Faculty Position in Historic Preservation
The University of Southern California’s School of Architecture seeks tenure track faculty in the area of historic preservation. Dean Qingyun Ma and our faculty recognize our unique potential for our School to address some of the most compelling questions in preservation today---particularly in regard to issues of the Los Angeles region, the American West, Latin America and the Pacific Rim.
USC is an internationally recognized research university. We are searching for new faculty who are able to balance research and/or practice with the demands of teaching. Faculty specializing in the area of Historic Preservation will be expected to teach within our Masters of Historic Preservation degree program, as well perhaps in some area of our other architectural degree programs (depending on faculty’s area of specialization and credentials), including the advisement of a small set of graduate students with their thesis work.
The undergraduate program ranks in the top ten in America, offering a professional five year Bachelor of Architecture and a four year Bachelor of Science in Architecture, and boasts two Pritzker Prize Alumni, Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne. The School of Architecture currently offers several graduate degree programs: a Master of Architecture, a Master of Building Science, a Master of Landscape Architecture, and a Master of Historic Preservation, with interdisciplinary certificates in each area. Many of our students also participate in a range of study abroad offerings in Europe and Asia. The School of Architecture launched a new PhD Program in 2008-- with an initial focus on the building sciences and technology research area. The School intends to expand into other areas of architecturally-related research over the next few years, including the area of Historic Preservation.
Requirements for the position include a graduate degree in historic preservation or architecture or the equivalent and a proven record demonstrating teaching, practice and research. Candidates with either a PhD or critical design practice with proven excellence in the area of Historical Preservation are encouraged.
Applicants must send in printed copy:
Send to: Historic Preservation Faculty Search Committee
USC School of Architecture
Watt Hall, Room 204
Los Angeles, California 90089-0291
TO ENSURE YOUR APPLICATION IS PROPERLY PROCESSED, DO NOT SEND THIS MATERIAL TO ANY EMAIL ADDRESS. HARD-COPIES ONLY.
For more information on other faculty positions at the USC School of Architecture please see http//arch.usc.edu. If you have specific questions contact: Professor Amy Murphy, Vice Dean, at almurphy@usc.edu.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. The appointments are intended to begin in Fall 2010.
The University of Southern California values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.
Faculty Position in Sustainability
The University of Southern California’s School of Architecture seeks tenure track faculty in the area of sustainable technology and design. The School and its Dean, Qingyun Ma, wish to intensify their longstanding commitment to design excellence and technological innovation.
USC is an internationally recognized research university located within the center of Los Angeles. We are searching for new faculty who are able to balance research and practice with the demands of teaching within the wide spectrum of sustainability and environmental systems courses offered in our professional architectural degree programs as well as within our Building Science degree programs. The School emphasizes the integration of both design and building technologies within each school program. The undergraduate program ranks in the top ten in America, offering a professional five year Bachelor of Architecture and four year Bachelor of Science in Architecture, and boasts two Pritzker Prize Alumni, Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne. The School of Architecture currently offers several graduate degree programs: a Master of Architecture, a Master of Building Science, a Master of Landscape Architecture, and a Master of Historic Preservation, with interdisciplinary certificates in each area. Many of our students also participate in a range of study abroad programs in Europe and Asia. The School of Architecture also offers a significant number of required courses for students gaining either a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or a Master of Construction Management from USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering. The School of Architecture launched a new PhD Program in 2008 as well-- with an initial focus on the building sciences and technology research area.
Faculty in the School of Architecture who specialize in sustainability and environmental systems will be expected to teach core technology courses in the undergraduate and graduate Architecture programs, and participate in design studios. These faculty also be expected to advise graduate and PhD students with their thesis work. Requirements for the position include a graduate degree in engineering or architecture or the equivalent and a proven record demonstrating teaching, practice and research. Candidates with PhDs or critical design practice with proven excellence in the area of sustainability are encouraged.
Applicants must send in printed copy:
Send to: Sustainability Faculty Search Committee
USC School of Architecture
Watt Hall, Room 204
Los Angeles, California 90089-0291
TO ENSURE YOUR APPLICATION IS PROPERLY PROCESSED, DO NOT SEND THIS MATERIAL TO ANY EMAIL ADDRESS. HARD-COPIES ONLY.
If you have specific questions, please contact: Professor Amy Murphy, Vice Dean, at almurphy@usc.edu.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. The appointments are intended to begin in Fall 2010.
The University of Southern California values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.
Tenure-Track Faculty Positions
The University of Southern California's School of Architecture seeks several tenure-track faculty. The School and its new Dean, Qingyun Ma, wish to strengthen their commitment to design excellence and technological innovation in an ever intensifying global context and urban diversity. USC is an internationally recognized research university near the center of Los Angeles. The undergraduate program ranks in the top ten in America, offering a professional five year Bachelor of Architecture and four year Bachelor of Science in Architecture, and boasts two Pritzker Prize winning alumni, Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne. The School of Architecture also offers several graduate degree programs: Master of Architecture, Master of Building Science, Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Historic Preservation, with interdisciplinary certificates in each area. The School of Architecture also offers a Ph.D. program. Undergraduate and graduate students can also participate in a selection of study abroad programs in Europe and Asia. The School also offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with a specialization in building science taught jointly with the Department of Civil Engineering.
The USC School of Architecture plans to add several tenure-track faculty members. While the School has specific needs in architectural design, historic preservation, landscape architecture, and the building sciences, the schools prefers to cast the net broadly in hopes of finding outstanding colleagues. Requirements for the positions include a graduate degree in architecture or the equivalent and a proven record demonstrating teaching, practice and/or research.
