Tenure Track Architectural Faculty Positions
The multi-disciplinary College of Architecture is seeking candidates to fill two tenure-track positions. The faculty is seeking motivated, energetic individuals who desire to be a part of a growing collaborative design/research school within a land-grant institution. The College grants a pre-professional Bachelor of Science in Design degree in architecture and professional Master of Architecture, along with post professional MS and PhD degrees. The college also grants professional degrees in Interior Design, Landscape Architecture and Community and Regional Planning. Collectively faculty from programs of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community and Regional Planning, and Interior Design form a collaborative teaching and research environment that values cross program initiatives along with active connections to programs outside the College including current teaching and research relationships with the Colleges of Engineering and Agriculture and Natural Resources. All programs are committed to interdisciplinary design excellence and innovation to meet the challenges of stewardship of the natural environment and sustainable design in the built environment. The College also supports its commitment to a global perspective in design education through opportunities for faculty and students to be part of various long running international programs located in London, Ireland, Germany, France, China and a newly developed programs in South and Central America. Additionally, the College publishes a scholarly material culture journal called ‘Inform’ with student editors and faculty oversight offering the successful candidates a venue for discourse in the academic community. For more information about our College of Architecture and constituent Programs, please see http://archweb.unl.edu. Review of submissions will begin end of day Tuesday, January 19, 2010 and will remain open until filled. To begin the process, please visit http://employment.unl.edu, referencing the requisition number indicated below, and complete a Faculty/Administrative information form. The specific submission requirements to the College are listed below. Please note materials will not be returned.
HISTORY/THEORY: Requisition #090549
The Assistant/Associate Professor candidate is expected to teach a survey course in architecture history from the mid-18th century to the present. The candidate will also be expected to teach design studios in both the undergraduate and graduate levels of the college. Candidates with a demonstrated interest in other history/theory domains such as, urbanism, landscape architecture, industrial design, or cultural landscapes are also encouraged to apply. Candidates must have a professional degree in architecture and hold a doctoral degree in the area of architectural history (ABD acceptable).
A PhD or architectural registration is required for promotion within the architecture program.
DESIGN FOUNDATIONS: Requisition #090550
The duties of this position include teaching a studio and lecture course in the freshman Visual Literacy program designated as a Program of Excellence by the University. This innovative program which includes students and faculty from Architecture; Interior Design; Landscape Architecture; Art; Textiles Clothing and Design; and Journalism is designed to provide these majors a common foundation experience. Additional teaching will include the second year integrated Basic Design courses for Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape
Architecture students and a seminar/lecture. Successful candidates could also be required to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the architecture program. Candidates are strongly encouraged to demonstrate potential in foundation design teaching and research. Candidates must have a Master of Architecture degree and be eligible for registration.
A PhD or architectural registration is required for promotion within the architecture program.
Applicants should submit:
1. A full curriculum vitae.
2. Contact information for three references (mailing, telephone, and e-mail addresses).
3. A statement outlining research goals, teaching philosophy, and professional experience if available.
4. An 8.5x11 Hard copy portfolio demonstrating unique qualifications for the specific position.
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URBAN DESIGN 1: Bridging between Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning (requisition #090552)
This position will require Assistant/Associate Professor candidates to teach interdisciplinary design studios where students translate the objectives of urban design regarding space, settlement patterns and cultural influences into physical strategies to guide the work of architects, landscape architects, developers and other professionals. The candidate will also be expected to deliver seminar/ lecture courses related to this topic to the same multidisciplinary audience of planning, architecture and landscape architecture students. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to have a related, active research/creative activity agenda including publication and externally funded grants along with participation in the service mission of the University.
Candidates must have a professional degree in architecture and a master’s or doctoral degree in Planning, Urban Design, or Landscape Architecture. Applicants with professional practice experience in urban design are preferred.
URBAN DESIGN 2: Landscape Urbanism and Environmental Infrastructure (requisition #090553)
The Assistant/Associate level candidate will teach interdisciplinary design studio where students plan and design cities that incorporate ecology, landscape architecture and infrastructure into the discourse of urbanism. The candidate will also be expected to deliver seminar/lecture courses related to this topic to the same multidisciplinary audience of landscape architecture, planning, and architecture students. In addition the successful candidate will be expected to have a related, active research/creative activity agenda including publication and externally funded grants along with participation in the service mission of
the University.
Candidates must hold a terminal professional degree in urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, planning or related fields. Applicants with professional practice experience in urban design are preferred.
Applicants should submit:
1. A full curriculum vitae.
2. Contact information for three references (title, mailing address, telephone, and e-mail).
3. A statement outlining research goals, teaching philosophy, and professional experience if available.
4. An 8.5x11 hard copy portfolio demonstrating unique qualifications for the specific position.
Direct interest and applications to:
SPECIFY POSITION SOUGHT FOR CONSIDERATION
Faculty Search Committee Chair
232 Architecture Hall
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0107
(402) 472-9233; fax (402) 472-3806
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