Assistant or Associate Professor, Architecture, Technology/Tectonic Culture

Rhode Island School of Design; Union (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Assistant or Associate Professor in Architecture to join their innovative faculty. This role involves teaching both undergraduate and graduate students in architectural technology, building tectonics, and fabrication, fostering an inclusive learning environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong teaching background and a commitment to advancing new fabrication techniques using digital processes. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of architectural education and contribute to a vibrant academic community dedicated to social equity and diversity.

Benefits

Sabbaticals

Professional Development Grants

Conference Funding

Qualifications

• A terminal degree in Architecture or allied discipline is required.
• Demonstrated record of teaching architectural technology and fabrication courses.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in architectural technology.
• Engage in professional practice and contribute to curriculum development.

Skills

Teaching in Architectural Technology

Building Tectonics

Fabrication Techniques

Digital Output Tools

Inclusive Pedagogy

Education

Terminal Degree in Architecture (M.Arch)

Tools

Digital Fabrication Tools

Material-Based Shop Equipment

Job description

Assistant or Associate Professor, Architecture, Technology/Tectonic Culture

To be considered for this opportunity, you must apply through this on-line system.

Assistant or Associate Professor, Architecture, Technology/Tectonic Culture

To be considered for this opportunity, you must apply through this on-line system.

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Please see Special Instructions for more details.

RISD Faculty Search Committees comprise colleagues from within and outside of the hiring Department. Please attach the following to the appropriate links in the section labeled “Documents Needed to Apply”:
1.) Letter of intent that addresses the qualifications and responsibilities listed above 2.) Curriculum vitae 3.) A teaching philosophy that articulates your approach to inclusive pedagogy
4.) Two self-authored syllabi, at least one for a design/building technology studio (in one PDF)
5.) Portfolio of images of professional work (20 images or pages maximum, in one PDF)
6.) Portfolio of images of student work (20 images or pages maximum, in one PDF)

Applications may not be edited once they are certified and submitted. File size is limited to 10 MB per file. Only materials that have been requested will be considered.

Names and contact information for three references are requested as part of the application process at the finalist stage.
Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. Candidates who submit their materials by January 5, 2025 are assured full consideration.

Posting Details

Position Information Title Assistant or Associate Professor, Architecture, Technology/Tectonic Culture Department Department of Architecture Division Architecture & Design Employment Type Full-Time Critical Review Track (similar to tenure track) Yes Position Description The Rhode Island School of Design ( RISD ) Architecture department invites applicants for a full-time faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, to commence fall 2025. Rank will be dependent on professional status and teaching experience. The department seeks qualified individuals for a full-time critical review position (RISD’s version of tenure) to offer undergraduate and graduate-level instruction in the area of building, architectural tectonics, and fabrication. This is a design-plus position; successful candidates will teach undergraduate and graduate students, at the core and thesis levels in addition to teaching foundational, required, and advanced courses in their area of expertise. The department values applicants with a demonstrated record of university-level teaching (core and advanced) and with a demonstrated record of scholarly contributions and/or exhibition/installation/built work. The department welcomes versatile applicants equally adept with AI/machine learning and hand tools, at home in the classroom and fabrication shop with demonstrated construction/fabrication experience. The department seeks candidates with demonstrated knowledge of and experience with the cultural traditions of building construction, coupled with an interest and ability in advancing new fabrication and construction techniques driven by digital processes and material technology. RISD recognizes principles of social equity, inclusion, and diversity as fundamental to its academic mission as an art and design school. We understand these principles to require ongoing attention to difference and expansion of the forms of knowledge from which our curricula originate. RISD is engaged in the collective work of institutional transformation and would value applicants whose pedagogical and professional experiences have prepared them to foster equitable teaching and learning environments. We encourage applicants whose teaching and professional work (creative practice and/or academic scholarship) centers on bodies of knowledge from historically underrepresented communities. We are eager to welcome applicants who can help advance the institution’s social equity, inclusion, and diversity goals and those from groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and long standing, including Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other People of Color, people who identify as LGBTQIA+, veterans, people with disabilities, and first-generation college graduates. Required Qualifications

• A terminal degree in Architecture (M.Arch, or equivalent) or allied discipline.
• Demonstrated record teaching coursework (core and advanced) in the area of architectural technology, building tectonics and/or fabrication.
• Professional practice and/or licensure in architecture, or demonstrated evidence of contributions to one’s area of expertise (e.g. advanced specialized degrees, publications, exhibitions, built work).

