Özlem Eren graduated from Mimar Sinan University Faculty of Architecture in 1992. In the same year, he started to work as a Research Assistant at Mimar Sinan University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Building Information Science. between Dec. 1994-95, he was engaged in academic research in England. he received the title of Master Architect in 1997, Doctor in 2001, Associate Professor in 2008, Professor in 2014. He teaches Fine Building Knowledge, Building Technologies, Steel Structure Technologies, Architecture and Technology courses at the Faculty of Architecture of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, where he serves as a faculty Member. He taught Building at Yeditepe University, Bahçeşehir University, Sabahattin Zaim University Architecture Faculties. Since 2012, he has been teaching Building Knowledge at Fatih Sultan Mehmet University Faculty of Architecture as a part-time Lecturer. He served as a member of the Faculty Board of Directors and Deputy Head of the Department at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.

Eren has 4 books titled “Steel Structures, ”Large Span Steel Structures“, ”Light Steel Structure“ and ”Steel Multi-Storey Structures”, and numerous national and international articles.