Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering

The Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) at the University of Washington (UW) plans to hire one Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor (100% FTE, non-tenured) starting the 2026-2027 academic year, or sooner depending on candidate availability. HCDE is expanding its faculty to address the growing need for professionals trained in Human Centered Design & Engineering from a multi-disciplinary perspective. HCDE is committed to being a model of diversity in the UW College of Engineering.

This position is a nine month academic year appointment as a voting member of the HCDE faculty.

The base salary range for this position will be $9,400-$14,000 per month.

The appointment will begin in September 2026 or sooner depending on candidate availability. The initial appointment is expected to be for 3 years. The position can be renewed, and Teaching Professors are reviewed at the end of each appointment period for reappointment consideration. Upon successful renewal, longer appointments can be considered depending on rank. The rank of appointment, initial appointment duration, and compensation will be commensurate with the applicants qualifications and experience.

University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, scholarship, and service. While Teaching Professors are primarily focused on teaching (typically 6 teaching assignments per year on the quarter system) and service, they also participate in the diverse scholarship activities in the department and collaboratively across the college and university, including curriculum development, outreach activities, presenting new teaching techniques within the university and beyond, and conducting research. In addition to having voting rights in the faculty, HCDE Teaching Professors are equal partners with tenure-track faculty in the governance and leadership of the department.

HCDE has an extensive, evolving, and growing curricular program. The department offers bachelors, professionally oriented masters, and doctoral degrees as well as User-Centered Design and Human-Centered AI graduate certificate programs. HCDE also collaborates with other departments on campus to offer a Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS); a Master of Human Computer Interaction and Design (MHCI+D); and, through the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX), a Master of Science in Technology Innovation (MSTI). HCDE faculty members may teach in one or more of these programs. All of our programs require teaching in-person in the Seattle area.

While we will consider all strong candidates, the successful candidate will be expected to engage in teaching and scholarship areas covered in our curriculum, including but not limited to: engineering design, programming for interactive systems, ML/AI, AR/VR, information visualization, equitable engineering, physical computing, data science, and fabrication. Will be expected to engage in studio-based, project-based, and/or team-based learning approaches.Will be expected to engage in diverse intellectual teaching and scholarship across engineering and design. Prior teaching experience is a positive factor for consideration. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in excellent teaching.

HCDE is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in teaching and/or service that contributes to positive social change and supports people who represent differences in gender, class, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, national and cultural boundaries, national origin, worldview, intellectual origin, ability, and other identities. Will be expected to incorporate issues of diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice and to mentor and educate diverse students.

Successful candidates will join a vibrant faculty conducting interdisciplinary scholarship and research. Current faculty work in infrastructure studies, human-computer interaction, research through design, health informatics and behavior change, visualization, computer-supported cooperative work, crowd-sourcing, computer-mediated communication, engineering design, scientific collaboration, emerging communication technologies, human centered data science, visual analytics, and engineering education.

The department is the home of dynamic, collaborative faculty labs, and faculty members regularly collaborate with colleagues across the College of Engineering; the Information School; and the School of Art, Art History, and Design. Faculty members also routinely engage in research projects with affiliates from the regions high-tech industry. Seattle is home to many prominent technology companies, along with a robust startup and global health community.

UW faculty enjoy outstanding benefits. The base salary range for this position will be $9,400-14,000 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Qualifications

It requires a PhD or Masters degree (or foreign equivalent) inengineering design, programming for interactive systems, ML/AI, AR/VR, information visualization, equitable engineering, physical computing, data science, fabrication or other related fields.

Application Instructions: To apply, please submit the following materials via Interfolio. Review of applications will begin October 24, 2025.

1. Letter of application, including desired rank
2. Current CV
3. Contact information for three references
4. Diversity, equity, and inclusion statement *
5. Teaching statement or teaching philosophy
6. For applicants with prior teaching experience, a teaching portfolio that includes:
a. Instructional materials such as sample syllabi, in-class activities, and assignments with associated evaluation and/or grading rubrics
b. If available, course evaluations that provide both quantitative and qualitative evidence of teaching and mentoring effectiveness

* A diversity, equity, and inclusion statement helps applicants reflect on how their approach to teaching and/or service contributes to positive social change and supports people who represent differences in gender, class, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, national and cultural boundaries, national origin, worldview, intellectual origin, ability, and other identities. We invite you to reflect and describe your related experiences in teaching and service and also where you stand to grow with regard to issues of diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice, and your potential to mentor and educate diverse students.

For questions regarding this position or possible disability accommodations, please contact Stacia Green (greens6@uw.edu)

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