Assistant Professor - Architecture, History/Theory
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Working Title:

Assistant Professor - Architecture, History/Theory

Department:

Architecture-1020

Requisition Number:

F_240132

Posting Open Date:

09/26/2024

Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date):

11/25/2024

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Description of Work:

The faculty of the Architecture Program invites applicants to be a part of a design school within a land-grant institution where faculty merge teaching, research/creative activity, and service/engagement to the university and community. We seek highly motivated candidates, versed in the discipline of architecture, with a record of combining design teaching with a progressive design research agenda in history and/or theory. The successful candidate will teach at least one undergraduate core lecture in addition to architecture design studio courses that integrate and apply history and theory with practice. Additional teaching will be assigned according to the faculty's research and creative scholarly expertise. The candidate will be expected to foster cross-program and cross-college collaboration in research, creative practice, and the profession and offer significant opportunities for engagement and partnership with allied disciplines and professionals.
The Architecture Program pursues an innovative design research curriculum in which faculty interests, evolving pedagogies, and engagement combine in a creative environment that balances experimentation and innovation with professional and environmental responsibility. The College of Architecture promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration while maintaining a commitment to academic accreditation, student performance, and service to the future of its constituent professions in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Community & Regional Planning, and various minors, including Product Design. Our NAAB-accredited Architecture Program consists of a Bachelor of Science in Design followed by a 2-year M.Arch degree. The program also offers a 3-year M.Arch degree. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our mission and pursuit of excellence.

As an EO/AA employer, the University of Nebraska considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See https://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Professional degree in architecture (B.Arch or foreign equivalent) and a graduate degree

or

• Terminal professional degree in architecture (M.Arch, D.Arch or foreign equivalent)

or

• Ph.D. in architecture or field related to design and the built environment with an undergraduate or graduate studio-based architecture design education.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience teaching architectural design studios; indicated by student work in the teaching portion of the portfolio.
• Recognized record of accomplishment in creative activity, scholarship, and/or grant-funded research in focus area; indicated in CV or portfolio of work.
• Professional licensure in architecture.
• Experience applying research focus to creative work or design studio teaching; demonstrated in portfolio.
• Experience developing and implementing programs, services, and/or courses that are designed to meet the needs of the increasingly diverse university community.

Work Location (City, State):

Lincoln, NE

How to Apply:

Click "Apply for this Job" and complete the faculty information form. Attach the following documents:

1. A full curriculum vitae.
2. Brief statements outlining:
   • teaching goals including an outline of a potential elective related to the applicant's design research area.
   • an agenda for research, scholarship, or creative activity.
   • your approach to equity and inclusion in teaching and/or research.

3. Contact information for three references. Provide their current position, mail, telephone, and email.
4. Portfolio containing (25 pages max):
   • personal creative activity, scholarship, research, and/or professional work related to area of focus.
   • examples of student work and/or design studio work completed in your classes.

Please combine the statements (item 2) into a single document and attach as "Other Document."For questions or accommodations related to this position contact:

Direct interest and questions to:
Professor Brian M. Kelly, search committee chair
315 Architecture HallLincoln NE 68588-0107
email: bkelly2@unl.edu

Job Category (old):

Faculty Tenure/Tenure Leading

Job Type:

Full-Time

Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?:

No

Planned Hire Date:

08/15/2025

Organizational Location:

Default Location

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