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The University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Architecture invites applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position in Interior Design at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2027.
We seek a highly motivated scholar, educator, and designer whose work engages the histories, theories, and contemporary discourse of interior design and the built environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to integrating historical and theoretical inquiry with design teaching and practice while developing a productive research and creative scholarship agenda that contributes to peer-reviewed scholarly outcomes.
The position offers opportunities to connect historical and theoretical inquiry with contemporary questions surrounding interiors, architecture, objects, material culture, adaptive reuse, sustainability, civic and public spaces, housing, cultural narratives, or emerging spatial practices.
The Interior Design faculty at UNL supports an intellectually ambitious undergraduate curriculum and contributes to the College of Architecture’s broader mission to be “united by the transformative power of design.” The primary academic home for this position will be the CIDA-accredited Interior Design Program, with opportunities for interdisciplinary teaching, research, and collaboration across the College’s programs in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community and Regional Planning, and allied disciplines across campus.
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
The position carries a teaching assignment that combines studio instruction with required history/theory courses serving Interior Design, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture undergraduate students. Additional teaching opportunities may include professional electives and advanced seminars at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aligned with candidate’s expertise and program needs.
Anticipated course assignments include:
- IDES 445: History of Interiors and Designed Objects, supporting required history/theory education for Interior Design major and minor seeking students.
- ARCH 241: Modern Architecture History or DSGN 140: Design History, supporting required history/theory education across the College’s undergraduate degree programs and associated minors (ARCH, IDES, LARC).
- Interior Design Studio within the second-, third-, or fourth-year curriculum.
- Opportunities to develop and offer advanced seminars or professional electives aligned with the candidate’s scholarly interests.
The successful candidate will be expected to connect historical and theoretical inquiry with contemporary design education and studio pedagogy, fostering critical thinking and interdisciplinary exchange.
RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY EXPECTATIONS
The successful candidate will establish and sustain a progressive and productive research and/or creative scholarship agenda in design history, theory, criticism, or related areas of inquiry within the built environment.
Candidates should demonstrate an emerging or established trajectory of scholarly activity with the potential for peer-reviewed publications, books and book chapters, funded research, exhibitions, scholarly awards, or other recognized forms of disciplinary contribution. The College values research and creative scholarship that advances knowledge, informs design education and practice, and contributes to national and international disciplinary discourse.
The successful candidate will be expected to pursue scholarly outcomes consistent with the expectation of a tenure-track faculty appointment at a R1 institution.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- A professional degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture and a graduate degree in a related discipline; OR
- A terminal professional degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture (M.Arch, M.ID, MSID, D.Arch, or equivalent); OR
- A Ph.D. in Interior Design, Architecture, Architectural History, Design Studies, Cultural Studies, or a field related to design and the built environment, with undergraduate or graduate studio-based education in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture.
Candidates must also demonstrate:
- Expertise in design history, theory, criticism, or related areas of scholarly inquiry.
- Evidence of an active or emerging research and/or creative scholarship trajectory with potential for peer-reviewed scholarly dissemination.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Cross-disciplinary academic preparation, including at least one degree in Interior Design or Interior Architecture from a CIDA-accredited professional program.
- Experience teaching interior design or architectural design studios, demonstrated through examples of student work.
- Experience teaching design history/theory coursework in higher education.
- Experience integrating research interests with creative work or design studio teaching.
- NCIDQ certification or eligibility.
- Experience fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in design education, research, or professional practice.
POSTED SALARY
HOW TO APPLY
Click “Apply for this Job” and complete the Faculty/Academic Administrative form. Attach the following documents:
- A full curriculum vitae.
- A single document containing brief statements that outline (combine into a single document and attach as “Other Document”):
+ Teaching goals, including your approach to integrating research interests into design education and an outline of potential electives related to your scholarly expertise.
+ An agenda for research, scholarship, and/or creative activity.
- Contact information for three professional references.
