprehensive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion that begins on campus and radiates throughout the community. 

Queens University of Charlotte aims to be a leading comprehensive university, distinguished by its commitment to transforming the lives of its students and enhancing the intellectual and cultural fabric of its community. Queens is a campus where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. The mission of Queens is to provide transformative educational experiences that nurture intellectual curiosity, promote global understanding, encourage ethical living, and prepare individuals for purposeful and fulfilling lives. To this end, the University recruits talented faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Queens encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically minoritized communities. The University also invites applications from individuals who are prepared to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body and to collaborate with colleagues to make Queens an equitable and inclusive place to live, learn, and work. 

Benefits

Queens offers comprehensive benefits to eligible employees, including: medical, dental and vision insurance, domestic partner benefits, a 403b retirement plan, with two options (pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions) with a generous match, tuition remission and tuition exchange, Queens-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, Health Savings Account), sick leave and long-term disability leave, paid parental leave, FMLA leave when eligible, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, employee assistance program (EAP), free access to the Levine Center, wellness programs. In addition, employees may choose benefits such as pet insurance, critical care insurance and legal assistance.

Queens works to provide an accessible living, learning, and working environment for current and prospective faculty, staff, and students and visitors to our campus. If there are accommodations, we can provide to make your application process more accessible, please contact the Director of Human Resources (hr@queens.edu, 704-337-2297). The position duties and responsibilities listed above should be able to be completed with or without reasonable accommodations. HR works in partnership with employees to manage the workplace accommodations process.