The new year brings new opportunities to make an impact on architectural academia. Here is this week's round-up of employment opportunities from 10 academic institutions that are seeking directors, visiting lecturers, professors, and other design faculty. Also, don't forget to check out one institution's call for visiting faculty for their Design in Spatial Justice program.

Accompanying each job listing, we’re featuring a student project from that institution. Be a part of architectural academia, and don't miss these employment opportunities!

The Ohio State University seeks a Christos Yessios Digital Fabrication Associate or Full Professor of Architecture
Location: Columbus, OH
The Architecture Section of the Knowlton School at The Ohio State University is seeking candidates at the Associate of Full level for a tenure-track position in architecture with innovative research in emerging digital technologies in design, and will also consider extraordinary candidates at the Assistant level. This endowed position is supported by the Christos Yessios Fund. Candidates with a research focus related to emerging digital fabrication tools and related technologies and their implications or contemporary design are encouraged to apply, and each application will receive full consideration.

The University of Hong Kong seeks a Tenure-Track Assistant in Fabrication Laboratory Robotics
Location: Hong Kong, HK
Applicants should possess a postgraduate and professional degree in Architecture. Preference will be given to those holding professional qualifications and/or a Ph.D. degree in Architecture or an affiliated discipline and to those who have experience in teaching and practicing design in a multidisciplinary context. They should demonstrate an established record of research, teaching and critical practice in the form of design projects or creative work, and a capacity to integrate the different elements of their research and practice into teaching. As the Department moves to strengthen international links with academic institutions and innovators in design throughout Asia and the world, applicants who have a record of building such partnerships are encouraged to apply.

The University of Texas at Arlington seeks Tenure Track Faculty
Location: Arlington, TX
The College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA) at the University of Texas at Arlington seeks applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in Architecture to be hired for Fall of 2020 at the rank of assistant professor. For this position, we seek applicants with a focus on design-build. An additional interest in community engagement is encouraged. The faculty member in this position will provide leadership of CAPPA’s fast-growing design-build program within its School of Architecture and will assist in the development of the UTA Community Design Center.

Columbia University offers an Architecture Technology Faculty Position
Location: New York, NY
GSAPP is especially interested in candidates who have the ability not only to shape pedagogy and teach core courses in the architecture technology sequence but also to formulate and guide innovative research in areas such as building science and sustainable systems, with particular expertise in energy and carbon footprint as they relate to architecture. Expertise in building materials and embodied energy is also desirable. The successful candidate will hold a leadership role in conceptualizing, developing, and administering the architecture technology curriculum and in integrating it with the larger curricular goals of the architecture programs. Candidates in all ranks and categories must have demonstrated capacity for original work and have strong leadership and communication skills.

Indiana University Bloomington seeks a Visiting Lecturer in Comprehensive Design
Location: Bloomington, IN
The school seeks a forward-thinking colleague who is committed to interdisciplinary engagement and exploration of the convergence of the areas of Design, Art, Architecture, and Merchandising. This will be a one-year appointment, which may be extended for one additional year. Continuation of the appointment is based on effective performance of assigned duties, school funding, and continuation of programmatic needs. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to educate emerging leaders in interior design. Position responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Teaching an annual course load of five courses during the 10-month academic year. • Participating in curriculum development.

University of Michigan seeks a Director of Admissions and Recruiting
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
The university is searching for an experienced, results-oriented, data-driven director of admissions and recruiting to implement a sophisticated, integrated, analytically informed, and collaborative approach to college-wide enrollment. Working closely with the dean, program chairs, degree directors, chief financial officer and others, they will help envision and enact the best possible path forward to meet enrollment goals. The candidate will lead the development, implementation, and assessment of short- and long-term strategic plans, create new initiatives, and oversee end-to-end process management, yield strategies, and budget management for the college’s recruiting and admissions operation. The director of admissions and recruiting reports to the dean, serves as part of the college’s senior leadership team, and manages and supports a team of admissions professionals (3.3 FTE).

University of Michigan seeks a Director of Research and Creative Practice Development
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
The director of research and creative practice development reports to the associate dean for research and creative practice, and will be an important contributor in strategically guiding the college’s efforts in R+CP development. The diversity of faculty projects means that the director’s portfolio will be varied and broad, requiring agility to work at both the visionary and detail levels. As director, they will oversee the research development activities within the college: supporting new research initiatives, assisting in developing new research opportunities and strategic partnerships, and working directly with faculty, staff, and external partners to build capacity and administer the R+CP enterprise. The ideal candidate possesses knowledge aligned architecture and urban planning and is a collaborative and proactive strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial mindset.

University of Oregon offers a Visiting Faculty Fellowship in Design for Spatial Justice
Location: Eugene, OR
The University of Oregon in Eugene and Portland, Oregon invites applications for Visiting Faculty Fellowships in Design for Spatial Justice at the rank of assistant, associate, full, or distinguished visiting professor or professor of practice in the areas of architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture and historic preservation in the School of Architecture and Environment in the College of Design. The institution will award up to six faculty fellowships in design/research and teaching for durations of two terms to three years, to start as early as September 2020. The university is interested in candidates who will teach innovative design studios, subject area courses, and seminar courses in any of the following areas: interior environments, accessibility, media, design processes, architectural technology, cultural heritage and heritage conservation, inclusive urbanism, feminist spatial practice, design computation, integrated design, ecological justice, climate change resilience, habitats/housing, human-centered design, urbanism and/or land use, and materials and methods. 

The New School seeks a Space Planner
Location: New York, NY
The idea candidate will maintain a complete and up-to-date data base of plans and room attributes for the entire University space inventory. Prepare and present space use statistics, customized analysis, floor plans and space data in graphic formats, evaluate the necessity and feasibility of requests for internal moves, furnishings and equipment. They will also prepare drawings, graphs, photographs and other applicable materials to test the fit of proposed moves, reconfigurations and furnishing and to illustrate planning objectives and options. Architectural degree and experience preferred. Higher education in space planning experience is preferred.

University of Arkansas seeks an Assistant Professor in Interior Design
Location: Fayetteville, AR
The idea candidate will be teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, pursuing peer-reviewed scholarly and creative inquiry, and providing service to the department, school, university, and community are foundational expectations. The standard tenure-track faculty workload is 65% teaching, 25% research, scholarship or creative activity and 10% service. The typical tenure-track faculty teaching assignment is one studio and one lecture/seminar per semester. This Assistant Professor will lead studio and classroom instruction, create curriculum material, construct syllabi, assess student knowledge and skills, advise students, and provide other scholastic achievement guidance.

University of Kentucky seeks a Lecturer in Product Design
Location: Lexington-Fayette, KY
The candidate will teach undergraduate courses in product design, including studios and accompanying courses such as colloquia, CAD, history, ergonomics, research, and technology. Further, successful candidates will mentor and advise undergraduate students, participate in ongoing committee membership and service assignments, and build bridges with programs internal and external to the College and with industry and community partners. The position commences on August 15, 2020 and includes an initial two-year contract. Appointment will be in the College of Design unit that most closely matches the candidate’s degree and experience.

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