- Portfolio (25 pages max), or a link to your online portfolio, containing:
+ Personal creative activity, scholarship, research, and/or professional work related to your area of focus.
+ Examples of student work and/or studio teaching, where applicable.
Direct interest and questions to:
Associate Professor Nate Bicak, search committee chair
232 Architecture Hall
Lincoln NE 68588-0107
tel: 402-472-9212
email: bicak@unl.edu
INTRODUCTION
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Architecture invites applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position in Interior Design at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2027.
We seek a highly motivated scholar, educator, and designer whose work engages the histories, theories, and contemporary discourse of interior design and the built environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to integrating historical and theoretical inquiry with design teaching and practice while developing a productive research and creative scholarship agenda that contributes to peer-reviewed scholarly outcomes.
The position offers opportunities to connect historical and theoretical inquiry with contemporary questions surrounding interiors, architecture, objects, material culture, adaptive reuse, sustainability, civic and public spaces, housing, cultural narratives, or emerging spatial practices.
The Interior Design faculty at UNL supports an intellectually ambitious undergraduate curriculum and contributes to the College of Architecture’s broader mission to be “united by the transformative power of design.” The primary academic home for this position will be the CIDA-accredited Interior Design Program, with opportunities for interdisciplinary teaching, research, and collaboration across the College’s programs in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community and Regional Planning, and allied disciplines across campus.
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
The position carries a teaching assignment that combines studio instruction with required history/theory courses serving Interior Design, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture undergraduate students. Additional teaching opportunities may include professional electives and advanced seminars at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aligned with candidate’s expertise and program needs.
Anticipated course assignments include:
- IDES 445: History of Interiors and Designed Objects, supporting required history/theory education for Interior Design major and minor seeking students.
- ARCH 241: Modern Architecture History or DSGN 140: Design History, supporting required history/theory education across the College’s undergraduate degree programs and associated minors (ARCH, IDES, LARC).
- Interior Design Studio within the second-, third-, or fourth-year curriculum.
- Opportunities to develop and offer advanced seminars or professional electives aligned with the candidate’s scholarly interests.
The successful candidate will be expected to connect historical and theoretical inquiry with contemporary design education and studio pedagogy, fostering critical thinking and interdisciplinary exchange.
RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY EXPECTATIONS
The successful candidate will establish and sustain a progressive and productive research and/or creative scholarship agenda in design history, theory, criticism, or related areas of inquiry within the built environment.
Candidates should demonstrate an emerging or established trajectory of scholarly activity with the potential for peer-reviewed publications, books and book chapters, funded research, exhibitions, scholarly awards, or other recognized forms of disciplinary contribution. The College values research and creative scholarship that advances knowledge, informs design education and practice, and contributes to national and international disciplinary discourse.
The successful candidate will be expected to pursue scholarly outcomes consistent with the expectation of a tenure-track faculty appointment at a R1 institution.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- A professional degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture and a graduate degree in a related discipline; OR
- A terminal professional degree in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture (M.Arch, M.ID, MSID, D.Arch, or equivalent); OR
- A Ph.D. in Interior Design, Architecture, Architectural History, Design Studies, Cultural Studies, or a field related to design and the built environment, with undergraduate or graduate studio-based education in Interior Design, Interior Architecture, or Architecture.
Candidates must also demonstrate:
- Expertise in design history, theory, criticism, or related areas of scholarly inquiry.
- Evidence of an active or emerging research and/or creative scholarship trajectory with potential for peer-reviewed scholarly dissemination.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Cross-disciplinary academic preparation, including at least one degree in Interior Design or Interior Architecture from a CIDA-accredited professional program.
- Experience teaching interior design or architectural design studios, demonstrated through examples of student work.
- Experience teaching design history/theory coursework in higher education.
- Experience integrating research interests with creative work or design studio teaching.
- NCIDQ certification or eligibility.
- Experience fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in design education, research, or professional practice.
