Position Description

The School of Architecture is seeking applications and nominations for the following faculty position: Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor (without tenure) in Architectural Design. The position will be available starting July 1, 2023.

About the Notre Dame School of Architecture

The School of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame is committed to an architectural pedagogy that is based on the classical and vernacular design traditions of the world. Our curriculum aims to study and renew these traditions by integrating their received design wisdom and meaning with emerging social needs, priorities, understandings and technical advances. It is our goal to prepare our students to address, through architecture, the urban and environmental challenges of contemporary societies worldwide, in order to safeguard our shared future for generations to come.

We hold firm in our belief that architecture and urbanism should be enduring, holistic and appropriate to their culture, climate and context. We seek colleagues who recognize the essential relationship between buildings, the city and nature; who understand the critical role the built environment plays in addressing complex social problems; and who foster the values of beauty, innovation, resilience and diversity within our curriculum.

Current strategic priorities of the School include:

1) Foundational Learning - Commitment to a pedagogy encompassing the entire constructional range of the built world. Exposure of students to diverse design and building traditions as foundational precedents for reference in current architectural practice.

2) Placemaking Variety - Designing buildings, cities, and landscapes in place- and culture-diverse forms that serve local needs, provide for well-being and identity, and address global challenges.

3) A Mission of Service - Designing for the common good in all projects, and taking active leadership in addressing issues of need, crisis, inequity, and injustice in the physical environment.

4) Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Practice - Engagement in diverse forms of intellectual inquiry, scholarship, and design to generate research- and practice-informed instruction that inspires students to pursue similar paths of excellence as academics and professionals.

5) Advocacy: Local, National, Global - Engagement with academic institutions, professional societies, governmental agencies, and directly with communities to positively influence design and construction practices and improve our shared built environment.

Qualifications

The School is seeking candidates with expertise that have demonstrated interest and accomplishments that incorporate the strategic priorities of the School, and particularly in one or more of the following:

• Classical and vernacular architecture
• Traditional and New Urbanism Within these parameters, we welcome candidates with secondary expertise in the following areas:
• Traditional building construction and its relationship to environmental sustainability
• History and theory
• Hand drawing and traditional illustration methods
• Other expertise relevant to the mission of the School and the University Candidates will be expected to teach design studio as well as a seminar or lecture course in their field of expertise, and be also engaged in research or practice at the highest level. Responsibilities
• Teach one undergraduate or graduate studio course each in both the fall and spring semesters, and one additional lecture or seminar course per year
• Maintain active scholarly research and publications, practice, or creative work trajectory
• Participation in meetings, committees, reviews, presentations, and other service activities throughout the academic year, both within the School of Architecture and the University.

Responsibilities

• Teach one undergraduate or graduate studio course each in both the fall and spring semesters, and one additional lecture or seminar course per year
• Maintain active scholarly research and publications, practice, or creative work trajectory
• Participation in meetings, committees, reviews, presentations, and other service activities throughout the academic year, both within the School of Architecture and the University.

Required

Applicants must have a terminal degree (Master's or PhD) by the time of appointment, a record of excellence in research or practice/creative work as appropriate for the candidate's rank, and a commitment to teaching excellence.

Preferred

Applicants with a strong commitment to the promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion are strongly encouraged to apply.

The University seeks to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff and administration. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, it is committed to building a culturally inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from female and minority candidates and those candidates attracted to a school and to a university with a Catholic mission and identity.

Applicants who will enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions

Interested candidates must apply through Interfolio and include the following:

1. cover letter, including a summary of research, practice, or creative work interests and accomplishments.

2. detailed curriculum vitae

3. portfolio of work samples or publications

4. statement of teaching philosophy

5. statement describing your experience working with a diverse student body, as well as your past, present, and/or future contributions to creating/advancing a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

All materials should be received by January 15, 2023, after which they will be reviewed until the position is filled. Candidates who advance to the second round of review will be asked to provide three professional reference letters.

For questions, please contact Eileen Long at [email protected].

To apply, please visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/117962