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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 H-1B Visa Sponsorship as an Interior Design Assistant
Frame your portfolio around degree-level work
Employers justifying H-1B visa specialty occupation status need evidence the role requires advanced design theory, not just execution. Document projects where you applied formal design principles, building codes, or space-planning methodology learned through your degree program.
Verify your wage tier before accepting offers
Your employer must certify a prevailing wage on the LCA before USCIS will approve the petition. Run your SOC code and worksite zip code through the OFLC Wage Search to confirm whether the offered salary meets the DOL wage level for your location.
Target firms with dedicated HR sponsorship processes
Use Migrate Mate to find Interior Design Assistant roles at employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history, so you're applying to firms that have already navigated the sponsorship process rather than ones encountering it for the first time.
Confirm each worksite appears on the certified LCA
If you'll work across multiple client sites or studio locations, your employer must file a separate certified LCA for each worksite not listed on the original. Raise this during offer negotiation, before the I-129 is submitted, to avoid status complications after you start.
Review your O*NET profile to build your specialty occupation case
The O*NET occupation profile for Interior Design Assistants lists the tasks and educational requirements that support a specialty occupation argument. Use it to align your job description with the degree-level duties USCIS expects to see in the I-129 filing.
Negotiate petition filing before your OPT or grace period ends
H-1B petitions must be filed while your current status is valid. If you're on OPT or a 60-day grace period, work backward from your end date to give your employer enough lead time for LCA certification at DOL, then I-129 filing at USCIS.
H-1B Visa Interior Design Assistant: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Interior Design Assistant role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
It depends on how the employer defines the position. Interior Design Assistant roles that require applying advanced design theory, building codes, space-planning methodology, or CAD software at a professional level, and that formally require a bachelor's degree in interior design or architecture, can qualify as specialty occupations. Roles structured around clerical or execution-only tasks without a degree requirement do not. The job description submitted with the I-129 petition is what USCIS evaluates.
How long does H-1B status last for Interior Design Assistants?
H-1B status is initially granted for up to three years and can be extended to a six-year maximum. Beyond six years, continued H-1B status requires an approved I-140 immigrant petition or a pending green card application that qualifies under AC21 portability rules. USCIS reviews each extension petition independently.
What LCA requirements should I know before accepting a job offer?
Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application with DOL and receive certification before submitting your I-129 petition to USCIS. The LCA certifies the offered wage meets the prevailing wage for your specific worksite location and SOC code. If your role involves multiple client sites, each unlisted worksite requires its own certified LCA.
How do I find Interior Design Assistant employers who sponsor H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate lists Interior Design Assistant roles at employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history, so you can focus your search on firms that have already completed the sponsorship process. This matters because an employer's willingness to sponsor and their familiarity with the filing requirements vary significantly across the design industry.
Can my employer use a single H-1B petition if I work at different client locations?
No. Each worksite where you'll spend significant time must be covered by a certified LCA listing that specific location. Interior design projects frequently involve on-site client visits or multi-location studio arrangements, which means your employer may need to file multiple LCAs. Confirm worksite coverage during offer negotiation, before the I-129 is submitted to USCIS.