POSTED SALARY
HOW TO APPLY
Click “Apply for this Job” and complete the Faculty/Academic Administrative form. Attach the following documents:
- A full curriculum vitae.
- A single document containing brief statements that outline (combine into a single document and attach as “Other Document”):
+ Teaching goals, including your approach to integrating research interests into design education and an outline of potential electives related to your scholarly expertise.
+ An agenda for research, scholarship, and/or creative activity.
- Contact information for three professional references.
- Portfolio (25 pages max), or a link to your online portfolio, containing:
+ Personal creative activity, scholarship, research, and/or professional work related to your area of focus.
+ Examples of student work and/or studio teaching, where applicable.
Direct interest and questions to:
Associate Professor Nate Bicak, search committee chair
232 Architecture Hall
Lincoln NE 68588-0107
tel: 402-472-9212
email: bicak@unl.edu
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as an Interior Design Assistant
Match your credentials to EB-2 or EB-3
Determine your category before applying. EB-3 covers interior design roles requiring a bachelor's degree or two years of relevant experience. EB-2 applies if your role requires an advanced degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive interior design experience.
Search Migrate Mate for verified sponsors
Filter your Interior Design Assistant job search through Migrate Mate, which lists U.S. employers with verified green card sponsorship history by role and location, so you're targeting firms that have already committed to the PERM process for similar positions.
Look for firms with dedicated HR infrastructure
Studio and corporate interior design firms that employ 20 or more people are more likely to have handled PERM filings before. Smaller boutique studios often lack the HR capacity to manage DOL recruitment documentation and prevailing wage compliance.
Get your prevailing wage category documented early
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for Interior Design Assistant roles in your target city before accepting an offer. If the employer's offered salary falls below the DOL-certified level, PERM will fail before it reaches USCIS.
Prepare your O*NET occupation profile for PERM
Your employer's immigration attorney will reference O*NET to draft the job description and minimum requirements for the PERM application. Review the Interior Design Assistant profile yourself so your resume and experience letters align precisely with the documented duties.
Track your priority date if you're from a backlogged country
If you were born in India or China, your EB-2 or EB-3 priority date determines when USCIS can proceed with your I-485. Check the monthly Visa Bulletin from the State Department to monitor forward movement before accepting a competing offer elsewhere.
Green Card Interior Design Assistant: Frequently Asked Questions
What is the PERM process for Interior Design Assistant roles?
PERM is a DOL labor certification that requires your employer to conduct a formal recruitment test proving no qualified U.S. worker applied for the Interior Design Assistant role before they can sponsor you. The employer files the ETA Form 9089, and DOL reviews whether the recruitment steps, job requirements, and offered wage meet federal standards. Only after PERM is certified does the employer file the I-140 with USCIS.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for interior design jobs?
H-1B visa provides temporary work authorization for up to six years and requires an annual lottery. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to permanent residency with no renewal requirement, but it involves PERM labor certification, an I-140 petition, and in many cases a waiting period tied to your country of birth's priority date. There is no lottery for employment-based green cards.
Does an Interior Design Assistant role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3?
Most Interior Design Assistant positions qualify under EB-3, which covers roles requiring a bachelor's degree or at least two years of skilled work experience. EB-2 is available if the specific position genuinely requires an advanced degree or if you hold a bachelor's degree with five or more years of progressive experience in interior design or a closely related field.
How do I find employers who sponsor green cards for Interior Design Assistants?
Start your search on Migrate Mate, which shows U.S. employers with verified employment-based green card sponsorship history searchable by job title and location. Because PERM filings are recorded with the DOL, you can identify firms that have sponsored similar roles before, which significantly narrows your outreach to realistic opportunities rather than speculative applications.
Can I change employers after my green card process has started?
Once your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 job portability allows you to move to a new employer in the same or a similar occupation without losing your place in line. If your original employer's I-140 was already approved, your priority date can also be carried over to a new employer's I-140 petition filed for a comparable Interior Design role.