Applicants must send:
Send to: Chairs, Faculty Search Committee
USC School of Architecture
Watt Hall, Room 204
Los Angeles, California 90089-0291
For more information on faculty positions the USC School of Architecture please see http//arch.usc.edu or contact our Vice Dean, Amy Murphy, at (213) 740-3775.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. The appointments are intended to begin in Fall 2009.
The University of Southern California values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.
DIRECTOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FACULTY POSITION
The USC School of Architecture is seeking a full-time faculty member to provide leadership as Director of the School’s graduate studies in landscape architecture. The appointment is for a tenured or tenure-track position depending upon the qualifications of the selected candidate and requires evidence of effective teaching and notable accomplishments in research either through academic or professional modes of inquiry. Review of applications will begin September 1, 2008 and continue until the position is filled. The appointment is intended to begin no later than Fall 2009. The initial appointment as director will be for a three-year period and may be extended.
The School’s programs focus on the strategies and design of urban and global projects that are either parts of a diverse but connected urban landscape or that address the complex issues of reclaiming and repairing sites and natural features. The Los Angeles setting especially provides the laboratory of extraordinary natural conditions and challenges, significant inter-cultural complexity, a legacy of great landscape design, and a contemporary impetus for new landscape thinking. The new faculty member must be able to provide leadership in clarifying issues critical to urban vitality and in designing initiatives for re-creating a more symbiotic urbanism in which all life can thrive.
The School of Architecture currently offers the following degree programs in landscape architecture: Master of Landscape Architecture, dual Master of Landscape Architecture/Master of Planning, and the Graduate Certificate in Landscape Architectural Studies. These programs are seamlessly related to the School’s Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Architecture, Master of Building Science, and Master of Historic Preservation degree programs, and other Graduate Certificate programs. The School has studio, research, and office space dedicated for the study of landscape architecture, a substantial library collection, extensive research and professional resources, a vital professional community in the region, and a long history of dedicated landscape architecture teaching and research in a post-professional MLA program. A first professional MLA degree program will be introduced in fall 2008 and is in the process of accreditation review.
REQUIREMENTS:
Requirements for the position include a graduate degree in landscape architecture or the equivalent. The successful candidate will be well grounded in the theory and practice of landscape architecture nationally or internationally with a focus in one or more areas of concentration such as landscape urbanism, energy efficient city design in relation to restoring and protecting natural systems, and the cultural and ecological history of landscape architecture.
APPLICANTS MUST SEND:
SEND TO:
Professor John V. Mutlow, FAIA, Chair
Landscape Architecture Search Committee
School of Architecture, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California 90089-0291
For more information on the faculty position please contact:
Professor John V. Mutlow, Chair, Graduate Studies, at mutlow@usc.edu.
For more information on the landscape architecture programs at USC please contact: Professor Emeritus Robert S. Harris, FAIA, DP-ACSA, Director, Landscape Architecture Studies, at rharris@usc.edu
Full Time Non-Tenure Track Faculty Positions
The University of Southern California's Dean Qinygun Ma and the School of Architecture seeks several full time non-tenure-track faculty appointments for Fall 2009.
USC is an internationally recognized research university located at the center of a regenerating Los Angeles. The undergraduate program ranks in the top ten in America, offering a professional five year Bachelor of Architecture and four year Bachelor of Science in Architecture, boasts two Pritzker Prize winning alumni, Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne. The School of Architecture also offers several graduate degree programs: Master of Architecture, Master of Building Science, Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Historic Preservation, with interdisciplinary certificates in each area. The School also offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with a specialization in building science taught jointly with the Department of Civil Engineering. The School of Architecture also offers a Ph.D. program.
The USC School of Architecture seeks annually to appoint several full time non-tenure-track faculty members with proven excellence and interests including but not limited to:
FT NTT Faculty are a vital part of our School. By definition, a full time non-tenure track faculty position is a faculty position that does not lead to tenure, nor is there any expectation of eventual tenure on the part of the faculty member or the academic unit upon hire. These faculty positions fulfill a distinctly different role and are essential to the success of our academic unit to address emerging needs in the profession, excellence in teaching, and specific administrative responsibilities based on expertise.
The School intends to cast the net widely in hopes of finding outstanding well-qualified colleagues.
Requirements for the positions include a graduate degree in architecture or the equivalent and a proven record demonstrating teaching, practice and/or research.
Applicants should send:
Send to:
Full Time Non-Tenure Track Faculty Search Committee
USC School of Architecture
Watt Hall, Room 204
Los Angeles, California 90089-0291
For more information on faculty positions the USC School of Architecture please contact our Vice Dean, Amy Murphy, at almurphy@usc.edu or contact the School at (213) 740-3775. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. The appointments are intended to begin in Fall 2009. The University of Southern California values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.
FULL-TIME & PART-TIME LECTURER POSITIONS IN THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
The USC School of Architecture announces a search for full-time and part-time non tenure-track lecturers in the fields of architectural design, technology, landscape, architecture, building science, historic preservation, and history and theory. Primary criteria are proven excellence in the area of expertise and evidence of potential for excellence in the teaching and participation in the intellectual life of the School. A significant record of excellence in scholarship and/or professional practice is desired. Portfolio or examples of publications will be required after the initial screening process. The search will remain open until the positions are filled.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae or current resume, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least four references to:
University of Southern California
School of Architecture
Watt Hall 204
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0291
Attention: Dean's Assistant
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