Assistant/Associate Professor of Architecture

Assistant/Associate Professor of Architecture

We are now accepting applications for a qualified Assistant/Associate Professor of Architecture at Belmont University.

Employment Type

Faculty

Internal Job Category

Tenure Track (Faculty)

Full-Time

Department

Architecture

Hours

N/A

Primary Duties and

Responsibilities:

O'More College of Architecture and Design at Belmont University in Nashville invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position of Architecture at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, with an anticipated start date of August 2027. The Department of Architecture seeks candidates who are committed to educating diverse leaders of character and who view architecture as a vehicle for the greater good. Grounded in Belmont's Christ-centered mission, the program emphasizes collaborative, interdisciplinary learning; the integration of creativity, empathy, and technical rigor; and the development of meaningful, human-centered design approaches that engage community, context, stewardship, and professional practice.

Responsibilities of the position include teaching 24 credit/workload hours per year in the architecture program, with an emphasis with an emphasis on architectural design studios at the foundational level and the potential to teach advanced studios focused on urban design and the built environment, in one or more of the following areas:

• Foundational Architectural Design: Teaching early undergraduate design studios, emphasizing design thinking, creative exploration, spatial composition, architectural representation, and the development of fundamental design skills.
• Architectural Design Methods and Processes: Introducing students to iterative design processes, conceptual development, critical thinking, and the integration of site, context, and human experience into architectural design.
• Urban Design and the Built Environment: Teaching design studios that explore relationships between architecture, urban form, public space, and communities, with an emphasis on context-responsive, sustainable, and socially responsible design.

Additional responsibilities include collegial participation in collaborative settings, academic advising, student mentoring, scholarly activity, and college and university service. The successful candidate is expected to pursue these aspects of faculty life within an ecumenical, student-focused environment that brings together the best of liberal arts and professional education in a Christ-centered community of learning and service.

Located near the heart of thriving Nashville, Tennessee, Belmont University consists of nearly 9,000 students who come from every state and 33 countries. The University is nationally recognized for its innovative approach as well as its commitment to undergraduate teaching. As a Christ-centered, student-focused community, Belmont's mission is to develop diverse leaders of character, wisdom and a transformational mindset. With more than 130 areas of undergraduate study, 29 master's programs and eight doctoral degrees, Belmont University aims to be the leading Christ-centered university in the world, producing leaders who will radically champion the pursuit of life abundant for all people.

O'More College of Architecture and Design at Belmont University is a creative community that serves undergraduate students by providing professionally-oriented, liberal arts-based programs in Fashion Design, Fashion Business & Design Leadership, a CIDA-accredited program in Interior Design, and an Architecture program that is accredited by NAAB effective Jan 2025. The facilities of the College include extensive studios that feature industry-standard equipment, flexible classroom/seminar space, a wood/model shop, and a Digital Fabrication Lab. The curricula of all programs benefit from the University's general education core to develop well-rounded, critical thinkers who can solve problems in diverse groups while focusing on subjects central to their disciplines. In addition to benefiting from this rich liberal arts tradition and curricula focused on professional preparation within a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment dedicated to creative exploration within a Christian environment, students have access to internship opportunities and study abroad programs. Preparing students for their chosen professions, O''More College programs emphasize the values of sustainability in all its realms, equity, and service.

The Department of Architecture offers a five-year B.Arch. that equips graduates with the first formal credential for professional licensure as an architect; the Department also offers a four-year B. F. A. in Architectural Studies. Focused on design, history, theory, structures, and environmental systems within a curriculum linked within the program and to external disciplines, departmental coursework and extracurricular activities stress the values of environmental and cultural stewardship, community service, and professional ethics. Students benefit from integrated coursework that joins their learning across architecture's sub-fields and throughout the campus.

For additional information about the position and to complete the online application, candidates are directed to https://jobs.belmont.edu.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For fullest consideration, please submit all materials by December 15. Questions concerning the position or application materials may be directed to fernando.lima@belmont.edu.

Required Qualifications:

Belmont University seeks to attract and retain highly qualified faculty and staff who will support our mission and vision. As a Christ-centered and student-focused community, we aim to:

Form diverse leaders of character;Equip people to solve the world's complex problems through teaching, research and service;And be radical champions for helping people and communities flourish.

Belmont University seeks faculty who will advance its Christ-centered, student-focused mission of preparing diverse leaders of purpose, character, wisdom, and transformational vision. Consistent with the Department of Architecture's commitment to architecture as a vehicle for the common good, successful candidates will support collaborative and interdisciplinary learning environments that cultivate creativity, empathy, technical excellence, and meaningful, human-centered design approaches that serve communities, steward creation, and inspire hope.

Required Qualifications:

• A terminal degree in architecture or a closely related field (e.g., Ph.D., M.Arch., or foreign equivalent) is required for appointment in a tenure-track position. Applicants without acknowledged terminal degrees but holding similar appropriate credentials and/or a record of significant professional accomplishment will be considered for appointment as Professor of Practice.
• Capacity to teach in response to the University and College''s mission, vision, and values, integrating faith with teaching and other faculty responsibilities
• Interest in, and capacity for, teaching additional subject matter in the architecture program, and/or the University's general education program
• Teaching experience in higher education, especially in a NAAB-accredited program

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated effectiveness teaching at the college level
• Record of scholarly/creative accomplishment appropriate to the discipline
• Record of achievement in professional practice settings
• Credentialing with appropriate professional licensure

As all Belmont undergraduates complete an innovative general education program with significant interdisciplinary components, Belmont University is particularly seeking applicants who can demonstrate the interest and ability to work collaboratively in course design and to teach interdisciplinary and topical courses in this program.

Belmont University seeks to attract and retain highly qualified faculty and staff who will support our mission and vision. As a Christ-centered and student-focused community, we aim to:

• Form diverse leaders of character
• Equip people to solve the world's complex problems through teaching, research, and service
• Be radical champions for helping people and communities flourish

During the application process, applicants will be asked to attach a cover letter, Curriculum Vita/Resume and prepare a one-page essay, 300-400 words, describing how your core beliefs and practices inform your support of our Christ-Centered mission and influence your teaching, research, and service philosophy.

Required EducationA terminal degree in architecture or a closely related field (e.g., Ph.D., M.Arch., or foreign equivalent) is required for appointment in a tenure-track position. Applicants without acknowledged terminal degrees but holding similar appropriate credentials and/or a record of significant professional accomplishment will be considered for appointment as Professor of Practice.

Required ExperiencePrevious teaching experience in higher education

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check satisfactory to the University.

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