Faculty Position in Structural Technology
The University of Southern California’s School of Architecture seeks tenure track faculty in the area of structural technology and design, including design for lateral, wind, and seismic loads as well as new inventions in material performance. 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 structural courses offered in our professional architectural degree programs as well as 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 winning alumni, Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne. The School of Architecture currently 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. Undergraduate and graduate students can 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 has just 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 structural design teach core technology courses in the undergraduate and graduate Architecture programs, additional seminars and participate in design studios. These faculty also advise graduate students with their research and thesis work within the Building Science Program. Requirements for the position include a graduate degree in structural engineering or architecture or the equivalent and a proven record demonstrating teaching, practice and research.
Applicants must send:
1) a letter describing practice, research and teaching interests
2) curriculum vitae
3) samples of selected work
4) contact information for three references (please provide name,
title, address, phone number and email)
Send to: Structural Technology Faculty Search Committee
USC School of Architecture
Watt Hall, Room 204
Los Angeles, California 90089-0291
For more information on the USC School of Architecture faculty postions please see: http//arch.usc.edu or 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 2009.
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:
1) a letter describing practice, research and teaching interests
2) curriculum vitae
3) samples of selected work
4) contact information for three references (please provide
name, title, address, phone number and email)
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 the School at (213) 740-4589
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:
1) a letter describing practice, research and teaching interests, and a perspective about landscape architecture education
2) curriculum vitae
3) samples of teaching, research, and practice (as appropriate)
4) contact information for three references (please provide name, title, address, telephone number, and email)
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 & 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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