Full-Time Tenure-Track or Visiting Assistant Professor

The University of Oklahoma’s Gibbs College of Architecture invites applications for a full-time tenure-track or visiting Assistant Professor in the Division of Architecture to teach one to two design studio classes and a minimum of one seminar and/or lecture course per year, beginning no later than August 15, 2022. 

Requirements at the time of hire: 

• A Masters degree in Architecture or related field 
• Evidence of a research agenda 

• Ability to support a collegial and collaborative working environment in addition to possessing effective communication and inter-personal skills 

The successful candidate will contribute to the Division of Architecture’s NAAB-accredited B.ARCH and M.ARCH programs. These professional programs are shaped by an ethos of Creating-Making, and founded on core principles of social and environmental ethics and sustainability. The appointment offers the following exciting opportunities for one’s career path in higher education: 

• To work with an inspired leadership structure in the Division, and to work with nationally-recognized faculty committed to creative and innovative approaches to architectural education. 
• To work in Gould Hall, which provides exceptional studio facilities and digital collaboration spaces with access to creating-making fabrication labs. 

• To develop research collaborations within the Division and across the College, including accredited Divisions of Regional and City Planning, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, and Construction Science. 
• To work with the College’s students to maintain a strong track record of successful collaborations, including the ULI Competition, the ACSA/NSF Sustainable Building Design Competition, the Compressed Earth Block Research Program, and national and international architecture/construction science competitions. 
• To contribute to the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Planning, Design, and Construction, an advanced research and theory degree. 

For more information about our program, please visit http://arch.ou.edu and www.ou.edu/architecture.html. 

Apply by submitting the following materials: a cover letter which expresses interest in the position and highlights relevant experience, a current curriculum vita, a digital portfolio of sample teaching efforts, professional research work and/or work generated through critical practice, and full contact information for three references (please indicate if these are to remain confidential). Please limit the digital portfolio submission file size to less than 10MB. All application materials may be submitted to the email address m.ellis@ou.edu or mailed to: 

Mark Ellis, Gibbs College of Architecture, University of Oklahoma 

Design Studio Faculty Search, Gould Hall, Rm 275 

830 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019 

Please submit questions by email to m.ellis@ou.edu. Application review will begin May 17, 2022 and continue until the position is filled. The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.