Assistant Professor of Architecture (Tenure-Track) in Design Research and Computational Design
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key content:
- Position: tenure track Assistant Professor in design research and computational design.
- Full-time, nine-month appointment (1.0 FTE) start July 1, 2026.
- School of Architecture details: programs, research profile, etc.
- Expectations: strong background in architectural design research at intersection of architecture as liberal art and computational design.
- Knowledge of design process, materials, sketching, making, design inquiry, design thinking, joinery, connections between design, aesthetics, technology, computational design, design research for architectural design excellence.
- Knowledge of developing undergraduate or graduate design program.
- Expected to teach studio and lecture classes/seminars at graduate and undergraduate levels.
- Knowledge and critical understanding of design research and computational design essential.
- High integration with studio and core courses; ability to take leadership role.
- Preference for expertise in design research in computational design.
- Required to conduct quality research and produce scholarly work within R1 university.
- Expectations: strong research trajectory, may hold PhD.
- Retention/promotion expectations: (1) seeking competitive external funding, (2) maintaining strong publication and creative works, (3) supporting mentoring students through research.
- Commitment to promoting School's core beliefs: design excellence, responsibility, resiliency, respect, response.
- Committee and service assignments.
- Quality of mind: high intelligence, clarity of communication, analytical competence, critical judgment, originality, initiative; value free analysis, constructive relationships.
- Minimum Qualifications: accredited degree in architecture with advanced degree in architecture, design research within computational design. Previous academic teaching and/or professional experience (with examples). Demonstration of research and/or creative work, and demonstration of trajectory of excellence. Ability to teach design studio courses and seminars in which students develop innovative architectural designs for moderately complex projects, forms, outputs.
- Preferred Qualifications: PhD or doctoral degree in architecture (focus on design research in computational design, architecture as a liberal art). Integration of architectural research with design projects. Awards or recognition for teaching and/or design.
- Review of applications begins Jan 15, 2026 and remain open until filled.
- Application materials: letter of intent, CV, teaching philosophy (one page), research statement (one page), scholarly/design portfolio (8MB max or link), names and contact info of three references.
- Submit via https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/.
- Contact: Search Committee Chair Professor Patrick Tripeny: tripeny@arch.utah.edu. Questions about SoA to Chair Dr. Timothy O. Adekunle: timothy.adekunle@utah.edu.
- Department: 00159 - School of Architecture. City: Salt Lake City, UT. Track: Tenure Track. Close Date Open Until Filled: Yes. Requisition Number: PRN01449CF (but we should not include Job ID/requisition as heading; we can fold minor metadata into short p or drop it. Probably drop it.)
- Also mention: University values candidates with experience working with students, commitment to improving access to higher education. Veterans' preference, reasonable accommodations, non-discrimination statements (these are boilerplate EEO etc; we should remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. So we should remove those paragraphs about nondiscrimination, Title IX, etc. Also remove copyright, posted by FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency.
Thus we keep substantive info about role, responsibilities, qualifications, etc.
We need sections: About the role (maybe overview), Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe Minimum Qualifications), Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications), Skills (maybe knowledge/abilities), Benefits (if any), Pay (if any), Schedule (if any). The posting mentions full-time nine-month appointment (1.0 FTE) start July 1, 2026. That's schedule info (nine-month appointment). No explicit pay/benefits. So we may include Schedule section with that detail. Benefits not mentioned, so omit. Pay not mentioned, omit.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". So only include sections with real content.
Thus sections:
- About the role: overview of position, school, mission, programs, etc.
- Responsibilities: teaching studio/lecture/seminars, research, service, committee, mentoring, promoting core beliefs, leadership in curriculum, external funding, publication, etc.
- Requirements (Minimum Qualifications): accredited degree in architecture with advanced degree in architecture, design research within computational design; previous academic teaching and/or professional experience; demonstration of research/creative work and trajectory; ability to teach design studio courses for moderately complex projects.
- Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications): PhD/doctoral degree in architecture (focus on design research in computational design, architecture as liberal art); integration of architectural research with design projects; awards/recognition for teaching/design.
