Assistant Professor - Architectural Design Studio - Tenure Track
- Employer
- University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Oct 26, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Education, Instructional Technology & Design, Professional Fields, Architecture
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO - TENURE TRACK
The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at the
University of Maryland announces
a search for one faculty position at the level of assistant
professor in the Architecture Program.
The individual selected for this position will provide innovative
instruction and impactful
scholarship, as well as creative and/or professional work in
support of the pre-professional and
accredited professional degree programs in architecture. We seek
individuals with focused
intellectual approaches to architecture and urbanism grounded in
communities, buildings,
cities, landscapes, and building practices, integrating knowledge
from diverse fields and
disciplines to solve the pressing problems of today and tomorrow.
We promote social justice,
cultural diversity, resource conservation, and economic opportunity
through excellence in
architectural design, urban planning, historic preservation, and
real estate development.
The selected candidate is expected to advance and innovate
high-impact teaching, creative
work, service, and research in the fields of the built environment;
contribute to the School’s
interdisciplinary education initiatives; create diverse and
inclusive discourse and action that
addresses society’s urgent challenges; and promote the school’s
excellence in recruiting top
students and faculty. The school's 2019 strategic plan can be found
at:
https://arch.umd.edu/sites/default/files/2020-02/mapp_strategic_plan_0.pdf
Candidates will teach architectural design studios at a variety of
levels as well as other courses
in the curriculum. Additional responsibilities include student
mentoring and service at the
school and program levels. The candidate should be prepared to
demonstrate promise and/or
accomplishments in architectural, urban, and/or interior design.
Evidence of achievement
should include a portfolio of built work, un-built projects and/or
speculative designs, as well as
peer-reviewed projects, books, and/or publications in academic and
trade journals. We
embrace the concept that innovative thinkers and designers seek to
understand practical and
theoretical subject matter in ways that go beyond the traditional
disciplinary frameworks. In
addition to ability and achievement in the design studio, we seek
colleagues who have
demonstrated scholarly, creative, and/or professional promise and
accomplishments in one or
more of the following areas:
Building Systems Integration: The ability
to integrate building technologies into design
studios and professional degree coursework with particular emphasis
on building
structures; methods and materials of construction; bioclimatic,
net-zero, and resilient
design; and low-carbon materials.
Design and Climate Change: The ability to
engage salient issues of architecture and
urbanism such as urban design, patterns of settlement, equity, and
resilience as they are
impacted by climate disruption.
Social Justice: The ability to engage
issues of equity, affordable housing,
community-based design processes, and diversity through
architectural and urban
strategies. An interest or track record of mentorship of students
and young
professionals from historically underrepresented groups.
Design & Media: The ability to offer
critical and innovative insight into design
processes, design thinking, and evolving design media.
Candidates shall minimally possess a terminal degree in
architecture. Professional registration
and/or a PhD in architecture or a closely related field will be
given preference. Emerging
architects are welcome to apply, but they should be prepared to
articulate a definitive path
toward licensure. Candidates will demonstrate an emerging national
reputation in research,
scholarship, creative and/or professional activities in one or more
of the areas listed above. In
addition, the ability to pursue external funding, build industry or
community-based partnerships,
and conduct interdisciplinary projects is also valued. Candidates
should be prepared to offer
specific insight into how their research, scholarly, creative,
and/or professional activities
contribute to the School and the Architecture Program’s vision and
mission.
The University enjoys proximity to the wealth of built and natural
resources in the Washington-
Baltimore-Chesapeake Bay region. Just seven miles from the heart of
the nation’s capital, the
University of Maryland is the flagship campus of the state’s higher
education system and a top ranked
public research institution with 38,000 students, 9,000 faculty and
staff, and 352,000
alumni. Established in 1967, the School of Architecture, Planning
and Preservation—Maryland’s
Built Environment School—offers undergraduate and graduate degree
programs in architecture,
as well as graduate programs in community planning, historic
preservation, and real estate
development, more than fifteen dual-degree masters programs, and an
interdisciplinary PhD
program in urban and regional planning and design. The School is
also home to two research
institutes active in the community: the National Center for Smart
Growth Research and
Education and the Environmental Finance Center.
The Architecture Program has a national reputation for design
excellence in building craft, urban
design, and sustainability as evidenced by the pioneering,
award-winning integrated design
studio and advanced technology course sequence; numerous honors in
the arena of urban
design including the ULI-Hines competitions; several wins in the
United States Department of
Energy Solar Decathlon; as well as in the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Affordable Housing competition. Design excellence at Maryland is
grounded in design and
technical integration occupying a central place in the curriculum
and intellectual life of the
Program. https://arch.umd.edu/programs/architecture
The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a
policy of equal employment
opportunity and will not discriminate against any employee or
applicant because of race, age,
sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability,
religion, ancestry or national origin,
marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and
gender identity or expression.
Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
The School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation is a diverse
and collaborative academic
unit comprised of students, staff, and faculty members from all
walks of life and all corners of
the globe. Our students come from a diversity of academic
backgrounds and bring a diversity of
thought and experience to our school community. We are proud that
we are a nurturing
environment where individuals can safely share their insights into
the many dimensions of the
built environment without fear of reprisal or marginalization.
Please see the School’s Anti-
Racism Action Plan at:
https://diversity.umd.edu/statements/2020-06-anti-racism-action-plan
The University of Maryland has made the safety of our students,
faculty, staff, and our
surrounding communities a top priority. As part of that commitment,
the University System of
Maryland (USM) recently announced that students, faculty, and staff
on USM campuses this fall,
including UMD, are required to be vaccinated against COVID. As a
prospective and/or a new
employee at UMD, you will be required to comply with the
University’s vaccination protocol.
Proof of full vaccination will be required before the start of
employment in order to work at any
University of Maryland location. Prospective or new employees may
seek a medical or religious
exemption to the vaccination requirement at return.umd.edu and must
have an approved
exemption prior to the start of their employment. Failure to
provide proof of vaccination or to
obtain approval for a medical or religious exemption will result in
the offer of employment being
rescinded.
For more information about and to apply for this position,
visit:
https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/89321
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