Assistant Professor of Construction Management

Western Carolina University is seeking an Assistant Professor of Construction Management for a tenure-track position starting August 2025. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, advising students, engaging in research, and participating in institutional service. Candidates should have a PhD or equivalent in a related field and relevant industry experience. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and tuition waivers.
Overview
The Kimmel School of Construction Management at Western Carolina University invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Construction Management beginning August 2025. This is a nine-month tenure-track position. The successful candidate will be expected to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, advise students, be involved in extra-curricular student engagement activities, develop a sustainable program of research and scholarship, and fulfill normal institutional service duties. Responsibilities
• Teach across a broad range of construction management topics, including but not limited to construction materials and methods, estimating, scheduling, project management, construction codes and documents, sustainability, construction law, etc. * Develop and maintain a program of research and scholarship that engages students, especially undergraduate students
• Advise students and mentor them in their academic and professional pursuits
• Participate in extra-curricular student engagement activities and support the intellectual and practical lives of students and other stakeholders of the School, College, University, and Construction Industry
• Fulfill normal institutional service duties, including departmental and college-level service and committee work
• Qualifications
• A PhD or equivalent terminal degree in construction management, construction engineering, civil engineering, architecture, architectural engineering, or a closely related discipline from an accredited institution
• Minimum of three (3) years of U.S. project-based construction industry experience, upper-level management experience in the construction industry, relevant professional registration and/or certifications (PE, CPC, PMP, PSP, etc. ), or university-level teaching experience including online/distance education
• Benefits
• Comprehensive benefits package, including dental, vision, and health insurance plans
• Retirement plan contributions, including employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan
• Optional disability plans
• Tuition waivers for up to three courses per academic year
• Free group exercise classes, discounted membership to the campus recreation center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, and 24 hours of paid community service leave each year
• Leave earning employees (staff and 12-month faculty) who work at least half of the working days of their first month of employment will begin accruing vacation and sick leave immediately
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of continuous service
• Abundance of training and development programs, certifications, workshops, and conferences, many of which are offered free of charge