- Skills: knowledge of design process, materials, sketching, making, design inquiry, design thinking, joinery, connections between design, aesthetics, technology, computational design, design research; ability to develop undergraduate/graduate design program; critical understanding of design research and computational design; high intelligence, clarity of communication, analytical competence, critical judgment, originality, initiative; value free analysis, constructive relationships.
- Schedule: full-time, nine-month appointment (1.0 FTE) starting July 1, 2026.
We should not repeat job title as heading. So no Assistant Professor.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /. Use for each section heading. Use - for lists. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must not omit any substantive info. That's a lot; we need to include everything.
Let's extract all substantive sentences and ensure we include them.
I'll rewrite content in own words but must preserve meaning; but we cannot "summarize away detail". We need to keep details but can rephrase? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Means we should not leave out details; we can rephrase but must keep all details. Safer to copy sentences verbatim where possible, but we need to format into HTML.
We'll produce sections with paragraphs and lists.
Let's draft.
About the role: include description of School of Architecture, its mission, programs, research profile, aspirations, etc.
Responsibilities: teaching studio and lecture classes/seminars at graduate and undergraduate levels; conducting quality research and producing scholarly work; seeking competitive external funding; maintaining strong publication and creative works; mentoring students through research; promoting school's core beliefs (design excellence, responsibility, resiliency, respect, response); committee and service assignments; taking leadership role in curriculum integration; developing undergraduate/graduate design program; etc.
Requirements (Minimum Qualifications): accredited degree in architecture with advanced degree in architecture, design research within computational design; previous academic teaching and/or professional experience (with examples); demonstration of research and/or creative work, and demonstration of trajectory of excellence; ability to teach design studio courses and seminars in which students develop innovative architectural designs for moderately complex projects, forms, and outputs.
Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications): PhD or doctoral degree in architecture (with focus on design research in computational design, architecture as a liberal art); integration of architectural research with design projects; awards or recognition for teaching and/or design.
Skills: knowledge of developing an undergraduate or graduate design program to generate a new band of knowledge; knowledge and critical understanding of design research and computational design; knowledge of design process, materials, sketching, physical act of making with different materials, design inquiry and engagement, design thinking and imagination, traditional and innovative joinery methods, connections between design, aesthetics and technology, computational design, and design research to attain architectural design excellence; ability to teach studio and hold lecture classes and seminars in area of expertise at both graduate and undergraduate levels; high levels of intelligence, clarity of communication, analytical competence, critical judgment, originality, initiative; value, advocate, and encourage free analysis and representation and constructive, mutually respectful relationships with faculty, staff, and students.
Schedule: full-time, nine-month appointment (1.0 FTE) to begin on July 1, 2026.
We also need to include application details? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should not include application instructions (letter of intent, CV, etc). Also remove contact info? That's part of application instructions; likely considered boilerplate? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove application instructions (including how to apply, contact emails). So we omit those.
Also remove metadata like Department, City, Track, Close Date, Requisition Number. Those are minor metadata; we can fold into short p or drop. Probably drop them.
Thus final HTML includes sections About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule.
Check for any Benefits or Pay: none.
Now produce HTML.
We'll need to ensure proper nesting.
Example:
About the role
...
For lists, use - ...
.
We'll need to decide which content is best as list vs prose.
Responsibilities can be a list.
Requirements can be a list.
Qualifications can be a list.
Skills can be a list.
Schedule can be a paragraph.
About the role can be a paragraph (maybe multiple paragraphs). We'll keep as one paragraph with multiple sentences.
Let's craft.
About the role paragraph: combine sentences about School of Architecture, its programs, research profile, aspirations, etc.
