AAD Career Opportunities

The Interior Design program at Virginia Tech has consistently been recognized as a top interior design program since the early 2000s. We invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor effective August 2025. Our program is part of the School of Design, one of the four schools in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD). The School of Design includes undergraduate and graduate programs in industrial design, interior design, and landscape architecture and includes over 20 full-time faculty and staff. The Program of Interior Design currently has 9 full- and part-time faculty and approximately 160 undergraduate interior design students. Learn more and apply.

The School of Visual Arts at Virginia Tech is seeking a faculty member / Professor of Practice to oversee and help re-launch FourDesign, a student-run, faculty-led graphic design agency established as a university center. The successful candidate will be responsible for directing the center and its operations including production management and creative direction. Additional responsibilities include teaching within the undergraduate curriculum, engaging in creative scholarship, participating in committees and outreach opportunities, and handling assigned administrative duties. Learn more and apply.

The Virginia Tech School of Architecture, based in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, invites applications for Tenure Track – Assistant Professors with a concentration in Building Design to teach in the undergraduate and graduate professional degree programs (B.Arch, M.Arch) and research-based Master of Science in Architecture program (M.S.Arch). Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to architecture at its many scales across the built environment, as well as in relation to ecosystems and the wellbeing of people and populations. Qualified candidates will be expected to rigorously engage and advance theoretical, practical, and productive expertise that leads to the construction of culturally meaningful and well-crafted built environments for individuals and communities. Learn more and apply.

The School of Design at Virginia Tech invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to support the ongoing development and expansion of the Industrial Design program. The School welcomes submissions from individuals who specialize across a broad range of design topics and proficiencies to support the land-grant mission of the university through teaching, research and outreach. The anticipated start date is August, 2025. Learn more and apply.

The School of Performing Arts (SOPA) at Virginia Tech invites applications for a full-time, nine-month position as a tenured/tenure-track faculty member of Cinema Studies and Chair of the Cinema program; currently a major in the Theatre Arts Degree. This role will be integral to the expansion of this program and, in turn, the advancement of the school’s mission and objectives. Learn more and apply.

The Music program within the School of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech (SOPA) seeks a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Clarinet for an academic year (9-month) appointment with an initial term of three years beginning August 10, 2025. The Collegiate Assistant Professor will assume a 3:3 teaching load and duties that include teaching applied clarinet at the undergraduate level. Teaching duties, determined by the needs of the department and the candidate’s strengths, will also include classroom teaching, such as music theory or sight-singing and aural skills, or online courses in music general education. Other duties include recruiting and maintaining a studio of undergraduate music majors and collaboratively recruiting with the woodwind area. The candidate will also be expected to develop strong relationships with school music programs, local youth ensembles, private instructors, and to serve on department/college committees. We seek candidates with the demonstrated potential to contribute effectively to a faculty team and are dedicated to creating a positive, dynamic, and inclusive learning environment for an increasingly diverse student population. Learn more and apply.

The Theatre and Cinema program in the School of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech, a growing program emphasizing traditional and emerging technologies in theatre and cinema practice, seeks a dynamic, energetic, and creative theatre practitioner to execute, teach, and mentor students in Technical Design and Production. Fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre, our program is committed to collaborative theatre making, with a focus on artistic integrity and professionalism. The successful candidate will be a professional theatre craftsperson with a passion for teaching and the ability to contribute significantly to the production, education, and engagement missions of the program and the school. Learn more and apply.

The Theatre and Cinema program in the School of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech seeks a dynamic and creative artist with theatre directing credentials who is committed to training the next generations of theatre-makers. We seek an individual with a breadth of knowledge of contemporary theatre practices, original vision, and the desire and capacity to create and collaborate with diverse partners and communities.

The successful candidate will teach a 3:3 load of required courses in directing, acting, and script analysis. Additional teaching duties will be assigned dependent upon the qualifications and interests of the applicant and the needs of the program. The successful candidate will remain active in the profession, pursuing research and creative activity as relates to their instructional mission. Additional responsibilities include directing one full scale and an occasional workshop production per school year; serving on committees and other appropriate school or university related duties; and recruitment. Learn more and apply.

The Virginia Tech School of Architecture, based in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, invites applications for Tenured/Tenure Track assistant, associate, or full professor, based at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Campus (WAAC). The successful candidate will be capable of connecting theory and innovative practice through teaching, scholarship, creative practice, and engagement with the city. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to architecture and human well-being at multiple scales across the built environment. Qualified candidates will be expected to rigorously engage and advance theoretical, practical, and productive expertise that results in culturally meaningful and well-crafted built environments. Learn more and apply.

The College of Architecture, Arts, and Design at Virginia Tech seeks a passionate visual storyteller to join our communications team to envision, produce, shoot, and edit video content and still photos on the college’s activities for external and internal audiences. The Visual Content Creator is a creative and imaginative storyteller who performs various functions of digital visual content production from concept to completion in an educational environment.

This position will fulfill daily video and photo assignments that support and enhance college and university branding, campaigns, and storytelling needs, targeting and engaging a wide spectrum of audiences, from prospective and current students, to alumni and donors, to industry partners and the general public. Learn more and apply.

The College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD) is seeking a full-time academic affairs coordinator to assist our undergraduate academic affairs and academic advising team. The position reports to the Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs in the Office of the Dean and works closely with the college’s Director for Academic Advising and our professional academic advisors to provide administrative, student, and faculty support across the college’s four schools and twelve undergraduate majors. Learn more and apply.