Assistant Professor of Interior Design

Faculty are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that ‎‎‎‎‎‎a faculty member model a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University, engage ‎‎‎‎‎‎in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed ‎‎‎‎‎‎Christian worldview. Faculty should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a ‎‎‎‎means to a significant educational ‎‎end. They should strive to employ a variety of techniques for the ‎‎‎‎development of good learning ‎‎conditions, view each student as a unique individual, and insofar as it is ‎‎‎‎possible, provide for individual ‎‎differences, abilities, and interests. ‎

The Assistant Professor’s primary role is to teach in their areas of expertise, maintain the ‎‎integrity of ‎‎‎course and ‎instructional programs, and to ensure that their delivery is in alignment with the University ‎‎‎mission and ‎‎‎vision for the student experience. As such, faculty are responsible for creating an academic ‎‎‎atmosphere ‎‎‎of mutual respect and consideration for individual dignity. Faculty members may be asked ‎‎‎to aid in the ‎‎‎development of curriculum in the residential and distance education environments, as well ‎‎‎as engage in ‎‎‎research/scholarship or creative activity that varies depending upon the expectations of ‎‎‎their respective ‎‎‎college or school and any additional activities involving service to students and their ‎‎‎professional ‎‎‎discipline. ‎

Faculty attain the rank of Assistant Professor based upon scholarly and professional achievements. An ‎‎earned doctoral degree or a terminal master’s degree at an accredited institution in an area relevant to ‎‎‎the faculty member’s area of teaching or a professional certificate (e.g., CPA) is preferred but not ‎‎‎required.‎

Assistant Professors are contracted for 10, 11, or 12 months (30, 33, or 36 load hours, respectively).‎ ‎‎Release from contracted teaching load is determined each semester by the Dean, per Liberty University Faculty Handbook.

Faculty are expected to:

• Create, modify, and teach material from the approved curriculum (classroom and lab)
  
  
• Assist students in achieving the completion of objectives and learning outcomes
  
  
• Provide regular and timely feedback to students
  
  
• Participate in school retention and recruitment
  
  
• Advise students in matters related to academics, attendance, and behaviors
  
  
• Maintain and report student grades and attendance in accordance with university policies
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Interior Design or Architecture from an accredited institution with at least 18 graduate credit hours directly related to course content covered in the Interior Design program
  
  
• Professional experience in the field of interior design
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• MFA or Doctoral degree in Interior Design or Architecture from an accredited institution
  
  

• NCIDQ certification
  
  
• LEED certification
  
  
• Teaching experience in higher education
  
  
• Extensive professional experience in the field of interior design
  
  

Position Prospectus

The Interior Design program at Liberty University is part of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences within the College of Arts & Sciences. Interior Design is a rapidly growing program with approximately 200 majors, and faculty are currently preparing an application for CIDA accreditation. Faculty must be willing to contribute to online initiatives of the university.

An application file includes a C.V., a completed institutional application form, official undergraduate and graduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation (two professional and/or academic and one letter from the applicant’s current pastor), and written statements of the candidate’s Christian experience, philosophy of education, and integration of faith and discipline. For more information, please see Liberty University’s Human Resources webpage . Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Liberty is a Christian institution that requires faculty subscription to an evangelical doctrinal statement (including statements on biblical inerrancy, six-day creation and salvation through faith in Jesus Christ and adherence to a Christian lifestyle (including abstention from alcohol and tobacco). The FACS Department is comprised of collegial faculty who emphasize a commitment to Christ and the Scriptures, a dedication to teaching, and a biblical worldview approach to FACS disciplines. Candidates must support the evangelical mission and educational philosophy of Liberty University. Additional information is available through the FACS Chair, Dr. Janet Brown ( jkbrown2@liberty.edu ), or the CAS Associate Dean, Dr. Alexander Mason ( samason@liberty.edu ).

Target Hire Date

2025-08-01

Time Type

Full time

Location

Lynchburg - In Office

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the “religion” component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.