From posting:
"The School of Architecture (SoA) within the University of Utah's College of Architecture + Planning invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in design research and computational design. We welcome applications from candidates with knowledge and expertise of architecture as liberal art, design research and computational design. This position will be a full time, nine-month appointment (1.0 FTE) to begin on July 1, 2026. The University of Utah School of Architecture envisions to strengthen its current research and design profile. The school has been expanding on research activities and creative work of faculty and plans to increase this further. The SoA is one of the most active schools of architecture in the region and nation with a strong research and design profile. Our aspirations strongly align with that of the university to be among the top public institutions in the nation. The school anticipates the successful candidate will be part of this initiative. The SoA offers an accredited Master of Architecture (M.Arch) program, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies (BSAS), and a Master of Science in Architectural Studies (MSAS). Additionally, the SoA started offering a newly created Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies (BAAS) in Fall 2025. In the near future, the SoA will add a new PhD program in Architecture to the portfolio of the programs offered. In the last several years, a new integrated curriculum has been developed with a sequence of immersive design studios with integrated courses (technology, research, theory, design communication, etc.), building up from bachelor to master to a capstone experience of a student-driven individual design project prepared and supported by architectural research. We are committed to teaching the practices of creative critical thinking, community engagement, design excellence, design research, pedagogies and practices in architecture, ecological resilience, global citizenship, leadership/collaboration, risk taking/exploration, among others. Our work is interdisciplinary and integrated. We are known as champions of placebased engagement (including our signature DesignBuildUTAH program), social justice, and environmental stewardship. We convene critical conversations, host national conferences, foster community dialogues, publish the critical journal Dialectic, and serve as a test bed for ideas on the university campus
for each section heading. Use - for lists. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must not omit any substantive info. That's a lot; we need to include everything.
Let's extract all substantive sentences and ensure we include them.
I'll rewrite content in own words but must preserve meaning; but we cannot "summarize away detail". We need to keep details but can rephrase? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Means we should not leave out details; we can rephrase but must keep all details. Safer to copy sentences verbatim where possible, but we need to format into HTML.
We'll produce sections with paragraphs and lists.
Let's draft.
About the role: include description of School of Architecture, its mission, programs, research profile, aspirations, etc.
Responsibilities: teaching studio and lecture classes/seminars at graduate and undergraduate levels; conducting quality research and producing scholarly work; seeking competitive external funding; maintaining strong publication and creative works; mentoring students through research; promoting school's core beliefs (design excellence, responsibility, resiliency, respect, response); committee and service assignments; taking leadership role in curriculum integration; developing undergraduate/graduate design program; etc.
Requirements (Minimum Qualifications): accredited degree in architecture with advanced degree in architecture, design research within computational design; previous academic teaching and/or professional experience (with examples); demonstration of research and/or creative work, and demonstration of trajectory of excellence; ability to teach design studio courses and seminars in which students develop innovative architectural designs for moderately complex projects, forms, and outputs.
Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications): PhD or doctoral degree in architecture (with focus on design research in computational design, architecture as a liberal art); integration of architectural research with design projects; awards or recognition for teaching and/or design.
Skills: knowledge of developing an undergraduate or graduate design program to generate a new band of knowledge; knowledge and critical understanding of design research and computational design; knowledge of design process, materials, sketching, physical act of making with different materials, design inquiry and engagement, design thinking and imagination, traditional and innovative joinery methods, connections between design, aesthetics and technology, computational design, and design research to attain architectural design excellence; ability to teach studio and hold lecture classes and seminars in area of expertise at both graduate and undergraduate levels; high levels of intelligence, clarity of communication, analytical competence, critical judgment, originality, initiative; value, advocate, and encourage free analysis and representation and constructive, mutually respectful relationships with faculty, staff, and students.
Schedule: full-time, nine-month appointment (1.0 FTE) to begin on July 1, 2026.
We also need to include application details? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should not include application instructions (letter of intent, CV, etc). Also remove contact info? That's part of application instructions; likely considered boilerplate? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove application instructions (including how to apply, contact emails). So we omit those.
Also remove metadata like Department, City, Track, Close Date, Requisition Number. Those are minor metadata; we can fold into short p or drop. Probably drop them.
Thus final HTML includes sections About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule.
Check for any Benefits or Pay: none.
Now produce HTML.
We'll need to ensure proper nesting.
Example:
About the role
...
For lists, use - ...
.
We'll need to decide which content is best as list vs prose.
Responsibilities can be a list.
Requirements can be a list.
Qualifications can be a list.
Skills can be a list.
Schedule can be a paragraph.
About the role can be a paragraph (maybe multiple paragraphs). We'll keep as one paragraph with multiple sentences.
Let's craft.
About the role paragraph: combine sentences about School of Architecture, its programs, research profile, aspirations, etc.
