Visiting Scholar - Architecture (Non-Tenure Track Faculty Applicant Pool)

Montana State University - Office of Student Engagement; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Montana State University in Bozeman seeks a Visiting Scholar in Architecture (Non-Tenure Track) to teach, conduct research, and engage in creative activity that expands architectural thinking. The appointment includes a 6‑credit graduate design studio and a first-year honors seminar, with opportunities to present a public lecture and contribute to scholarly work.

The position requires a professional degree in architecture, recognized scholarship/creative activity, and teaching or leadership

Qualifications

• Professional degree in Architecture or related field.
• Notable recognition of Scholarship/Creative Activity.
• Teaching or leadership experience appropriate to the position.
• Scholarship/Creative Activity may be from a discipline related to architecture.

Responsibilities

• Teach a 6 credit graduate design studio
• Teach a first-year 1 credit honors seminar
• Conduct design related original research
• Participate in faculty meetings
• Serve on studio reviews
• Present school-wide lecture
• Be an engaged and active participant with students, faculty and staff on a day-to-day basis
• Conduct a week-long field trip in the state of Montana related course content

Education

Professional degree in Architecture

Scholarship/Creative Activity recognition

Teaching or leadership experience

Interdisciplinary scholarship allowed

Job description

Position Details

Position Information

Announcement Number FAC - VA - 26117

For questions regarding this position, please contact:

Brian Kelly

[e-mail]

Classification Title Working Title Visiting Scholar - Architecture (Non-Tenure Track Faculty Applicant Pool)

Brief Position Overview

This one-semester position is intended to attract and support an emerging scholar or practitioner (or a group of scholars or practitioners) with a range of innovative scholarship or progressive practice in architecture or allied fields. Candidates are expected to teach, conduct research, and facilitate creative activity that will contribute to or challenge thinking about architecture as the School of Architecture looks to the future. A broad range of scholarly and professional expertise is welcomed.

Faculty Tenure Track: No

Faculty Rank: Non-Tenure Track Position

Number: 4A6161

Department: Architecture

Division: College of Arts & Architecture

Appointment Type: Faculty

Contract Term: Academic Year Semester

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Union Affiliation: Exempt from Collective Bargaining

FTE: 1.0

Benefits: Eligible

Salary: Salary commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.

Contract Type: LOA

Recruitment Type: Open

General Statement

The appointment supports the MSU Land Grant vision to transform lives and communities in the people’s interest and the School of Architecture’s mission to instill personal agency, self-reflection, and environmental empathy to educate innovators who challenge and advance the design professions.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Visiting Scholar is expected to contribute to or challenge thinking about architecture through their teaching, research, and creative activity. The Visiting Scholar is required to present the accomplishments in the form of a public lecture at the School and submit the work produced at the School to an external body for peer review and dissemination to national or international audiences.

• Teach a 6 credit graduate design studio
• Teach a first-year 1 credit honors seminar
• Conduct design related original research
• Participate in faculty meetings
• Serve on studio reviews
• Present school-wide lecture
• Be an engaged and active participant with students, faculty and staff on a day-to-day basis
• Conduct a week-long field trip in the state of Montana related course content

Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

• Professional degree in Architecture or related field
• Notable recognition of Scholarship/Creative Activity.
• Teaching or leadership experience appropriate to the position.
• Scholarship/Creative Activity may be from a discipline related to architecture.

Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrated engagement with contemporary issues in architecture

Position Special Requirements/Additional Information

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

The Program The Department

Consisting of 300 undergraduate and 60 graduate students, the School of Architecture offers a 5½ -year professional program leading to a Master of Architecture degree, fully accredited by NAAB. Located in the heart of the Greater Yellowstone ecological system and the Intermountain West region, the School of Architecture, College of Arts & Architecture and Montana State University are internationally recognized for research and creative activity drawn from the social, cultural, and environmental opportunities of the region.

The College

The School of Architecture is one of four schools that make up the College of Arts & Architecture, along with the Schools of Art, Film & Photography and Music. The Director reports to the Dean of the College and serves as a key member of the Dean’s executive leadership team – a consultative group of directors, administrators, and support staff who work closely to advance the missions of the schools, the college, and the university.

Posting Detail Information

Number Of Vacancies: 1

Desired Start Date: January 2027

Position End Date (if Temporary): Open

Open Date

Close Date

Applications Will Be

Review of applications will be on a continual basis and will continue until the position(s) are filled. Applicants are retained in the hiring pool for up to two years.

EEO Statement

Montana State University is an equal opportunity employer. MSU does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class status in violation of any applicable law.

In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference, please complete the veteran’s preference information located in the Demographics section of your profile.

FLSA Details

FLSA Determination

FLSA Status: Exempt