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years teaching experience architectural courses at the college-level
• Experience with digital output tools and material based shop procedures and equipment is strongly preferred.
• Experience integrating emerging technologies or mediums with studio, seminar and/or lecture teaching
• Experience shaping architectural curricula
• Academic leadership experience and/or interest (e.g. service as department head, graduate program director)

RISD/ Department Description Rhode Island School of Design ( RISD ) is an undergraduate and graduate college of art and design with approximately 2,500 graduate and undergraduate students. RISD has a critical review process, which is very similar to the tenure process. RISD supports faculty professional practice with sabbaticals, pre-critical review leave, conference funds, and professional development grants. For more information about RISD , please visit www.risd.edu .

RISD Architecture is one of the college’s large departments with over 200 students enrolled in two degree paths: a five-year B.Arch and a three-year M.Arch (with the possibility of advanced standing for completion of this graduate degree in two years). We are currently a faculty of 10 full-time, 4 visiting professors, and over 30 part-time members. We are fortunate to be one of a few departments of architecture in this country housed within a preeminent college of the arts, and we take advantage of this proximity by creating a milieu that is rich in media exploration, testing various materials and formats for the dissemination of architectural ideas. We approach architecture as a cultural discipline and teach design through experimentation, iteration, and critique. The context of the institution supports this approach, as the exploration of and experimentation with various materials and media serve the development and dissemination of architectural ideas for our students. Central to the mission of our department, and our college, is a commitment to making racial, social, and environmental justice foundational to the education of the architect. As an art college, RISD has an activist student culture driving our community’s desire to make these important and substantive changes in the curriculum. Our students are engaged and creative, and upon graduating they become advocates for the built environment and the communities that architecture has historically underserved. As teaching is key to the RISD experience, the department seeks a colleague whose practice or scholarly agendas work in tandem with their teaching (i.e. by evidencing how one’s area of expertise relates to curricular and pedagogical materials). Full-time faculty are also expected to participate in the department’s curricular development, and contribute to the life of the school through service, such as student advising, as well as departmental and school-wide committees. Faculty Responsibilities The full-time faculty teaching load is five teaching units a year. In addition to teaching, full-time faculty are expected to maintain a dynamic professional practice, serve on college committees, advise students, participate in curriculum development and other departmental and/or divisional activities and projects, and contribute to the vibrancy of the intellectual life of the college. Union Yes Salary Information For information about base pay for this position, please refer to Article XII “Salaries” (p. 19-22) in the Faculty Association Collective Bargaining Contract 2022-2025 . The contract indicates the minimum base salary for each rank. Pre-employment Requirement

The successful candidate will be required to meet our pre-employment background screening requirements.

Special Instructions to Applicants RISD Faculty Search Committees comprise colleagues from within and outside of the hiring Department. Please attach the following to the appropriate links in the section labeled “Documents Needed to Apply”:
1.) Letter of intent that addresses the qualifications and responsibilities listed above 2.) Curriculum vitae 3.) A teaching philosophy that articulates your approach to inclusive pedagogy
4.) Two self-authored syllabi, at least one for a design/building technology studio (in one PDF )
5.) Portfolio of images of professional work (20 images or pages maximum, in one PDF )
6.) Portfolio of images of student work (20 images or pages maximum, in one PDF )

Applications may not be edited once they are certified and submitted. File size is limited to 10 MB per file. Only materials that have been requested will be considered.

Names and contact information for three references are requested as part of the application process at the finalist stage.
Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. Candidates who submit their materials by January 5, 2025 are assured full consideration. EEO Statement

RISD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

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Portfolio of Professional Work

Portfolio of Student Work

Teaching Philosophy

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