Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Architectural Design

About the role

Syracuse University School of Architecture – a top-ranked research institution that is committed to building a faculty with a range of perspectives, life experiences, and backgrounds – seeks candidates for a tenure-track position in Architectural Design at the Assistant Professor rank starting in the 2027-2028 academic year.

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and nearly 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience. The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors and 100 minors offered through 13 schools and colleges; nearly 15,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit www.syracuse.edu.

About The Syracuse Area Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.

Qualifications

• Professional or terminal degree in architecture or related field.
• Professional experience in architectural design and demonstrate a potential for recognized research that may include built work, theoretical explorations, advocacy, creative work, and/or scholarship in the form of publications, exhibitions, and grants.
• Ability to integrate research interests, creative work, or professional practice into teaching.

Responsibilities

• Design studios and a seminar or lecture course in a well-defined field of expertise in building systems, representation and media, history, or theory.
• Working towards an internationally recognized research and/or professional design profile, serving the school, university, and greater community.