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Job Description:

The University of Florida School of Architecture invites applicants for one or more tenure-track appointments at the rank of Assistant Professor. We seek candidates with expertise in architectural design: innovative designers, dedicated educators, and strong researchers who are prepared to thrive within a highly-competitive R1 research university. We are specifically interested in candidates with demonstrated expertise in studio design instruction. Secondary areas of expertise may include full-scale fabrication, design/build practices, digital design and visualization, housing, practice, and/or other areas of funded research and peer-reviewed publication.

In this tenure-accruing position successful candidates are expected to achieve distinction within at least two of three areas: research/scholarship, teaching, and service. Candidates for tenure must demonstrate excellence through publications, grants, successful students, and contributions to the university and profession. This is a full-time, nine (9)-month per year position. The successful candidate will be based on our main campus in Gainesville, Florida and should anticipate a start date of Fall 6.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct original research and creative practice that contributes to the advancement of architectural design.
• Teach undergraduate and/or graduate design studios, as well as seminars, labs, or integrated building technology coursework.
• Supervise, advise, and mentor graduate M.Arch, M.S.A.S., and Ph.D. candidates completing independent theses, projects-in-lieu-of-thesis (PILOTs), and doctoral dissertations.
• Contribute to curriculum development, service, and governance within the school and university.

University of Florida School of Architecture

The UF School of Architecture (UF SoA; ) is known for its rigorous and interdisciplinary design studio curriculum and culture, including numerous international opportunities and academic concentrations. Celebrating its th anniversary in 5, the UF SoA is one of five active, interdisciplinary units in the College of Design, Construction and Planning that contributes to addressing challenges in the built environment of Florida, the US, and the world. The successful candidate will join a highly-motivated faculty at a top-ranked public university, abundant with cutting-edge research, scholarship, and teaching. This rich environment provides ample opportunities for collaboration. The SoA is committed to supporting faculty through mentorship, research and travel funding, assistance with grant writing and publication, and funding for graduate assistants to support teaching and research.

The School of Architecture offers the following degree programs: Bachelor of Design in Architecture, Master of Architecture (NAAB accredited professional degree; three tracks), Master of Science in Architectural Studies (M.S.A.S.), and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). The SoA has approximately undergraduate and Master’s and PhD students. The program is based on the main campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. There are also three off-campus programs: CityLab-Orlando; CityLab-Jacksonville; and the Vicenza Institute of Architecture in Vicenza, Italy. International studies play an important role in the SoA curriculum, with almost % of the student body participating in study abroad programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

The full-time faculty of the School of Architecture produce research, creative works, and design scholarship through independent initiatives, centers, and institutes. The School of Architecture offers graduate concentrations and certificates aligned with areas of faculty research, including in

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Computational Design, Public Interest Design (PID), Acoustics, Sustainable Architecture and Design, Themed Environments Integration (TEI), Healthcare Design Integration (HDI), Building Performance, and Architectural Design Pedagogy.

The College of Design, Construction and Planning

The College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) is one of the few colleges in the nation that houses design, construction, and planning under one college. With programs in architecture, construction management, interior design, landscape architecture and urban planning, historic preservation, and sustainability and the built environment, students are exposed to an interdisciplinary reflection of the world around them. The faculty of the UF SoA collaborate in research and teaching with faculty in each of the college’s other units, and across the university, reflecting the college’s dedication to interdisciplinary collaboration. The , sf Bruno E. and Maritz F. Ramos Collaboratory (opening Spring 6) will further unite the disciplines under one roof. This new facility includes a research hub to house all DCP research centers, a large multipurpose hall and seminar rooms for lecture series and symposiums, creative collisions common spaces, robotics lab, and a digital modeling and fabrication space.

The City of Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville is a vibrant city with a low cost of living, welcoming community, diverse population, excellent public schools, Division I NCAA sports, and no state income tax. The area is known for its nature parks, bike trails, sporting events, museums, mild winters, and warm summers. Being centrally located makes Gainesville easily situated for day trips to beautiful beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf, to theme parks including Disney World, and to other cities including Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tampa. Learn more about what Gainesville has to offer at Visit Gainesville ()

Expected Salary:

Commensurate with education and experience.

Required Qualifications:

Professional or post-professional graduate degree in architecture or related fields.

Preferred:

Professional license and/or Ph.D. is highly-desirable, as is previous design studio teaching, peer-reviewed research (peer-reviewed publications, externally-funded research, and/or other evidence of scholarly production), and/or professional experience. The successful candidate must be able to work with students, faculty, and staff from a wide-range of social and cultural backgrounds. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the excellence of the academic community. The University of Florida has a student body of over , undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional degree students.