From posting:
"The School of Architecture (SoA) within the University of Utah's College of Architecture + Planning invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in design research and computational design. We welcome applications from candidates with knowledge and expertise of architecture as liberal art, design research and computational design. This position will be a full time, nine-month appointment (1.0 FTE) to begin on July 1, 2026. The University of Utah School of Architecture envisions to strengthen its current research and design profile. The school has been expanding on research activities and creative work of faculty and plans to increase this further. The SoA is one of the most active schools of architecture in the region and nation with a strong research and design profile. Our aspirations strongly align with that of the university to be among the top public institutions in the nation. The school anticipates the successful candidate will be part of this initiative. The SoA offers an accredited Master of Architecture (M.Arch) program, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies (BSAS), and a Master of Science in Architectural Studies (MSAS). Additionally, the SoA started offering a newly created Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies (BAAS) in Fall 2025. In the near future, the SoA will add a new PhD program in Architecture to the portfolio of the programs offered. In the last several years, a new integrated curriculum has been developed with a sequence of immersive design studios with integrated courses (technology, research, theory, design communication, etc.), building up from bachelor to master to a capstone experience of a student-driven individual design project prepared and supported by architectural research. We are committed to teaching the practices of creative critical thinking, community engagement, design excellence, design research, pedagogies and practices in architecture, ecological resilience, global citizenship, leadership/collaboration, risk taking/exploration, among others. Our work is interdisciplinary and integrated. We are known as champions of placebased engagement (including our signature DesignBuildUTAH program), social justice, and environmental stewardship. We convene critical conversations, host national conferences, foster community dialogues, publish the critical journal Dialectic, and serve as a test bed for ideas on the university campus
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. Must not omit any substantive info. That's a lot; we need to include everything. Let's extract all substantive sentences and ensure we include them. I'll rewrite content in own words but must preserve meaning; but we cannot "summarize away detail". We need to keep details but can rephrase? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Means we should not leave out details; we can rephrase but must keep all details. Safer to copy sentences verbatim where possible, but we need to format into HTML. We'll produce sections with paragraphs and lists. Let's draft. About the role: include description of School of Architecture, its mission, programs, research profile, aspirations, etc. Responsibilities: teaching studio and lecture classes/seminars at graduate and undergraduate levels; conducting quality research and producing scholarly work; seeking competitive external funding; maintaining strong publication and creative works; mentoring students through research; promoting school's core beliefs (design excellence, responsibility, resiliency, respect, response); committee and service assignments; taking leadership role in curriculum integration; developing undergraduate/graduate design program; etc. Requirements (Minimum Qualifications): accredited degree in architecture with advanced degree in architecture, design research within computational design; previous academic teaching and/or professional experience (with examples); demonstration of research and/or creative work, and demonstration of trajectory of excellence; ability to teach design studio courses and seminars in which students develop innovative architectural designs for moderately complex projects, forms, and outputs. Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications): PhD or doctoral degree in architecture (with focus on design research in computational design, architecture as a liberal art); integration of architectural research with design projects; awards or recognition for teaching and/or design. Skills: knowledge of developing an undergraduate or graduate design program to generate a new band of knowledge; knowledge and critical understanding of design research and computational design; knowledge of design process, materials, sketching, physical act of making with different materials, design inquiry and engagement, design thinking and imagination, traditional and innovative joinery methods, connections between design, aesthetics and technology, computational design, and design research to attain architectural design excellence; ability to teach studio and hold lecture classes and seminars in area of expertise at both graduate and undergraduate levels; high levels of intelligence, clarity of communication, analytical competence, critical judgment, originality, initiative; value, advocate, and encourage free analysis and representation and constructive, mutually respectful relationships with faculty, staff, and students. Schedule: full-time, nine-month appointment (1.0 FTE) to begin on July 1, 2026. We also need to include application details? The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should not include application instructions (letter of intent, CV, etc). Also remove contact info? That's part of application instructions; likely considered boilerplate? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So we should remove application instructions (including how to apply, contact emails). So we omit those. Also remove metadata like Department, City, Track, Close Date, Requisition Number. Those are minor metadata; we can fold into short p or drop. Probably drop them. Thus final HTML includes sections About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule. Check for any Benefits or Pay: none. Now produce HTML. We'll need to ensure proper nesting. Example:
About the role
...
For lists, use- ...